Podcast Episodes

The Five Eyes Have Noticed

Episode 114

We talk with staff writer Anne Applebaum about what she calls the “end of the post–World War II order.” We also talk with staff writer Shane Harris, who covers national security, about how intelligen…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Americans Are Stuck. Who's to Blame?

Episode 113

Americans used to move all the time to better their lives. Then they stopped. Why?

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Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Episode 112

In a new memoir, the singer-songwriter Neko Case recounts a childhood of poverty and neglect: a mother who left her and a father who was barely there. But there was also music. And when there was not…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Purge Now, Pay Later

Episode 111

Parts of the federal government are being dismantled. But although the decisions from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unusual—perhaps even unprecedented—are they constitutional? The Atlantic…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

The War for Your Attention

Episode 110

Our attention is finite and valuable. And it’s nearing its breaking point. In a new book, MSNBC host Chris Hayes explains how everything—from politics to media to technology—has come to revolve aroun…

Published on 11 months ago

The Chaos of Blanket Pardons

Episode 109

In a matter of hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump delivered on a promise in a way that even high-level Republicans didn’t see coming. Trump granted sweeping pardons for more …

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

January 6 and the Case for Oblivion

Episode 108

As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, the country is still coming to terms with what happened on January 6, 2021. But perhaps the best way to move forward is to neither forgive nor forget th…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Fracture

Episode 107

The MAGA alliance that helped elect Donald Trump is starting to show signs of fracturing. It recently came to a head after an important argument broke out over H-1B visas between Silicon Valley and t…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Me, My Future, and I

Episode 106

Hanna talks to the creators of an AI project called Future You. She also has a conversation with a future version of herself. But the person she meets is not who she expected.

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Published on 1 year ago

The Books We Read in High School (Part 2)

Episode 105

Why should a teenager bother to read a book, when there are so many other demands on their time? We hear from Atlantic staffers about the books they read in high school that have stuck with them. Boo…

Published on 1 year ago