Plain English BEST OF: A Grand, Unified Theory of Why Americans Are So Unhealthy
Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network. |
| 0:05.7 | My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter. |
| 0:10.4 | And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood. |
| 0:15.2 | Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about. |
| 0:21.7 | We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight, which streamer is on the brink |
| 0:26.3 | of collapse, and which executives on the hot seat. Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who'll never |
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| 1:10.8 | Hi everybody, Derek here. |
| 1:12.7 | In December, my wife and I welcomed our second baby girl into the world. |
| 1:16.4 | I'm going to be taking some time off, but we wanted to keep the pod going through the holidays. |
| 1:20.2 | So we're going to be re-airing some of our favorite episodes from the last 12 months, |
| 1:25.2 | a kind of best of compendium. And this list includes interviews that |
| 1:29.4 | really stuck with me and others that really stuck with you and you had lots of feedback and |
| 1:33.5 | thoughts on, including this one. I'll be back in the new year with fresh content, but until |
| 1:37.7 | then, happy holidays and happy new year. Today, a grand theory of health and chronic disease in America. |
| 1:49.3 | In the last few weeks, I've had two conversations with doctors that really struck me, |
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