What Next | Daily News and Analysis

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Author: Slate Podcasts Language: English Episodes: 100
Each day’s news cycle can feel like a flood, leaving us adrift in a stream of headlines without much understanding of what they truly mean or where they might lead. What Next | Daily News and Analysis, from Slate Podcasts, cuts through that noise with clarity and purpose. Instead of just recounting events, this daily podcast focuses on the crucial question that follows any major story: what happens now? The hosts delve into a single pressing issue-whether it’s a political shift, a cultural moment, or a policy change-and unpack its implications with expert interviews and thoughtful commentary. You’ll hear analysis that goes beyond the initial shock or spectacle, exploring the real-world consequences and the potential paths forward. Released each weekday morning, the episodes are concise and designed to fit into your routine, offering a meaningful pause for reflection amid the chaos. It’s a resource for anyone who wants to move past mindless scrolling and toward genuine comprehension. For listeners who want even more, Slate Plus offers ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content, deepening the engagement with the day’s most important topics. This isn’t just another news recap; it’s a guide for navigating the aftermath and understanding what comes next.
Episodes
Did DOGE Cause the Ebola Outbreak? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:16
He’s treated Ebola; he’s had Ebola. Here’s what he thinks of the growing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—and how America can and should respond.Guest: Dr Craig Spencer, emergency doctor, professor at Brown…
SchadenFriday: Is the Pope Girlbossing AI? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:16
It’s a bit of an overstatement to say “the Pope came out as anti-A.I.” with last week’s encyclical—after all, Anthropic’s cofounder was there for the release. So what did the Chicago Pope actually say, what was he doing…
Gradu-AI-tion Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:03
It’s an awkward time to have a Department of Education that seems so disinterested in, uh, education. It’s leaving teachers to grapple with how to integrate artificial intelligence into the classroom—if at all. Guest: Ra…
Do the Dems Need More Graham Platners? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:14
Graham Platner has a lot of things in his favor as he runs for a US Senate seat in Maine: it’s an off-election year, the president’s approval rating is slumping and dragging down the whole GOP. Should be a breeze as soon…
The Hunger Strike at Delaney Hall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:25
It’s city vs. state vs. the feds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest the conditions inside—while outside, protestors clash with author…
Concepts of an Iran Peace Plan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:51
It’s the war that’s been won since it started; the ceasefire with ongoing strikes, and the peace deals that are done except for the points of disagreement. Does the public have any reason to believe what Trump says about…
No Panic! at the DNC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:15
Are the Dems in…array? Or at least, in less of a disarray than their opponents? Guest: Jonathan V. Last, editor at the Bulwark.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Ne…
Trump's Disney Shakedown [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:11
How the Trump administration has tried to put pressure on Disney for opinions expressed by Jimmy Kimmel and the hosts of The View—and how the Mouse is fighting back.Guest: Anna M. Gomez, commissioner of the Federal Commu…
The Feds Won’t Touch Polymarket. She Will. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:32
Minnesota’s state restrictions on predictions markets like Kalshi and Polymarket has gotten pushback from an unexpected source: the federal government.Guest: Rep. Emma Greenman, a member of the Minnesota House of Represe…
Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:31
Well, it wasn’t exactly “standing up to the president” but it’s telling that Congress decided to leave town rather than try to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund and immunity for any past present or future IRS inquir…