Plain English with Derek Thompson

A podcast by The Ringer

298 Episoade

Why the Question "Are We in a Recession?" Is Impossible to Answer
Publicat: 29.07.2022
Crypto Crash, Part II: A Debate About the Future of Web3
Publicat: 26.07.2022
Crypto Crash Part I: The Case Against Crypto
Publicat: 25.07.2022
Why It Seems Like So Many Countries Are Falling Apart
Publicat: 22.07.2022
The World Is on Fire. Here’s a Realistic Plan to Save Humanity.
Publicat: 19.07.2022
Three Ways the Elon Musk–Twitter Showdown Could End
Publicat: 14.07.2022
Burning Questions About the Future of Media: Netflix vs. Disney, TikTok vs. Everyone, and the Metaverse
Publicat: 12.07.2022
Musk Meltdown: Elon’s Breakup With Twitter Is Going to Be Very Messy
Publicat: 10.07.2022
The Biggest Economic Question of the Moment: Is This Peak Inflation?
Publicat: 08.07.2022
Why Are the Police So Bad at Solving Murders?
Publicat: 06.07.2022
Abortion Pills Are a Game Changer, Plus Our Next Big Culture War
Publicat: 01.07.2022
Five Reasons Everybody Is Wrong About a U.S. Recession—Including Me
Publicat: 28.06.2022
The End of Roe v. Wade Changes Everything
Publicat: 24.06.2022
Why Air Travel Is a Hot Mess Right Now
Publicat: 24.06.2022
Why Gas Prices Are Skyrocketing—and an Ingenious Plan to Bring Them Down
Publicat: 21.06.2022
The Big Winners and Losers From the Remote Work Revolution
Publicat: 17.06.2022
The End of the Everything Boom (Plus: The Federal Reserve's Risky Move)
Publicat: 15.06.2022
The Big Inflation FAQ: Why It’s So High, How Everyone Got It Wrong, and What's Next
Publicat: 13.06.2022
California’s Elections Sent an Important Message. What Is It?
Publicat: 10.06.2022
Curiosity Corner: America’s Gun Dilemma, the Future of Corporate Politics, Relationship Advice, and More!
Publicat: 07.06.2022

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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 [email protected]! You can also find us on tiktok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_

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298 Episoade

Why the Question "Are We in a Recession?" Is Impossible to Answer

Crypto Crash, Part II: A Debate About the Future of Web3

Crypto Crash Part I: The Case Against Crypto

Why It Seems Like So Many Countries Are Falling Apart

The World Is on Fire. Here’s a Realistic Plan to Save Humanity.

Three Ways the Elon Musk–Twitter Showdown Could End

Burning Questions About the Future of Media: Netflix vs. Disney, TikTok vs. Everyone, and the Metaverse

Musk Meltdown: Elon’s Breakup With Twitter Is Going to Be Very Messy

The Biggest Economic Question of the Moment: Is This Peak Inflation?

Why Are the Police So Bad at Solving Murders?

Abortion Pills Are a Game Changer, Plus Our Next Big Culture War

Five Reasons Everybody Is Wrong About a U.S. Recession—Including Me

The End of Roe v. Wade Changes Everything

Why Air Travel Is a Hot Mess Right Now

Why Gas Prices Are Skyrocketing—and an Ingenious Plan to Bring Them Down

The Big Winners and Losers From the Remote Work Revolution

The End of the Everything Boom (Plus: The Federal Reserve's Risky Move)

The Big Inflation FAQ: Why It’s So High, How Everyone Got It Wrong, and What's Next

California’s Elections Sent an Important Message. What Is It?

Curiosity Corner: America’s Gun Dilemma, the Future of Corporate Politics, Relationship Advice, and More!