Plain English with Derek Thompson

298 Episodes

1. Why American Health Care Is a "Broken System"

   Published: 12/13/2024
2. Is Crypto Entering a New Golden Age—or Just a New Era of Failed Promises?

   Published: 12/6/2024
3. Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?

   Published: 11/27/2024
4. Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public-Health Discourse

   Published: 11/22/2024
5. The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular

   Published: 11/15/2024
6. How Trump Won: Young Men’s Red Wave, the Blue-City Flop, and the Incumbency Graveyard

   Published: 11/8/2024
7. How to Watch Election Night Without Falling for Conspiracy Theories or False Hope

   Published: 11/4/2024
8. This Small Pennsylvania Town Explains the 2024 Election

   Published: 11/1/2024
9. Why Is Every Recent Presidential Election So Close?

   Published: 10/25/2024
10. Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?

    Published: 10/18/2024
11. America's Young Men Are Falling Behind—and Shifting Right

    Published: 10/11/2024
12. Is the Middle East on the Verge of All-Out War?

    Published: 10/4/2024
13. The Surprising Science of Cynicism (Plus: The Policy Paradox of the 2024 Election)

    Published: 9/27/2024
14. A Sports Mystery: What Happened to the NFL Quarterback?

    Published: 9/20/2024
15. How AI Could Help Us Discover Miracle Drugs

    Published: 9/13/2024
16. The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

    Published: 9/6/2024
17. "Exercise May Be the Single Most Potent Medical Intervention Ever Known"

    Published: 8/30/2024
18. Democrats Are Euphoric. But This Election Is Much Closer Than They Think.

    Published: 8/23/2024
19. The Four Biggest Myths About Political Persuasion

    Published: 8/16/2024
20. How to Be Happy and the Science of Cognitive Time Travel

    Published: 8/9/2024