What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future podcast

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed look into the future. From fake news to fake meat, algorithms to augmented reality, Lizzie O’Leary is your guide to the tech industry and the world it’s creating for us to live in. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed look into the future. From fake news to fake meat, algorithms to augmented reality, Lizzie O’Leary is your guide to the tech industry and the world it’s creating for us to live in. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#654

Why Hollywood Is Afraid of the Paramount-WBD Deal

How does Paramount, an old-guard studio and media institution, buying Warner Bros., anothe... more

08 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:17

08 Mar 2026


#653

War in Iran, Shockwaves in Markets

When you’re sending troops to war, it seems like there are more important things to consid... more

06 Mar 2026

34 MINS

34:02

06 Mar 2026


#652

TBD Tries… Wearables

How much would it change your life and approach to health if you had instant access to you... more

01 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:58

01 Mar 2026


#651

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon

The Pentagon wants Anthropic to hand over its A.I. with no strings attached. Anthropic doe... more

27 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:02

27 Feb 2026


#650

The Future of Retail is A.I.

You might not think you need artificial intelligence added to your shopping experience. St... more

22 Feb 2026

20 MINS

20:53

22 Feb 2026


#649

The A.I. Disruption Is Here

Tech companies proudly touting that the imminent artificial intelligence revolution are pu... more

20 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:54

20 Feb 2026


#648

The Senator Going After Data Centers

Data centers are a hot issue - tech companies say they need them, but communities don’t wa... more

13 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:21

13 Feb 2026


#647

Markiplier Goes to Hollywood

Markiplier has been entertaining millions of fans on YouTube for over a decade. But his ne... more

10 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:51

10 Feb 2026


#646

Escape from a Scam Compound

Scamming attempts might seem to just come out of nowhere to suddenly appear in your WhatsA... more

08 Feb 2026

30 MINS

30:41

08 Feb 2026


#645

Elon 3.0

He’s discontinuing Tesla’s signature models, taking SpaceX public, and putting more chips ... more

06 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:23

06 Feb 2026


#644

Why Dictators Take Out the Internet

The Iranian government cut off nearly all internet access on January 8 as part of a crackd... more

01 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:02

01 Feb 2026


#643

Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?

In the immediate aftermath of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, fed... more

30 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:07

30 Jan 2026


#642

David Ellison, Eldest Boy

Having already taken over Paramount, David Ellison was vying to add Warner Bros. Discovery... more

25 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:36

25 Jan 2026


#641

The Right’s Minneapolis Outrage Machine

The administration’s justification for their actions in Minneapolis owe a lot to the right... more

23 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:46

23 Jan 2026