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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed l

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Total: 582

The Inflation Reduction Act is spurring progress towards new climate technology that, at times, soun

The psychedelic renaissance is here. But not everyone’s on board.Guest: John SemleyHost: Sonari Glin

Crypto mining is booming in Texas. Will the power grid be able to handle it?Guest: Russell GoldHost:

It makes intuitive sense for companies that develop a technology to hold its intellectual property r

The US has been in a housing shortage for decades. Can it ever be fixed?Guest: Conor DoughertyHost:

Researchers have untangled a world of illicit trade that threatens ecosystems and endangers species.

Paging Dr. Bezos

2022/7/29

In buying One Medical, Amazon is primed to be your doctor. Are they disrupting health care, or just

Smart City: Dumb Idea?

2022/7/24

Toronto’s Quayside project is a telling example of how smart cities have failed. Could it also show

Europe Is Burning

2022/7/22

The continent's deadly heat wave is only the tip of the melting iceberg.Guest: Henry GrabarHost: Liz

Thenmozhi Soundararajan was scheduled to give a talk at Google for Dalit History Month. It led to vi

Dysfunction is nothing new to Twitter. But Elon Musk pulling his offer to buy the company adds a new

Paxlovid's Mysteries

2022/7/10

There's still a lot unknown about COVID's new wonder drug.Guest: Rachel Gutman-WeiHost: Lizzie O'Lea

Climate change is causing unprecedented severe weather. Is the agency prepared for it to get worse?G

The Good Hackers

2022/7/3

According to the Justice Department, there’s a right way — and a wrong way — to be a hacker.Guest: J

Social media makes mental health information accessible. But it's not a perfect solution.Guest: Lind

Fidelity made headlines when they announced you could invest your retirement savings in Bitcoin. The

The openness of the internet is its greatest strength. Or a glaring weakness, depending on who you a

This episode originally aired in July 2021.Last year, North Americans saw record-breaking heat, drou

One state wants to stop people from buying one. But can electric vehicles be stopped? Guest: Ryan Co

She wanted to be an icon for working women. What went wrong?Guest: Sheera FrenkelHost: Lizzie O'Lear