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.
1451
Who Gets to Work on Capitol Hill?
Congress is more diverse than ever. Why isn’t its staff?
17 min
1452
Derek Chauvin on Trial
This will not be a simple prosecution.
20 min
1453
TBD | The Failing Lifeline for Low-Income Ameri...
A Reagan-era program designed to provide phone access for the poor has hardly changed in 40 years.
20 min
1454
Good Luck Voting in Georgia Next Election
After the presidential elections, state republicans want to change the rules they made.
28 min
1455
A National Wave of Anti-Trans Bills
The coordinated flood of legislation isn’t new. But now, it’s targeting kids.
24 min
1456
Biden’s First Foreign Policy Test
It wasn’t really what he wanted.
21 min
1457
Texans Can't Catch a Break
What it’s like to live from disaster to disaster.
22 min
1458
TBD | Australia’s Kinda-Sorta Win Over Big Tech
A new type of legislation could change the way governments and big tech do business.
19 min
1459
A Biden Pick in Trouble
Neera Tanden’s OMB nomination is hanging by a thread.
26 min
1460
The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem
Years of scandals seem to have wrought little change.
25 min
1461
Should Student Debt Be Canceled?
Diving into one solution to several problems.
24 min
1462
Will Andrew Cuomo Say Sorry?
Even on the cusp of having his emergency powers revoked, a mea culpa is probably not in the cards.
22 min
1463
TBD | Why Texas Went Dark
The state is no stranger to extreme weather. But not like this.
20 min
1464
What Rush Limbaugh Left Behind
He embodied what the right has come to stand for: not a substance, but a style.
27 min
1465
A Year of Anti-Asian Violence
These kinds of attacks are not new.
23 min
1466
When the Vaccine Skeptic Is Your Dad
How to change a ‘pandejo’s’ mind.
22 min
1467
TBD | How Clubhouse Cracked China’s Firewall
Two weeks of extraordinary conversations led to an inevitable result.
21 min
1468
The Fight to Unionize an Amazon Warehouse
Amazon may be at a tipping point.
21 min
1469
The Most Powerful Man in Washington?
Just how much sway does Joe Manchin have?
22 min
1470
Trump on Trial — Again
Impeachment, round two.
25 min
1471
Philly’s Vaccine Distribution Mess
How the city’s vaccine distribution plan went haywire.
26 min
1472
TBD | India Turns Off the Internet
India ranks second in the world in mobile internet subscribers. It ranks first in shutdowns.
17 min
1473
A Sexist Recession
The pandemic has not hit everyone equally.
23 min
1474
Where Are the Checks?
A stimulus status update.
24 min
1475
The Marjorie Taylor Greene Problem
Is the GOP willing to do anything?
20 min