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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

Where these sponsors also buy

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ran episode read, not there nothing read that week

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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

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.

Next stops

Paid placements only. A listing does not imply any influence on the show’s content. A week marked as nothing read is unknown, not a week without ads.