Bryan Curtis from The Ringer’s ‘The Press Box’ podcast joins Derek to hand out grades to the news media for its coverage of Biden, the pandemic, and more. 

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Bryan Curtis

Producer: Devon Manze

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Derek talks to Anne Helen Petersen, the coauthor of 'Out of Work: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home,' about Americans' relationship to our jobs, work as an identity, and burnout as a policy choice.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Anne Helen Petersen

Producer: Devon Manze

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In our first weekend special, Andrew interviews Derek about the state of the economy, and Derek interviews Andrew about the various plagues of U.S. politics.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Andrew Yang

Producer: Devon Manze

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Derek talks to The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on the decline of democracy and the rise of a new form of authoritarianism in Russia, China, Europe, and the U.S.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Anne Applebaum

Producer: Devon Manze

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Dr. Peter Hotez talks to Derek about what we know about the new COVID-19 variant (a little), what we don't know (a lot), and when we'll know more.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guests: Dr. Peter Hotez

Producer: Devon Manze

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The Atlantic's Amanda Mull joins the podcast to debate Derek about which COVID-19–related cultural trends will thrive or fade in the 2020s.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Amanda Mull

Producer: Devon Manze

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Our first Economic Roundtable discusses rising prices, the Great Resignation, labor shortages, the supply chain mess, Joe Biden’s puking approval numbers, and what the White House can do to turn things around. 

Host: Derek Thompson

Guests: Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson 

Producer: Devon Manze

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In our first episode, The New York Times’s Kevin Roose joins the show to walk Derek through the metaverse, crypto, NFTs, and the maybe-BS or maybe-brilliant future of technology.

Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Kevin Roose

Producer: Devon Manze

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Longtime Atlantic writer Derek Thompson breaks down your weekly headlines in his new podcast, ‘Plain English.’ From tech to politics to culture, Derek and his expert guests cut through the noise surrounding the news and tackle the big questions that matter to you. ‘Plain English’ launches November 16, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Host: Derek Thompson

Producer: Devon Manze

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