The Atlantic Magazine in Audio

Feb 08 2025 814 ep. 24 mins 5.9k
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Listen to professionally narrated audio from each issue—just for subscribers, from The Atlantic.

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The Anti-Social Century

Feb 08 2025 42 mins  
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality. By Derek Thompson From the February 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 mo

The New Rasputins

Feb 05 2025 16 mins  
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe. By Anne Applebaum From the February 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

American Realism

Feb 01 2025 36 mins  
A short story By Brandon Taylor From the February 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

Modi’s Failure

Jan 28 2025 56 mins  
India is now a testing ground for whether demagoguery or deteriorating living conditions exert a greater sway on voters. By Robert F. Worth From the February 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 ch

Apocalypse, Constantly

Jan 25 2025 13 mins  
Humans love to imagine their own demise. By Adam Kirsch From the February 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

What Not to Wear

Jan 21 2025 11 mins  
The false promise of seasonal-color analysis By Ellen Cushing From the February 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

Bob Dylan's Carnival Act

Jan 18 2025 8 mins  
His identity was a performance. His writing was sleight of hand. He bamboozled his own audience. By James Parker 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/ad

Boley Rides Again

Jan 14 2025 16 mins  
One woman's quest to rescue Boley, Oklahoma By Caleb Gayle 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

What Happens When You Lose Your Country?

Jan 11 2025 72 mins  
In 1893, a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the Islands’ sovereign government. What does America owe Hawai‘i now? By Adrienne LaFrance 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. V

The Longevity Revolution

Jan 09 2025 16 mins  
As 100-year lifespans become more common, the time has come for a new approach to school, work, and retirement. By Jonathan Rauch 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. Visi