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Trump and the January 6 Memory Hole
Episode 95
The way Donald Trump talks about January 6 has evolved over time. Directly after the insurrection, he condemned the rioters, although he added that t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Autocracy Is in the Details
Episode 94
Autocrats often dare their followers to believe absurd claims, as a kind of loyalty test, because “humor and fear can be quite close together sometim…
1 year, 4 months ago
It Could All Come Down to North Carolina
Episode 93
North Carolina has voted for a Democratic president only once since the 1970s. But the party’s dream to flip the state never dies—and in fact, could …
1 year, 4 months ago
The Fight to Be the Most “Pro-family”
Episode 92
The American family continuously evolves. People are marrying later, and having fewer children. Gay people get married. People can publicly swear off…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Modern Political Assassin
Episode 91
One prevailing stereotype of a political assassin is someone with strong convictions. Another stereotype conjures up James Bond, a professional with …
1 year, 5 months ago
A Campaign-Song Nightmare
Episode 90
Rachel had a hit song. Then it became inextricably linked with a failed presidential campaign.
Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you su…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trump, Triggered
Episode 89
Kamala Harris expertly manipulated Trump. It won her the debate. Can it win her the White House? Staff writers Elaine Godfrey and Mark Leibovich to e…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Neck Fans Are Coming
Episode 88
After successive heat waves across the country this summer, people finally found an unexpected source of relief: the neck fan. Consumer-product geniu…
1 year, 5 months ago
Laughing at Trump
Episode 87
Democrats are lately employing a strategy against Donald Trump that he has been using effectively against his opponents for years: mockery. Where did…
1 year, 5 months ago
Scripts | 3. A Special Drug
Episode 86
The patients had tried everything. Except ketamine.
This is the third and final part of Scripts, a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic abo…
1 year, 6 months ago