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Back to SearchThe Four Ways That America Is Polarizing
Season 1 Episode 12
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 stran…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Four Biggest Myths of the U.S. Economy. Plus, Omicron in 100 Seconds.
Season 1 Episode 11
Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund partner and author of the bestseller 'The Psychology of Money,' joins the pod to debate what we're getting wrong ab…
4 years, 7 months ago
Elon Musk Is the Person of the Year. Who Is the Person of the Century?
Season 1 Episode 10
New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose is back to talk about the Age of Elon, why tech’s most famous founders are acting so weird, and why I’m wro…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial With Rebecca Jarvis of 'The Dropout' Podcast
Season 1 Episode 9
Derek is obsessed with the trial of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes—and he hopes you are too. Days away from the trial's end, Derek and R…
4 years, 7 months ago
Media Report Card! Biden Blues, Omicron Fears, Chris Cuomo, and a Celebrity Profile for the Ages
Season 1 Episode 8
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 …
4 years, 7 months ago
Work in America Is Broken—Can Remote Work Save Us?
Season 1 Episode 7
Derek talks to Anne Helen Petersen, the coauthor of 'Out of Work: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home,' about Americans' relation…
4 years, 7 months ago
BONUS POD: The Future of Democracy, the Media, and the Economy With Andrew Yang
Season 1 Episode 6
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. p…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Bad Guys Are Winning
Season 1 Episode 5
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…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Omicron Variant: So, How Bad Is It?
Season 1 Episode 4
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.
Hos…
4 years, 7 months ago
Buy or Sell Pandemic Trends: Peloton, Movie Theaters, Masks, and More!
Season 1 Episode 3
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: Dere…
4 years, 8 months ago