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Plain English with Derek Thompson

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Net Soapbox Score across all issues (last 30 days)
R+0.7
39 mentions across 5 episodes
How this channel has trended
Range L+2.5 to R+2.5 · rolling 7-day index

Issues this channel has covered

last 30 days, sorted by volume
AI & tech regulationL+0.6
9 mentions · weight 137
Trump / GOP leadershipL+4.2
4 mentions · weight 66
Social Security & MedicareR+5.6
4 mentions · weight 60
Inflation & affordabilityR+1.2
4 mentions · weight 55
Immigration & borderR+3.1
2 mentions · weight 38
Government corruption & institutionsR+0.7
2 mentions · weight 33
Education & DEIR+9.0
2 mentions · weight 33
Abortion & reproductive rightsL+2.4
2 mentions · weight 27
Free speech & moderationR+2.1
2 mentions · weight 22
Justice system & rule of lawR+5.6
1 mentions · weight 16
Election integrityL+9.0
1 mentions · weight 16
Drug policy0.0
2 mentions · weight 16
Crime & public safety0.0
1 mentions · weight 11
Climate & energyL+5.6
1 mentions · weight 11
Race & discriminationR+4.2
1 mentions · weight 11
Health care & coverage0.0
1 mentions · weight 5

Recent episodes

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06/02/2026What We Get Wrong About LonelinessPodcast57m
05/29/2026Why the NBA Feels Broken—and Why the League Can’t Fix ItPodcast58m
05/22/2026The Men Who Think Toxic Feminism Destroyed AmericaPodcast1h 0m
05/19/2026Does Anybody Know How to Solve an American Debt Crisis?Podcast1h 2m
05/15/2026The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You ThinkPodcast1h 2m
05/12/2026The Case Against the AI Job ApocalypsePodcast55m
05/08/2026If America’s So Rich, Why Is Everyone Miserable?Podcast1h 2m
05/05/2026One of the Deadliest Cancers in America May Have Met Its MatchPodcast45m
05/01/2026Why Too Much Freedom Is the Enemy of SuccessPodcast49m
04/28/2026Why the Iran War Is Tearing MAGA ApartPodcast58m
04/24/2026The Triple Crisis That’s Breaking Hollywood—and Changing the Future of MoviesPodcast1h 9m
04/21/2026The Most Powerful and Dangerous AI Model YetPodcast1h 5m
04/14/2026The Whole World Is Fighting About EnergyPodcast1h 5m
04/10/2026‘The Job Market for Young People Is Brutal’Podcast1h 5m
04/08/2026America's Religious Revival Is a MiragePodcast1h 9m
04/03/2026Is China the Winner of the Iran War?Podcast51m
03/31/2026‘Shitty Flow’—and Why We’re Addicted to ItPodcast49m
03/27/2026Anthropic Thinks AI Might Destroy the Economy. It's Building It Anyway.Podcast1h 4m
03/24/2026America's Tax System Is BrokenPodcast1h 4m
03/20/2026The Casino-ification of AmericaPodcast1h 11m
03/17/2026"Yes, AI Is a Bubble. There Is No Question."Podcast1h 11m
03/13/2026The Pill That Works Even When You Know It's FakePodcast1h 13m
03/10/2026The Economic Crisis of the Iran War Goes Far Beyond OilPodcast53m
03/09/2026"American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology"Podcast1h 2m
03/06/2026Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?Podcast39m
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