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 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
927
Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s Business?
The problems with “push up contest” politics.
27 min
928
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
929
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
930
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
931
What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
932
GOP to Cities: Drop Dead
Republicans dismiss America’s cities as “cesspools”—and their legislation is starting to match the rhetoric.
23 min
933
Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
934
An American Surgeon in Wartime Ukraine
Why one volunteer doctor keeps going back into countries wrecked by Russian bombs.
18 min
935
TBD | Are You Ready to Be Composted When You Die?
How a bunch of environmentalists want to disrupt the American death industry.
28 min
936
TBD | The Next Amazon Union Fight
Why labor’s success in Staten Island has been so difficult to replicate.
27 min
937
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
938
How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
Are voters desensitized to all this dirty laundry?
23 min
939
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
940
Amicus: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gives SCO...
Inside the voting rights arguments at the High Court
42 min
941
TBD | When Your Church Surveils Your Phone
A look at the rise of accountability apps in churches.
20 min
942
TBD | Could the Supreme Court Kill the Internet...
Section 230 has made it to the Supreme Court.
25 min
943
Putin Is in a Dangerous Spot
Why the latest phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine could make him act rashly.
21 min
944
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
945
The Baby Formula Crisis Is Still Happening
Regulators were told of concerns at a major manufacturing hub months before they took action.
23 min
946
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
947
TBD | The Philosopher With Silicon Valley's Ear
A deep dive into longtermism.
54 min
948
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
949
Does the NBA Have a Bully Problem?
Owners who act badly can expect sympathetic treatment and a departure that’s more or less on their terms.
24 min
950
What Iranian Protesters Need Now
In years past, Iran’s ruling elite have shrugged off protests as a result of economic hardships imposed by the west. Will this time be different, as demonstrators set their hijab on fire, striking at a core pillar of Iran’s repressive regime?
22 min