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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Biden’s Student Loan Ambivalence
If only looking at debt made it disappear.
23 min
1152
TBD | North Korea's Hacking Army
Can North Korea's army of cyber-criminals be stopped?
20 min
1153
TBD | How Buffalo Could Transform Social Media
Can the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism effectively moderate extremist content?
19 min
1154
China’s Zero-COVID Policy
How did a virus prevention strategy turn into punishment?
23 min
1155
No Lone Wolves
Why the mass shooting in Buffalo is part of a bigger movement.
25 min
1156
How Corporations Are Taking Advantage of Inflation
Consumers are paying the price as some companies use inflation as a cover for price hikes.
25 min
1157
The Evolution of Pro-Choice Messaging
How should supporters of reproductive rights talk about abortion now?
27 min
1158
TBD | Inside Trump’s Twitter Clone
Can Truth Social survive without Trump?
17 min
1159
TBD | Can A.I. Know What You're Feeling?
A.I. that can read emotion is the next frontier in machine learning.
16 min
1160
The Future of IVF Post-Roe
Abortion access isn’t the only thing hanging in the balance if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
23 min
1161
Russia’s Next Target?
Why Putin might be setting his sights on Moldova, a tiny country on Ukraine’s western border.
25 min
1162
Ukrainian War, American Intelligence
The U.S. government is walking a fine line when it comes to lending its intelligence data to the Ukrainian military.
25 min
1163
How Connecticut Became An Abortion Safe Haven
Its new law will extend protection beyond just the state’s residents.
21 min
1164
TBD | Is Free Speech Online Just a Myth?
The framework we create now will define speech online for decades to come.
22 min
1165
TBD | Can the Internet Rescue Abortion Access?
A conversation with a doctor providing abortion access via telemedicine.
15 min
1166
Depp v. Heard
Free speech and family law collide in a celebrity defamation trial.
23 min
1167
The Supreme Court Tips Its Hand
Abortion rights in America are on borrowed time.
28 min
1168
The Michigan Democrat Who Said “Enough”
One freshman state senator shows Democrats how to parry Republican attacks designed to stoke fear and anger.
26 min
1169
Mexico’s Disappearing Women
Despite all the outrage and protests, the abductions and femicides haven’t stopped.
22 min
1170
TBD | The Fantasy of Internet for All
Starlink was supposed to revolutionize the global internet. Can it still meet its goal?
15 min
1171
TBD | What Elon Wants With Twitter
The purchase of Twitter is almost across the line. Now what?
18 min
1172
L.A.’s Alarming Latino Mortality Rate
And why one doctor sees it as a call to action for his community.
21 min
1173
The Crisis in Special Education
States are mandated to provide quality education for students with disabilities. What’s getting in the way?
23 min
1174
Florida’s Most Powerful Flack
How Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press secretary fired up right-wing Twitter and further distorted a debate over education.
19 min
1175
The Librarians Fighting Book Bans
“The whole point [of a library] is to provide a wide variety of viewpoints and let the reader decide.”
18 min