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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Trump’s Spiraling Legal Fees
With every indictment, Trump gets another fundraising boost—and another huge legal expense.
19 min
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TBD | Tech's Mask Off Moment
Richard Hanania exposes ugly truths about the power and politics of the tech industry.
26 min
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TBD | Can Smart Guns Save Lives?
Is a gun only you can shoot really safer than a regular firearm?
26 min
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Justice for the Gilgo Beach Murder Victims
All these years later, questions remain about whose disappearance gets investigated—and whose families are left to wonder.
24 min
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Haiti’s Kidnapping Crisis
Though the international response has been slow, Kenya has offered help.
18 min
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Judges on the Trump Trials
How Judges Aileen Cannon and Tanya Chutkan will preside.
26 min
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Florida Public Schools' New Anti-Woke Partner
How right-wing propaganda made it into Florida classrooms.
23 min
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TBD | Another Summer of COVID
COVID infections are up this summer - again. But it's hard to tell just how bad it is.
25 min
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TBD | Tesla's Big Lie
Elon Musk’s most recent scandal may upend the way we think of an electric future.
26 min
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It’s Hot as Hell. Why Are Pools Closed?
Americans are hot,sweaty, and eager to learn how to swim. But public pools across the country are closed.
22 min
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U.S. vs Trump
It’s the first indictment to tackle the former president’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election—and cover it up.
22 min
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After the Strike
Winning a new contract was the end of the strike. The fight is still ongoing.
22 min
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Congress Wants to Know: Do Aliens Exist?
Three officials say UFOs aren’t just real; in the military, they’re an open secret.
26 min
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TBD | America’s Downtown Ghost Towns
What happens to those offices when employees don’t “return to work?”
29 min
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TBD | Washington vs. A.I.
The government's starting to focus on regulating A.I. But have they learned from their previous tech regulation woes?
24 min
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Jason Aldean’s “Dog-Whistle Anthem”
How “Try That in a Small Town” outraged the left, tickled the right – and shot up the charts.
24 min
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Has Netanyahu Lost Control?
From progressive protesters to far-right politicos, Israel’s Prime Minister no longer has his hands on the wheel.
21 min
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How Far Will Texas Go?
The Justice Department plans to sue Texas over a recent escalation at the border. Governor Abbott says - “see you in court.”
24 min
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Climate Change Goes to Court
Can we sue our way out of the climate crisis?
24 min
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TBD | Why Tech Lays Women Off First
Rounds of layoffs have disproportionately affected women in tech—including those on maternity leave.
27 min
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TBD | America’s $5 Trillion Grid Problem
The electric grid is the only thing making parts of America habitable this summer. It desperately needs a makeover.
24 min
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Judging the Supreme Court
Senate Democrats want the Court to adopt a code of ethics. Do the Justices have to listen?
22 min
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The Indefensible Defense Bill
The National Defense Authorization Act has been drafted into the culture wars.
19 min
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How Hollywood Shot Itself in the Foot
The paltry wages of the streaming economy made these strikes inevitable.
29 min
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Thousand-Year Floods, Annually
The floodplain maps are falling out of relevance faster than they can be replaced.
21 min