Articles From the Atlantic Monthly
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Gary MacFadden selects and reads articles from The Atlantic Monthly, America's foremost source of information on business, politics, culture, technology, food, national and international affairs.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| All His Children & Vets In Court - December, 2011 | "All His Children. A sperm donor discovers his rich, unsettling legacy." by Robin Romm; "Why Vets Need Their Own Court System. As they return home, incarceration isn't the answer." by Kristina Shevory. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:16:08 |
| Fussing Over Social Security - November, 2011 | "Why Is the G.O.P. Fussing Over Social Security? It's fine through 2037, though you wouldn't know it from the Republican debates. Not so Medicare." by Jill Lawrence. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:10:02 |
| The Quiet Health Care Revolution- November, 2011 | While legislators talk about "bending the cost curve," one company serving medicare patients has discovered how to provide better care at lower cost - with wireless scales, free transportation, and doctors who put the patient first. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:28:24 |
| The Shame of College Sports 1 of 3 - October, 2011 | "A litany of scandals have received national attention. In this 3-part series, we find the real scandal isn't that some athletes get illicit pay, but that their sports make billions which they do not share." by Taylor Branch. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:33:29 |
| The Shame of College Sports 2 of 3 - October, 2011 | "A litany of scandals have received national attention. In this 3-part series, we find the real scandal isn't that some athletes get illicit pay, but that their sports make billions which they do not share." by Taylor Branch. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:34:59 |
| The Shame of College Sports 3 of 3 - October, 2011 | "A litany of scandals have received national attention. In this 3-part series, we find the real scandal isn't that some athletes get illicit pay, but that their sports make billions which they do not share." by Taylor Branch. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:42:29 |
| Replacement Therapy & Bug Nuggets - September, 2011 | "Replacement Therapy. Why our electronic gadgets can't wear out fast enough for us" by Rob Walker; "Bug Nuggets. Is the world ready for soy-glazed mealworms?" by Daniel Fromson. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:13:21 |
| The World's Schoolmaster - July/Aug, 2011 | "The World's Schoolmaster. How a German scientist is using test data to revolutionize global learning." by Amanda Ripley. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:11:55 |
| Invisible, Incorporated - July/Aug, 2011 | "Invisible, Inc. Got an army you need to hide? Guy Cramer is hoping to change how the Pentagon dresses. Inside the science of concealment." by Bruce Barcott. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:17:54 |
| The Vigilante - June, 2011 | "The Vigilante. Why did Bill Gross, the man who runs the world's largest mutual fund, sell all of his treasury bonds?" by Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:19:37 |
| The Joy of Not Cooking - May, 2011 | "The Joy of Not Cooking. High-end retailers are counting on us to spend more money on our kitchens - even as we spend less time in them." by Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:17:18 |
| Iowa Caucus & Tokyo's Next Quake - June, 2011 | "The Iowa Caucus King. Vander Platts pressures GOP candidates in primary" by Joshua Green; "Is San Francisco Next? Not really - It's Tokyo!" by Judith Lewis Mernit. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:16:35 |
| Nostalgia Trap & Running the Asylum - May, 2011 | "The Nostalgia Trap. In Brooklyn and London architecture, the future is losing to the past." by Wayne Curtis; "Running the Asylum. A schizophrenic tries to save Pakistan's mentally ill... " by Graeme Wood | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:12:38 |
| Showdown in the Sunshine State - April, 2011 | "Two of Wall Street's savviest value investors are locked in a dispute over the value of some Florida real estate. How could they reach such widely different conclusions?" by Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:21:54 |
| A Vaster Wasteland - April 6, 2011 | "A Vaster Wasteland: Fifty years after his landmark speech declaring television programming a "vast wasteland,' the author surveys the reshaped media landscape and lays out a plan to keep television and the internet vibrant, democratic forces for the next half century." by Newton N. Minow | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:11:37 |
| Saying No to a Billion $ - March, 2011 | "Saying No to One Billion. Why the impoverished Sioux Nation won't take federal money." by Maria Streshinsky | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:07:25 |
| When Freedom is Bad for Business - March, 2011 | "When Freedom is Bad for Business. How the US invasion made Iraq's economy worse, not better." by Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:17:28 |
| Inside the Secret Service - March, 2011 | "Inside the Secret Service. In New York City recently, the Secret Service pulled off the most complicated security event of the year." by Mark Ambinder. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:37:34 |
| The Hangover Cure & The New Physics of Tennis - Jan/Feb, 2011 | "The Hangover Cure. A review of alleged remedies, ancient and modern." by Wayne Curtis; "The New Physics of Tennis. Unlocking the mysteries of Rafael Nadal's killer topspin." by Joshua M. Speckman | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:12:09 |
| Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving - Jan/Feb, 2011 | "Why are so many of the most talented officers now abandoning military life for the private sector? An exclusive survey of West Point graduates shows that it's not just money." by Tim Kane | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:27:32 |
| Dire States - Jan/Feb, 2011 | "Dire States. Deep in debt, most governors will have to either raise taxes or cut spending - exactly what not to do when recovering from a recession." by Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:16:34 |
| Last Stand & Shade of Home - Jan/Feb, 2011 | "The Last Stand of Ricardo Sanchez. Iraq troop ex-commander thinks some of his troops should go to hell." by David Freed; "Shade of Home. Reckoning with the ghosts of mum and pup" by Christopher Buckley. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:14:36 |
| Strict Obstructionist - Jan/Feb, 2011 | "Mitch McConnell is a master manipulator and strategist - architect of the Republican resurgence. He is poised to take down the President and win a Senate majority - if he can fend off the Tea Party." by Joshua Green. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:29:44 |
| Your Child Left Behind - December, 2010 | "Your Child Left Behind. For years, poor performance by American students has been explained as a consequence of our diversity. But what if you searched for excellence, not averages?" by Amanda Ripley | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:13:25 |
| Lies, Damned Lies & Medical Science - November, 2010 | "Much of medical research is misleading, exaggerated or flat wrong. So why are doctors still using misinformation in everyday practice?" by David H. Freedman. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:38:10 |
| Judgement Day - October, 2010 | "Judgement Day. How Arnold Schwarzenegger might just have saved California." By Marc Ambinder. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:07:46 |
| School for Hackers - October, 2010 | "School for Hackers. The Do-It-Yourself movement revives learning by doing." By Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of Make Magazine. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:06:21 |
| Earthbound - September, 2010 | "Earthbound. The Space Shuttle program is coming to a quiet end. Is the same true for the era of space exploration?" by Hanna Rosin | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:05:52 |
| No Refills - July/August, 2010 | "No Refills. In 2009, only 25 new drugs were approved - less than half the number in the mid-'90s. Why are new pharmaceuticals so hard to bring to market?" By Megan McArdle. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:16:09 |
| Closing the Digital Frontier - July/August, 2010 | The era of web browser dominance is coming to a close. The ideology that information should be free and constraint is hopeless and immoral seems naive and stale in this age. What does this mean for the future?" By Michael Hirschorn. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:15:34 |
| Here Comes the Neighborhood - June, 2010 | In cities and suburbs alike, walkable neighborhoods linked by train are the future. Here's how a new network of privately-funded rail lines can make that future come to pass." By Christopher B. Leinberger. | Reader: Gary MacFadden | 00:18:33 |
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