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The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.

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The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?

    Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?

    The Apprentice, starring Captain America’s Sebastian Stan and Succession’s Jeremy Strong, was financed in part by the widely-loathed former-Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. But after the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Trump’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to the filmmakers—and Snyder seems to be using veto power on an American sale of the rights. Will this controversial cut of the film ever play on the big screen in the States?
    Guest: Jake Lahut, political reporter at the Daily Beast, covering Republican campaigns.
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    Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther. 
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    • 25 min
    Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away

    Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away

    Lauren Boebert barely won re-election to the House in 2022. Now the gun-loving Freedom Caucus firebrand is running for Congress in a new Colorado district.. Even after a lewd theater scandal threatened to tank her career, how is Boebert still leading in the polls?
    Guest: Paul Karolyi, Senior Executive Producer of City Cast Denver
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    • 27 min
    Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away

    Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away

    Lauren Boebert barely won re-election to the House in 2022. Now the gun-loving Freedom Caucus firebrand is running for Congress in a new Colorado district.. Even after a lewd theater scandal threatened to tank her career, how is Boebert still leading in the polls?

    Guest: Paul Karolyi, Senior Executive Producer of City Cast Denver

    Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.

    TBD | Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driving?

    TBD | Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driving?

    As cars get smarter, automakers - with the help of third-party apps - are leveraging the new data they’re able to collect on people's driving habits to influence drivers’ insurance prices. The problem? Most people aren’t aware their driving is being monitored.

    Guest: Kashmir Hill, tech reporter for the New York Times.

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    • 25 min
    TBD | Amazon Wants Your Handprint

    TBD | Amazon Wants Your Handprint

    Amazon has installed digital palm readers at Whole Foods. The reader scans your palm, collecting biometric data, and links it to your credit card to pay for your groceries. What does exchanging vein mapping for eggs and butter mean for the future of data security and in-person shopping. 
    Guest: Emily Moore, freelance tech and food journalist
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    Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth.
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    • 23 min
    Homelessness Before the Supreme Court

    Homelessness Before the Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court is soon expected to decide Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case where a town’s efforts to remove unhoused people from its parks became “cruel and unusual,” according to lower courts.

    Guest: Dr. Bruce Murray, chief medical officer for the Mobile Integrative Navigation Team (MINT) in Josephine County, Oregon.

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    • 32 min

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