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
What Texas Can’t Forget
One state senator’s fight for Uvalde and for modest gun law changes in the Lone Star State.
25 min
1052
The State That Brought Down Roe
Mississippi voted down fetal personhood in 2011. In 2022, it was the state that flipped Roe v. Wade.
24 min
1053
Your Body, Their Choice
“All of those rights are now up for grabs.”
27 min
1054
TBD | Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?
Is crypto too risky an asset?
18 min
1055
TBD | Can the Law Keep Up With the Internet?
How Reno v. ACLU shaped the internet as we know it.
21 min
1056
The Poll Workers Targeted by Trump
The anger that exploded on Jan. 6 was being stoked for weeks.
28 min
1057
Why Biden Can’t Ice Out Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom buys its way out of the dog house.
22 min
1058
An Overlooked Tool to Stop School Shootings
From a student-centered approach, “hardening” a school is obviously counter-productive.
21 min
1059
Slow Burn - Roe v. Wade: Women vs. Connecticut
What it took to strike down one of the oldest abortion laws in the country.
48 min
1060
TBD | From the Vault: It's Hot. It's Flooding. ...
A climate scientist on why it’s not too late to turn things around.
20 min
1061
TBD | The Culture War Over Electric Cars
When will electric cars go mainstream?
19 min
1062
Bill Barr Calls B.S. on Trump
Why the former attorney general has been particularly useful to the House Select Committee.
20 min
1063
The Real Lesson of San Francisco's D.A. Recall
Chesa Boudin became district attorney as part of a wave of progressive prosecutors. As he leaves office, how do his peers survive?
20 min
1064
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
How the alleged targeting of a Palestinian American journalist lays bare the escalating tensions between Israeli forces and Palestinians.
23 min
1065
Does Gun Violence Need an Emmett Till Moment?
A trauma surgeon’s desperate plea for change.
19 min
1066
TBD | Sheryl Sandberg’s Complicated Legacy
How will Meta's former second-in-command be remembered?
25 min
1067
TBD | Bots! What Are They Good For?
How serious is Twitter's bot problem?
22 min
1068
What The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Really About
Prime-time hearings, professionally produced for television—but can they make a difference?
19 min
1069
Can 20 Years of Oversight Reform a Police Depar...
After 11 different police chiefs and myriad reforms, Oakland PD is “on the cusp of compliance.” But residents remain leery.
24 min
1070
The Right’s Poll-Watcher Army
They still don’t accept the last big election. They’re trying to help with the next one.
22 min
1071
Does Proof Matter at the Supreme Court?
There's evidence a death row inmate is innocent. The justices are condemning him to die.
22 min
1072
TBD | Is Elon Musk Any Good at Business?
A look at the richest man's business acumen.
25 min
1073
TBD | Can an Algorithm Spot a Shooter?
Social media surveillance technology used in schools has been largely ineffective.
21 min
1074
How Gun-Makers Are Arming the Culture War
Manufacturers follow a set playbook for when their products are used in mass shootings.
27 min
1075
How Soccer's Best Women Finally Got Paid
The US Women’s National Soccer team fought for six years to secure equal pay for equal work.
25 min