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Derek Thompson

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Derek Thompson is the host of the ‘Plain English’ podcast. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of several books, including ‘Hit Makers’ and the forthcoming ‘Abundance,’ coauthored with Ezra Klein. He lives in North Carolina, with his wife and daughter.

The Problem With Sports Gambling

The Problem With Sports Gambling

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 31 • 52 min

The Problem With Sports Gambling

The Problem With Sports Gambling

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 31 • 52 min

Recent Podcasts

Michael Lewis on How the Global Financial Crisis Explains Trump, Crypto, and Everything Else

Michael Lewis on How the Global Financial Crisis Explains Trump, Crypto, and Everything Else

Michael Lewis Explains the Global Financial Crisis

Michael Lewis on the Global Financial Crisis

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 28 • 1 hr 10 min

Michael Lewis on How the Global Financial Crisis Explains Trump, Crypto, and Everything Else

Michael Lewis on How the Global Financial Crisis Explains Trump, Crypto, and Everything Else

Michael Lewis Explains the Global Financial Crisis

Michael Lewis on the Global Financial Crisis

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 28 • 1 hr 10 min

What Happens When AI Learns to Do Our Jobs

What Happens When AI Learns to Do Our Jobs

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 24 • 52 min

What Happens When AI Learns to Do Our Jobs

What Happens When AI Learns to Do Our Jobs

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 24 • 52 min

How Democrats Lost the Future

How Democrats Lost the Future

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 21 • 57 min

How Democrats Lost the Future

How Democrats Lost the Future

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Oct. 21 • 57 min

Recent Videos

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 18

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 18

Recent Articles

Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?

Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 27, 2024 • 7 min read

Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?

Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 27, 2024 • 7 min read

Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public Health Discourse

Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public Health Discourse

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 22, 2024 • 4 min read

Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public Health Discourse

Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public Health Discourse

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 22, 2024 • 4 min read

The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular

The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 15, 2024 • 6 min read

The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular

The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular

By Derek Thompson • Nov. 15, 2024 • 6 min read

Shows With Derek Thompson

Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English With Derek Thompson

Plain English With Derek Thompson

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