The Atlantic
Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate
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- Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Halloween treats are awfully light on chocolate this year, Yasmin Tayag reports. The un-chocolaty varieties have sprung up as the world supply of cocoa beans has dwindled, causing prices to skyrocket.
Tayag hits the candy aisle to see how candy companies are getting around cocoa.
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- Strike First, Explain Never
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- 24:35
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- So far, the U.S. has blown up 14 boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, killing at least 57 people. In the two months since the strikes began, the administration has consistently offered the same explanation: The U.S. has a fentanyl overdose problem, and these boats are a source of that drug. The federal government has stuck to that line despite the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Homeland Security saying most of the fentanyl brought into this country comes from Mexico, not through the Caribbean.
Nancy Youssef covers national security for The Atlantic. She joins the show to discuss the strikes, the administration’s changes to the military, and the lack of transparency in the transformed Pentagon.
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- Dr. Becky Kennedy on Boundaries in Parenting
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- At #TAF25 Dr. Becky Kennedy spoke with Julie Beck about setting boundaries for kids around technology and elsewhere. Even when Kennedy has “a nonnegotiable” boundary important to her kids' safety, she said, it's important to acknowledge their possible feelings of annoyance.
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- Behind the Byline: Faith Hill
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Atlantic staff writer Faith Hill majored in cognitive science in college—and found “how psychologically rich” stories on dating and partnership were. She discusses how she found her reporting beat, how she puts her own dates at ease, and more.
This is “Behind the Byline”: a new series from The Atlantic that lets you get to know the people behind our journalism. Hear from Atlantic staff on their interests, their curiosities, and their quirks.
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- Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders? | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 1:00:10
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politicized stupidity”: the willful refusal to understand abuses of power, including the destruction of the White House’s East Wing and the perceived sale of government influence disguised as private donations.
Then Frum speaks with his Atlantic colleague Tom Nichols, an expert on civil-military relations and a longtime scholar of U.S. defense policy, about President Donald Trump’s efforts to turn the military into a personal instrument of power. Nichols explains how the capture of the Justice Department, the firing of Pentagon lawyers, and the use of the National Guard against civilians are eroding the rule of law, and how a president can launch wars without congressional consent.
Finally, Frum closes with a reflection on Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros, a parable about conformity and courage, and what it means...
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- My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- All that stucco, molding, and wood from the East Wing of the White House had to go somewhere. So Nancy Walecki, an Atlantic associate editor, tried to find it.
Read more about Walecki’s quest—and what, exactly, the White House may be planning to do with all the debris: https://theatln.tc/3aVW6Mc3
Additional reporting by Grace Buono.
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- 18 Minutes From Nuclear Annihilation
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- 34:36
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- In Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, A House of Dynamite, the clock is ticking. The film’s fictional president of the United States has less than 20 minutes and very little information to decide whether or not to retaliate against a nuclear missile, launched at the United States, from an unknown source. As with Bigelow’s other war movies, the story is disturbingly plausible. During the Cold War, the likely scenario was a war with the Soviet Union. Now there are nine nuclear powers, which makes the possibility of error, rogue actors, or a total information vacuum more likely. We talk with “A House of Dynamite” screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and Tom Nichols, a national-security writer at the Atlantic, who consulted on the movie.
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- Contributing writer Jemele Hill answers reader questions
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- At The Atlantic Festival, contributing writer Jemele Hill answered some questions about what she’s reading, lessons on the WNBA’s embrace of social justice, and more.
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- Radio Atlantic — If the Voting Rights Act Falls
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble a landmark civil-rights law. For Radio Atlantic, Hanna Rosin speaks with voting-rights activist Stacey Abrams about how the potential ruling might ensure "one-party rule” going forward. Listen to the episode:
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- The Triumphs and Tragedies of the American Revolution, with Ken Burns | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 59:59
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with an urgent warning about TikTok’s looming sale to Trump-aligned insiders—a move David calls the “biggest giveaway since the days of the railway grants.” He argues that the American media landscape has been quietly transformed, with political power shifting from legacy outlets to algorithmic platforms loyal to the president.
Then David speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his new documentary series on the American Revolution. Together, they explore the Revolution’s competing legacies—liberty and exclusion, heroism and hypocrisy—and how its unresolved contradictions still shape the nation’s identity. Burns reflects on the moral complexity of figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, the forgotten role of Loyalists and Indigenous nations, and the Revolution’s echoes in contemporary America.
Finally, David discusses Benjamin Nathans’s Pulitzer Prize–winn...
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- Ken Burns on the many readings of the American Revolution
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The American Revolution was at once an argument, a bloody civil war, and a world war, Ken Burns tells David Frum.
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- Ken Burns on What The Founders Would Make of This Political Moment
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’s new PBS series, “The American Revolution,” tells the nation’s founding story. Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg asks Burns: What would the Founding Fathers make of this political moment in America?
Watch the full discussion at the link.
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- Helen Lewis talks about attending the Riyadh Comedy Festival
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- “I don’t think I’ve ever been to a weirder comedy show.”
Helen Lewis attended the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia—which featured some of America’s most well-known comedians performing stand-up in a theocracy.
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- Raising Resilience in a Digital World with Dr. Becky and Julie Beck
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- 27:00
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and founder and CEO of Good Inside, and Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck explore how to navigate the challenges of modern parenting with effective strategies to foster resilience, secure attachments, and set healthy boundaries in a world of constant distraction and digital overload
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- What Separates Margaret Thatcher from Today’s Modern Right
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Margaret Thatcher was different from the modern right in many ways, Charles Moore tells David Frum: “I think she was fundamentally a legitimist. She believed in the institutions of her country and she had no desire to dismantle them.”
Watch the full episode and subscribe to The David Frum Show at the link.
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- If the Voting Rights Act Falls
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- 34:35
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the last remaining section of the Voting Rights Act, a civil rights law designed to ensure that states could not get in the way of nonwhite citizens voting.
We talk to Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former candidate for Georgia governor, and Atlantic staff writer Vann Newkirk about the case and a world without the Voting Rights Act.
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- When Conservatism Meant Freedom | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 1:03:34
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with observations about the ongoing government shutdown, how it could be a strategic mistake for Republicans, and why this political standoff is best understood as a “quasi-election” about the rule of law itself.
Then Frum is joined by Lord Charles Moore, the authorized biographer of Margaret Thatcher, to mark the centenary of her birth. Together, they look back on Thatcher’s transformation of Britain, from nationalized stagnation to a revitalized free-market democracy, and her alliance with Ronald Reagan, which helped bring the Cold War to a close. Moore explains how Thatcher’s belief in “law-based liberty” and her defense of national sovereignty set her apart from both libertarians and nationalists, and why her example of disciplined, principled leadership feels more and more distant in the politics of today.
In the book segment, Frum discusses Stefan Zweig’s The World of...
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- Painting the Cover of The Atlantic’s Special Issue on America’s Founding
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “The glazing and the technique was probably fairly similar to painters from the time of the Revolution.”
For the image on the cover of The Atlantic’s November issue, “The Unfinished Revolution,” the artist Joe McKendry painted a tableau of figures drawn from the stories in the magazine. He discusses the process he used for painting historical figures, techniques he employed from the time period, and more.
🎨: Joe McKendry
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- The Atlantic's November 2025 issue: 'The Unfinished Revolution'
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Atlantic’s special November issue marks 250 years of the American experiment. Start reading now, and check TheAtlantic.com and our app each day for more stories:
🎨: Joe McKendry, Lola Dupre, Colin Hunter, Jonelle Afurong, Nicolás Ortega, Calrissa Fragoso Pinheiro, Rythum Vinoben
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- 'Hot or Not?' with Alison Roman
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Atlantic has just one question for Alison Roman: Hot or not?
Our staff writer Ellen Cushing recently reported on Americans’ obsession with inventing spicy versions of just about every food imaginable. So we turned to Alison—a cook, author, and spicy-food-lover/hater—to figure out where the limits ought to be.
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- Saudi Arabia Gets the Last Laugh
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- 29:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia concludes this week, but the outrage (from comedians who didn’t go) and self-justification (from comedians who did) continues. The festival is one small piece of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grand vision to remake the kingdom for the 21st century and simultaneously draw global attention away from human-rights violations like the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In this episode, we talk to the Atlantic staff writers Vivian Salama and Helen Lewis about what happened at the festival and how to understand Saudi Arabia’s push for modernization.
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- Can the COVID Generation of Kids Catch Up on Education Lost Due to the Pandemic?
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “Because we’ve waited so long, it’s going to be more expensive and potentially more intensive” for the COVID generation of kids to catch up on lost education, former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says.
Watch more and subscribe to The David Frum Show at the link.
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- Jeffrey Goldberg Previews The Atlantic’s Special Issue Marking America’s Founding
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, The Atlantic is releasing a special issue, “The Unfinished Revolution,” exploring the principles, the characters, and the consequences of the American Revolution. “It’s about the ideas that animate this country,” editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg says, “and it’s about the challenges we’re facing right now.”
Read Chapters One and Two, and check back at TheAtlantic.com every day for more:
🎨: Joe McKendry, Lola Dupre, Colin Hunter, Jonelle Afurong, Nicolás Ortega, Tony Luong, Michael Loccisano
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- Bring Back High-Stakes School Testing | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 54:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the strange and revealing controversy over Donald Trump’s rumored commemorative coin and what it says about the culture of flattery and self-abasement now defining MAGA politics.
Then David is joined by former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings for a candid look at the crisis in American education. Spellings, a key architect of No Child Left Behind and now president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains why U.S. test scores began to stagnate years before COVID and why the pandemic only deepened an accountability collapse already underway. They discuss the successes in states like Mississippi, the wasted billions in federal relief funds, and the political backlash against testing that, Spellings argues, has left millions of children behind.
Finally, Frum turns to art and history with his discussion of The Judgment of Paris by Ross King, a story of how...
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- How Silicon Valley leadership could change in the future
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Philosopher and author Sam Harris on Silicon Valley in the age of Trump: “How many billions of dollars do you need to have a spine?”
Watch more on The David Frum Show:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDamP-pfOskNgMNI1eg0pajQfRu-q3NUO
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- The Atlantic Staff Writer Clint Smith Answers Readers' Questions
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- At The Atlantic Festival, staff writer and former teacher Clint Smith answered some questions about what he’s reading, advice for teachers on politics in the classroom, and more. #TAF25
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- Dr. Becky Kennedy gives advice for handling kids' screen time at #TAF25
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “Independent play is really important for kids—and the truth is, it’s harder than screens.”
Dr. Becky Kennedy sat down at The Atlantic Festival to discuss the challenges of curtailing children's screen time, and more.
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- Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia on What Americans Can Learn from Russia's Past
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “You wake up one day, and the most important element of a minimal democracy—free and fair elections—are no longer available.”
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, speaks to host Garry Kasparov about what Americans today can learn from Russia’s past. Listen to the full episode and subscribe: https://youtu.be/D6pcn59ig2Y
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- Weaponizing the Justice Department
- Runtime
- 40:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice to try to punish his political enemies. How much can the president bend the DOJ, an institution built on norms and ethics, to his will before it breaks? In this episode, we talk to the Atlantic staff writer Quinta Jurecic, who covers legal issues, and Benjamin Wittes, editor in chief of Lawfare, about who the Trump administration might target next, what legal strategies might work, and where the judicial system contains some surprising sources of resistance.
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- The Rise of Technofascists, with Sam Harris | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 1:02:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the malicious prosecution of James Comey and what it reveals about Donald Trump’s growing power over the justice system. He explains how the United States, unlike other advanced democracies, has allowed prosecutions to become instruments of presidential will, why Watergate-era norms of independence have eroded, and how the Supreme Court’s recent rulings have accelerated the drift toward one-man rule.
Then Frum is joined by Sam Harris—author, podcaster, and creator of the Waking Up app—for a conversation about Silicon Valley’s dark political evolution toward authoritarianism. They discuss how the emancipatory optimism of the early internet gave way to surveillance, manipulation, and the shattering of shared reality; why prominent tech figures are embracing authoritarian politics; and how conspiracy, anti-vaccine movements, and the pursuit of profit have corroded the cultu...
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- TRIVIA: Quizzing people on the latest Atlantic issue
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- If you’ve read the October issue, you’ll ace these trivia questions. If you haven’t, well … we’ll see!
Join senior editor Drew Goins out and about in Washington, D.C., quizzing people on Taylor Swift, Japanese snacks, and Gen Z slang.
To test your trivia skills with questions delivered each day to your inbox, sign up for The Atlantic Daily newsletter.
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- W. Kamau Bell on the role of comedy in public discourse at #TAF25
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- "Because a comedian has a conversation with a serious person, that does not automatically make them a serious person.”
W. Kamau Bell sat down at The Atlantic Festival to discuss the role that comedy plays in the public discourse.
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- A Night Out With The Atlantic featuring A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
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- 36:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Following a sneak peek of the new Kathryn Bigelow film, “A House of Dynamite,” before its October release, hear a conversation with the director Kathryn Bigelow, the writer Noah Oppenheim, the actor Tracy Letts, and the Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols about the film. The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg led the conversation.
The Netflix film is centered on White House staffers grappling with an impending missile strike on America that unfolds in real time as tensions escalate.
Speakers include:
Kathryn Bigelow, Director, Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite”
Noah Oppenheim, Screenwriter, Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite”
Tracy Letts, Actor, Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite”
Tom Nichols, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
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- Title
- Assessing the Success of the American Revolution - #TAF25
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Founders "understood that republics are fragile and you have to work at it," historian Annette Gordon-Reed says in a conversation about The American Revolution at #TAF25. “You have to work at a democracy and be involved in it.”
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- The Admiral
- Runtime
- 42:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Despite growing up in the Soviet Union, host Garry Kasparov admired American values—believing America was one of the good guys. But is that still the case?
In the final episode of the second season of Autocracy in America, Garry is joined by Admiral Bill McRaven, perhaps best known as the military commander who oversaw the SEAL Team Six raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011. Recently, he’s been speaking out about the changing nature of the military’s historically apolitical role in American democracy. Together, Garry and Bill discuss the history of the American military, and what role it should play in protecting democracy.
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- Richard Ayoade and David Letterman on Their Approach to Comedy Full | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 49:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- British comedian and writer Richard Ayoade will sit down with the late-night talk-show host David Letterman to discuss the personal and professional experiences that have shaped his approach to comedy and writing.
Speakers include:
David Letterman, Talk Show Host, Comedian, and Producer
Richard Ayoade, Comedian and Actor
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and media—plus opportunities to connect with other curious, thoughtful attendees.
The 2025 lineup includes Scott Galloway, Richard Ayoade with David Letterman, H.R. McMaster, Clara Wu Tsai, Arvind Krishna, Jennifer Doudna, Monica Lewinsky, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Bryan Stevenson, Dr. Becky Kennedy, and many more. Atlantic journalists including Jeffrey Goldberg, Je...
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- An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'
- Runtime
- 40:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Hanna Rosin sits down with Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters to ask him about a purity test for teachers and a nearly scandalous incident that happened days before the interview. And two Oklahoma high-school teachers take very different paths.
This is the second episode of a two-part series from Radio Atlantic. (This episode has been updated from a previously published version to include additional news.)
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- Comparing America’s Experience of Political Turmoil to the 1960s
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Richard Nixon understood that power “lay through populism” and “demonizing people who he could mobilize a majority of people against,” the historian Geoffrey Kabaservice tells David Frum. “These impulses have always been there.”
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- Behind the Byline: Matteo Wong
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- “Don’t bake spaghetti. Please.”
Atlantic staff writer Matteo Wong grew up making pasta with his mother and grandmother in Italy. He shares his insights on noodle shapes, whether to order pasta dishes at a restaurant, and more.
This is “Behind the Byline”: a new series from The Atlantic that lets you get to know the people behind our journalism. Hear from Atlantic staff, their interests, their curiosities, their quirks.
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- Why Political Violence Haunts Us Again | The David Frum Show
- Runtime
- 1:00:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum argues that President Donald Trump is making a miscalculation in his second term. Instead of consolidating power before plundering the state, Trump has reversed the sequence, imposing massive tariffs that raise prices on ordinary Americans, flaunting foreign wealth, and enriching his inner circle at public expense. Frum speculates that by impoverishing the public before securing control, Trump is exposing himself to serious political risks and that Americans must resist the temptation to be passive, hopeless spectators.
Then Frum speaks with the historian Geoffrey Kabaservice about political violence, the assassinations and upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, and what those episodes teach us about the threats facing America today. They revisit the murders that reshaped the era, consider how violence changed the course of politics, and draw out the parallels and differences between then and now: from polariza...
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- Richard Ayoade and David Letterman on Their Approach to Comedy Part 2 | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 27:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- British comedian and writer Richard Ayoade will sit down with the late-night talk-show host David Letterman to discuss the personal and professional experiences that have shaped his approach to comedy and writing.
Speakers include:
David Letterman, Talk Show Host, Comedian, and Producer
Richard Ayoade, Comedian and Actor
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and media—plus opportunities to connect with other curious, thoughtful attendees.
The 2025 lineup includes Scott Galloway, Richard Ayoade with David Letterman, H.R. McMaster, Clara Wu Tsai, Arvind Krishna, Jennifer Doudna, Monica Lewinsky, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Bryan Stevenson, Dr. Becky Kennedy, and many more. Atlantic journalists including Jeffrey Goldberg, Je...
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- Paul Revere’s Ride | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 19:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Prior to an advanced screening of Ken Burns’s new PBS documentary series, “The American Revolution,” enjoy a reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” by John Lithgow and a live performance of “Hector the Hero,” an original song from “The American Revolution.”
The series explores America’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. The American Revolution is an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America; the series follows dozens of figures, giving viewers a chance to experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it.
0:00 Jeffrey Goldberg Welcoming Remarks
5:37 “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
13:40 “Hector the Hero”
Speakers include:
John Lithgow, Actor
Natalie MacMaster, Musician
Mary Frances Leahy, Musician
The Atlan...
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- The Big Story: What Does It Mean to Be an American? | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 53:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Following a tour of the Tenement Museum, join Atlantic journalists Clint Smith and Xochitl Gonzalez and the Tenement Museum’s president, Annie Polland, for a conversation about immigration, Black history, and what it means to be an American. Through personal stories and historic insight, we’ll explore how immigrant, migrant, and refugee communities—as well as Black Americans—have shaped the nation’s identity. They’ll underscore the urgency of preserving and teaching these American stories that are central to the fabric of our nation.
Speakers include:
Clint Smith, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Xochitl Gonzalez, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Annie Polland, President, Tenement Museum
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and ...
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- A Night Out With The Atlantic featuring Sterlin Harjo and Ethan Hawke | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 27:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- After a screening of the new FX series “The Lowdown,” enjoy a fireside chat with the creator, executive producer, writer and director, Sterlin Harjo (“Reservation Dogs”), and actor executive producer, Ethan Hawke, moderated by Shirley Li.
The series follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), a self-proclaimed Tulsa “truthstorian” with an obsession with the truth.
0:00 Alice McKown Welcoming Remarks
1:00 Underwriter Cathay Pacific Welcoming Remarks
3:57 FX’s “The Lowdown”
Speakers include:
Ethan Hawke, Actor and Executive Producer, FX’s The Lowdown
Sterlin Harjo, Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, and Director, FX’s The Lowdown
Shirley Li, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogu...
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- The Big Story: The Attacks on Knowledge | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In this session, we go behind the headlines with Atlantic journalists to explore the year’s biggest stories. Hear from Franklin Foer, Megan Garber, Rebecca Rosen, and Adam Serwer as they discuss the recent assaults on human knowledge and progress. The conversation, led by Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis, explores how these deliberate attacks may affect America’s future ability to solve problems, prevent disease, design policy, inform the public, and make technological advancements.
Speakers include:
Franklin Foer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Megan Garber, Staff Writer, The The Atlantic
Rebecca Rosen, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Adam Serwer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Helen Lewis, Staff Writer The Atlantic
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, ...
- Title
- The Big Story: Trump’s Return | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 27:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In this session, we’ll go behind the headlines with Atlantic journalists to explore the year’s biggest stories. Hear from The Atlantic’s politics team—Ashley Parker, Toluse Olorunnipa, Anne Applebaum, and Tom Nichols—as they discuss the latest news from the White House and the halls of Congress with Atlantic staff writer Jonathan Lemire.
Speakers include:
Ashley Parker, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Tom Nichols, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Toluse Olorunnipa, Staff Writer The Atlantic
Jonathan Lemire, Staff Writer The Atlantic
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and media—plus opportunities to connect with other curious, thoughtful attendees.
The 2025 li...
- Title
- The Future of the Arts in a Changing World | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 46:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Join the showrunner and novelist Noah Hawley, The Apollo Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes, the Juilliard School President Damian Woetzel, and NEW INC Director Salome Asega as they explore the evolving role of the arts in society. Alison Stewart, a contributor to AtlanticLIVE and host at WNYC, will sit down with the panel to examine how artistic expression is expanding into new creative frontiers—while emphasizing the crucial importance of preserving and stewarding the cultural legacies that ground and guide us.
Speakers include:
Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer, The Apollo
Noah Hawley, Showrunner and Novelist
Damian Woetzel, President, The Juilliard School
Salome Asega, Director, NEW INC
Alison Stewart, contributor, AtlanticLIVE
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influ...
- Title
- Atlantic Reads: Alison Roman | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 46:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Join us at McNally Jackson as the author and chef Alison Roman discusses the art of food writing and her upcoming cookbook, “Something from Nothing,” with Atlantic staff writer Caity Weaver. A collection of simple, timeless recipes, Something from Nothing explores the magic of pantry cooking, showing you how to turn flavorful, hardworking ingredients from your pantry into a meal worth celebrating.
Speakers include:
Alison Roman, Author and Cook
Caity Weaver, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
The Atlantic Festival brings the brand’s essential journalism to life on stage through dynamic conversations, exclusive screenings, and engaging performances. Expect rigorous dialogue with influential voices in politics, culture, business, technology, and media—plus opportunities to connect with other curious, thoughtful attendees.
The 2025 lineup includes Scott Galloway, Richard Ayoade with David Letterman, H.R. McMaster, Clara Wu Tsai, Arvind ...
- Title
- The Progress Summit: Dr. Becky, Sian Beilock, and Scott Galloway | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 1:31:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- How do we solve the world’s most pressing issues? Join us for our annual celebration of curiosity and the breakthroughs that are changing the world. This year, we’ll explore how this rapid pace of progress is shaping the next generation, the challenges and opportunities these advances entail, and how we build the strongest foundation for the future. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and founder and CEO of Good Inside, and Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck will explore how to navigate the challenges of modern parenting with effective strategies to foster resilience, secure attachments, and set healthy boundaries in a world of constant distraction and digital overload. Dartmouth’s president, Sian Beilock, and Atlantic executive editor Adrienne LaFrance will explore AI’s impact on education and how we can harness these technologies to enhance, not replace, human development. Then, NYU business professor Scott Galloway and Atlantic contributing writer Derek Thompson will survey h...
- Title
- The Future of Women’s Sports | The Atlantic Festival 2025
- Runtime
- 56:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Fifty years after the passage of Title IX, professional women’s sports is a huge business, boasting record-breaking viewership, sponsorship deals, and valuations. But challenges for equity with women’s male counterparts remain—in pay, media exposure, and access. Join Clara Wu Tsai, the owner and governor of the New York Liberty, and Atlantic contributing writer Jemele Hill for an inside look at how innovation and investments are expanding the reach of women’s sports. Then, Hill leads a conversation about the explosive growth in women’s sports, the rise of the superstar player, and what’s ahead for the next generation of women’s athletes with ESPN and MSG Network basketball analyst Monica McNutt, and Sarah Spain, the host of the podcast “Good Game With Sarah Spain.”
0:00 Anna Bross Welcoming Remarks
1:03 Investing in Women’s Sports
27:35 Media MVPs: Sports Journalists on the State of the Game
Speakers include:
Clara Wu Tsa...
