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Plain English with Derek Thompson

Why Big Tech's Jobs Bubble Burst. Plus, SBF's Scandal Deepens.

Derek breaks down the biggest economic mystery of the moment: Why are the most successful tech companies collectively laying off more than 130,000 people if the overall unemployment rate is still historically low? Then award-winning Puck journalist William Cohan rejoins the podcast to talk about the biggest unanswered questions swirling around disgraced billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, his FTX bankruptcy proceedings, and his forthcoming criminal case.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: William Cohan
Producer: Devon Manze
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Plain English with Derek Thompson
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