Radio Atlantic: From 'I, Tonya' to 'Cat Person,' Is 'Based On a True Story' Better?
David Sims and Megan Garber join to discuss recent pop culture aimed at recasting reality.
The Atlantic Interview: Steve Coll
17 years after the United States first went into Afghanistan, what will we call a win?
The Origins of Diversity Data in Tech
Tracy Chou’s call to action in 2013 preceded an industry-wide release of numbers.
Radio Atlantic: Paul Manafort and How the Swamp Was Made
Franklin Foer joins to discuss how the indicted Trump campaign manager brought corruption in Washington, D.C., to new lows.
From Crack Addict to America's Most Celebrated Chef
Michael Solomonov was planting the seeds of a restaurant empire even as he was spiraling into addiction.
The Atlantic Interview: Mollie Hemingway
A somewhat reluctant defender of President Trump discusses where he's been effective, and what that means for American politics.
Radio Atlantic: Who Gets to Be American?
Three second-generation immigrants—Priscilla Alvarez, Matt Thompson, and Alex Wagner—discuss how America's history with immigration helps explain today's politics.
Radio Atlantic: Bricks, Clicks, and the Future of Shopping
Gillian White joins us to discuss dramatic changes underway in retail and what the industry's troubles mean for the country.
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.
The Atlantic Interview: Robert Siegel
The host of All Things Considered stops by on the first day of his retirement
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.
Trump's Tweets Are a 'Narnian Wardrobe to His Lizard Brain'
A conversation with the writer Jonah Goldberg about dysfunction on the right and why the president of the United States can’t stop tweeting about Hillary Clinton.
The Atlantic Interview: Maggie Haberman
A once-in-a-generation White House correspondent takes us into the world of President Donald Trump.
Radio Atlantic: Ideas of the Year, 2017 Edition
To close out the year, Atlantic journalists tell us the events and insights that defined it.
Radio Atlantic: Putin, Russia, and the End of History
Julia Ioffe joins the show to discuss Vladimir Putin and what Americans misunderstand about Russia.
Are Private Schools Immoral?
A conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones about race, education, and hypocrisy.
The Atlantic Interview: Richard Plepler
HBO's chairman and CEO on making great TV in a high-stakes, competitive market
Eric Garcetti Isn't Expecting Much From Washington
The Los Angeles mayor insists that politics is working fine at the municipal level—and talks about Trump, policing, and his favorite L.A. film.
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.
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?