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.
1701
WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?
As the coronavirus spreads across the country, many schools are considering moving their classes online. For many, that’s not a realistic option.
15 min
1702
If Prisoners Could Vote
People behind bars weigh in on American politics.
22 min
1703
What the World Left Behind in Syria
Assad’s latest violent attempt to wrest control over the country has left millions of displaced Syrians with nowhere to go.
22 min
1704
Will the Coronavirus Tank the Economy?
A combination of volatile oil markets and the coronavirus could spell trouble.
20 min
1705
Donald Trump Wants Your Digits
The 2020 election will be decided, in part, by who can collect the most data.
22 min
1706
WN TBD: Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
The real-life cost of online misinformation.
19 min
1707
How Biden Made His Comeback
And why so many black voters went for him.
21 min
1708
He Saw the Coronavirus Coming
It was only a matter of time.
17 min
1709
Who’s Left Standing for Super Tuesday?
Moderate Democrats launch a unity effort as Sanders defends his lead.
19 min
1710
Is The Border Patrol Accountable to Anyone?
The Supreme Court seems to be stepping aside.
20 min
1711
WN TBD: Did Money Corrupt an A.I. Utopia?
OpenAI was supposed to democratize the race to build artificial intelligence. Then profits got in the way.
17 min
1712
Can Bernie Beat Trump?
Older voters may hold him back.
20 min
1713
The Toxic Combo Behind Colorado’s Police Shootings
Police in Colorado shoot a person a week, on average. Drugs and guns have a lot to do with that high number.
22 min
1714
Did Bill Barr Break the Justice Department?
The attorney general is dismantling reforms that date back to the Watergate scandal.
22 min
1715
Why Republicans Always Win
A closer look at ALEC, the conservative organization created to (dominate state legislatures and) beat unions at their own game.
16 min
1716
WN TBD: Inside Facebook’s Supreme Court
The social network spent a year building its own version of an independent judiciary. Can it succeed?
19 min
1717
Will a Union Spoil Bernie’s Chances in Nevada?
The caucuses are becoming a curveball for Democrats.
16 min
1718
How ICE Is Weaponizing Therapy
What young migrants say in government mandated therapy could get them deported.
25 min
1719
Is Michael Bloomberg Sorry?
His legacy on stop and frisk says otherwise.
22 min
1720
Introducing: The United States of Anxiety
Here's the first episode of the latest season.
27 min
1721
WN TBD: Coronavirus Tests China's Surveillance ...
As the virus spreads across China, Xi Jinping’s censorship and surveillance network is being strained to its limit.
15 min
1722
The Trump Appointee on a Mission to Gut Medicaid
Who is Seema Verma?
23 min
1723
Inside The Base, a Secret Neo-Nazi Group
Here’s how an investigation that started in Winnipeg ended in Delaware.
25 min
1724
The Border Patrol’s After School Program
Where teens on the border learn how to be CBP agents.
16 min
1725
Los Angeles Confronts Its Housing Crisis
How the surging homeless population is making Los Angeles rethink its public spaces.
21 min