The Demise of Late-Night TV Is an Omen for American Culture
Even before the cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' the business of comedy was changing rapidly. Twenty years ago, comedians aspired to be late-night hosts, or to star in movies, or ...
23 Jul 202547min
If Trump’s Economic Ideas Are So Bad, Why Isn’t the U.S. Economy Doing Much Worse?
Sign up for Derek's Substack here. Harvard economist Jason Furman returns to the show to answer two big, burning questions. First, if Trump's economic ideas are as bad as most economists say, why isn...
17 Jul 202552min
Fertility Needs a Scientific Revolution
Couples are having kids much later in their lives. As young people spend more of their 20s and 30s getting established in their careers, and marriage is delayed, and home buying is delayed, the unstop...
16 Jul 202547min
The Mysterious Rise of Major Injuries in Professional Sports
Sign up for the Derek Thompson newsletter. In Game 7 of this year's NBA Finals, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in the first quarter while attempting to drive to the basket o...
9 Jul 202554min
How Abundance Won in California
The California housing crisis is a disaster and an emergency. Housing construction per capita has steadily fallen in the last few decades, while home prices, rent, and homeless rates have all soared. ...
3 Jul 202559min
What's Next for the Middle East: War, Peace, or Revolution?
Sign up for Derek Thompson's Substack here! Donald Trump rose to power in the Republican Party as a critic of the neoconservative tradition and was opposed to war in the Middle East. But after weeks ...
25 Jun 202547min
NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani on Abundance, Socialism, and How to Change a Mind
Before today’s show, a personal announcement. After almost 17 years at The Atlantic, I have just officially moved my writing full time to Substack, the newsletter platform. If you like this show, if y...
23 Jun 202541min
A Grand, Unified Theory of Why Americans Are So Unhealthy
Americans are unusually overweight and chronically ill compared to similarly rich countries. This episode presents a grand, unified theory for why that's the case. Our food environment has become sign...
18 Jun 202538min
