The Atlantic Magazine in Audio

Dec 11 2024 797 ep. 24 mins 5.8k
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Listen to professionally narrated audio from each issue—just for subscribers, from The Atlantic.

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The Fraudulent Science of Success

Dec 11 2024 42 mins  
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed. By Daniel Engber From the January 2025 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Boxer on Death Row

Dec 07 2024 37 mins  
Each day for 50 years, the Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada woke up unsure whether it would be his last. By Robert F. Worth From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega

Nick Cave Wants to Be Good

Dec 03 2024 14 mins  
On his new album, he searches out salvation in the face of insecurity and irrelevance. By Spencer Kornhaber From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

One for the Road

Nov 30 2024 14 mins  
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead By Reya Hart From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Jimmy O. Yang Became a Main Character

Nov 26 2024 24 mins  
The actor spent years stuck in small, clichéd roles. Now, starring in Interior Chinatown, he’s figuring out who he wants to be. By Shirley Li From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about yo

How the Ivy League Broke America

Nov 23 2024 61 mins  
The meritocracy isn't working. We need something new. By David Brooks From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teaching Lucy

Nov 19 2024 38 mins  
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name? By Helen Lewis From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn

Richard Price’s Radical, Retrograde Novel

Nov 16 2024 14 mins  
In Lazarus Man, he rejects the tropes of contemporary literature. By Tyler Austin Harper From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dark Origins of Impressionism

Nov 13 2024 25 mins  
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins. By Susan Tallman From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Magic Mountain Saved My Life

Nov 09 2024 22 mins  
When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant. By George Packer From the December 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news. Learn more about your ad choice