Plain English with Derek Thompson

234 Episodes

1. Why the U.S. Could Be Headed For the "Weirdest Recession Ever"

   Published: 17/05/2022
2. Market Meltdown: Why Tech and Crypto Are Crashing - and What Happens Next

   Published: 11/05/2022
3. The Future of AI Is Thrilling, Terrifying, Confusing, and Fascinating

   Published: 10/05/2022
4. The 300-Year History of Abortion in America—in 30 Minutes

   Published: 06/05/2022
5. How Would the End of Roe v. Wade Change America?

   Published: 04/05/2022
6. Economic Mystery Hour: How Low Will Stocks Go? Is a Recession Inevitable?

   Published: 03/05/2022
7. Why Is It So Hard to Predict the Next Great Quarterback?

   Published: 29/04/2022
8. The End of the Golden Age of Streaming

   Published: 26/04/2022
9. Instant Reaction Pod! Elon Musk Buys Twitter. So, What Happens Next?

   Published: 26/04/2022
10. Why Are American Teenagers So Sad and Anxious?

    Published: 22/04/2022
11. How Joe Biden Lost Millennials

    Published: 19/04/2022
12. The News About Shanghai’s COVID Lockdown Is Shocking. The Reality Might Be Worse.

    Published: 15/04/2022
13. Instant Reaction Pod! Elon Musk Offers to Buy 100 Percent of Twitter.

    Published: 14/04/2022
14. When Will the Ukraine War End? (Plus: 10 Good Minutes on What the Hell Elon Musk Is Doing With Twitter)

    Published: 12/04/2022
15. It's Not Just You: America's Epidemic of Bad Behavior

    Published: 08/04/2022
16. Why U.S. Population Growth Crashed to a Record Low

    Published: 05/04/2022
17. Should You Be Afraid of TikTok?

    Published: 01/04/2022
18. What Is the “Don’t Say Gay” Law Really About? (Plus: The Big Disney vs. DeSantis Showdown in Florida.)

    Published: 29/03/2022
19. How Ukraine Wins

    Published: 25/03/2022
20. Could Putin’s War Crash the U.S. Economy?

    Published: 22/03/2022