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.
1801
How to Avoid a Recession
Hey Congress, there's a fire sale on money. Go stimulate!
17 min
1802
Hong Kong’s Protesters Have No Good Options
The protesters can watch their autonomy get taken away slowly or fight until they’re met with force.
19 min
1803
The Iowa State Fair Will Never Make Sense
Iowa is not the best, or the most -- but it is the first caucus state. So, pass the corndog.
17 min
1804
The Gangs and Corruption Fueling the Border Crisis
A government riddled with corruption forces Honduran families to find a life elsewhere.
19 min
1805
Can Any School Be Massacre-Proof?
It has become architects’ responsibility to keep students safe at school.
19 min
1806
Ferguson Revisited: A Prosecutor’s Power
How Wesley Bell went from standing between protestors and the police to St. Louis County’s top prosecutor.
19 min
1807
Ferguson Revisited: Questioning the Legend
If we misremember Michael Brown’s death, does that change Ferguson’s legacy?
19 min
1808
Ferguson Revisited: The Worst Night
Five years after the death of Michael Brown, we reflect on one of the worst nights of the protest and ask, “What didn’t we see?”
25 min
1809
The Last Time We Passed Gun Control
It started with a mass shooting in San Francisco. It ended with two sweeping, if imperfect, laws.
20 min
1810
You’ve Probably Been Hacked
Capital One and Equifax prove we’re woefully unprepared to respond to data breaches.
18 min
1811
Clemency for Cyntoia Brown
She was serving a notably harsh sentence. But what does it mean that she was freed after a publicity blitz and a celebrity assist?
16 min
1812
Red State Democrats Walk the Tightrope
A special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District will provide a rare 2020 preview.
18 min
1813
A Big Sign of a Slowing Economy
The Fed will cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time in a decade.
16 min
1814
How YouTube's Left is Converting the Far Right
Natalie Wynn, otherwise known as ContraPoints, lures in fans of the far right and changes minds.
20 min
1815
The Godfather of the Anti-Immigration Movement
How a small-town eye doctor shaped our most hard-line immigration policies.
17 min
1816
Meet the EPA’s Ghost-Writer
For years, one scientist has been saying the U.S. should loosen rules around toxins. Now, he’s writing a new government standard.
19 min
1817
Mueller Speaks
He told you he didn’t want to be here.
22 min
1818
Puerto Ricans Are Fed Up
Governor Ricardo Rosselló is the least of their problems, but right now, he’s the first of their problems.
20 min
1819
How to Stop a Racist Politician
What can we learn from David Duke’s political defeat in the 1990s?
24 min
1820
The Border Patrol's Secretive Culture
A secret Facebook group exposed racist, sexist officers in the Border Patrol. Will it help bring transparency to an otherwise opaque agency?
23 min
1821
Deutsche Bank Is Trying to Wash Its Hands of Trump
Congressional investigations might give it a chance.
19 min
1822
How Trump Is Trying to Outsource His Border Crisis
The evidence is clear. President Trump doesn’t only want to deter asylum seekers from entering the United States, he wants to stop them from coming all together.
19 min
1823
The Plan to Take Down Mitch McConnell
How long can the Senate Majority Leader laugh off democrats who want to take his seat?
15 min
1824
Trump's Racist Tweets Have a Backstory
Here’s how the conflict between House Democrats made its way to the President Trump’s timeline.
21 min
1825
Should Everyone Quit Using Gendered Pronouns?
The case for trading “he” and “she” for “they.”
19 min