2022 Is Off to a Terrible Start for Democrats
Legendary journalist James Fallows joins to discuss the filibuster wars, Democrats’ Voting Rights Act, the political outlook for Joe Biden and the Democrats, and the media’s negativity bias (as exempl...
21 Jan 202241min
The Biggest Losers of the Streaming Wars: ESPN, Movie Theaters, Peacock, and More
Do movie theaters have a future? What should Disney do with ESPN? And is anybody watching Peacock? Derek’s favorite entertainment-media analyst Rich Greenfield joins the pod to talk about the future o...
18 Jan 202249min
Everybody Was Wrong About Inflation
Okay, almost everybody. The Biden administration was wrong. Many critics of the Biden administration were also wrong. The Federal Reserve was wrong. Investors were wrong. Banks were wrong. And Bitcoin...
14 Jan 202243min
Omicron: Feelings vs. Facts
Derek talks about the rise of the "Vaxxed and Done" movement before reviewing the latest omicron data with John Burn-Murdoch, data superstar at the Financial Times. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: John Bu...
11 Jan 202236min
The Biggest Inventions of the 2020s: Cancer Vaccines, Flying Cars, Space Travel, and More
Let’s kick off the new year with a bit of techno-optimism! After a miserable start to this decade, we can still have a Roaring Twenties. In this episode, ‘Plain English’ presents a tour of the frontie...
7 Jan 202254min
The Four Ways That America Is Polarizing
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 ...
28 Dec 202138min
The Four Biggest Myths of the U.S. Economy. Plus, Omicron in 100 Seconds.
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 i...
21 Dec 202146min
Elon Musk Is the Person of the Year. Who Is the Person of the Century?
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...
17 Dec 20211h 4min
