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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…

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Latest episodes

  1. Why Americans Hate Data Centers11 Aug 2026
  2. Why America Is Switching From Booze to Weed5 Aug 2026
  3. "The End of Reading Is Here"28 Jul 2026
  4. What Translator Emily Wilson Thinks of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey'22 Jul 2026
  5. Why 'The Odyssey' Is the West’s Greatest Story17 Jul 2026
  6. A Philosopher’s One-Word Theory for Why the World Feels So Weird14 Jul 2026
  7. How Israel Is Transforming American Politics7 Jul 2026
  8. MEGAPOD: The Most Overrated American Who Ever Lived3 Jul 2026
  9. A Surprising Theory About the Future of War30 Jun 2026
  10. SpaceX, AI Bubble Fears, and The Age of the Trillion-Dollar, Zero-Profit Company26 Jun 2026