Recently, professors at elite colleges told Atlantic writer Rose Horowitch that their students don’t read whole books anymore. They blamed cell phones, standardized tests, and extracurriculars, and they mostly agreed that the shift began in high school. In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time.
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Aug 7
No Easy Fix | 2. Tolerance
At the onset of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s, U.S. cities began trying new ways to stop the spread of infection among drug users. Ideas that were first seen as radical, such as needle exchanges, quickly caught on—because they worked. San Francisco is one of the first places ... Show More
35m 1s
Aug 2024
Deep Reads: School turned him liberal. His mom loves Fox News. Will their bond survive?
For much of his childhood, Mike Lindgren said, he parroted his mother’s right-wing opinions without question. But after Mike failed several classes as a freshman in public high school, his mother, Jennifer Lindgren, sent him to a private boarding school that promised a hands-on, ... Show More
27m 11s
Dec 2024
The Year in Books
As 2024 comes to a close, critics, reporters and editors at The New York Times are reflecting on the year in arts and culture, including books.The deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, Melissa Kirsch, speaks with the editor of The New York Times Book Review, Gilbert Cruz, about ... Show More
26m 2s
Sep 2019
“In High School, Even on a Good Day, It’s Hard to Tell Who’s on Your Side” Season 3 Episode 8 '13 Reasons Why' Review
Join the panel as we break down episode 8! The 13 Reasons Why After Show: We’re going beyond Hannah’s cassette tapes on the THIRTEEN REASONS WHY AFTER SHOW. We’ll fill you in on everything going on in the halls of Liberty High and behind the scenes, too. This is heavy content, an ... Show More
45m 32s
Jul 25
100 Years of ‘The Great Gatsby’
This year, “The Great Gatsby” turns 100.A.O. Scott, a critic at large for The New York Times Book Review, tells the story of how an overlooked book by a 28-year-old author eventually became the great American novel, and explores why all of these decades later, we still see oursel ... Show More
41m 52s