What Next Plus
The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.
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A Cancelled Actor Scripts His Comeback
What to make of Jonathan Majors’ return to the press circuit.
22 min
277
The Mass Grave in Gaza
In the days since the ceasefire fell apart, Gazans have faced bombardment, malnutrition, and a dire political plan for their future.
26 min
278
The Upside Of Tariffs
Make no mistake: this is gonna hurt.
26 min
279
TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon
Your 401k loves him too.
29 min
280
TBD | The Discourse: Our Memecoin Took Off
And we missed our chance to get rich.
14 min
281
TBD | Where DOGE Is Taking Us
What happens when you run the government like how Elon Musk runs a business?
24 min
282
The Lives Ruined by Trump's Deportation Machine
The pretexts are flimsy; due process is absent, and mistakes have already been made.
28 min
283
How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood
The precedent seems pretty clear here, but with this court, you can never be sure.
25 min
284
Free Speech? Not If You’re A Foreign Student.
The administration is sending a message by detaining Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil.
23 min
285
Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?
All eyes are on a State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.
26 min
286
TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine
And Silicon Valley's too.
22 min
287
Bitcoin’s Biggest Mystery
Felix Salmon from Slate Money joins Mary for a Slate Plus exclusive.
23 min
288
TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Because—how hard could it be?
27 min
289
The Group Chat Heard ‘Round the World
Former GOP congressman and Air Force vet Adam Kinzinger shares just how bad this Signal leak was.
25 min
290
What Happens To My Student Loans Now?
If your debt outlasts the Department of Education, alas, you’re not out of the woods yet.
24 min
291
A Tea Party for the Democrats?
Bernie and AOC have crowds, but what’s their pitch?
23 min
292
How Colleges Can Fight Back
Taking it from the quads to courts.
25 min
293
TBD | Bezos 2.0
How the Amazon founder went from Trump critic to Trump donor.
25 min
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TBD | The Discourse: Can A.I. Write A Good Story?
We judge it!
18 min
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TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research
Cutting NIH grants–even temporarily–could have repercussions for years to come.
26 min
296
Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy
Trying to make sense of Trumponomics.
25 min
297
A "Made for TV" Deportation Policy
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked an arcane law which was last used to justify Japanese internment. A judge tried to stop him—but he didn’t listen.
27 min
298
Is this the End of Sesame Street?
How the struggles of a once universally beloved children’s show are emblematic of a larger cultural shift.
25 min
299
Democrats Had a Rare Opportunity. They Blinked.
Chuck Schumer’s decision to keep the government open enraged a wide swath of Democrats, from Pelosi to AOC.
24 min
300
TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom
Inside the movement targeting free speech.
26 min