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.

 

#2016

Sudan on the Brink

Ongoing civil war in Sudan has left tens of thousands dead, with millions displaced. A cou... more

20 hrs Ago

29 MINS

29:39

20 hrs Ago


#2015

Have the Epstein Files Broken MAGA?

You can’t really blame Donald Trump for thinking he could just handwave away the Epstein F... more

Yesterday

30 MINS

30:35

Yesterday


#2014

The National Guard Is Asking Questions

Trump can’t seem to decide if the National Guard is needed in American cities to stop viol... more

17 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:19

17 Nov 2025


#2013

TBD | How Meta Profits Off Fraud

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, doesn’t (just) have a scam problem—wit... more

16 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:09

16 Nov 2025


#2012

TBD | Data Centers on the Ballot

They don’t cut cleanly along party lines, but data centers, and where they get built, beca... more

14 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:10

14 Nov 2025


#2011

Wikipedia Enters the Culture Wars

Why would Elon Musk attempt to replace Wikipedia—which is already quite futuristic, utopia... more

13 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:28

13 Nov 2025


#2010

No, Women Didn't Ruin the Workplace

It didn’t take long to go from Beyoncé holding for applause in front of the word “FEMINISM... more

12 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:17

12 Nov 2025


#2009

How To Lose a Government Shutdown

It has been the longest government shutdown on record. Why did the Democrats choose this m... more

11 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:13

11 Nov 2025


#2008

Is Special Ed Getting Left Behind?

Children with disabilities' place in public schools—though legally mandated—has often been... more

10 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:08

10 Nov 2025


#2007

TBD | Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Trillion Bucks

Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar (with a t!) pay package for Elon Musk. ... more

09 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:45

09 Nov 2025


#2006

Bonus: SchadenFriday | Muslim, Millennial, Mr. Mayor Mamdani

Well well well. Looks like being a truculent, aging sex pest who clearly hates the constit... more

07 Nov 2025

05 MINS

05:52

07 Nov 2025


#2005

TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem

Nick Fuentes—an openly antisemitic, openly racist, openly sexist type who once was persona... more

07 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:23

07 Nov 2025


#2004

Trump’s Tariffs Have a Constitution Problem

Trump’s tariffs went before the Supreme Court this week and even the extremely accommodati... more

06 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:00

06 Nov 2025


#2003

The Andrew Formerly Known as a Prince

How Virginia Giuffre’s accusations of a decade ago finally brought His Royal Highness Prin... more

05 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:38

05 Nov 2025


#2002

She Won the Election. The GOP Won’t Swear Her In.

She won a special election on Sept. 23 but still hasn’t been sworn into the House of Repre... more

04 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:02

04 Nov 2025


#2001

The Redistricting Arms Race Is On

Fearing a Democratic-led House of Representatives, Donald Trump set off a state-redistrict... more

03 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:05

03 Nov 2025