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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No One's Got Mail
Is the post office’s demise a foregone conclusion?
23 min
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TBD | The Return of Hacktivism
Massive data dumps from inside Twitch and Epik may signal a new era in the world of moralistic hacking.
19 min
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The Strike That Could Paralyze Hollywood
Workers are fed up with the long hours and low pay.
19 min
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Is Someone Brain-Zapping American Operatives?
...maybe.
19 min
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When Airbnb Takes Over Your Neighborhood
Short-term rentals are hollowing out places like Galveston, Texas.
21 min
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TBD | Will the Facebook Whistleblower Make a Di...
Frances Haugen thinks we’re talking about Facebook all wrong.
21 min
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Congress Plays Chicken
Democrats and Republicans agree on the debt ceiling. Why won’t they do anything?
25 min
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Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
With bold social welfare programs, our chances are better.
24 min
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Democrats’ Gerrymandering Dilemma
Do you forfeit the game just when you’re taking the lead?
21 min
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The Supreme Court Confronts Its Critics
As the justices watch their public polling numbers drop, they insist that they’re not political hacks. Do you believe them?
28 min
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TBD | What Instagram Does to Teens
A leaked internal report concludes, “we make body issues worse for one in three teen girls.”
19 min
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The Vaccine Holdouts in the NBA
Players are getting penalized for being unvaccinated. That’s not stopping some high profile holdouts.
21 min
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Why a Hollywood #MeToo Organization Imploded
Time’s Up was founded to end workplace sexual harassment. It was brought down by mundane workplace gripes and a sycophantic approach to power.
22 min
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A Doctor’s Hardest Call
Who do you treat when you’re running out of resources?
23 min
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Death and Desperation at Rikers Island
Things at the country’s most notorious jail have worsened.
26 min
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TBD | Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?
It may be time to reimagine how we use tests in the U.S.
25 min
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How Biden’s Agenda Could Fall Apart
The paranoid, high-stakes fight playing out among Congressional Democrats as they try to deliver everything at once.
24 min
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The Haitian Refugees Blocked at the Border
With disaster behind them and deportation ahead, what are fleeing Haitians supposed to do?
23 min
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Did Gen. Milley Go Too Far?
A new book is raising questions about General Mark Milley’s efforts to constrain an unpredictable president.
28 min
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God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated
Examining the religious claims of the COVID vaccine’s conscientious objectors.
25 min
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TBD | China vs. Video Games
Why is Beijing restricting young people’s gaming to three hours a week?
14 min
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The Plight of the Delivery Worker
New York City depended on them to get through the pandemic; why are they struggling to survive?
26 min
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Steve Bannon’s “War Room” is Mobilizing
How the far-right is taking control of the GOP’s election machinery.
27 min
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Why College Professors Have Had It
Educators were feeling burnt out before the pandemic. COVID just made things worse.
18 min
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Empty Shelves Everywhere
Global supply chains have been flipped upside down.
21 min