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    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    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. Get more of What Next with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of What Next and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/whatnextplus for access wherever you listen.

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    Does Anyone Like A.I.? May 10, 2026
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    Everyone would probably hate A.I. less if we could just see some upside to it. But despite all the investment—into the companies, into infrastructure like data centers, so much into marketing—it’s widely known: artificial intelligence sucks.


    Guest: Nilay Patel, co-founder and editor in chief of The Verge.


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    Buy Your Flights Now May 08, 2026
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    The not-always-beloved-but-indisputably-useful Spirit Airlines has given up the ghost. What does this mean for the airline industry and your summer travel plans?


    Guest: Will Guisbond, senior reporter for The Air Current.


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    Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty May 07, 2026
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    Donald Trump is spending his second term trying to cement his legacy, but he still hasn’t zeroed in on what that should be: Is it his name on monuments? A ballroom decorated in his specific style? Owning Greenland or whatever?


    Credit where credit is due, though, he’s already made a mark on the political discourse that will have the staying power of a jagged scar.


    Guest: Michael Scherer, staff writer at The Atlantic.


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    Senate Dems: “So You’re Saying There’s A Chance?” May 06, 2026
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    Even with all that Democrats having going for them—mid-term elections typically favoring the out-of-power party, Trump’s sinking approval rates, even rising gas prices—it will be an uphill battle to wrest the Senate from GOP control.


    Guest: Jonathan Martin, POLITICO politics bureau chief and host of “On the Road” a podcast about the 2026 midterms.


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    Her Life’s Work Became a Scapegoat. Now What? May 05, 2026
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    “Intersectionality” was one of those “DEI terms” that the Trump administration and Project 2025 were eager to do away with once they got back into power. But to understand what just happened to the Voting Rights Act, a little critical race theory would go a long way.


    Guest: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, civil rights advocate, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), law professor at UCLA and Columbia, and author of many books including Backtalker: An American Memoir.


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    Can This Ex-Republican Win As a Democrat? May 04, 2026
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    Can a Republican Lieutenant Governor be reborn as a Democratic Governor? After failing to create a GOP 2.0, and being harried by Trump for admitting Biden won Georgia in 2020, Geoff Duncan has changed sides—and many of his old political positions.


    Guest: Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia and a current Georgia gubernatorial candidate who switched parties from Republican to Democrat last year.


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    Big Tech’s Climate Fight…on Pause? May 03, 2026
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    In the early 2020s, Microsoft committed to buying 75 million tons of carbon removal—somewhere between 70 and 90 percent of the entire carbon removal market. But the company just announced it was putting that ambition on pause..


    Guest: Robinson Meyer, founding executive editor of Heatmap News.


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    Plus: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now—More than Ever May 01, 2026
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    One of independent journalism’s success stories and most charismatic advocates stops by to answer the question: “If journalism is so great, how did all of THIS happen?”


    Guest: Amy Goodman, executive producer and host of Democracy Now!.


    This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive episodes of What Next —you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.


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    Musk v. Altman May 01, 2026
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    This week marks the beginning of the jury trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman. There are massive implications for the A.I. industry here, but at the end of the day, the question might just boil down to - who do people dislike more?


    Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter at the Washington Post


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    The Death of the Voting Rights Act Apr 30, 2026
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    How Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais ran contrary to the Voting Rights Act—both as written by Congress and as previously interpreted by the Supreme Court.


    Guest: Jay Willis, editor-in-chief of Balls and Strikes.


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