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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Wait, Is JUUL Banned or Not?
Through the haze of FDA review, bans that didn’t remove JUUL from the marketplace, and its provisional green light.
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Hunter Biden’s Judgment Day
If his last name were Smith, would the case have gone to trial?
19 min
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What’s Biden Doing with the Border?
To beat Trump, must Biden imitate him?
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TBD | Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on Ticketmaster
Look what you made Merrick Garland do
19 min
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TBD | The Secret Semiconductor War
The race is on and America is trailing. Why is it important to catch up?
19 min
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The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. No One's Back T...
Film and TV crewmembers were burning through their savings during the last Hot Strike Summer. Their own union contracts are running out this July.
19 min
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Rafah Under Fire
While Biden touted a ceasefire agreement that both sides may find acceptable, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 45 Palestinians in the southern city.
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It’s Supreme Court Blockbuster Season
The highest procrastinators in the land are facing a full docket this June, from guns to abortion to presidential immunity.
25 min
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Election Workers in the Crosshairs
Working elections was never glamorous, but lately it’s become dangerous.
26 min
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TBD | Would You Buy Poop On the Internet?
The wild world of peer-to-peer Fecal Microbial Transplants.
20 min
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TBD | He’s Suing Big Tech Over Uvalde
The lawsuit includes the gunmaker, Meta, and Activision, the company behind Call of Duty.
23 min
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Amicus: Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts
A New York City jury voted to convict former President Donald J Trump of falsifying records to cover up the story of an affair with a porn star that threatened his chances in the 2016 presidential election.
23 min
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An “Apprentice” Producer’s Mea Culpa
An account from one person who helped create the image that propelled Trump to the presidency.
27 min
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The View from Israel
An Israeli reservist on what people far from the war don’t understand.
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The Death of Bidenomics
Our economy is stronger than ever. But the vibes are bad—and they aren’t getting better.
23 min
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Slow Burn: A Hotbed of Homosexuality
In the 1970s, California played host to the biggest gay rights fight the country had ever seen.
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TBD | Why Hospitals Keep Getting Hacked
New computer security systems may not be a priority for your hospital. They should be.
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TBD | Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI
Is OpenAI’s latest scandal a sign of what’s to come?
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Diddy’s Reckoning
How one video transformed how the world saw the media mogul, after years of allegations—and even Department of Homeland Security raids—did not.
27 min
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Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Strategy?
Israel’s war cabinet is splintering as the pressure grows for Netanyahu to explain his “day after” plan for Gaza.
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Is Killing a Protester Still a Crime?
The pardoning of Daniel Perry raises the question: who has the right to self-defense?
23 min
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What Are Presidential Debates For?
It’s not the most scintillating viewing experience, but it still matters.
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TBD | The Dark Side of GoFundMe
Even when it succeeds, it’s evidence of a broken system.
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TBD | Too Stonks Too Furious
Meme stocks are back—wait, they never really went away.
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Why Miss USA is Imploding
Miss USA’s resignation letter is vague. But the first letter of each sentence spells out “I am silenced.”
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