Podcast Episodes

Introducing Holy Week

Holy Week: The story of a revolution undone.

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

What AI Means for Search

Episode 18

With Google and Microsoft releasing new AI tools, it feels like the future is now with artificial intelligence. But how transformative are products like ChatGPT? Should we be worried about their impa…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Episode 17

The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of our live conversation series, The Big Story. A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

This Is Not Your Parents' Cold War

Episode 16

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war continues. Staff writer Tom Nichols, an expert on nuclear weapons and the Cold War, counsels Americans how to think about what comes next?

L…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Our Strange New Era of Space Travel

Episode 15

Humans last set foot on the Moon 50 years ago. Now we’re going back, but the way we explore space—and our relationship to it—has gone through some big changes.

“Space is a vacation now… a status symbo…

Published on 3 years ago

The Republican Party Is in a Strange Place

Episode 14

The GOP is in a strange place. After falling short of expectations in the midterms, some Republicans blame Donald Trump, and some want to anoint a challenger for 2024. But with Trump already announce…

Published on 3 years ago

This COVID Winter Will Be Different

Episode 13

December is here and with it comes the third winter of the pandemic. With the holiday travel and indoor family gatherings, the season has brought tragic spikes in COVID cases the last two years. Are …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

For Love of the Game

Episode 12

Part of the appeal of the World Cup is watching a country’s finest soccer players represent their nations. For many fans, though, it doesn’t have to just be root-root-root for the home team. Atlantic…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

A Short History of Brazilian Soccer

Episode 11

The Atlantic staff writers Franklin Foer and Clint Smith talk about who they're rooting for and why in World Cup 2022. And Franklin Foer takes us on a journey through the history the beautiful and ug…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

What’s at Stake for Election Workers

Episode 10

Mark Leibovich talks with Tim Alberta about the often-overlooked group of people crucial to American voting. With election denialism plaguing the process, poll workers have faced threats and harassme…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago