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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926
TBD | Twitter Is Dead; Long Live Twitter
No matter what Elon Musk does, Twitter will never be the same
36 min
927
When Child Protective Services Gets It Wrong
How a lack of due process makes an already-stressful situation worse.
25 min
928
The True Origins of the U.K.’s Political Mess
Rishi Sunak is inheriting a party and country that can only manage the decline.
21 min
929
Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s Business?
The problems with “push up contest” politics.
27 min
930
How DeSantis Redrew Florida’s Map
The governor’s new map obliterated a majority Black district and triggered a wave of lawsuits, but it’s still in place for the midterms.
22 min
931
TBD | Can We Make an Alzheimer’s Drug That Works?
Advances towards an effective drug-therapy have been uneven and unclear, but there are promising developments.
30 min
932
TBD | When An Algorithm Raises Your Rent
If it draws on data from landlords and tells them what others are charging, when does it become price-fixing?
29 min
933
What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
934
GOP to Cities: Drop Dead
Republicans dismiss America’s cities as “cesspools”—and their legislation is starting to match the rhetoric.
23 min
935
Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
936
An American Surgeon in Wartime Ukraine
Why one volunteer doctor keeps going back into countries wrecked by Russian bombs.
18 min
937
TBD | Are You Ready to Be Composted When You Die?
How a bunch of environmentalists want to disrupt the American death industry.
28 min
938
TBD | The Next Amazon Union Fight
Why labor’s success in Staten Island has been so difficult to replicate.
27 min
939
How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get?
Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s going after inflation aggressively—what’s it going to cost us?
26 min
940
How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
Are voters desensitized to all this dirty laundry?
23 min
941
Roger Stone’s January 6th
Hearings will likely reopen with evidence from a Danish documentary on—and personal text messages from—the longtime GOP operator.
19 min
942
Amicus: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gives SCO...
Inside the voting rights arguments at the High Court
42 min
943
TBD | When Your Church Surveils Your Phone
A look at the rise of accountability apps in churches.
20 min
944
TBD | Could the Supreme Court Kill the Internet...
Section 230 has made it to the Supreme Court.
25 min
945
Putin Is in a Dangerous Spot
Why the latest phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine could make him act rashly.
21 min
946
Congress Can't Quit the Stock Market
Why House Democrats whiffed on a popular bill to restrict members of Congress from owning and trading stock.
22 min
947
The Baby Formula Crisis Is Still Happening
Regulators were told of concerns at a major manufacturing hub months before they took action.
23 min
948
What Venezuelan Migrants Are Fleeing
A fifth of Venezuela’s population has fled the country in the last decade. Many are seeking asylum in the U.S.
24 min
949
TBD | The Philosopher With Silicon Valley's Ear
A deep dive into longtermism.
54 min
950
TBD | When Climate Change Makes You Sell Your H...
How a mandatory buyout program in Harris County is upending a decades-old community.
23 min