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The Atlantic Onstage · April 8 · 59 min

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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