Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic has long been known as an ideas-driven magazine. Now we’re bringing that same ethos to audio. Like the magazine, the show will “road test” the big ideas that both drive the news and shape our culture. Through conversations—and sometimes sharp debates—with the most insightful thinkers and writers on topics of the day, Radio Atlantic will complicate overly simplistic views. It will cut through the noise with clarifying, personal narratives. It will, hopefully, help listeners make up their own mind about certain ideas.
The national conversation right now can be chaotic, reckless, and stuck. Radio Atlantic aims to bring some order to our thinking—and encourage listeners to be purposeful about how they unstick their mind.
1
In Search of America on the Biggest Cruise Ship...
Twenty decks, seven swimming pools, and one novelist in a meatball T-shirt.
21 min
2
Trump’s Courtroom Campaign
The Stormy Daniels case may have a less serious fact pattern. But it might turn out to be the one chance to hold Donald Trump accountable for election interference.
25 min
3
Money Can Buy You Everything, Except Maybe a Bi...
Unless you know how to play the "Hermès Game."
23 min
4
During the Eclipse, Don't Just Look Up
There's so much more to experience.
17 min
5
Do Trump Supporters Mind When He Mocks Biden’s ...
We visit a rally in Dayton, Ohio, to find out.
24 min
6
The Smartphone Kids Are Not All Right
Jonathan Haidt's new book, "The Anxious Generation," makes the case against devices for children—even if they desperately want them.
27 min
7
Inside a Hospital’s Abortion Committee
A Tennessee doctor explains how lifesaving decisions get made. And denied.
22 min
8
The Sound of Cruelty
A close reading of the Oscar-nominated film "The Zone of Interest."
20 min
9
The Lost Boys of Big Tech
Kara Swisher’s new memoir, Burn Book, tells true stories about men (and some women) who ruled Silicon Valley.
29 min
10
Maybe You Should Quit Therapy
A psychiatrist wonders if treatment should be forever.
28 min
11
What If Your Best Friend Is Your Soulmate?
A new book explores deeply platonic friendships.
30 min
12
The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism
The intellectual origins of the movement that self-described “techno-optimists” are advancing is dark—and deeply familiar.
27 min
13
The ‘Coward of Broward’ Re-Examined
The Parkland school shooting 2018 had two criminal trials: the man who committed the crime, and the man accused of not doing enough to stop it.
26 min
14
Fatigue Can Wreck You (Redux)
Fatigue is often a symptom of long COVID. It’s also deeply misunderstood. (Episode originally aired August 2023.)
26 min
15
The Last Days of the Barcode
The invention that shaped our consumer appetites
28 min
16
Nikki Haley Could Surprise Us
Political reporters Elaine Godfrey and Mark Leibovich preview the first votes of 2024.
26 min
17
Why a Good Economy Feels Like a Bad One
Senior editor Gilad Edelman explains how the economy is playing tricks on your mind.
27 min
18
How to Waste Time
Sharing the first episode of the new season of our How To podcast
35 min
19
Don’t Buy That Sweater
Amanda Mull explains why the sweaters of today are so much worse than they used to be.
25 min
20
A Military Loyal to Trump
A critical piece of ending democracy
23 min
21
How Trump Has Transformed Evangelicals
An unlikely alliance gets stronger
37 min
22
The Cockroach Cure
Forty years ago, scientists did the impossible. Why doesn’t anyone remember?
31 min
23
How to Have a Healthy Argument
Journalist Amanda Ripley and Utah Governor Spencer Cox explain how to disagree better.
27 min
24
The Post-Strike Future of Hollywood
Hanna Rosin talks with Atlantic writers David Sims and Shirley Li about the post-strike realignment in Hollywood and what we should all expect.
27 min
25
Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy
Barton Gellman discusses his profile of Peter Thiel with Hanna Rosin.
29 min