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Next Question with Katie Couric - Podcast

Next Question with Katie Couric

Tired of political headlines that feel like déjà vu? Wondering if you actually need to care about every controversy? This season, Katie’s asking those same questions—and talking to the people who have real answers. From political insiders to sharp-eyed journalists, she’s breaking down what’s worth your attention (and what’s not), with smarts, sanity, and even a little humor. Because none of us can be tuned in 24/7—but we can stay informed without losing our minds. 

Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation on NEXT QUESTION.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
377
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Katie Couric One-On-One With Vice President Kamala Harris

Katie Couric One-On-One With Vice President Kamala Harris

In January of this year, Katie sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris for a rare one-on-one interview in her ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. At the time, a Trump-Bi…

00:40:58  |   Mon 22 Jul 2024
Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part Two: Carolyn

Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part Two: Carolyn

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since John F Kennedy Jr, his wife Carolyn Bessette, and her sister Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash. On July 16, 1999, the plane, piloted by John, went d…

00:51:43  |   Tue 16 Jul 2024
Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part One: John

Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part One: John

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since John F Kennedy Jr, his wife Carolyn Bessette, and her sister Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash. On July 16, 1999, the plane, piloted by John, went d…

01:04:38  |   Tue 16 Jul 2024
Listening Is Gretchen Whitmer’s Superpower

Listening Is Gretchen Whitmer’s Superpower

In 2020, Joe Biden stood on stage with Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and our guest today, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer,  and declared himself a “bridge” candidate, hinting at a single term. Now, …

00:57:01  |   Thu 11 Jul 2024
How to Save Democracy with Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor of Pod Save America

How to Save Democracy with Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor of Pod Save America

Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor, co-hosts of Pod Save America and founders of Crooked Media, remember when politics felt hopeful. Their latest venture, after working for Obama, starting Crooked Media, a…

00:59:28  |   Fri 21 Jun 2024
For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign

For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign

Seven years ago, Brian Wallch was diagnosed with ALS at just 37 years old. He and his wife, Sandra, found out on the day they brought their second daughter home from the hospital. Instead of passivel…

00:35:41  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Getting a Little MeSsy with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Getting a Little MeSsy with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler have been stars for decades–who can forget their turns in Anchorman and The Sopranos respectively?--but they share a sisterhood with each other: they’ve both…

01:09:16  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
Your Brain on Music, with Renee Fleming and Francis Collins

Your Brain on Music, with Renee Fleming and Francis Collins

You know Renée Fleming as one of the most famous and beloved sopranos in history. You may not know that Renée struggled mightily with stage fright for most of her career. Her experiences sparked a pa…

00:44:22  |   Thu 30 May 2024
A Sociopath Explains Sociopathy

A Sociopath Explains Sociopathy

Patric Gagne is a sociopath–as are 5% of the population generally. Growing up, she reports she “mostly felt nothing.” When she was diagnosed in her early adulthood, she finally understood why she exp…

01:10:55  |   Thu 23 May 2024
Living in an Age of Grievance with Frank Bruni

Living in an Age of Grievance with Frank Bruni

Katie sat down with eminent journalist Frank Bruni in this spirited live conversation hosted by Temple Emanu-el’s Streicker Cultural Center earlier this month. While their jumping off point was Frank…

00:48:28  |   Thu 16 May 2024
No BS: Advice for In and Out of the Office With Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen

No BS: Advice for In and Out of the Office With Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen

How do you bring your personal values to your public life? This question has animated Jim VandeHei’s and Mike Allen’s long career together; first at Politico and then as they went on to launch Axios.…

01:18:07  |   Thu 09 May 2024
How to Feel Better with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

How to Feel Better with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

You’ve probably heard the name Sophie Trudeau, best known as the glamorous wife of Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada. But Sophie is a whole lot more than that. In her new book, Closer Toge…

00:50:56  |   Thu 02 May 2024
Jonathan Haidt on the Great Rewiring of Childhood

Jonathan Haidt on the Great Rewiring of Childhood

Social Psychologist and NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness lays it out emphatically: kids are…

00:57:48  |   Thu 25 Apr 2024
A Balance of Being and Doing: Jay Shetty on Purpose in Work, Life, and Love

A Balance of Being and Doing: Jay Shetty on Purpose in Work, Life, and Love

Like many influencers these days, Jay Shetty is much discussed, but not necessarily much understood. He seems like he’s everywhere–officiating JLo and Ben Affleck’s wedding, dispensing wise sound bit…

01:08:22  |   Thu 18 Apr 2024
Katie Is a Grandmother! With Special Guest and Grandmother of 13, Kris Jenner, on Family, Purpose, and Legacy.

Katie Is a Grandmother! With Special Guest and Grandmother of 13, Kris Jenner, on Family, Purpose, and Legacy.

Kris Jenner has vision. From an early age, she knew she wanted a family–she even predicted she’d have six kids! From her origins working in retail stores owned by her mother and grandmother, Kris has…

00:46:58  |   Thu 11 Apr 2024
Katie's Back for Season 9 of Next Question!

Katie's Back for Season 9 of Next Question!

Next Question is back for season nine, and the times, they are a changin’! Katie has big personal news to share in the season kick off with Kris Jenner–plus advice, memories, and humor from the Momag…

00:02:08  |   Thu 04 Apr 2024
Katie Plus One: Our Society’s Disordered Eating with Emmeline Clein, author of Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm and co-host, Carrie Monahan

Katie Plus One: Our Society’s Disordered Eating with Emmeline Clein, author of Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm and co-host, Carrie Monahan

One of Next Question’s more personal episodes, this conversation features a very special plus one: Katie’s daughter, Carrie Monahan! Katie and Carrie, along with their guest, author Emmeline Clein, h…

00:53:00  |   Thu 07 Mar 2024
The Cost of Caregiving with Capital One’s Celia Edwards Karam, Chris Punsalan, and Adrienne Glusman

The Cost of Caregiving with Capital One’s Celia Edwards Karam, Chris Punsalan, and Adrienne Glusman

This episode of Next Question was produced in partnership with Capital One, and recorded live at the Capital One Cafe in Herald Square in New York City. In it, Katie and a panel of caregivers explore…

00:47:56  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
Kara Swisher, the “Internet age's cranky Cassandra,” on her memoir, Burn Book” A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher, the “Internet age's cranky Cassandra,” on her memoir, Burn Book” A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher, Official Next Question plus one and dogged chronicler of the good, bad, and the ugly of the tech world (and the “adult toddlers” that so often populate it), has really seen it all. She …

01:06:50  |   Tue 27 Feb 2024
Allie Phillips Fled TN to Have An Abortion; Now She’s Running for Office

Allie Phillips Fled TN to Have An Abortion; Now She’s Running for Office

Allie Phillips, a young Tennessee woman who runs a daycare from home and has a young daughter, Adalie, was delighted to learn she was pregnant with a second daughter, Miley, in 2022. The same year, T…

00:51:26  |   Thu 01 Feb 2024
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