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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Is Kamala Harris Progressive?
Her latest ads show Kamala running to the middle. Do progressives care?
20 min
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The Georgia Election Laboratory
Rapidly changing “election integrity” laws are actually decreasing voters’ trust—and that may be the point.
24 min
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TBD | Who’s Going to Regulate AI?
A.I. companies don’t like SB1047—not too surprising—but what’s Nancy Pelosi’s problem with it?
19 min
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TBD | Crypto Courts the 2024 Vote
No, the industry’s not dead. It’s rich.
22 min
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The DNC Is A Party. How Long Will It Last?
Reporting from the floor that the whole world is watching.
27 min
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Chicago's Mayor Takes on the Democrats' Toughes...
When the buses arrived, ideals met a real world test.
27 min
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Can Kamala Harris Win “Uncommitted” Democrats?
How the nominee can distinguish herself from her predecessor on the war in Gaza.
23 min
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The Gender War Election
What Kamala Harris learned (not to do) from the Clinton campaign.
27 min
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TBD | The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
Compounding pharmacies are shoring up the Ozempic and Wegovy shortage, often via telehealth—but there’s a catch.
19 min
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TBD | Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Remade in its owner’s image, X is rife with hate-speech, misinformation and fear-mongering.
21 min
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Would You Die For MrBeast?
Contestants on his new show got more than they bargained for—it sounds like MrBeast did too.
23 min
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Trump Seems Lost. But Can He Lose?
Pivoting from Biden to Harris isn’t going smoothly, but will that matter in November?
25 min
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How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
Eight days in space is now looking like eight months.
21 min
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AIPAC Vs. The Squad
Waves of right-wing money are washing out progressive incumbents.
20 min
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TBD | Tesla’s Out of Juice. But Are EVs?
Tesla isn’t the whole story. Cars aren’t even the whole story.
23 min
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TBD | Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
The Department of Justice proves it can take on Big Tech and win.
20 min
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TBD | Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
The Department of Justice proves it can take on Big Tech and win.
20 min
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The Olympics Meet the Culture Wars
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have been pulled into the long, ugly history of sports sex testing.
25 min
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Why It Had to Be Walz
What is the Minnesota governor bringing to the ticket?
24 min
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How Trump Got Ice Cube
Straight outta Compton…and eventually to the GOP?
25 min
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Project 2025 Isn't Dead, It's Born Again
The Trump era is about being loud and proud—but the less said about their extremely unpopular, unpalatable policy goals, the better.
22 min
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TBD | If They Can Get Sydney Sweeney They Can G...
Why telecom networks are terrible at holding our sensitive data.
22 min
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A Word: “Momala” and “Papa Bear”
The Second Gentleman speaks up for his wife, and out against Donald Trump.
25 min
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TBD | Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?
Can a new colon cancer test help?
22 min
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Israel Targets Hamas in Iran. Now What?
Following strikes in Lebanon and Iran, is a regional war now more likely than a ceasefire?
23 min