Podcast Episodes

A Measles Outbreak and Wake-Up Call

When enough people opt out of routine vaccinations for their children, diseases that have been all but eliminated can come roaring back, as is the case with a growing measles outbreak in West Texas. …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

How Eric Adams Got His Charges Dropped

The Justice Department ordered New York federal prosecutors to drop charges against Eric Adams, claiming his indictment was preventing him from aiding in Trump’s immigration crackdown. The move has p…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

How To Rebuild Your Life After a Wildfire

As What Next celebrates President’s Day, please enjoy this episode from our colleagues at How To. What Next will be back in your feed tomorrow.

Jeff and his family lost their home last month in the L.…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

TBD | Can You Pay Attention, Please?

The infinite scroll has no purpose other than keeping your attention. But that doesn’t mean it’s value-neutral.

Guest: Chris Hayes, MSNBC news anchor and author of “The Siren's Call: How Attention Bec…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

TBD | Is Elon Actually Trying to Buy OpenAI?

Is Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion offer to buy OpenAI genuine—or an irresistible opportunity to troll Sam Altman?

Guest: David A. Fahrenthold, investigative reporter for the New York Times

Want more What Ne…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Award for Messiest Oscar Contender Goes To…

As Donald Trump’s campaign of trans panic and anti-Latin American sentiment buoyed him back to the White House, Emilia Pérez looked like a film to meet the moment. Then audiences started actually see…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s South Africa Fixation

Among his recent executive orders, Donald Trump moved to halt aid to South Africa over a land law and extended political asylum to South Africa’s white Afrikaner population.

Where does Trump’s seeming…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"

As Donald Trump has demonstrated, losing an election is no reason to admit you lost an election. In fact, in North Carolina, the Republican challenger, who lost a race for the state’s Supreme Court, …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lessons From Hungary

Donald Trump has a lot of similarities—and something of a bromance—with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. And those who wish to resist Trump’s Orbán-like, right-wing strongman tendencies could l…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

TBD | Why Trump’s Data Purge is a Digital Book Burning

Using Github, you can watch as government websites are brought into compliance with Donald Trump’s executive orders. Out goes the word “equity;” in comes “fair.” And health and science data, once pub…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago