Longtime Atlantic tech, culture and political writer Derek Thompson cuts through all the noise surrounding the big questions and headlines that matter to you in his new podcast Plain English. Hear Derek and guests engage the news with clear viewpoints and memorable takeaways. New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday, and if you've got a topic you want discussed, shoot us an email at plainenglish@spotify.com! You can also find us on tiktok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_
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Episodes
What’s the Matter With America’s Food?
00:52:329/26/2025
This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst
00:59:269/23/2025
The Jimmy Kimmel Saga and America's Free-Speech Crisis
00:40:519/19/2025
If GLP-1 Drugs Are Good for Everything, Should We All Be on Them?
00:54:229/16/2025
Charlie Kirk's Killing and America's Age of "Salad-Bar Extremism"
00:52:159/12/2025
America in the Age of Diagnosis
00:57:079/9/2025
Trumponomics Explained, Part 2: The Enshittification of American Power
00:52:089/5/2025
What Is Trumponomics? Part 1: How Donald Trump Is Breaking American Capitalism
00:49:339/3/2025
The Healthiest "Super-Agers" Have One Thing in Common, According to a 25-Year Study
00:41:488/27/2025
Plain History: How the Transcontinental Railroads Built the Modern World