Plain English with Derek Thompson

234 Episodes

1. Five Reasons Putin’s War Was Doomed From the Start

   Published: 14/03/2022
2. Why a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Be—Literally—the Worst Idea Ever

   Published: 10/03/2022
3. “Every Person Is Ready to Die for Our Country”: Five Ukrainians on Life Inside Putin’s War Zone

   Published: 08/03/2022
4. SPECIAL DOUBLE EPISODE: What Putin Will Do Next and the West’s Unprecedented "Financial War" on Russia

   Published: 02/03/2022
5. Russia’s Economic Meltdown, Putin’s Big Mistake, and the West’s Financial War Against Vlad and the Oligarchs

   Published: 01/03/2022
6. How Putin's War Will End

   Published: 25/02/2022
7. What Vladimir Putin Wants—and How Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Reshape the World

   Published: 25/02/2022
8. Four Brilliant Frames for Finding the Next Big Thing, With Venture Capitalist Josh Wolfe. Plus, What's Eating Tech Stocks in 2022?

   Published: 22/02/2022
9. The Great Debate: What's the Single Most Amazing Sports Statistic in U.S. History?

   Published: 18/02/2022
10. What American Media Is Getting Wrong About Canada’s Big Protests

    Published: 15/02/2022
11. The Meaning of Life and the Power of Regret

    Published: 11/02/2022
12. Media Gossip Hour: Spotify's Joe Rogan Problem, Facebook's TikTok Crisis, and Crypto's Anonymity Conundrum

    Published: 08/02/2022
13. This Guy Predicted the 2021 Economy. I Asked Him What's Next.

    Published: 04/02/2022
14. One Big Question For: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, and Meta

    Published: 01/02/2022
15. Should We Cancel Student Debt?

    Published: 28/01/2022
16. Crypto Crashing, Pandemic Stocks Plunging: The Story Behind January’s Crazy Stock Market

    Published: 25/01/2022
17. 2022 Is Off to a Terrible Start for Democrats

    Published: 21/01/2022
18. The Biggest Losers of the Streaming Wars: ESPN, Movie Theaters, Peacock, and More

    Published: 18/01/2022
19. Everybody Was Wrong About Inflation

    Published: 14/01/2022
20. Omicron: Feelings vs. Facts

    Published: 11/01/2022