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.
1626
The Most Important Question in Tonight's Debate
President Trump has yet to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election.
17 min
1627
Who Is Amy Coney Barrett?
Trump’s Supreme Court pick hasn’t been on the federal bench for long.
24 min
1628
TBD | A Vaccine Won’t Be the End
Many of us are hoping that an effective vaccine will end mask-wearing and social distancing. That would be a mistake.
19 min
1629
Could Lindsey Graham Really Lose?
He’s neck and neck with Democrat Jamie Harrison in the polls.
21 min
1630
Democrats Can Still Play Hardball
They just have to find the guts to do it.
22 min
1631
When Everything Around You Is Burning
She knows why the fires are getting worse. Some of her neighbors don't believe her.
19 min
1632
Remembering RBG
Justice Ginsburg’s theory of change was a slow one.
25 min
1633
TBD | Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
The real-life cost of online misinformation.
20 min
1634
Are Democrats Blowing It With Latino Voters?
It shouldn’t be hard for Biden to get Latino voters’ support. He just has to ask them.
29 min
1635
Teaching Is Hell Right Now
“Remote learning” was hard. “Hybrid learning” is worse.
17 min
1636
What Ever Happened to More Stimulus?
Congress is stuck over a second coronavirus relief bill.
21 min
1637
Another Whistleblower Comes Forward
A career intelligence official says the Trump administration is warping government reports to serve the president’s political aims.
20 min
1638
TBD | The Great Climate Migration Begins
The largest mass movement of humans in history is starting. It could change everything.
18 min
1639
This Fire Season Is Different
Massive uncontained fires continue to sweep across a dry, hot West.
20 min
1640
Can We Trust the Polls This Time?
After 2016, should people trust what the numbers are saying?
20 min
1641
A Post Office Insider On What We're Getting Wrong
A former Deputy Postmaster General on what the USPS can and can’t handle.
20 min
1642
TBD | The Limits of Filming Police Brutality
Smartphone ubiquity and body cameras were supposed to change policing for the better. What went wrong?
20 min
1643
Trump's Legal Troubles Are Just Getting Started
Investigations into the president’s business are ramping up.
22 min
1644
Will “Law and Order” Save Trump?
The Trump 2020 playbook got thrown out when the pandemic hit.
19 min
1645
A Democratic Mud-Fight in Massachusetts
Ed Markey and his Senate primary opponent Joe Kennedy are just not that different.
16 min
1646
Seven Days of Unrest in Kenosha
20 min
1647
TBD | QAnon Goes Mainstream
How the conspiracy moved from the fringes of the internet to the White House press room.
16 min
1648
U.S. Foreign Policy Is Officially Incoherent
How “America First” left America alone on the world stage.
17 min
1649
The Fight for Belarus
Authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko is courting Russian involvement to maintain his grip on power. Will he succeed?
17 min
1650
The U.S. Can Fix Its COVID Testing Failures
We need more rapid results tests and we need them now.
16 min