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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SCOTUS Reviews Affirmative Action…Again
With three Trump appointees on the court, the end might be near for race-conscious admissions.
25 min
927
Should You Panic Over America's Test Scores?
What lower test scores are telling us—and what they can’t.
27 min
928
TBD | Big Brother, Big Tech and China
COVID may be an inflection point in the relationship between the surveillance state and the surveilled.
38 min
929
TBD | Twitter Is Dead; Long Live Twitter
No matter what Elon Musk does, Twitter will never be the same
36 min
930
When Child Protective Services Gets It Wrong
How a lack of due process makes an already-stressful situation worse.
25 min
931
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
932
Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s Business?
The problems with “push up contest” politics.
27 min
933
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
934
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
935
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
936
What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
937
GOP to Cities: Drop Dead
Republicans dismiss America’s cities as “cesspools”—and their legislation is starting to match the rhetoric.
23 min
938
Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
939
An American Surgeon in Wartime Ukraine
Why one volunteer doctor keeps going back into countries wrecked by Russian bombs.
18 min
940
TBD | Are You Ready to Be Composted When You Die?
How a bunch of environmentalists want to disrupt the American death industry.
28 min
941
TBD | The Next Amazon Union Fight
Why labor’s success in Staten Island has been so difficult to replicate.
27 min
942
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
943
How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
Are voters desensitized to all this dirty laundry?
23 min
944
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
945
Amicus: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gives SCO...
Inside the voting rights arguments at the High Court
42 min
946
TBD | When Your Church Surveils Your Phone
A look at the rise of accountability apps in churches.
20 min
947
TBD | Could the Supreme Court Kill the Internet...
Section 230 has made it to the Supreme Court.
25 min
948
Putin Is in a Dangerous Spot
Why the latest phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine could make him act rashly.
21 min
949
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
950
The Baby Formula Crisis Is Still Happening
Regulators were told of concerns at a major manufacturing hub months before they took action.
23 min