Great idea by Bill Simmons to bring Derek Thompson to The Ringer
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“The Venn diagram of The Ringer’s ‘21st century’ sports & pop culture podcast Millennial & Gen Z media consumers, versus us Old Head-Boomer paying subscribers to the ‘20th century’ media stalwarts we grew up with on the East Coast — like The Atlantic and the New Yorker — probably doesn’t display a ton of ‘overlap’. So to me it felt surprising and non-intuitive, when The Ringer added Plain English to its stable of podcasts. The easiest thing would be for The Ringer to “steer clear” of current events…and for Mr. Thompson to simply publish his podcast on The Atlantic’s website. But Mr. Simmons’ history is not to take “the path of least resistance” — as people who’ve followed him from his Grantland days know. So I heard Bill’s promos when the show first launched, and I’ve been subscribed to Plain English ever since. Mr. Thompson’s curiosity, and his excitement & determination to “wrap his head around” a topic — and in so doing, to allow his audience to, as well — comes through. And the show’s producers & host often manage to pull off the “neat trick” — a trick made famous by Apple, when it gave the world a series of hellaciously expensive products, that people had no idea they needed, or wanted — of giving us as listeners, a podcast on a topic that wasn’t top-of-mind, but that we’re immediately interested in when we see it. Keep up the great work!”
SLCUtahUser via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/25/24
More reviews of Plain English with Derek Thompson
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“Ton of pods out there, but Derek and team have cut through the crowd with informative content, valuable guests and much needed dialogue for today’s insanity.”
ChetLemon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/22
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“Topical discussions by thoughtful host and smart guests. Easy to understand. Derek asks the questions you’d want to ask. Nice job.”
B$chu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/22
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