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Plain English with Derek Thompson

Longtime Atlantic tech, culture and political writer Derek Thompson cuts through all the noise surrounding the big questions and headlines that matter to you in his new podcast Plain English. Hear Der... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Experts Predicted a Recession This Year. How Were They So Wrong?

Experts Predicted a Recession This Year. How Were They So Wrong?

Today’s show is about what I consider the biggest mystery of the U.S. economy. Last year, economic experts predicted a r... Read more

8 Aug 2023

36mins

Ranked #2

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Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich

Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich

Less than 1 percent of college students attend Ivy League colleges and equally selective schools, like Stanford and Duke... Read more

1 Aug 2023

50mins

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Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb,' discusses the life of J. Robert Op... Read more

25 Jul 2023

56mins

Ranked #4

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How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff

How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff

The trouble brewing in the media and entertainment industry has become one of the most interesting—and truly perplexing—... Read more

19 Jul 2023

1hr 1min

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Ranked #5

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Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.

Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.

By many measures, this is one of the best times to find a job in decades. And by many measures, Americans are locked in ... Read more

11 Jul 2023

57mins

Ranked #6

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How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains

How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains

Calvin Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of, among other books, 'Deep Work... Read more

5 Jul 2023

1hr 3mins

Ranked #7

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What Just Happened in Russia This Weekend?

What Just Happened in Russia This Weekend?

University of Chicago professor Paul Poast breaks down Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion, Vladimir Putin's weakness, Russia'... Read more

27 Jun 2023

57mins

Ranked #8

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The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done

The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done

Today’s episode is the first in a new miniseries about getting stuff done. This episode in particular is about NOT getti... Read more

20 Jun 2023

56mins

Ranked #9

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Why Fertility Rates Are Plunging—in the U.S., South Korea, and Everywhere Else

Why Fertility Rates Are Plunging—in the U.S., South Korea, and Everywhere Else

Last year, there were 3,661,220 babies born in the U.S. That sounds like a lot. But historically speaking, it’s really n... Read more

13 Jun 2023

1hr 4mins

Ranked #10

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Why So Many Young Men Are Lonely, Sexless, and Extremely Online

Why So Many Young Men Are Lonely, Sexless, and Extremely Online

Today’s episode is about the state of men in America. Last week, the non-profit institute Equimondo published a report o... Read more

6 Jun 2023

53mins

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