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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Will Trump Take Over the RNC?
Cash-poor, on a losing streak, and firmly behind Trump, is now the time for national Republicans to change leadership?
21 min
602
TBD | Alabama’s IVF Mess
How legal personhood for embryos will make having children harder.
24 min
603
TBD | The Coasts are Sinking
As sea levels rise, the ground below us sinks.
16 min
604
The Basketball Phenom Shaking Up the NCAA
Caitlin Clark, the NCAA women’s basketball all-time leading scorer is changing the sport, one logo-shot at a time.
17 min
605
Why a Hi-Tech Gun Safety Tool Isn’t Working
New technology, same problems.
20 min
606
Who’s Left to Help Migrants?
Nearly 40,000 people have arrived in Denver—and about two dozen have taken shelter at a local church.
22 min
607
Alexei Navalny Is Dead. Is His Movement Gone Wi...
Putin’s fiercest foe died in an Arctic Circle penal colony at age 47.
20 min
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TBD | Apple Vision Pro: The Ultimate Surveillan...
When you look through these smart goggles, they look back—and can tell what you’re seeing.
25 min
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TBD | Warfare Enters the A.I. Era
How an invasion became an innovation hub for private tech companies - and the future of war.
24 min
610
The Attack on Rafah
Gazans were told to head south. Now that’s where the bombs are falling.
21 min
611
The American Oligarch Class
Who needs a Swiss bank account when you’ve got a Delaware shell corporation?
23 min
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The Fight for George Santos’s Seat
What today’s special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional district tells us about what to expect in the fall.
24 min
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Is Biden Too Old?
The good news for Biden is that he’s not getting in trouble for mishandling documents. The bad news is why.
23 min
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TBD | Breaking Up with Dating Apps
You can’t put a price on love—or your user base will swipe left on you.
22 min
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TBD | The NFL’s Concussion Settlement Farce
Nearly a decade after a “landmark” settlement, former players are still struggling to get the help they’re ostensibly entitled to.
26 min
616
How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot
The Constitution pretty clearly states he should be booted. Will the Supreme Court agree?
19 min
617
A Mass Shooter’s Mom Found Guilty
Two years after Jennifer Crumbley’s son shot up Oxford High School, she’s been convicted of manslaughter.
20 min
618
Inside a Gaza Hospital
An American pediatrician finds herself in desperate demand.
24 min
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The Media Is Missing the Trump Bump
Last time, Trump famously wasn’t good for democracy but was great for news organizations. This time, he’s neither.
22 min
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TBD | Streaming Is Cable Now
The ad-free binge wasn’t the future, turns out, and now it’s gone.
27 min
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TBD | The Taylor Swift Deepfake Saga
If you don’t have a Swiftie-sized fan base to moderate the internet for you, good luck.
23 min
622
Vince McMahon: Full-Time Heel
What finally broke the wrestling godfather’s chokehold on the WWE.
24 min
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Has Trump Already Beaten Fani Willis?
The Fulton County District Attorney is mired in scandal.
20 min
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Inside America’s First Execution By Nitrogen
“It was the most violent thing I’ve ever seen.”
24 min
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Are Two States Still the Solution?
Both sides seem to agree on at least one point: the status quo is untenable.
26 min