What Next | Daily News and Analysis podcast

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. Get more of What Next with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of What Next and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/whatnextplus for access wherever you listen.

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. Get more of What Next with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of What Next and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/whatnextplus for access wherever you listen.

 

#1947

TBD | End of an Electric Avenue

An Inflation Reduction Act subsidy for electric vehicles is being shut down by the Trump a... more

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14 hrs Ago


#1946

TBD | Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?

We’ve been told that artificial intelligence can write, code, generate images—it can do ev... more

05 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:05

05 Sep 2025


#1945

Decorator-In-Chief

From the gold accents going up in the White House, to his orders to bring back classical d... more

04 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:03

04 Sep 2025


#1944

Can Congress Stop Trump's Takeover?

Donald Trump has been working to expand his presidential influence into places that are su... more

03 Sep 2025

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30:07

03 Sep 2025


#1943

Presidency for Sale

From selling hats, NFTs and cryptocurrency, to stock boosts, swaps and golf-course deals m... more

02 Sep 2025

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28:11

02 Sep 2025


#1942

ICYMI | The Great Girlboss Comeback

While the What Next team celebrates Labor Day, please enjoy this episode from our colleagu... more

01 Sep 2025

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49:08

01 Sep 2025


#1941

TBD | A24 Meets A.I.

A24 rose from “small budget indie movie studio” to “one of the most respected brands in ci... more

31 Aug 2025

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26:23

31 Aug 2025


#1940

Bonus: I’ll Gav What She’s Gavin

California Governor Gavin Newsom, presumably as a precursor to a run for the presidency, h... more

29 Aug 2025

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02:29

29 Aug 2025


#1939

TBD | The Great Celebrity Spotify Playlist Hack

The playlists of dozens of high-level government officials and tech executives were sudden... more

29 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:15

29 Aug 2025


#1938

Could Artificial Blood Save Lives?

Blood has a very short shelf life, even under the best of conditions—and you can picture t... more

28 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:01

28 Aug 2025


#1937

What the John Bolton Raid Means

John Bolton isn’t exactly beloved by the right or the left. But sending the FBI to raid hi... more

27 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:59

27 Aug 2025


#1936

The Man Behind Trump’s Firing of Lisa Cook

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte has led investigations into Senator Ada... more

26 Aug 2025

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30:47

26 Aug 2025


#1935

The Womanosphere Wants To Make America Hot Again

Katie Miller, whose husband Stephen Miller is Trump’s right-hand man, launched a new podca... more

25 Aug 2025

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30:33

25 Aug 2025


#1934

TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research

President Trump has proposed cutting $2.5 billion from the National Cancer Institute, whic... more

24 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:18

24 Aug 2025


#1933

TBD | The CDC Under Fire

Two weeks ago, a gunman fired over 500 bullets at the Centers for Disease Control and Prev... more

22 Aug 2025

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24:36

22 Aug 2025


#1932

D.C’s Senator Knew This Would Happen

Donald Trump was able to take over the Metropolitan Police Department and send in National... more

21 Aug 2025

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30:05

21 Aug 2025


#1931

Can Trump Kill Mail-In Ballots?

Donald Trump returned from his meeting with Vladimir Putin convinced that mail-in voting i... more

20 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:35

20 Aug 2025


#1930

Zelensky Brings a Posse to Washington

After visiting with Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, and European leaders, where does D... more

19 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:28

19 Aug 2025


#1929

How Trump Brought Home a Murderer

Characteristic of this administration’s over-the-top but never-thought-out immigration enf... more

18 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:24

18 Aug 2025


#1928

TBD | Down the Text-Scam Rabbit Hole

The scam du jour arrives via a text message, offering you a job. What happens when you acc... more

17 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:49

17 Aug 2025


#1927

Bonus: Kill Tony, Alive and Thriving

A patron and perhaps foremost practitioner of “anti-woke comedy,” Tony Hinchcliffe sits at... more

15 Aug 2025

03 MINS

03:49

15 Aug 2025


#1926

TBD | Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips

Jensen Huang, cofounder of NVIDIA, finds himself president of a $4 trillion company, at th... more

15 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:45

15 Aug 2025


#1925

In Gaza, Journalism Is a Death Sentence

On Sunday, Al-Jazeera’s entire team in Gaza City were killed by an airstrike. Almost immed... more

14 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:24

14 Aug 2025


#1924

Why Washington, D.C.

Jimmy Carter sent his daughter to its public schools; pictures of Obama still grace busine... more

13 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:55

13 Aug 2025


#1923

South Park Understands the Assignment

After using a Trump-stand-in during his first administration, South Park has come back fro... more

12 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:05

12 Aug 2025


#1922

Gutting Our National Parks

From the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, and places in between like Yellowsto... more

11 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:51

11 Aug 2025


#1921

TBD | Here Comes the A.I. Music Slop

It’s hard to make money in the music industry. But if you could flood every streamer with ... more

10 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:29

10 Aug 2025