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.
1051
The End of Ending the Pandemic
How treatments for addiction and HIV prevention can inform this moment—and the next—in the fight against COVID.
18 min
1052
New York State’s Redistricting Mess
The ongoing battle over New York State’s political map has national implications.
21 min
1053
Biden’s Student Loan Ambivalence
If only looking at debt made it disappear.
23 min
1054
TBD | North Korea's Hacking Army
Can North Korea's army of cyber-criminals be stopped?
20 min
1055
TBD | How Buffalo Could Transform Social Media
Can the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism effectively moderate extremist content?
19 min
1056
China’s Zero-COVID Policy
How did a virus prevention strategy turn into punishment?
23 min
1057
No Lone Wolves
Why the mass shooting in Buffalo is part of a bigger movement.
25 min
1058
How Corporations Are Taking Advantage of Inflation
Consumers are paying the price as some companies use inflation as a cover for price hikes.
25 min
1059
The Evolution of Pro-Choice Messaging
How should supporters of reproductive rights talk about abortion now?
27 min
1060
TBD | Inside Trump’s Twitter Clone
Can Truth Social survive without Trump?
17 min
1061
TBD | Can A.I. Know What You're Feeling?
A.I. that can read emotion is the next frontier in machine learning.
16 min
1062
The Future of IVF Post-Roe
Abortion access isn’t the only thing hanging in the balance if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
23 min
1063
Russia’s Next Target?
Why Putin might be setting his sights on Moldova, a tiny country on Ukraine’s western border.
25 min
1064
Ukrainian War, American Intelligence
The U.S. government is walking a fine line when it comes to lending its intelligence data to the Ukrainian military.
25 min
1065
How Connecticut Became An Abortion Safe Haven
Its new law will extend protection beyond just the state’s residents.
21 min
1066
TBD | Is Free Speech Online Just a Myth?
The framework we create now will define speech online for decades to come.
22 min
1067
TBD | Can the Internet Rescue Abortion Access?
A conversation with a doctor providing abortion access via telemedicine.
15 min
1068
Depp v. Heard
Free speech and family law collide in a celebrity defamation trial.
23 min
1069
The Supreme Court Tips Its Hand
Abortion rights in America are on borrowed time.
28 min
1070
The Michigan Democrat Who Said “Enough”
One freshman state senator shows Democrats how to parry Republican attacks designed to stoke fear and anger.
26 min
1071
Mexico’s Disappearing Women
Despite all the outrage and protests, the abductions and femicides haven’t stopped.
22 min
1072
TBD | The Fantasy of Internet for All
Starlink was supposed to revolutionize the global internet. Can it still meet its goal?
15 min
1073
TBD | What Elon Wants With Twitter
The purchase of Twitter is almost across the line. Now what?
18 min
1074
L.A.’s Alarming Latino Mortality Rate
And why one doctor sees it as a call to action for his community.
21 min
1075
The Crisis in Special Education
States are mandated to provide quality education for students with disabilities. What’s getting in the way?
23 min