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Back to SearchThe Future of GLP-1 Drugs and AI Medicine, With Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks
Season 5 Episode 10
The GLP-1 drug revolution has taken the medicine world by storm. I’ve done several episodes on the science of GLP-1s. But we’ve never done an episode…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs. Now What?
Season 5 Episode 9
Donald Trump suffered a huge blow Friday when the Supreme Court struck down the centerpiece of his economic policy: his vast system of tariffs. So, w…
5 months ago
The Media Theory That Explains “99% of Everything”
Season 5 Episode 8
In the mid-20th century, a group of media and communications scholars proposed that the shift from spoken to written language—from orality to literac…
5 months ago
"America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs"
Season 5 Episode 7
In his epic cover story for The Atlantic this month, staff writer Josh Tyrangiel spoke to dozens of economists, workers, tech CEOs, and AI experts ab…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Meltdown at The Washington Post—and the Crisis in News
Season 5 Episode 6
Hello! I’m back from paternity leave just in time to talk about the biggest media earthquake of the year (so far): the Washington Post meltdown. For …
5 months, 1 week ago
Plain English BEST OF: What’s the Matter With America’s Food?
Season 5 Episode 5
Throughout December and January, we’ve been re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond, and today's episode marks the end of…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Plain English BEST OF: This Is How the AI Bubble Could Burst
Season 5 Episode 4
Throughout December and January, we’re going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond. This list includes interviews…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Plain English BEST OF: The Healthiest "Super-Agers" Have One Thing in Common, According to a 25-Year Study
Season 5 Episode 3
Throughout December and January, we’re going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond. This list includes interviews…
6 months ago
Plain English BEST OF: The Modern World Is Changing America’s Personality for the Worse
Season 5 Episode 2
Throughout December and January, we’re going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond. This list includes interviews…
6 months, 1 week ago
Plain English BEST OF: If GLP-1 Drugs Are Good for Everything, Should We All Be on Them?
Season 5 Episode 1
Throughout December and January, we’re going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes of the past year and beyond. This list includes interviews…
6 months, 2 weeks ago