Plain English with Derek Thompson

234 Episodes

1. The Tragedy of Picking Sides in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

   Published: 17/10/2023
2. Inside the Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried

   Published: 13/10/2023
3. Israel at War: Why Did Hamas Attack?

   Published: 10/10/2023
4. Disney’s Downfall: The Rise and Fall of an Entertainment Giant

   Published: 03/10/2023
5. Why Americans are Losing Faith in College

   Published: 26/09/2023
6. What’s So Great About Marriage?

   Published: 19/09/2023
7. Why Is It So Expensive to Build Stuff in America?

   Published: 12/09/2023
8. Fatherhood and What Americans Get Wrong About Major Life Changes

   Published: 06/09/2023
9. Experts Predicted a Recession This Year. How Were They So Wrong?

   Published: 08/08/2023
10. Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich

    Published: 01/08/2023
11. Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

    Published: 25/07/2023
12. How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff

    Published: 19/07/2023
13. Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.

    Published: 11/07/2023
14. How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains

    Published: 05/07/2023
15. What Just Happened in Russia This Weekend?

    Published: 27/06/2023
16. The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done

    Published: 20/06/2023
17. Why Fertility Rates Are Plunging—in the U.S., South Korea, and Everywhere Else

    Published: 13/06/2023
18. Why So Many Young Men Are Lonely, Sexless, and Extremely Online

    Published: 06/06/2023
19. How Hollywood's Writers Strike Could Change the Future of TV and Movies

    Published: 30/05/2023
20. Why Youth Sports in America Are in Decline

    Published: 23/05/2023