Workday on Plain English with Derek Thompson

"The End of Reading Is Here"

0:29
mid-roll
Derek Thompson
The Ringer
July 28, 2026
Announcer-readBrand awarenessBaked-in adSaaS
0:00 / 0:29
@ 34:21 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$240range $36$1,700

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 2,000 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a placement factor. Inputs for this read: 0:29 · Announcer-read · mid-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
Methodology and limitations →

Transcript

This episode is brought to you by Workday. Guessing is for game shows, not for your business, especially when your margin for error is zero. Workday is the enterprise AI platform for HR, finance, and IT with a deep understanding of your organization's context and guardrails. So every AI action is permission aware, giving you accuracy 24 seven and the ability to not just get work done, but get it done right. It's a new workday.

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Episode

Plain English with Derek Thompson
"The End of Reading Is Here"
Host: Derek Thompson
Publisher: The Ringer