Plain English with Derek Thompson 

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. Watch 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 plainenglish@spotify.com! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson

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Title	Date published
Is China the Winner of the Iran War?	2026-04-03
Why We're Addicted to ‘Sh*tty Flow’	2026-03-31
Anthropic Thinks AI Might Destroy the Economy. It's Building It Anyway.	2026-03-27
America's Tax System Is Broken	2026-03-24
The Casino-ification of America	2026-03-20
"Yes, AI Is a Bubble. There Is No Question."	2026-03-17
The Pill That Works Even When You Know It's Fake	2026-03-13
The Economic Crisis of the Iran War Goes Far Beyond Oil	2026-03-10
"American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology"	2026-03-09
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?	2026-03-06
The Four Ways That the Iran War Could End	2026-03-03
How Metrics Make Us Miserable	2026-02-27
The Future of GLP-1 Drugs and AI Medicine, With Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks	2026-02-24
The Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs. Now What?	2026-02-21
The Media Theory That Explains “99% of Everything”	2026-02-17
"America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs"	2026-02-13
The Meltdown at The Washington Post—and the Crisis in News	2026-02-11
Plain English BEST OF: What’s the Matter With America’s Food?	2026-02-03
Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst	2026-01-27
Plain English BEST OF: The Healthiest "Super-Agers" Have One Thing in Common, According to a 25-Year Study	2026-01-20

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