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Radio Atlantic: The Presidential Fitness Challenge
What is the nation to do with reports that advisors to the president consider him unfit for office? James Fallows joins our hosts to discuss.
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Radio Atlantic: How Has America Changed Since 1968?
Conor Friedersdorf joins us to discuss a year that transformed the nation, and what has and hasn't changed after fifty years.
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Radio Atlantic: Ideas of the Year, 2017 Edition
To close out the year, Atlantic journalists tell us the events and insights that defined it.
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Radio Atlantic: Putin, Russia, and the End of History
Julia Ioffe joins the show to discuss Vladimir Putin and what Americans misunderstand about Russia.
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Radio Atlantic: The Manifest Destiny of Mike Pence
McKay Coppins joins the show to discuss how U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has intertwined his faith with his ambition, and what his rise tells us about American politics today.
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Radio Atlantic: The Great Recession, One Decade Later
In December 2007, the U.S. saw the start of its longest recession since World War II. What lessons have we learned in the intervening decade, and which are we doomed to repeat?
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Radio Atlantic: John Wayne, Donald Trump, and the American Man
For generations, Hollywood has defined what masculinity means in the U.S. Stephen Metcalf and Megan Garber join our hosts to discuss what lessons our male screen icons have taught us.
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Radio Atlantic: How an American Neo-Nazi Was Made
Luke O'Brien and Rosie Gray join our hosts to discuss the radicalization of Andrew Anglin, and how far-right extremism is evolving.
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Radio Atlantic: The Press and the Election of 2016, One Year Later
Four Atlantic editors reflect on the anniversary of Donald Trump's election victory, and how it informs their work looking ahead.
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Radio Atlantic: Khizr Khan on What Patriotism Requires
On what it means to stand for America, and to sacrifice for it
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Katie Martin / Emily Jan / The Atlantic On Turning 160
The Atlantic was first published in November of 1857. Its 160th anniversary calls for a celebration.
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Radio Atlantic: Reporting on Open Secrets, with Jodi Kantor and Katie Benner
Allegations of sexual harassment (and more) by powerful men in numerous industries are leading news reports across America. Is this a culmination or a broader culture shift?
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Radio Atlantic: Why Do Happy People Cheat?
And what can infidelity teach us about commitment? Jeff, Alex, and Matt talk with Esther Perel, author of "The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity," and host of the podcast "Where Should We Begin?"
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Radio Atlantic: Derek Thompson and the Moonshot Factory
Inside the secretive lab where Google's parent company is researching advanced technology
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Radio Atlantic: The Miseducation of Ta-Nehisi Coates
In three one-on-one interviews, our national correspondent talks about his career, his community, and his country.
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Radio Atlantic: Russia! Live With Julia Ioffe and Eliot A. Cohen
What might Vladimir Putin have hoped to achieve by meddling in the election of President Trump … and what did he actually get?
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Radio Atlantic: What Are Public Schools For?
Back-to-school season means a host of laments about America's failing public education system. But what is it failing to do?
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Radio Atlantic: Will America's Institutions Survive President Trump?
In his short time as commander in chief, he's broken countless norms. Has he broken the executive branch?
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Radio Atlantic: Memo to the Huddled Masses
Immigrants flock to the U.S. in pursuit of the American Dream. But is it time for the wake-up call?
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Radio Atlantic News Update: The Questions After Harvey
If history is any guide, the biggest challenges caused by the disaster in Houston will come into focus after the nation's attention turns elsewhere.
