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    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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    The Four Ways That America Is Polarizing Dec 28, 2021
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    David Frum joins Derek to talk about rising and falling polarization by race, gender, education, and place—and what it tells us about America's strange new politics.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: David Frum

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    The Four Biggest Myths of the U.S. Economy. Plus, Omicron in 100 Seconds. Dec 21, 2021
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    Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund partner and author of the bestseller 'The Psychology of Money,' joins the pod to debate what we're getting wrong about inflation, the Great Resignation, robots, and investing.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Morgan Housel

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    Elon Musk Is the Person of the Year. Who Is the Person of the Century? Dec 17, 2021
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    New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose is back to talk about the Age of Elon, why tech’s most famous founders are acting so weird, and why I’m wrong about remote work. Plus, a 2022 prediction.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Kevin Roose

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    The Elizabeth Holmes Trial With Rebecca Jarvis of 'The Dropout' Podcast Dec 14, 2021
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    Derek is obsessed with the trial of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes—and he hopes you are too. Days away from the trial's end, Derek and Rebecca review the most jaw-dropping evidence in the case, the cringiest text messages, the biggest wins for the prosecution, the best moments for the defense, and the larger meaning of the tech trial of the century.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Rebecca Jarvis

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    Media Report Card! Biden Blues, Omicron Fears, Chris Cuomo, and a Celebrity Profile for the Ages Dec 10, 2021
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    Bryan Curtis from The Ringer’s ‘The Press Box’ podcast joins Derek to hand out grades to the news media for its coverage of Biden, the pandemic, and more.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Bryan Curtis

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    Work in America Is Broken—Can Remote Work Save Us? Dec 07, 2021
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    Derek talks to Anne Helen Petersen, the coauthor of 'Out of Work: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home,' about Americans' relationship to our jobs, work as an identity, and burnout as a policy choice.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Anne Helen Petersen

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    BONUS POD: The Future of Democracy, the Media, and the Economy With Andrew Yang Dec 04, 2021
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    In our first weekend special, Andrew interviews Derek about the state of the economy, and Derek interviews Andrew about the various plagues of U.S. politics.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guest: Andrew Yang

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    The Bad Guys Are Winning Dec 03, 2021
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    Derek talks to The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on the decline of democracy and the rise of a new form of authoritarianism in Russia, China, Europe, and the U.S.

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    Guest: Anne Applebaum

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    The Omicron Variant: So, How Bad Is It? Nov 30, 2021
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    Dr. Peter Hotez talks to Derek about what we know about the new COVID-19 variant (a little), what we don't know (a lot), and when we'll know more.

    Host: Derek Thompson

    Guests: Dr. Peter Hotez

    Producer: Devon Manze

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    Buy or Sell Pandemic Trends: Peloton, Movie Theaters, Masks, and More! Nov 23, 2021
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    The Atlantic's Amanda Mull joins the podcast to debate Derek about which COVID-19–related cultural trends will thrive or fade in the 2020s.

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    Guest: Amanda Mull

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