Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer
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. Hear 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! You can also find us on tiktok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_
What Americans Get Wrong About ADHD
01:09:37An Astrophysicist Explains the "Strongest Evidence Yet" of Alien Life
01:06:16A Toy Manufacturer Explains How Trump’s Tariffs Could Crush His Industry
00:35:09Why America Will Lose Its Trade War With China
00:45:29Plain History: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff and the Great Depression
00:52:10Trump’s Trade War Is Like Nothing America’s Ever Seen
00:59:39Trump’s Plan to Smash the Global Economic Order
00:56:04Plain History: The Gilded Age
01:01:26ABUNDANCE! With Ezra Klein
01:21:40How Gen Z Sees the World
00:59:31Recommendations
