David A. Plotz [2] (born January 31, 1970) [3] is an American journalist and former CEO of Atlas Obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. [4] A writer with Slate since its inception in 1996, Plotz was the online magazine's editor from June 2008 until July 2014, [5] succeeding Jacob Weisberg. [6]

Aug 8, 2013 · There’s a good argument for why the Washington should retired the name “Redskins.” David Plotz just didn’t make it.

Mar 20, 2025 · David Plotz is a host of the Slate Political Gabfest and the CEO of City Cast. Will Any of The Officials On The Leaked Chat Face Consequences?

Jul 14, 2014 · As the new editor of Slate, I got to write a whole piece pouring champagne all over outgoing editor David Plotz, taking hundreds of words to extol the man’s brilliance, greatness, and menschy...

Nov 24, 2014 · David Plotz charted a course for a long quest to find new career after leaving Slate, but quickly arrived at the travel website Atlas Obscura.

Sep 28, 2023 · David has created a career out of harnessing digital information to create action and experience and change in the physical world. Join us for this talk to learn how to put digital and analytical skills to use … but also go places, meet people and change real things.

David Plotz is Editor at Large at Business Insider, where he writes the Insider Today newsletter with Henry Blodget. He also hosts the Slate Political Gabfest, the popular weekly podcast.

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David Plotz is the editor of Slate. He is the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous,...

The journalist and podcast entrepreneur David Plotz founded City Cast on a deceptively simple premise: While the technology of audio changes, its core dynamics remain the same. City Cast, a ...