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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1601
Introducing: Code Switch
"What is your race?" In the year 2000, that was a new question for the residents of Puerto Rico on their census.
33 min
1602
TBD | How the Crisis Could Embolden Big Tech
While much of the economy suffers fallout from the coronavirus, the tech giants see an opportunity.
16 min
1603
The Basketball Coach Who Won’t Hire Men
Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw wants to see a revolution in sports -- and beyond.
19 min
1604
What Seattle Got Right
At one point, the city was the epicenter of the epidemic in the US. Now, it's a model for how to fight it.
24 min
1605
A Small Business Owner's Dilemma
Employers in Georgia have had a hard few weeks. What happens next may be just as messy.
21 min
1606
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Stimulus
Cities and states are facing “a fiscal cliff of their own.”
18 min
1607
TBD | Can We Really Make a Safe Vaccine in 18 M...
How fast is too fast when it comes to finding the fix for COVID-19?
20 min
1608
What Happened on the Cruise Ships
And why it’s taken weeks for Carnival cruises to bring their ships in.
25 min
1609
How Sioux Falls Became a Hot Spot
A single pork plant is responsible for a large portion of South Dakota’s confirmed cases of COVID-19.
17 min
1610
Democrats’ Plan to Win the Senate
Somehow, politicians are still campaigning.
20 min
1611
What’s Happening in Florida’s Nursing Homes?
Local journalists are fighting for every scrap of data they can get.
26 min
1612
TBD | Can the U.S. Really Track the Coronavirus?
Widespread contact tracing will be critical for preventing a resurgence of the coronavirus.
20 min
1613
What Will Summer Be Like?
We’re in this for the long haul.
23 min
1614
20 Years of Failing to Prepare
Washington doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to handling pandemics.
25 min
1615
Where’s My Check?
The first individual coronavirus bailouts are expected this week. That won’t be enough.
22 min
1616
What America's Biggest Nursing Union Wants
Here’s how COVID-19 exacerbates the tension between hospital administrators and its workers.
17 min
1617
TBD | The Limits of Coronavirus Predictions
Can mathematical models chart the course of this pandemic?
16 min
1618
Seasick: How the Coronavirus Upended the Navy
“Military readiness” is no match for COVID-19.
24 min
1619
Why COVID-19 Hits Black America Hardest
Chicago’s mayor says the numbers are “breathtaking.”
25 min
1620
The Fight Over Wisconsin’s Election
Partisanship plus the coronavirus means chaos.
24 min
1621
Where Social Distancing Is Impossible
“The virus doesn’t move at the pace of government.”
23 min
1622
TBD | Risking Your Life for $8.71
While much of the country shelters indoors, Instacart workers have found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19. Who’s keeping them safe?
18 min
1623
Jerry Falwell Jr. vs. the Coronavirus
Liberty University’s Trumpian response to the coronavirus.
20 min
1624
Should You Be Wearing a Mask?
A simple question with a complex answer.
19 min
1625
“It’s Every Man for Himself”
How one Florida mayor is trying to protect her city from COVID-19.
22 min