The 25 Best Podcasts of 2023

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/26/23 at 1:00am

The shows that kept listeners refreshing their apps this year

A Christmas-in-July-in-December Party

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 4:00am

Lizzie and Kaitlyn write about the last party of the year

Valentine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 2:00am

A poem for Monday

The New The Color Purple Finds Its Own Rhythm

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 1:00am

The movie musical is a tear-jerking and exultant epic that also works as a companion piece to the 1985 original

The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 1:00am

The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church and inside the Republican Party

Dear Therapist Im Worried My Boyfriend Still Has Feelings for His Ex

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 12:30am

He said that if things were different theyd still be together

The Return of the Pagans

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 12:00am

Hug a tree or a dollar bill and the pagan in you shines through  

The Nine Breakthroughs of the Year

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/25/23 at 12:00am

CRISPR GLP1s and other advancements that astonished me

America Lost Its One Perfect Tree

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/24/23 at 2:00am

Lumber shelter delicious nutsthere was nothing the American chestnut couldnt provide

We Love in the Only Ways We Can

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/24/23 at 2:00am

A poem for Sunday

A Black Jesus for Christmas

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/24/23 at 1:51am

No one was more openly devoted to the will of the Lord than Ma Jones

Some of Our Most-Read Stories of 2023

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/24/23 at 1:30am

Twelve Atlantic stories from this year that you dont want to miss

Biden Cant Avoid the Suez Canal Problem

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/24/23 at 12:00am

An Iranian-backed group is attacking an essential shipping route The US will have to step in

What to Read to Appreciate Your Own Family

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/23 at 2:00am

Reading about other peoples kin fictional or not may help you feel better about yours

Why the Holiday Movie Endures

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/23 at 2:00am

Plus 20 movie families to spend your holidays with

Arlingtons Last Confederate Monument

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/23 at 1:30am

A memorial tainted with Lost Cause mythology has at last been purged from the national cemetery If only national memory were so easily resol...

The Case for Kwanzaa

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/23 at 1:00am

Maybe its a corny holiday but Black Americans deserve a time to remember that our identity doesnt begin and end with oppression

A Tumultuous Year in Politics

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/23 at 1:00am

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The Uncanny Experience of Year-End Roundups

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 11:43am

Features such as Spotify Wrapped confirm that youre the main character of your internet

Building AI Safety Is Getting Harder and Harder

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 8:22am

A leading AI data set reportedly contained images of child sexual abuse Dont be surprised

The Key to Unlocking Prison Reform

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 5:30am

A new book by Ben Austen argues that bringing back a robust parole system might offer prisoners a path to redemption

The Case for a Credits Section in Books

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 5:15am

An author isnt the only person who brought a finished title to life

How Teens Spend Their Free Time

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 4:35am

Ill take my kid playing Playstation all night over getting drunk and driving around thats for sure one reader says

Harvard Has a Veritas Problem

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 4:21am

President Claudine Gay is in a tough spot The Harvard Corporation deserves to be in a much tougher spot

The Power Network Behind Floridas Power Couple

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/23 at 4:20am

Following scandalous allegations about Christian and Bridget Ziegler the remarkable ecosystem that fuels Republican activism has also come i...

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