Podcast Episodes

The Renewable Energy Shell Game

Buying “renewable energy certificates” is a way for companies to claim to reach their renewable energy goals—instead of, say, putting solar panels on…

2 years, 6 months ago

TBD | Who’s Afraid of A.I.? | 2023 In Review

While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best storie…

2 years, 6 months ago

TBD | America’s Killer Car Problem | 2023 In Review

While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best storie…

2 years, 6 months ago

Does Steven Spielberg Have an Oscars Curse? | 2023 In Review

While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly sc…

2 years, 6 months ago

Congress Wants to Know: Do Aliens Exist? | 2023 In Review

While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly sc…

2 years, 6 months ago

Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back? | 2023 In Review

While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly sc…

2 years, 6 months ago

The Plot Against Pope Francis | 2023 In Review

While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly sc…

2 years, 6 months ago

TBD | Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are | 2023 In Review

While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best storie…

2 years, 6 months ago

FT News Briefing: Markets, Elections, and A.I. in 2024

From our friends at Financial Times's FT News Briefing:

The FT’s Peter Spiegel, Katie Martin and Elaine Moore preview what could happen in geopolitics…

2 years, 6 months ago

TBD | Can Hybrid Cars Save Us?

Without infrastructure to support all-electric vehicles, consumers have increasingly embraced the hybrid. The lower emissions are good—but are they s…

2 years, 6 months ago