What happens when voices can be copied so well they can fool friends, family… and voters? Staff writer Charlie Warzel has... more

Staff writer Zoë Schlanger is the proud owner of a petunia that glows in the dark. But she doesn’t just... more

Writer Gary Shteyngart set sail on the inaugural voyage of the biggest cruise ship ever built—the Icon of the Seas—in... more

The Stormy Daniels case may have a less serious fact pattern. But it might turn out to be the one... more

Is having a Birkin bag ... a right? Earlier this year, two California residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the... more

Where were you for the 2017 total eclipse? Where will you be this year? And where will you be for... more

Atlantic political reporter John Hendrickson has had a stutter since he was a kid. Recently he heard Donald Trump make... more

Hanna talks to her child Jacob about the thing they've argued the most about: being on their phone. Then, Hanna sits... more

Sarah Osmundson knows how to talk about abortion. She’s learned over the course of her career as a maternal-fetal medicine... more

We talk to Oscar-nominated sound designer Johnnie Burn about how he created the soundscape of horrors for The Zone of... more

The original “Burn Book” from Mean Girls was used to spread rumors and gossip about other girls (and some boys)... more

Dr. Richard Friedman has been teaching and seeing patients for more than 35 years. Recently, he wrote about the idea... more

How would life be different if we centered it on our friends? In her new book, The Other Significant Others,... more

In this week’s episode of Radio Atlantic, Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor of The Atlantic, names and explains the political... more

After the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, in 2018, a video circulated showing the school resource officer taking... more

This episode originally aired August 2023. Many people, especially those dealing with long COVID, suffer from fatigue. But not common, everyday... more

Editor Saahil Desai walks us through the surprising history of the barcode, from its origins in the grocery business to... more

Donald Trump has an “overwhelming lead” in the Iowa caucus but he is not the sure winner. There is still... more

The illusion persists, despite all evidence. Americans are pessimistic about the economic future. They feel worse off than their parent’s... more

For the holiday, Radio Atlantic is sharing the first episode of the Atlantic podcast How to Keep Time. Co-hosts Becca... more

We’re in the coldest season. We’re in the shopping season. We’re in the season of hygge. All the cues point... more

How easily could a reelected President Trump bend the military to his will? We talk to Tom Nichols, a staff... more

How did evangelical Christians shift from being reluctant supporters of Trump to among his most passionate defenders? How did some... more

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Thanksgiving is often a time of disagreements big and small. In this episode we talk to Amanda Ripley (author of... more

Hollywood is getting back on its feet now that the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes are... more

Tech evangelist. Libertarian dreamer. Republican megadonor. Peter Thiel is many things. As Atlantic staff writer Barton Gellman puts it in... more

Marwan Bardawil’s job is to provide water in Gaza. This is difficult in normal times, nearly impossible now, and yet... more

After Jordan Peele directed the movie Get Out in 2017, he unlocked the genre of Black horror, which mixed classic... more

Nearly two weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel, Atlantic staff writer Graeme Wood is on the ground in Jerusalem.... more