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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 this special episode of Next Question, Katie sat down for a rare one-on-one interview in DC with Vice President Kamala Harris in her ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. …

00:40:58  |   Wed 24 Jan 2024
How Roe v Wade Fell and What Comes Next with Jodi Kantor

How Roe v Wade Fell and What Comes Next with Jodi Kantor

Since long before Roe v Wade enshrined a federal right to choose in 1973, abortion has been one of the most contentious issues in American life. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe wit…

00:45:04  |   Thu 18 Jan 2024
A Conversation With Brooke Shields About Living a Public Life

A Conversation With Brooke Shields About Living a Public Life

On a recent episode of Brooke Shields’ podcast Now What?, Katie and Brooke took a walk down memory lane and came back with some thoughtful insights to kick off 2024.

 

Brooke and Katie share a long h…

00:32:46  |   Thu 11 Jan 2024
Ava Duvernay’s New Film Origin Reaches Beyond the Theater

Ava Duvernay’s New Film Origin Reaches Beyond the Theater

Ava DuVernay’s newest film, Origin, breaks a lot of molds. The book on which it’s based, Caste, grapples with some of the deepest inequalities in our world today, and was famously deemed unadaptable …

01:00:01  |   Thu 04 Jan 2024
Melissa Etheridge Has Been on a Hero’s Journey All Her Own

Melissa Etheridge Has Been on a Hero’s Journey All Her Own

Melissa Etheridge has written two memoirs now–her new one is Talking to My Angels. For many people, writing more than one memoir might seem excessive, but Etheridge has lived a lot. She’s reflective …

01:04:46  |   Thu 21 Dec 2023
The Cast of May December on Making This Riveting Physiological Thriller

The Cast of May December on Making This Riveting Physiological Thriller

The new film May December stars Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton, was directed by Todd Haynes, and written for the screen by Samy Burch’s–her first screenplay! Julianne Moore’s Gra…

00:26:17  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
Could Israel Have Prevented Hamas's October 7th Attack?

Could Israel Have Prevented Hamas's October 7th Attack?

A recent bombshell report in the New York Times reveals that Israel knew about Hamas’s attack plan for October 7th, 2023, codenamed “Jericho Wall,” more than a year before it happened. On this episod…

00:32:56  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
Katie Plus One Presents AI For Dummies with Vivian Schiller, Vilas Dhar, and Chris Wiggins

Katie Plus One Presents AI For Dummies with Vivian Schiller, Vilas Dhar, and Chris Wiggins

Today is the anniversary of Open AI’s launch of Chat GPT, a tool which brought AI out of the realm of sci-fi and right to our fingertips. AI seems to have crept into every facet of our lives in that …

01:02:46  |   Thu 30 Nov 2023
David Leonhardt’s Surprisingly Optimistic Analysis of Our Political Moment

David Leonhardt’s Surprisingly Optimistic Analysis of Our Political Moment

Have you achieved the American Dream? Actually–how do you even define the American Dream? Sometimes it can feel like that phrase is meaningless and politicized but that idea is such a cornerstone of …

00:46:14  |   Thu 23 Nov 2023
The Future of Attention with Kara Swisher and Kevin Systrom

The Future of Attention with Kara Swisher and Kevin Systrom

Over the course of their careers, Katie Couric and Kara Swisher have weathered (and thrived amongst) massive sea changes in the news industry–from network TV to streaming; the rise of mobile viewing;…

00:56:10  |   Thu 16 Nov 2023
Katie Plus One Goes Renegade: Mary Trump and Adam Kinzinger On The Way Back from Our Divided Political Moment

Katie Plus One Goes Renegade: Mary Trump and Adam Kinzinger On The Way Back from Our Divided Political Moment

Adam Kinzinger and Mary Trump don’t have a lot in common on the surface:but in a moment where politics are dividing more people than ever before, Kinzinger and Trump find they have more and more in c…

00:55:42  |   Thu 09 Nov 2023
Kelly Corrigan and David Brooks on the Art of Conversation

Kelly Corrigan and David Brooks on the Art of Conversation

Smart people know things; wise people know people. For Next Question guest today, David Brooks, knowing people has been a lifelong endeavor. Katie Couric and her + 1 today, Kelly Corrigan, dig deep i…

01:14:27  |   Thu 02 Nov 2023
Katie Plus One Has a Full House: Kelly Rizzo with John Stamos

Katie Plus One Has a Full House: Kelly Rizzo with John Stamos

In our first Katie Plus One, Katie is bringing in backup: Kelly Rizzo, the host of the Comfort Food podcast and the widow of Bob Saget. Their guest today is John Stamos, Saget’s Full House co-star an…

01:01:29  |   Tue 24 Oct 2023
Katie's Back with a Brand New Season of Next Question!

Katie's Back with a Brand New Season of Next Question!

Katie Couric is back with a new season of Next Question, this time with a new format: Katie + 1! While the good ol’ classic Katie Couric interview isn’t going anywhere, Season 8 boasts a variety of c…

00:02:02  |   Tue 24 Oct 2023
Jada Pinkett Smith Goes There: On Entanglements, Self Worth, and Refusing to be Distracted

Jada Pinkett Smith Goes There: On Entanglements, Self Worth, and Refusing to be Distracted

The last eighteen months or so of Jada Pinkett Smith’s life have been… well, complicated. But complicated is nothing new for the multi-hyphenate who now hosts Red Table Talk and has a new book, Worth…

00:54:36  |   Tue 17 Oct 2023
Michael Lewis Explains It All: The SBF Trial, Crypto, and his new book Going Infinite

Michael Lewis Explains It All: The SBF Trial, Crypto, and his new book Going Infinite

Michael Lewis is like a literary Forrest Gump. He always seems to know where the biggest story of the year is going to be–and he’s usually halfway through a book about it when it breaks. This time he…

00:34:47  |   Tue 10 Oct 2023
Jonathan Van Ness on Body Acceptance and Feeling Gorgeous

Jonathan Van Ness on Body Acceptance and Feeling Gorgeous

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with Katie Couric Media and Equip—the leading evidence-based virtual eating disorder treatment program—Katie sits down with…

00:41:28  |   Fri 30 Jun 2023
Assessing the Racial Wealth Gap

Assessing the Racial Wealth Gap

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with Ally and Katie Couric Media, we’re taking a look at the racial wealth gap; the systemic and historical factors that ha…

00:35:45  |   Wed 21 Jun 2023
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Optimistic

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Optimistic

When it comes to priorities, Julia-Louis Dreyfus has had hers in place for a long time. As a young mother when she played Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, Julia had to figure out how to separate the demands…

00:32:02  |   Thu 15 Jun 2023
Frances Haugen: How One Whistle Makes a Difference

Frances Haugen: How One Whistle Makes a Difference

Just as Facebook was on the verge of becoming Meta Platforms, Inc. in late 2021, a scathing series of articles was published by the Wall Street Journal. The reporting was based on internal documents …

00:33:46  |   Thu 08 Jun 2023
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