The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Derek Thompson for another edition of The Future of Everything, during which they discuss Derek and Ezra Klein’s new book ‘Abundance,’ before sharing their predictions for the future of politics, tech, sports, and culture. Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Derek Thompson Producers: Kyle Crichton and Chia Hao Tat This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Bill Simmons podcast presented by Fandall. Fandall Sportsbook is the best place to bet on the NBA. We have these fun little Tuesday, Friday, player performance stuff. We have same game parlays. We have picks for me sometimes and boosts and all kinds of fun things. Get ready in the playoffs. Download the Fandall's Sportsbook app today to get in on the action. And by the way, the ringer is committed to responsible gaming.
0:23.1	Please visit the ringer.com slash RG to learn more.
0:26.8	Listen to the end of this episode for additional details.
0:29.1	It must be 21 plus president select states, gaming problem called 180 gambler or visit
0:32.9	RG dash help.com.
0:35.0	Coming up, the future of everything with Derek Thompson next.
0:38.8	We're also brought to by the Ringer podcast network, put up a new prestige TV podcast.
0:43.5	We did the White Lotus episode five recap, aka the Sam Rockwell episode.
0:48.0	Fantastic. Check that out. It's a video podcast on Spotify. So is the new rewatchables.
0:52.7	We put up Days of Thunder. Me and Kyle Brandt and
0:56.4	Chris Ryan, Tom Cruise's 16th, rewatchables movie. He's got a three movie lead over De Niro and
1:03.5	Pacino at this point. Speaking of video podcast, Amy Poehler's new podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
1:09.7	We launched it today. Very excited about it.
1:12.0	You can listen to her and talk to Martin Short. That's an episode. You can listen to her and talk to
1:15.2	Tina Faye. That's an episode. And we put a lot of time and work an effort into this. And Amy's
1:21.1	the best. So I really hope this podcast becomes humongous. And I don't know why it wouldn't, because, again, Amy is the best.
1:28.1	So congrats to her coming up on this podcast,
1:31.3	speaking of the best.
1:32.5	We have Derek Thompson from the plain English podcast.
1:34.9	Every once in a while he pops on
1:36.1	and we talk about the future of everything.
1:38.2	We have a gimmick for this.
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