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.

 

#692

Meta Settled. Is it a "Reckoning?"

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04 Sep 2026

27 MINS

27:34

04 Sep 2026


#691

A.I. Enshittifies Everything (Still)

Through stealing your job or simply tanking the stock market—whichever comes first—the ris... more

28 Aug 2026

32 MINS

32:39

28 Aug 2026


#690

Can the Midterms Withstand Prediction Markets?

Hundreds of millions of dollars, desperation for insider info, fury and accusations of con... more

21 Aug 2026

33 MINS

33:40

21 Aug 2026


#689

Are Flock Cameras Watching You?

In a world where everyone is carrying smartphones and setting up Ring cameras, you could b... more

14 Aug 2026

27 MINS

27:04

14 Aug 2026


#688

Artificial Intelligence, Very Real Debt

Investments in—and among—artificial intelligence companies have pushed the S&P 500 to reco... more

07 Aug 2026

32 MINS

32:00

07 Aug 2026


#687

Can We Trust the Jobs Report?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a department for wonks, by wonks. But under the dual pre... more

31 Jul 2026

32 MINS

32:55

31 Jul 2026


#686

Off-the-Record: Wait, You Ran THAT Boston Marathon?

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24 Jul 2026

06 MINS

06:04

24 Jul 2026


#685

Trump’s Only Friend

Steve Witkoff is a real estate investor, an attorney, and now America’s Special Envoy to t... more

24 Jul 2026

24 MINS

24:16

24 Jul 2026


#684

A.I. Vs. Eh, I’m Walkin’ ‘Ere!

Ah, New York—where it’s hot, loud, and the air is barely breathable. So it’s not especiall... more

17 Jul 2026

04 MINS

04:46

17 Jul 2026


#683

Game Over for Video Games?

Is Microsoft laying off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division just a new boss coming in a... more

17 Jul 2026

28 MINS

28:31

17 Jul 2026


#682

Should You Take Trump’s Free $1,000?

If you’ve seen ads for Trump Accounts for kids, but also know anything about Donald Trump,... more

10 Jul 2026

20 MINS

20:57

10 Jul 2026


#681

Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)

Thanks for joining us during the holidays. White our team is taking a break, we want to sh... more

03 Jul 2026

16 MINS

16:27

03 Jul 2026