298 Episoade

  1. Why the U.S. Media Industry Is in Meltdown

    Publicat: 23.01.2024

  2. World on Fire, Part 3: How Did America's Border Crisis Get So Bad?

    Publicat: 19.01.2024

  3. World on Fire, Part 2: Global Conflict Has Surged to an 80-Year High. Why?

    Publicat: 16.01.2024

  4. World on Fire, Part 1: The Houthis, Israel's Impossible War, and Worsening Middle East Chaos

    Publicat: 12.01.2024

  5. The Dark Side of the Obsession With Focus

    Publicat: 09.01.2024

  6. Four Megatrends for 2024 in Tech, Economics, Media, and Weird Science

    Publicat: 03.01.2024

  7. The Biggest Breakthroughs in Science Happening Right Now

    Publicat: 27.12.2023

  8. The Truth About Ketamine: Depression Cure, Health Fad, or Placebo?

    Publicat: 22.12.2023

  9. The Year in Media and Entertainment: What’s Broken (News), What’s Surging (Netflix), and What’s Next

    Publicat: 19.12.2023

  10. How Weight-Loss Drugs Could Impact U.S. Healthcare and Food. Plus, the Biggest Problems With GLP1s.

    Publicat: 15.12.2023

  11. The Weight-Loss Drug Revolution, Part 1: Why These Drugs Work So Well

    Publicat: 12.12.2023

  12. Why It’s So Hard to Buy a House Right Now—and Why It Might Get Better Soon

    Publicat: 08.12.2023

  13. How Henry Kissinger’s Catastrophes and Triumphs Changed the World

    Publicat: 05.12.2023

  14. Elon Musk’s Meltdown, the Death of Twitter, and the Chaotic Future of Social Media

    Publicat: 01.12.2023

  15. How China's Economic Miracle Went Off the Rails

    Publicat: 28.11.2023

  16. Inside the OpenAI Meltdown

    Publicat: 21.11.2023

  17. The Media is Missing Something Big in Biden’s Bad Polling Numbers

    Publicat: 17.11.2023

  18. How ChatGPT Can Change the Future of Jobs—Starting With Your Own

    Publicat: 14.11.2023

  19. What Most People Get Wrong About Wealth, Fame, and Happiness

    Publicat: 10.11.2023

  20. The Fragile Hope for Peace in Israel-Palestine

    Publicat: 07.11.2023

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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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