Plain English with Derek Thompson The Ringer

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 exemplified, one might argue, in the headline to this very episode).
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: James Fallows
Producer: Devon Manze
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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 of TV, movies, and live sports.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Rich Greenfield 
Producer: Devon Manze
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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 investors weren't exactly right, either. How did everybody miss the most important economic story of the year? Derek breaks down the highest inflation rate in 40 years and welcomes back his economic roundtable guests, the finance podcasters Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson. 
Host: Derek Thompson
Guests: Michael Batnick & Ben Carlson 
Producer: Devon Manze
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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 Burn-Murdoch 
Producer: Devon Manze
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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 frontier of science and technology with Derek’s favorite innovation writer, the economist Eli Dourado.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Eli Dourado
Producer: Devon Manze
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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 Frum
Producer: Devon Manze
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