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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The Upside Of Tariffs
Make no mistake: this is gonna hurt.
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TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon
Your 401k loves him too.
29 min
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TBD | Where DOGE Is Taking Us
What happens when you run the government like how Elon Musk runs a business?
24 min
154
The Lives Ruined by Trump's Deportation Machine
The pretexts are flimsy; due process is absent, and mistakes have already been made.
28 min
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How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood
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Free Speech? Not If You’re A Foreign Student.
The administration is sending a message by detaining Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil.
23 min
157
Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?
All eyes are on a State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.
26 min
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TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine
And Silicon Valley's too.
22 min
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TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Because—how hard could it be?
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The Group Chat Heard ‘Round the World
Former GOP congressman and Air Force vet Adam Kinzinger shares just how bad this Signal leak was.
25 min
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What Happens To My Student Loans Now?
If your debt outlasts the Department of Education, alas, you’re not out of the woods yet.
24 min
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A Tea Party for the Democrats?
Bernie and AOC have crowds, but what’s their pitch?
23 min
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How Colleges Can Fight Back
Taking it from the quads to courts.
25 min
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TBD | Bezos 2.0
How the Amazon founder went from Trump critic to Trump donor.
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TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research
Cutting NIH grants–even temporarily–could have repercussions for years to come.
26 min
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Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy
Trying to make sense of Trumponomics.
25 min
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A "Made for TV" Deportation Policy
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked an arcane law which was last used to justify Japanese internment. A judge tried to stop him—but he didn’t listen.
27 min
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Is this the End of Sesame Street?
How the struggles of a once universally beloved children’s show are emblematic of a larger cultural shift.
25 min
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Democrats Had a Rare Opportunity. They Blinked.
Chuck Schumer’s decision to keep the government open enraged a wide swath of Democrats, from Pelosi to AOC.
24 min
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TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom
Inside the movement targeting free speech.
26 min
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Bonus Main Character: Meghan Markle Could Use a...
The hosts of Slate’s ICYMI join Mary for a Slate Plus exclusive.
3 min
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TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk?
From “Eco-Friendly” to “Swastiscar”
23 min
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Could DOGE Really Gut Social Security?
Elon takes on the biggest, most trusted, and most essential program yet.
25 min
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Will Student Protesters Be Deported?
Mahmoud Khalil’s detainment is part of Trump’s larger war on American universities.
26 min
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Andrew Cuomo Wanted To Be President. He’ll Sett...
In 2021, he resigned from the governorship under the shadow of multiple scandals. In 2025, he’s leading the polls in New York City’s mayoral race.
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