Plain English with Derek Thompson

234 Episodes

1. Why School Absences Have "Exploded" Across America

   Published: 4/5/2024
2. What Evolutionary Biology Can Teach Us About Diet, Exercise, and Staying Alive

   Published: 4/2/2024
3. America's Biggest Car Companies Are in Trouble

   Published: 3/26/2024
4. Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?

   Published: 3/19/2024
5. How Hollywood’s Hit Formula Flopped—and What Could Come Next

   Published: 3/12/2024
6. What Many Economists (and I) Got Wrong About This Economy

   Published: 3/5/2024
7. Why the "Need for Chaos" Is Eating American Politics

   Published: 3/1/2024
8. Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out—and Why It Matters

   Published: 2/27/2024
9. "We’re Seeing a Fundamental Reorganization of Work in America"

   Published: 2/23/2024
10. How to Have the Hardest Conversations—in Marriage, Politics, and Life

    Published: 2/20/2024
11. Would You Buy a Drug to Extend Your Dog’s Life?

    Published: 2/16/2024
12. The Dark Side of the Internet's Obsession With Anxiety

    Published: 2/13/2024
13. Can Solar Power and Battery Tech Save the World From Climate Change?

    Published: 2/9/2024
14. The Gender War Within Gen Z

    Published: 2/6/2024
15. What’s the Best Diet for Planet Earth?

    Published: 1/30/2024
16. Why Did Stanley Water Bottles Suddenly Become a Cultural Phenomenon?

    Published: 1/26/2024
17. Why the U.S. Media Industry Is in Meltdown

    Published: 1/23/2024
18. World on Fire, Part 3: How Did America's Border Crisis Get So Bad?

    Published: 1/19/2024
19. World on Fire, Part 2: Global Conflict Has Surged to an 80-Year High. Why?

    Published: 1/16/2024
20. World on Fire, Part 1: The Houthis, Israel's Impossible War, and Worsening Middle East Chaos

    Published: 1/12/2024