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Why Americans Are Losing Faith in College
Paul Tough discusses the noxious stew of economics, culture, and inequality that has turned a surprising number of Americans against college. Who’s to blame, and what happens next?
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What’s So Great About Marriage?
The ‘Good Life’ authors join Derek to explain why the decline of marriage is an important factor in Americans’ diminishing happiness
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Why Is It So Expensive to Build Stuff in America?
Brian Potter joins to explain the forces behind the slowdown of various U.S. construction endeavors, why that matters, and how to turn things around
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Fatherhood and What Americans Get Wrong About Major Life Changes
Health and science writer Brad Stulberg returns to talk with Derek about the various ways people deal with change
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Experts Predicted a Recession This Year. How Were They So Wrong?
Harvard economist Jason Furman joins Derek to explain what this incorrect prediction teaches us about the economy
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Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich
Derek is joined by economist David Deming to discuss what his new study on college admissions reveals about the American dream
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Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World
Richard Rhodes, author of ‘The Making of the Atomic Bomb,’ discusses the real-life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff
This week, Julia Alexander joins to discuss the ongoing troubles in the entertainment industry, including the strikes, the box office recession, and more
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Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.
Jordan Weissmann joins to discuss why the economy is actually in a better state than most Americans and economic commentators think
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How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains
Calvin Newport and Derek Thompson discuss why the ability to perform deep, focused work is becoming rare at exactly the same time it is becoming most valuable in our economy