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.
1501
One Man’s Mission to Protect Chinatown
A block-by-block effort to make the community feel safe.
21 min
1502
How Worried to Be About Michigan
Are we headed for a fourth wave?
22 min
1503
Biden’s Big Swing
How America could change if Biden’s infrastructure plan gets the green light.
21 min
1504
The Bizarre Origin Story of the Gaetz Scandal
Each piece of the story is just the tip of an even more terrible iceberg.
24 min
1505
TBD | The Fight Over Vaccine Passports
Standardizing vaccine credentials won’t be an easy task.
22 min
1506
LA’s Housing Crisis Hits A Boiling Point
Who owns the public park?
21 min
1507
The Wedge Issue of Republicans’ Dreams
How “reopen the schools” became Democrats’ biggest political headache.
20 min
1508
Can a Highway Be Racist?
Why federal civil rights investigators are looking into a Texas highway project.
19 min
1509
Should Florida Cancel Spring Break?
Miami Beach is a guinea pig in the state’s back-to-normal experiment.
17 min
1510
TBD | The AstraZeneca Saga
By all accounts, Oxford and AstraZeneca made a good vaccine. So why has the path to approval been so painful?
22 min
1511
One Colorado Man’s Crusade Against Gun Violence
What the Boulder shooting reveals about the fight for gun control measures in the state.
21 min
1512
Migrant Families Are Still Being Separated
Less has changed at the border than President Biden might have hoped.
19 min
1513
One Month Without Water
Why Jackson’s next water crisis isn’t so far off.
23 min
1514
Why Don’t We Know More About the Atlanta Victims?
The conversation is complicated by the politics of race and sex.
24 min
1515
TBD | Hate, Lies, and AI
Artificial Intelligence transformed technology across Facebook. But it’s not being employed to fix the company’s biggest problem.
23 min
1516
Why Cuomo Won’t Resign
The New York governor faces compounding scandals.
27 min
1517
Our Year: Emergency Mode Can’t Last Forever
When do we decide to move on with our lives?
25 min
1518
Our Year: 1 Out of 530,000
When the pandemic hit home.
18 min
1519
Our Year: Who's “Essential” Now?
Do we treat essential workers like they’re essential?
29 min
1520
TBD | Does Google Actually Want to Hire Black E...
The tech giant’s partnerships with HBCUs are still coming up short.
21 min
1521
The Fight to Reopen Schools in Memphis
How the state forced school leaders' hand.
19 min
1522
White, Republican, and Vaccine Skeptical
Vaccine hesitancy lingers in many pockets of the country. What does that mean for the spread of the virus?
23 min
1523
Who Gets to Work on Capitol Hill?
Congress is more diverse than ever. Why isn’t its staff?
17 min
1524
Derek Chauvin on Trial
This will not be a simple prosecution.
20 min
1525
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