Ad Almanac entry · updated Oct 31, 2026 · how we read them
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Plain English with Derek Thompson
7 sponsors across 5 episodes since Sep 2026.
From show notes and transcribed ad reads across 11 episodes. Ads read only in the audio may be missing.
7Sponsors
11Episodes tracked
5Episodes with an ad
Oct 30Latest episode
Connections
RegularsMost episodes first.7
Newest sponsorsFirst ad on this show, newest first.7
Where these sponsors also buy
Events5
Sponsor calendar
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Comcast Business
JPMorganChase
Jira
Jira by Atlassian
ServiceNow
Whole Foods Market
Workday
ran episode read, not there nothing read that week
Everything we’ve recorded Click a heading to sort.
| Comcast Business | 4 | Oct 27 Report |
| JPMorganChase | 3 | Oct 27 Report |
| Jira | 1 | Oct 27 Report |
| Jira by Atlassian | 1 | Oct 23 Report |
| ServiceNow | 1 | Oct 23 Report |
| Whole Foods Market | 1 | Oct 27 Report |
| Workday | 1 | Oct 27 Report |
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| What Does Effective Altruism Really Believe?Jira, Comcast Business, JPMorganChase, Workday, Whole Foods Market | Oct 27 | |
| The AI Story Wall Street Doesn't Want to HearJira by Atlassian, JPMorganChase, ServiceNow | Oct 23 | |
| AI Is Smarter Than Ever. So Where’s the Revolution?Comcast Business, JPMorganChase | Oct 20 | |
| The Bitter Rivalries Behind the Race to Build SuperintelligenceComcast Business | Oct 6 | |
| Why the Midterms Suddenly Look So Bad for RepublicansComcast Business | Oct 2 | |
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Is Plain English with Derek Thompson sponsored?
Yes. 5 of the 11 episodes tracked name at least one paid sponsor, 7 brands in all. Comcast Business appears most often, in 4 episodes.
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