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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Best Of 2022 | Ginni Thomas Wanted a Revolution
How the wife of a Supreme Court justice found herself at the center of the January 6th insurrection — and a congressional investigation.
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TBD | The Streaming TV Bloodbath
We're seeing a course correction in the streaming market.
24 min
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TBD | The Hacker Blowing the Whistle on Twitter
Inside the explosive whistleblower complaint against Twitter.
30 min
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How Serena Transcended Tennis
Her on-court accomplishments are unparalleled, but Serena Williams’s impact stretches much further.
26 min
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Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention
Decades of accusations and alleged cover-up have the church’s leadership under a DOJ investigation.
28 min
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Oklahoma's Upcoming Execution Spree
Sister Helen Prejean is imploring both church and state to be “pro-life” even for the guilty.
22 min
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The Migrants Texas Sent to New York City
What can New York do for asylum seekers who have been sent as a political stunt?
18 min
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TBD | We're Expecting the Wrong Things From the...
What to make of the latest COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC.
24 min
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TBD | What All That Money for Green Tech in the...
The Inflation Reduction Act is fast-tracking climate technologies.
23 min
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The Red States Punishing Green Businesses
The “party of big business” is using public funds to dictate how private companies invest.
21 min
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Will Kentucky Fail Breonna Taylor Again?
An ambitious attorney general failed to hold the cops accountable. Will he obstruct future investigations?
22 min
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What the DOJ Should Do About Trump
One former federal prosecutor thinks the agency is missing an opportunity to explain its approach to the former president.
25 min
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Who Influences the Influencers?
Political money and messaging is flowing, unregulated, onto social media.
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TBD | Big Pharma’s Bet on Psychedelics
Psychedelic drug research is increasingly being funded by pharmaceutical companies.
22 min
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TBD | Crypto Could Leave Texas in the Dark
How crypto mining is taxing the Texas power grid.
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The Crisis of Trust That Dobbs Created
A ruptured ectopic pregnancy left a Texas woman wondering if her treatment was delayed because of her state’s abortion ban.
23 min
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Is This Climate Bill Worth the Wait?
And how long until we know it’s working?
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The Taliban vs. the Press
How one journalist’s reporting trip turned into a nightmare.
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The New Era of Child Labor
A teen girl vanished in Alabama. The search for her revealed kids as young as 12 working in an Alabama factory.
19 min
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TBD | The Monkeypox Vaccine Monopoly
How intellectual property laws make health crises worse.
24 min
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TBD | The Homes We Forgot to Build a Decade Ago
Is there a way to fix the never-ending housing crisis in the US?
24 min
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The Democrats’ MAGA Gambit
Elevate far-right extremists in the primary for an easier win in the general—what could go wrong?
22 min
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Is It Time to Free the “Merchant of Death”?
Does Russia want Viktor Bout back badly enough to send Brittney Griner home?
19 min
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Kansas's Sketchy Abortion Vote
From confusing language to the election’s odd timing, conservative lawmakers are using every trick in the book to try and restrict access to reproductive healthcare.
20 min
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The Jan. 6 Rioter Whose Son Turned Him In
Facing a 15 year sentence for domestic terrorism, will they make an example of Guy Reffitt?
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