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 | Should You Get an Antibody Test?
A layperson and a scientist talk us through what they’re good for.
22 min
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Will the Post Office Go Bust?
After years of financial problems, will the coronavirus put an end to the Postal Service?
18 min
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Orange County vs. Gavin Newsom
A state order to close the beaches started a turf war. And then, a surf war.
17 min
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A Biden Accuser on the Latest Biden Allegation
Lucy Flores says Tara Reade reached out to her personally after accusing the former Vice President of misconduct in the spring of 2019.
21 min
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How Extremists Capitalized on the Pandemic
Conspiracy theorists, racists, and other extremists see an opportunity to further divide and sow chaos under lockdown.
21 min
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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
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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
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The Basketball Coach Who Won’t Hire Men
Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw wants to see a revolution in sports -- and beyond.
19 min
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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
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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
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We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Stimulus
Cities and states are facing “a fiscal cliff of their own.”
18 min
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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
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What Happened on the Cruise Ships
And why it’s taken weeks for Carnival cruises to bring their ships in.
25 min
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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
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Democrats’ Plan to Win the Senate
Somehow, politicians are still campaigning.
20 min
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What’s Happening in Florida’s Nursing Homes?
Local journalists are fighting for every scrap of data they can get.
26 min
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TBD | Can the U.S. Really Track the Coronavirus?
Widespread contact tracing will be critical for preventing a resurgence of the coronavirus.
20 min
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What Will Summer Be Like?
We’re in this for the long haul.
23 min
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20 Years of Failing to Prepare
Washington doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to handling pandemics.
25 min
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Where’s My Check?
The first individual coronavirus bailouts are expected this week. That won’t be enough.
22 min
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What America's Biggest Nursing Union Wants
Here’s how COVID-19 exacerbates the tension between hospital administrators and its workers.
17 min
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TBD | The Limits of Coronavirus Predictions
Can mathematical models chart the course of this pandemic?
16 min
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Seasick: How the Coronavirus Upended the Navy
“Military readiness” is no match for COVID-19.
24 min
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Why COVID-19 Hits Black America Hardest
Chicago’s mayor says the numbers are “breathtaking.”
25 min
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The Fight Over Wisconsin’s Election
Partisanship plus the coronavirus means chaos.
24 min