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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The Fall of Kevin McCarthy
With a party like this, who needs an opposition?
22 min
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Dianne Feinstein’s Replacement Is Here. Who Is ...
California governor Gavin Newsom selected EMILY’s List president, Laphonza Butler.
19 min
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Where the Supreme Court Can Do the Most Damage
How a decision on “Chevron deference” could bring the federal government’s day-to-day functioning to a grinding halt.
21 min
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TBD | Inside Crypto's House of Cards
This week, Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial. The entire crypto industry will be watching.
31 min
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TBD | Who Will Pay For A COVID Vaccine?
The government is no longer footing the bill for the COVID vaccine. What does that mean for access?
27 min
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TBD | Is Amazon a Monopoly?
How the FTC’s case against the e-commerce giant could change everything about how you shop.
25 min
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Can Marriage Fix America?
Why is this institution being touted as an economic cure-all?
20 min
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Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?
A story of soft (and cuddly) power.
27 min
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The Writer’s Strike Is Over: Who Won?
A tentative agreement has been reached between the studios and the writers’ guild. But what about the actors?
23 min
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Rupert Murdoch and the Future of Fox
The audience that the network cultivated is now leaving it behind.
25 min
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TBD | What Instacart’s IPO Means for Tech
After years of post-pandemic turmoil, Instacart managed to do something rare in the gig economy - turn a profit.
23 min
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TBD | Did AirBnB Need to Go?
Short-term rentals are getting blamed for a lack of affordable housing. Is that fair?
21 min
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The Case For Harm Reduction—And Beyond
Getting community support means addressing community needs.
29 min
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How Wisconsin is a “Laboratory for Destroying D...
State Republicans are trying to cling to power—no matter what the electorate says.
25 min
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The UAW Enters the Ring
Why auto workers are walking off the job now.
24 min
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McCarthy’s Impeaching Biden to Keep His Job
The speaker is forever at the whim of the Freedom Caucus.
20 min
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TBD | Can Politicians Keep Kids Safe Online?
At a time when lawmakers operate from wildly different standards of children’s “safety”, who can be trusted to regulate the internet?
27 min
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TBD | Google Makes Its Case
The U.S. claims that Google monopolized search. Google claims that competition is just “a click away.”
29 min
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The Case Against Harm Reduction
A safe consumption site is at odds with area homeowners’ vision for the neighborhood.
28 min
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Fighting “Disaster Fatigue”
Natural disasters exact a mental toll—from the front lines of the recovery to those experiencing it second-hand.
20 min
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How DeSantis Turned New College into a Circus
The conservative vision of education comes down on a Florida liberal arts school.
23 min
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Prison for the Proud Boys. Now What?
What do the harsh sentences for January 6th mean for right-wing extremism?
21 min
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This American Life: The Call
A journey into the opioid epidemic via an overdose hotline.
61 min
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TBD | Bad Air, Worse Vibes
Between COVID and now wildfire smoke, the case for improving school ventilation makes itself. So what’s the hold-up?
17 min
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TBD | Tech Disrupts the School Bus
A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students.
24 min