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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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Happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks on why we’re all so desperately chasing down happiness

Happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks on why we’re all so desperately chasing down happiness

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie explores the subject of happiness. Because as a culture, we seem to be obsessed with achieving it. Just look to higher ed. Some of the most e…

00:49:55  |   Wed 23 Nov 2022
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on ‘She Said,’ the power of journalism, and the oddity of becoming the subject

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on ‘She Said,’ the power of journalism, and the oddity of becoming the subject

Five years ago, on Oct. 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article written by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. The headline read: “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades.…

00:38:18  |   Thu 17 Nov 2022
Groundbreaking journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault on chronicling — and making — history

Groundbreaking journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault on chronicling — and making — history

Charlayne Hunter-Gault has spent nearly sixty years chronicling history as a journalist, but when she was just 19 years old, she played a crucial role in making it. On January 9, 1961, she and her cl…

00:47:01  |   Thu 10 Nov 2022
Kelly Ripa, reformed people-pleaser, is here to set the record straight

Kelly Ripa, reformed people-pleaser, is here to set the record straight

For more than two decades, Kelly Ripa has been welcomed into millions of people’s homes, kitchens, and even bedrooms, as the co-host of ABC’s daytime talk show “Live!” And it’s easy to see why: she’s…

00:49:00  |   Thu 03 Nov 2022
Elizabeth Banks and Phyllis Nagy on ‘Call Jane’ and the sisterhood of abortion activism

Elizabeth Banks and Phyllis Nagy on ‘Call Jane’ and the sisterhood of abortion activism

The new movie “Call Jane” is a period piece about abortion and reproductive activism in the years before Roe vs Wade was enacted. But given our post-Roe world and the very real consequences of aborti…

00:41:10  |   Thu 27 Oct 2022
The Midterms are coming! Three political strategists break it all down

The Midterms are coming! Three political strategists break it all down

We are just a few weeks out from the 2022 midterms and there is a lot to unpack — makeup of the House, will the Senate flip, the very future of our democracy! To help us understand what is truly at s…

01:08:42  |   Thu 20 Oct 2022
Jon Hamm on the art of rebooting an iconic character, breaking out of Don Draper, and finding himself in therapy

Jon Hamm on the art of rebooting an iconic character, breaking out of Don Draper, and finding himself in therapy

Jon Hamm has been busy. On a fall visit to New York City, while shooting the next season of The Morning Show, and amid actual morning show visits to promote his new comedy, Confess Fletch, Jon stoppe…

00:45:15  |   Thu 13 Oct 2022
Geena Davis on childhood traumas, a life-changing friendship, and the anxiety of revealing it all

Geena Davis on childhood traumas, a life-changing friendship, and the anxiety of revealing it all

Geena Davis has been a face we have come to know on screen for 40 years. And despite being in the public eye for so long, Geena is one of those actors who has cleverly obscured herself and her person…

00:44:02  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Behind the scenes of Katie’s cancer diagnosis and treatment

Behind the scenes of Katie’s cancer diagnosis and treatment

Katie has always been vigilant about her health. Ever since her husband Jay died of stage four colon cancer in 1998, Katie has been a cancer screening advocate, sharing information about and helping …

01:04:12  |   Thu 06 Oct 2022
Billy Eichner: The new rom-com king

Billy Eichner: The new rom-com king

There is no better — or funnier — way to launch a new season of Next Question with Katie Couric than an interview with comedian and actor, Billy Eichner. Billy is best known for his 2010s cult-favori…

00:41:27  |   Thu 29 Sep 2022
Next Question with Katie Couric returns!

Next Question with Katie Couric returns!

After deep-diving into the history and future of abortion access with her investigative series Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie Couric is eager to return to her favorite format, the intimate intervi…

00:01:20  |   Thu 22 Sep 2022
Bonus: Michelle Pfeiffer on becoming Betty Ford and diving into entrepreneurship

Bonus: Michelle Pfeiffer on becoming Betty Ford and diving into entrepreneurship

Next Question with Katie Couric is launching an all new season on September 29th. In the meantime, Katie shares a delightful conversation she had with the ever charming and talented, Michelle Pfeiffe…

00:43:25  |   Fri 09 Sep 2022
Bonus: Ken Auletta on his new book and portraying the 'talented monster,' Harvey Weinstein

Bonus: Ken Auletta on his new book and portraying the 'talented monster,' Harvey Weinstein

In 2002, journalist Ken Auletta tried to expose Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of women in a New Yorker profile he was writing about the powerful film mogul, but his sources were unwilling to go on …

00:44:09  |   Wed 03 Aug 2022
Bonus: Dr. Fauci answers your questions about COVID, Monkeypox, and more

Bonus: Dr. Fauci answers your questions about COVID, Monkeypox, and more

On this mid-season bonus of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie shares an urgent conversation she had with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …

00:31:14  |   Fri 29 Jul 2022
Abortion: The Body Politic - The Storytellers [Bonus]

Abortion: The Body Politic - The Storytellers [Bonus]

Katie’s special series, Abortion: The Body Politic, has wrapped, but we wanted to give the very last word to a special group of people — people who have had abortions. These first-person stories reve…

01:44:30  |   Thu 21 Jul 2022
Next Question Bonus: Daisy Edgar-Jones

Next Question Bonus: Daisy Edgar-Jones

Two years ago, Daisy Edgar-Jones got everyone’s attention as Marianne in the hit BBC adaptation of the Sally Rooney novel, “Normal People.” The role earned her a Golden Globe nomination and, at 24, p…

00:20:14  |   Fri 15 Jul 2022
Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 6

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 6

Abortion: The Body Politic started on the ground, visiting two abortion clinics 15 minutes away from each other in two very different states: Missouri and Illinois. On this last episode, we check bac…

01:07:40  |   Thu 14 Jul 2022
Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 5

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 5

In Part 5 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie looks abroad for models of progress — and regress — when it comes to reproductive rights and abortion access. What are the trends and how does the U.S. …

01:01:24  |   Thu 07 Jul 2022
Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 4

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 4

In Part 4 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie examines how abortion is explored and reflected in popular culture and Hollywood. Because whether we realize it or not, the movies we have loved and the…

00:59:59  |   Thu 30 Jun 2022
Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 3

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 3

On Part 3 of Abortion: The Body Politic focuses on Roe and its unraveling. The last living Roe prosecutor, Linda Coffee, shares her recollections of that historic Supreme Court case and how she found…

00:59:23  |   Thu 23 Jun 2022
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