The Atlantic Onstage

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The Atlantic Onstage brings you into the room—at Atlantic events across the country—as journalists, policy makers, and thinkers engage in candid conversations about the news and issues shaping the world.

  1. 8 HR AGO

    The State of the State in North Carolina

    The Atlantic’s David Graham spoke with several local journalists—Leoneda Inge from WUNC, Eduardo Medina of The New York Times, and Kate Sheppard of The Assembly—about how North Carolina’s economic, political, and cultural shifts are shaping public life in the Tar Heel State. This episode features a conversation recorded on April 8, 2026, in Durham, North Carolina, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  2. 20 HR AGO

    What’s the Value of a College Degree?

    Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, spoke with three university chancellors—Karrie Dixon of North Carolina Central University, Kevin Howell of North Carolina State University, and Lee Roberts of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—about the state of play in higher education, including tuition increases, state and federal funding, enrollment growth, and the value of a college degree. This episode features a conversation recorded on April 8, 2026, in Durham, North Carolina, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    Salman Rushdie Is Not Your ‘Free-Speech Barbie’

    The Atlantic staff writer George Packer sat down with the critically acclaimed novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie to talk about his latest book, The Eleventh Hour, and to reflect on one of the most pivotal moments in his life: when he was attacked at a public event in 2022. This episode features a conversation recorded on March 13, 2026, at the New Orleans Book Festival as part of our Atlantic Across America series.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1hr 2min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    What It Takes to Be CEO of a City

    Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, sat down with Helena Moreno, the mayor of New Orleans, to discuss how national challenges take shape at the local level.  This episode features a conversation recorded on March 14, 2026, at the New Orleans Book Festival as part of our Atlantic Across America series.   Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min

  5. 5 DAYS AGO

    America’s Complex and Evolving History

    Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg sat down with the best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson, the acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, the Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed to discuss the evolution of the American experience as our 250th birthday approaches. This episode features a conversation recorded on March 12, 2026, at the New Orleans Book Festival as part of our Atlantic Across America series.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    The ‘Jolene Doctrine’ and American Foreign Policy

    The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, sat down with General Stanley McChrystal and the Atlantic staff writer George Packer for a wide-ranging conversation about the forces driving today’s most consequential international crises.  This episode features a conversation recorded on March 12, 2026, at the New Orleans Book Festival, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  7. 5 DAYS AGO

    How a War With Iran Could Unfold

    In the days following the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, The Atlantic’s Vivian Salama sat down with the fellow staff writers Tom Nichols, Toluse Olorunnipa, and Nancy A. Youssef to discuss the start of the war and its implications for global security.  This episode features a conversation recorded virtually on March 4, 2026, as part of our Big Story series. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    51 min

  8. 5 DAYS AGO

    The Washington Post at a Crossroads

    Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, sat down with the former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron to talk about the fallout from recent, sweeping newsroom cuts at the paper and what they signal for journalism’s future. This episode features a conversation recorded on February 12, 2026, at the Knight Media Forum in Miami as part of our Atlantic Across America series. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Plus, you can attend exclusive live events, listen to subscriber-only audio, download stories on The Atlantic app, and more. For more information about The Atlantic’s past and upcoming events, go to TheAtlantic.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
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The Atlantic Onstage brings you into the room—at Atlantic events across the country—as journalists, policy makers, and thinkers engage in candid conversations about the news and issues shaping the world.

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    The Atlantic
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  • Episodes
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