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. Watch Derek and guests engage the news with clear...

Episodes

A Philosopher’s One-Word Theory for Why the World Feels So Weird

How Israel Is Transforming American Politics

MEGAPOD: The Most Overrated American Who Ever Lived

A Surprising Theory About the Future of War

The Age of the Trillion-Dollar, Zero-Profit Company

The Iran War Is Ending. Everybody Lost.

The Donald Trump Corruption Scandal Draft

The Most Exciting Month of Medical Breakthroughs in Years

Old-igarchy: How the Elderly Conquered American Power

How Modern Fatherhood Is Changing Men’s Brains

What 400,000 Essays Reveal About AI and Creativity

What We Get Wrong About Loneliness

Why the NBA Feels Broken—and Why the League Can’t Fix It

The Men Who Think Toxic Feminism Destroyed America

Does Anybody Know How to Solve an American Debt Crisis?

The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

The Case Against the AI Job Apocalypse

Why American Happiness Just Fell Off a Cliff

One of the Deadliest Cancers in America May Have Met Its Match

Why Too Much Freedom Is the Enemy of Success