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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TBD | Why Texas Went Dark
The state is no stranger to extreme weather. But not like this.
20 min
1327
What Rush Limbaugh Left Behind
He embodied what the right has come to stand for: not a substance, but a style.
27 min
1328
A Year of Anti-Asian Violence
These kinds of attacks are not new.
23 min
1329
When the Vaccine Skeptic Is Your Dad
How to change a ‘pandejo’s’ mind.
22 min
1330
TBD | How Clubhouse Cracked China’s Firewall
Two weeks of extraordinary conversations led to an inevitable result.
21 min
1331
The Fight to Unionize an Amazon Warehouse
Amazon may be at a tipping point.
21 min
1332
The Most Powerful Man in Washington?
Just how much sway does Joe Manchin have?
22 min
1333
Trump on Trial — Again
Impeachment, round two.
25 min
1334
Philly’s Vaccine Distribution Mess
How the city’s vaccine distribution plan went haywire.
26 min
1335
TBD | India Turns Off the Internet
India ranks second in the world in mobile internet subscribers. It ranks first in shutdowns.
17 min
1336
A Sexist Recession
The pandemic has not hit everyone equally.
23 min
1337
Where Are the Checks?
A stimulus status update.
24 min
1338
The Marjorie Taylor Greene Problem
Is the GOP willing to do anything?
20 min
1339
Why is Everyone Mad at Gavin Newsom?
It’s a bad time to be governor.
23 min
1340
TBD | Inside the Subreddit That Blew Up GameStop
How an irreverent band of Reddit investors cost Wall Street millions.
20 min
1341
COVID’s Lasting Toll on Kids
The kids aren’t alright.
23 min
1342
A Republican With an Actual Climate Plan
Why a former congressman from Florida has hope.
25 min
1343
The Biden-McConnell Relationship
Friends with deficits.
26 min
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Did the Media Fail the Trump Years?
A Trump-era post-mortem for the press.
20 min
1345
TBD | Why the Vaccine Websites Suck
The states’ struggles with digital delivery started long before 2020.
26 min
1346
What Biden Can Get Done
The new president has a very tangible task before him. Unlike in other national crises, our government’s success -- or failure -- will be plain to see.
21 min
1347
What It Will Take to Remake America Great
Barack Obama’s inaugural poet weighs in.
24 min
1348
Congressman Tim Ryan is Pissed
Why he’s nervous about the week ahead.
23 min
1349
TBD | Where the Far Right Is Meeting Now
Extreme groups have been banned from mainstream social media platforms. Is that a good thing?
16 min
1350
Don’t Forget Georgia
An assault on the Capitol notwithstanding, American democracy is still kicking.
27 min