Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson
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Longtime tech, culture, and political writer Derek Thompson cuts through all the noise surrounding the big questions and headlines that matter to you in his podcast Plain English. Hear Derek and guests engage the news with clear viewpoints and memorable takeaways. New episodes drop weekly, and if you’ve got a topic you want discussed, shoot us an email at plainenglish@spotify.com.
Trumponomics Part 1
Episode Breakdown
Trumponomics is somehow both capitalist and socialist. Today’s guest is Greg Ip. According to Greg, the best way to see clearly what Trump is up to is to see his economic policy as “state capitalism.”
Episode Breakdown
Trumponomics is somehow both capitalist and socialist. Today’s guest is Greg Ip. According to Greg, the best way to see clearly what Trump is up to is to see his economic policy as “state capitalism.”
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Abundance
By Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein • March 18
‘Abundance’ is Plain English host Derek Thompson and New York Times journalist Ezra Klein’s call to renew a politics of plenty, face up to the failures of liberal governance, and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life.More info
Abundance
Abundance
Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein • Mar 18, 2025
‘Abundance’ is Plain English host Derek Thompson and New York Times journalist Ezra Klein’s call to renew a politics of plenty, face up to the failures of liberal governance, and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life.
‘Abundance’ is Plain English host Derek Thompson and New York Times journalist Ezra Klein’s call to renew a politics of plenty, face up to the failures of liberal governance, and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life.
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