What Next | Daily News and Analysis
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.
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Trump Seems Lost. But Can He Lose?
Pivoting from Biden to Harris isn’t going smoothly, but will that matter in November?
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How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
Eight days in space is now looking like eight months.
21 min
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AIPAC Vs. The Squad
Waves of right-wing money are washing out progressive incumbents.
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TBD | Tesla’s Out of Juice. But Are EVs?
Tesla isn’t the whole story. Cars aren’t even the whole story.
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TBD | Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
The Department of Justice proves it can take on Big Tech and win.
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The Olympics Meet the Culture Wars
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have been pulled into the long, ugly history of sports sex testing.
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Why It Had to Be Walz
What is the Minnesota governor bringing to the ticket?
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How Trump Got Ice Cube
Straight outta Compton…and eventually to the GOP?
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Project 2025 Isn't Dead, It's Born Again
The Trump era is about being loud and proud—but the less said about their extremely unpopular, unpalatable policy goals, the better.
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TBD | If They Can Get Sydney Sweeney They Can G...
Why telecom networks are terrible at holding our sensitive data.
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A Word: “Momala” and “Papa Bear”
The Second Gentleman speaks up for his wife, and out against Donald Trump.
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TBD | Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?
Can a new colon cancer test help?
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Israel Targets Hamas in Iran. Now What?
Following strikes in Lebanon and Iran, is a regional war now more likely than a ceasefire?
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America’s Avocados; Mexico’s Problem.
The American love of guacamole is tied to water shortages, cartel violence, and even earthquakes across the border.
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Olympic Gymnastics is Back. But Is It Better?
The problem has always been bigger than Larry Nassar.
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The DEI Smear Against Kamala Harris
New candidate, same old playbook.
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TBD | The Panopticon Olympics
Even the most advanced surveillance network couldn’t stop an attack on the Games’ first day.
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TBD | Is Silicon Valley Trump-Vance Country?
Or will a Californian on top of the Democratic ticket win back tech’s votes?
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Could Biden's Court Reforms Actually Work?
How to build in some checks when everything’s out of balance.
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Why the Secret Service Director Resigned
A lack of transparency seems baked right into the agency’s name. So how should Congress hold the agency accountable?
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Kamala Harris: Meme Queen to Madame President?
How what she’s been—prosecutor, senator, vice-president, meme—sheds light on what may be.
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Joe Biden Passes the Baton
How to build in some checks when everything’s out of balance.
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TBD | The Conspiracy Theory Election
Misinformation from all sides is dominating this election, making it impossible to tell what’s real and what’s fake.
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TBD | America’s Tech Trustbuster
AAG Jonathan Kanter talks A.I., rent-pricing software, and how he envisions fair competition.
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What Republicans Really Want
At the RNC, union leaders are taking the stage, abortion is less an issue than an afterthought, and GOP election officials are publicly silent about mistrust in the electoral process.
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