Bedste Reckless Road-podcasts (2024)

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The Neck Fans Are Coming 24:00

6d ago24:00

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After successive heat waves across the country this summer, people finally found an unexpected source of relief: the neck fan. Consumer-product geniuses made the latest model look like Beats headphones, and suddenly they were on many hot, hot necks. Why did the neck fan take off? Does it actually cool you down or just make you feel cooler? We talk …

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Laughing at Trump 28:43

13d ago28:43

28:43

Democrats are lately employing a strategy against Donald Trump that he has been using effectively against his opponents for years: mockery. Where did this strategy come from? Will it remain effective? And can it backfire? We talk with the Atlantic staff writer David Graham, who was at the Democratic convention and also covers Trump. And we talk wit…

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Scripts | 3. A Special Drug 28:37

20d ago28:37

28:37

The patients had tried everything. Except ketamine. This is the third and final part of Scripts, a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic about the pills we take for our brains and the stories we tell ourselves about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf The Atlantic

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Scripts | 2. The Mandala Effect 35:24

27d ago35:24

35:24

Cooper thought he understood how his psych meds were affecting him. There was a lot he didn’t know. This is part two of a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic—Scripts—about the pills we take for our brains and the stories we tell ourselves about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Scripts | 1. A Hard Pill to Swallow 33:55

1M ago33:55

33:55

One medication could help end the opioid crisis. Why are so few people taking it? This episode is the first in a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic—Scripts—about the pills we take for our brains and the stories we tell ourselves about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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One Israeli Hostage’s Unusual Experience in Gaza 47:35

1M ago47:35

47:35

Liat Beinin Atzili was kidnapped on October 7 and spent more than 50 days in a Gazan home, We spoke with her in Washington, where she traveled to talk with President Joe Biden, about grief and about the war. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed …

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The Devil’s Bargain of Sports Betting 33:12

2M ago33:12

33:12

After a 2018 Supreme Court decision kicked off a wave of legalization across America, sports gambling has become an integral part of how fans consume sports and how leagues make money. But with high-profile athletes caught up in betting scandals, a windfall welcomed by the sports industry also poses serious risks to it. Sports journalist and Atlant…

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Biden Steps Aside. How Might Harris Step Up? 36:03

2M ago36:03

36:03

Joe Biden has announced he’ll no longer seek reelection. With a little over 100 days left until the vote, he’s endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. Staff writer Franklin Foer wrote a book on the Biden administration. And staff writer Elaina Plott Calabro profiled Harris for the magazine. They come together at this extraordinary…

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Trump’s Wholesale Renovation of the Republican Party 31:13

2M ago31:13

31:13

The Republican Party is gathered in Wisconsin to renominate Donald Trump for president. The convention follows a near-miss assassination attempt on Trump and the announcement of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his pick for running mate. All the while, President Biden faces calls from within the Democratic Party for him to step aside. Staff writer Tim Al…

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The Long Simmer of Political Violence in America 23:44

2M ago23:44

23:44

America is not new to political violence, but the near-assassination of Donald Trump is an attack without comparison in 21st-century politics. How do process it? What happens next? And how true are the claims, as President Joe Biden put it in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, that “this is not who we are?” For this bonus episode of Radio Atl…

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A Crisis for Democrats 31:32

2M ago31:32

31:32

After his disastrous debate performance in June, President Biden faced calls from Democratic lawmakers and power brokers to step aside. But with the president firmly committed to staying in, what recourse does the party have? How would the Democratic Party replace the presumptive nominee? Would such an extreme step be possible? And would it ultimat…

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Who Really Benefits From Remote Work? 44:55

2M ago44:55

44:55

The prevailing narrative of remote work has often been boiled down to: Workers love it, and bosses hate it. But according to Natalia Emanuel, a labor economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it may not be that simple. Emanuel co-authored a study, looking at software engineers at an unnamed Fortune 500 company where half of the workers wer…

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Britain’s Conservatives Are About to Lose Big 27:36

3M ago27:36

27:36

Parliamentary elections on July 4th look bleak for Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. The Tories will almost certainly lose power for the first time in 14 years. And lose big. Polls show they could see the largest swing between the main parties in modern history. Rishi Sunak could possibly become the first sitting prime minister to lose their own…

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Rural Soul Trio - National Road Music Series 22:16

3M ago22:16

22:16

This episode is part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. We visit with Frank Dean, lead singer and songwriter and watch them perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can …

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The Airport Lounge Arms Race 27:04

3M ago27:04

27:04

For years now, the fanciest places in air travel keep getting fancier. Airport lounges have become bigger, nicer, and far more ubiquitous than only a few years ago. They’ve gone from a nice place to wait between flights to full-blown luxury hideaways complete with free spa treatments. What happened? Amanda Mull, former Atlantic staff writer and exp…

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What Cities Can Teach Us About Life Online 32:50

3M ago32:50

32:50

Humanity’s transition to life online is disorienting, but perhaps not without comparison. According to the researcher danah boyd, people faced similar challenges in the transition to city life, meaning that the history of urbanization can offer lessons for humankind’s more recent mass digital migration. And if the rules and ways of cities have beco…

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Homelessness? 27:21

3M ago27:21

27:21

Later this summer, the Supreme Court will rule on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, one of the most important cases on homelessness to come up in a long time. The court will rule on whether someone can be fined, jailed, or ticketed for sleeping or camping in a public space when they’re homeless and have nowhere else to go. We talk to Atlantic writer …

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Is Sasha Velour in Danger? 27:41

3M ago27:41

27:41

Sasha Velour won RuPaul's Drag Race with her spectacular rose-petal lip sync. She wrote and illustrated The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag, drew a New Yorker cover, and sells out almost every show of her New York revue, NightGowns. So why is she taking her act down to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Bartlesville, Oklahoma? We talk to Vel…

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National Road Music Series - Jennie DeVoe 28:06

4M ago28:06

28:06

This episode is part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. We visit with Jennie DeVoe and watch her perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be found at: http://mrjoesh…

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Russia’s Psychological Warfare Against Ukraine 31:49

4M ago31:49

31:49

After months of struggle with little movement, the war in Ukraine may be nearing a crucial point. With American aid stalled for months, the fight has not been going well for Ukraine. Weapons and ammunition are once again on the way after the long-delayed package passed last month. But will it be enough in time? Russia has broken through the lines a…

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Finally, Male Contraceptives 27:16

4M ago27:16

27:16

Researchers have been hard at work on a number of male contraceptives that could hit the market in the next couple of decades. Options include a hormone-free birth control pill, an injection that accomplishes the same thing as a vasectomy but is easily reversible, and a topical gel men can rub on their shoulders that doesn’t affect mood or libido. …

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The Chaos of AI Voice Cloning 33:20

4M ago33:20

33:20

What happens when voices can be copied so well they can fool friends, family… and voters? Staff writer Charlie Warzel has followed the explosion of AI technology with a mix of fascination and fear. DALL-E, Midjourney, Chat-GPT. New leaps in AI tech seem to happen every month now. Recently, he narrowed in on AI voice cloning for a feature for The At…

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If Plants Could Talk 29:00

4M ago29:00

29:00

Staff writer Zoë Schlanger is the proud owner of a petunia that glows in the dark. But she doesn’t just appreciate the novelty houseplant as work of science. Zoë sees its glow as a way to help us appreciate plants as more alive, more vital, and more complex than we humans typically do. Because in recent years, some scientists have reopened a provoc…

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In Search of America on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever 24:04

5M ago24:04

24:04

Writer Gary Shteyngart set sail on the inaugural voyage of the biggest cruise ship ever built—the Icon of the Seas—in search of the "real" America. (And maybe to throw a great suite party along the way.) What he found instead, like many a great novelist before him, was a far more isolating experience. Shteyngart recounts his "seven agonizing nights…

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National Road Music Series - Anna Owens 15:05

5M ago15:05

15:05

This episode is part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. We visit with Anna Owens and watch her perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be found at: http://mrjoeshel…

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Trump’s Courtroom Campaign 28:10

5M ago28:10

28:10

The Stormy Daniels case may have a less serious fact pattern. But it might turn out to be the one chance to hold Donald Trump accountable for election interference. Atlantic staff writer David Graham explains the importance of the case and how Trump might actually be enjoying this new form of courtroom campaigning. Get more from your favorite Atlan…

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National Road Music Series - Paul Holland 19:05

5M ago19:05

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This episode is part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. We visit with Paul Holland and watch him perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be found at: http://mrjoesh…

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Money Can Buy You Everything, Except Maybe a Birkin Bag 25:25

5M ago25:25

25:25

Is having a Birkin bag ... a right? Earlier this year, two California residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the French luxury design company Hermès. Their grievance was that although they could afford a coveted Birkin bag made by the company, they could not buy one. We talk to Atlantic staff writer Amanda Mull about the lawsuit and the cur…

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National Road Music Series - Ray Hoskins 15:28

5M ago15:28

15:28

This episode is part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. We visit with Ray Hoskins and watch him perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be found at: http://mrjoeshe…

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During the Eclipse, Don't Just Look Up 19:55

5M ago19:55

19:55

Where were you for the 2017 total eclipse? Where will you be this year? And where will you be for the next one in 2045? Hanna talks to Atlantic staff writer Marina Koren about the eclipse as a peculiar event: a beautiful if not slightly unsettling moment that is also a strange marker of time. And we hear from retired astrophysicist Fred Espenak who…

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National Road Music Series - Rogers Lee 15:18

5M ago15:18

15:18

This episode is Part of National Road Music Series which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. Rogers Lee is a songwriter from Indianapolis who has written tons of songs, but not done a lot of performing for crowds. He talks about his songwriting and performs for us at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a wee…

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Do Trump Supporters Mind When He Mocks Biden’s Stutter? 26:30

6M ago26:30

26:30

Atlantic political reporter John Hendrickson has had a stutter since he was a kid. Recently he heard Donald Trump make fun of Joe Biden’s stutter, and he noticed that the audience laughed. Hendrickson’s working theory has been that disability is apolitical, and he wondered what Trump supporters actually feel about him making fun of people with disa…

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National Road Music Series - Reckless Bound 17:26

6M ago17:26

17:26

This episode is Part of National Road Music Series Event 2 which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. Reckless Bound is the duo of Sydney Paige and Emma Hanlon and they tell us about how they got together and about upcoming music. We also see them perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts with a full band backing them up. Moons…

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The Smartphone Kids Are Not All Right 29:30

6M ago29:30

29:30

Hanna talks to her child Jacob about the thing they've argued the most about: being on their phone. Then, Hanna sits down with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. In his new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, Haidt argues there is a direct tie between the wide distribution of …

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National Road Music Series - Katherine Nagy Trio 16:44

6M ago16:44

16:44

This episode is Part of National Road Music Series Event 2 which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. Katherine Nagy tells us about her music and recent recordings and we see her trio perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe…

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Inside a Hospital’s Abortion Committee 24:29

6M ago24:29

24:29

Sarah Osmundson knows how to talk about abortion. She’s learned over the course of her career as a maternal-fetal medicine doctor that some patients are comfortable with the option, and others would never consider it. Osmundson is a physician in Tennessee, a state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the country following the Supreme Court’s …

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National Road Music Series - Joel David Weir 20:24

6M ago20:24

20:24

This episode is Part of National Road Music Series Event 2 which is presented by Moonshine and Music and Domino's Pizza. Joel David Weir tells us about his music and we see him perform at the HJ Ricks Centre For the Arts. Moonshine and Music is a weekly web series and podcast produced by Notlehs Entertainment Hosted by Joe Shelton Our Host can be f…

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The Sound of Cruelty 22:53

6M ago22:53

22:53

We talk to Oscar-nominated sound designer Johnnie Burn about how he created the soundscape of horrors for The Zone of Interest. Burn explains how he collected real sounds from the streets of Europe and mixed them into a soundscape of cruelty happening just out of view. We also do a close analysis of key scenes from the film. "You can shut your eyes…

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The Lost Boys of Big Tech 31:50

6M ago31:50

31:50

The original “Burn Book” from Mean Girls was used to spread rumors and gossip about other girls (and some boys) at North Shore High School. Kara Swisher’s new memoir, Burn Book, tells true stories about men (and some women) who ruled Silicon Valley. Swisher recounts some of the most cringey moments of the early dot-com boom, including the strange a…

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Maybe You Should Quit Therapy 30:15

7M ago30:15

30:15

Dr. Richard Friedman has been teaching and seeing patients for more than 35 years. Recently, he wrote about the idea that, if therapy has become less of a targeted intervention and more of a weekly upkeep, it might be time to quit. In this episode, Friedman discusses the benefits of quitting therapy, and why it might be hard for some people to cont…

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What If Your Best Friend Is Your Soulmate? 32:30

7M ago32:30

32:30

How would life be different if we centered it on our friends? In her new book, The Other Significant Others, Rhaina Cohen visits the extremes of friendship, where pairs describe each other as “soulmates” and make major life decisions in tandem with a friend. We talk to Cohen about the lost history of friendship and why she cringes when couples at t…

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The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism 29:30

7M ago29:30

29:30

In this week’s episode of Radio Atlantic, Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor of The Atlantic, names and explains the political ideology of the unelected leaders of Silicon Valley. They are “leading an antidemocratic, illiberal movement” she calls: techno-authoritarianism. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Giv…

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The ‘Coward of Broward’ Re-Examined 28:26

7M ago28:26

28:26

After the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, in 2018, a video circulated showing the school resource officer taking cover behind the wall. He became known as the “Coward of Broward,” and was tried for child neglect. We talk to police reporter Jamie Thompson about what became of him. And what we are leaving out when we reduce school sho…

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Fatigue Can Wreck You (Redux) 28:32

8M ago28:32

28:32

This episode originally aired August 2023. Many people, especially those dealing with long COVID, suffer from fatigue. But not common, everyday tiredness—it’s more like a total body crash that can be triggered by the smallest exertion, something as simple as taking a shower. It’s serious, and yet many doctors have a hard time taking it seriously. E…

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The Last Days of the Barcode 30:31

8M ago30:31

30:31

Editor Saahil Desai walks us through the surprising history of the barcode, from its origins in the grocery business to its role in remaking our consumer habits and appetites. The bar code allowed grocers to stock infinite varieties of everything, which led us to expect infinite varieties and made us the shoppers we are today. Both the grocery shel…

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Nikki Haley Could Surprise Us 28:24

8M ago28:24

28:24

Donald Trump has an “overwhelming lead” in the Iowa caucus but he is not the sure winner. There is still a narrow window to change the course of the election, although that window is only open for about a month more. I talk to political reporters Elaine Godfrey—who is headed to Iowa—and Mark Leibovich about the genuine possibility of something surp…

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Why a Good Economy Feels Like a Bad One 29:18

8M ago29:18

29:18

The illusion persists, despite all evidence. Americans are pessimistic about the economic future. They feel worse off than their parent’s generation. Poll after poll shows that at best, only twenty percent of Americans say the economy is doing better than it was a year ago. More than twenty percent of Americans are doing better than they were a yea…

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How to Waste Time 37:18

9M ago37:18

37:18

For the holiday, Radio Atlantic is sharing the first episode of the Atlantic podcast How to Keep Time. Co-hosts Becca Rashid and the Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost examine our relationship with time and what we can do to reclaim it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Don’t Buy That Sweater 27:24

9M ago27:24

27:24

We’re in the coldest season. We’re in the shopping season. We’re in the season of hygge. All the cues point to buying yourself a new cozy sweater. Don’t do it, until you hear what Atlantic staff writer Amanda Mull has to say about the cratering quality of knitwear. For years I’ve wondered why my sweaters pilled so quickly, or why they suffocated me…

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A Military Loyal to Trump 25:37

9M ago25:37

25:37

How easily could a reelected President Trump bend the military to his will? We talk to Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic who taught military officers for 25 years, about this dangerous step in establishing a dictatorship. He explains how close Trump came to achieving these goals in his last term and how surprisingly few effective checks a…

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