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Plain English with Derek Thompson

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_
321 episodes

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

00:55:498/20/2025