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Episode 572: Derek Thompson
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Derek Thompson is a staff writer for The Atlantic and host of the podcast Plain English.
“I am an inveterate dilettante. I lose interest in subjects all the time. Because what I find interesting about my job is the invitation to solve mysteries. And once you solve one, two, three mysteries in a space, then the meta-mystery of that space begins to dim. And all these other subjects—that's the new unlit space that needs the flashlight. And that's the part of the job that I love the most: that there are so many dark corners in the world. And I've just got this flashlight, and I can just shine it wherever the hell I want.”
Show notes:
- @DKThomp
- Thompson's Atlantic archive
- 00:00 Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction (Penguin • 2018)
- 00:00 Plain English with Derek Thompson (The Ringer)
- 05:00 "Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out" (The Atlantic • Feb 2024)
- 18:00 "The Americans Who Need Chaos" (The Atlantic • Feb 2024)
- 23:00 "America’s Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant" (The Atlantic • Mar 2024)
- 35:00 "Stop Trying to Ask 'Smart Questions'" (The Atlantic • Jan 2023)
- 39:00 "The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson" (The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb 2024)
- 40:00 "What Many Economists (and I) Got Wrong About This Economy" (Plain English • Mar 2024)
- 43:00 "How Hollywood’s Hit Formula Flopped—and What Could Come Next" (Plain English • Mar 2024)
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Manage episode 406251910 series 3243538
Derek Thompson is a staff writer for The Atlantic and host of the podcast Plain English.
“I am an inveterate dilettante. I lose interest in subjects all the time. Because what I find interesting about my job is the invitation to solve mysteries. And once you solve one, two, three mysteries in a space, then the meta-mystery of that space begins to dim. And all these other subjects—that's the new unlit space that needs the flashlight. And that's the part of the job that I love the most: that there are so many dark corners in the world. And I've just got this flashlight, and I can just shine it wherever the hell I want.”
Show notes:
- @DKThomp
- Thompson's Atlantic archive
- 00:00 Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction (Penguin • 2018)
- 00:00 Plain English with Derek Thompson (The Ringer)
- 05:00 "Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out" (The Atlantic • Feb 2024)
- 18:00 "The Americans Who Need Chaos" (The Atlantic • Feb 2024)
- 23:00 "America’s Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant" (The Atlantic • Mar 2024)
- 35:00 "Stop Trying to Ask 'Smart Questions'" (The Atlantic • Jan 2023)
- 39:00 "The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson" (The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb 2024)
- 40:00 "What Many Economists (and I) Got Wrong About This Economy" (Plain English • Mar 2024)
- 43:00 "How Hollywood’s Hit Formula Flopped—and What Could Come Next" (Plain English • Mar 2024)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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