Plain English with Derek Thompson

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Subscribers11.5K

Views per video6.5Kmedian of the last 30

Views per subscriber0.57how many actually watch

Comments per video31median

Uploads per month7.1

Last upload27d ago2026-09-11

Total views565K

Total videos112

Long-form / Shorts41% / 0%

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What Plain English with Derek Thompson makes

Topics politics, culture, technology, education, ai

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 [email hidden].

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