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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Can the U.S. Learn from the U.K.'s Post-Brexit ...
Even with a US trade deal in hand, British politics still feel lost in the woods, five years after leaving the EU.
24 min
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TBD | So Long, Elon
He came, he sawed, he conq—well, he left.
25 min
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TBD | The Drone Wars
Russia and Ukraine are locked in an arms race that will change war forever.
22 min
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Legally Dead—And Pregnant
Adriana Smith is being kept on life support, at her family’s expense, until her fetus reaches 32 weeks.
25 min
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Does Gavin Newsom Have It All Figured Out?
Why the California governor seems to be engineering a big pivot to the center.
26 min
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What Would You Pay to Stay Alive?
A reporter investigates why his lifesaving medication costs nearly $1,000 a day.
25 min
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The Glaring Problem with Headlights
Why car headlights have gotten so bright—and why they’re likely to stay that way.
40 min
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TBD | Crypto's Big Win
Even if you've never touched crypto, you could be burned by the GENIUS Act.
26 min
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Bonus: Main Character: The One Big Beautiful Bill
Slate’s Jim Newell stops by to remind us how reconciliation works.
5 min
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TBD | Inside OpenAI's Empire
How the company convinced everyone that AGI is inevitable—and that they need to be the ones who control it.
34 min
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Can A “Morality Coalition” Succeed Against Trump?
He brought “Moral Mondays” to the Capitol—and getting arrested isn’t going to stop him.
22 min
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If Trump Guts FEMA, Are Tornado Victims On Thei...
It’s tempting to cut something that doesn’t seem essential…until it is.
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Here’s How the GOP Cuts Medicaid
They’re getting the old “work requirements” argument down from the attic.
24 min
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Is Immigration Still Trump’s Strongest Issue?
Voters may be getting what they voted for, but not what they want.
25 min
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TBD | You’ve Been Deepfaked
How AI generated revenge porn is spreading across the internet.
24 min
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TBD | The Newarkification of Flying
Can we avoid an air travel future that is nasty, brutish, and severely delayed?
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The Qatari Plane Is Just The Start
If you give a mouse a jumbo jet…
22 min
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Trump’s Middle East Diplomacy
Israel keeps getting surprised by the mercurial American president.
24 min
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David Hogg Wants Democratic Politicians to Be A...
The call is coming from inside the party.
23 min
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The War Over Pete Hegseth
How is the Secretary of Defense still hanging in there?
23 min
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TBD | Online and Pregnant
A conversation with NYT's critic Amanda Hess about her new book.
30 min
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Bonus Main Character Syndrome: Your Mom
In honor of Mother’s Day, Dear Prudence’s Jenée Desmond-Harris (no relation) stops by to chat about being a mom—and the option to not be one.
3 min
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TBD | Chatbots All The Way Down
Why AI companies are giving you the tech you want, but maybe not the tech you need.
22 min
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Yes, Shelves Will Be Empty
The consequences of “Liberation Day” are about 5-7 weeks out. It’s going to get ugly.
26 min
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The Arts of the Deal
How Trump is imposing his will on the arts, from the Kennedy Center outward.
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