Plain English with Derek Thompson

245 Episodes

1. Why Does It Seem Like Everybody Hates Everything?

   Published: 8/19/2022
2. Donald Trump vs. the FBI: Everything We Know About the Investigation So Far

   Published: 8/16/2022
3. A New Way to Think About Racism in America

   Published: 8/12/2022
4. Carbon Removal Might Be the World’s Most Important Technology. How Does It Work?

   Published: 8/9/2022
5. Curiosity Corner: Monkeypox Myths, Millennial Facts, and Overpopulation Fears

   Published: 8/5/2022
6. Is Old Music Killing New Music?

   Published: 8/3/2022
7. How the Democrats' New Climate Bill Could Change the World

   Published: 8/1/2022
8. Why the Question "Are We in a Recession?" Is Impossible to Answer

   Published: 7/29/2022
9. Crypto Crash, Part II: A Debate About the Future of Web3

   Published: 7/26/2022
10. Crypto Crash Part I: The Case Against Crypto

    Published: 7/25/2022
11. Why It Seems Like So Many Countries Are Falling Apart

    Published: 7/22/2022
12. The World Is on Fire. Here’s a Realistic Plan to Save Humanity.

    Published: 7/19/2022
13. Three Ways the Elon Musk–Twitter Showdown Could End

    Published: 7/14/2022
14. Burning Questions About the Future of Media: Netflix vs. Disney, TikTok vs. Everyone, and the Metaverse

    Published: 7/12/2022
15. Musk Meltdown: Elon’s Breakup With Twitter Is Going to Be Very Messy

    Published: 7/10/2022
16. The Biggest Economic Question of the Moment: Is This Peak Inflation?

    Published: 7/8/2022
17. Why Are the Police So Bad at Solving Murders?

    Published: 7/6/2022
18. Abortion Pills Are a Game Changer, Plus Our Next Big Culture War

    Published: 7/1/2022
19. Five Reasons Everybody Is Wrong About a U.S. Recession—Including Me

    Published: 6/28/2022
20. The End of Roe v. Wade Changes Everything

    Published: 6/24/2022