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Is the Public Square Gone?
Episode 63
After a news week that’s felt more like a news month, Matt Thompson sits down with two experienced editors to ask how people manage to make and consume news in today’s environment. Adrienne LaFrance …
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
The Reputations and Reckonings of #MeToo
Episode 62
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces assault allegations, the #MeToo movement reaches its first anniversary. Beyond a potential hearing reminiscent of the Anita Hill testimony 27 years ago,…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Is Democracy Dying?
Episode 61
With authoritarianism and populism on the rise around the world, The Atlantic examines the fate of democracy in its October issue. Anne Applebaum writes that Poland shows how quickly things can fall …
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
How Much Longer Can Football Last?
Episode 60
Mark Leibovich has a day job covering the reality show of politics as the New York Times Magazine’s Chief National Correspondent, but he’s spent the spent the last few years reporting a book on Ameri…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
The Endless Devastation of Hurricane Season
Episode 59
This week, the most rigorous estimate yet of deaths caused by Hurricane Maria was published, marking a grim milestone: the hurricane season of 2017 was one of the deadliest in North America in a cent…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Trump’s Worst Day
Episode 58
Matt and Gillian discuss Paul Manafort’s guilty verdict and Michael Cohen’s guilty plea with Franklin Foer and David A. Graham. Was Tuesday a turning point for the Trump administration?
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Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
When Does Hollywood’s Diversity Become Real Representation?
Episode 57
With movies like Crazy Rich Asians, BlacKkKlansman, and Sorry To Bother You out in theaters, Hollywood is trying to mute the complaint that it lacks racial and ethnic diversity, to avoid another #Osc…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Charlottesville: One Year Later
Episode 56
It’s been a year since the violence of the “Unite the Right” rally and the political turmoil of its aftermath. How did Charlottesville change the country? Has the alt-right withered under the new scr…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Keepers of the Year 2018
Episode 55
The first anniversary of Radio Atlantic this week coincides with one of the newsiest weeks of 2018. So we’ve decided to take the opportunity to lift our sights above the fog of news for a few minutes…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
The Future of Europe
Episode 54
As President Trump meets with other western leaders in Europe, the spirit of democratic cooperation we’re used to in NATO summits is gone. But it’s not just Trump. Populist movements around Europe ar…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago