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- 2018 - 2025
What Next TBD: When Climate Change Makes You Sell Your House
With disaster relief funds from Hurricane Harvey, Houston's Harris County instituted a mandatory buyout program for residents in flood-prone areas. But some residents didn't want to leave.
Guest: Ama…
00:26:18 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Jojo Siwa Did What on TikTok?
A lot of stuff has been happening online so we figured it was a perfect time for another mailbag. On today’s episode, Nadira is back with Rachelle to read your letters and answer your burning questio…
00:36:33 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: Can Nuclear Power Be Green?
Nuclear technology has become more important than ever, thanks to a global energy crisis and climate change. But it also has a complicated history.
Guest: Joshua Keating
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
Learn mo…
00:25:33 |
Sun 25 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Serial Didn’t Free Adnan Syed
In 2015, Serial launched the case against Adnan Syed for the murder of Hae Min Lee in to the national conversation, but over the years the mistakes that show made continued to add up. Adnan Syed’s re…
00:40:27 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: The Fight Over Online Speech Headed to the Supreme Court
Conservative lawmakers in Florida and Texas are taking aim at content moderation on social media, with implications that go far beyond just the platforms.
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern
Host: Lizzie O'Lear…
00:31:13 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
ICYMI: It’s OK to Criticize the Dead
It was impossible to get anything done the day the Queen died because Twitter was just too lively. All sorts of takes were had including the sympathetic, the critical, and the just plain funny. One s…
00:32:08 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting
Victims of a new and high tech kind of human trafficking are forced to scam people all around the world.
Guest: Cezary Podkul
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims I…
00:30:03 |
Sun 18 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Where AI Art Can Go Wrong
Rachelle knows a lot about internet culture, but tech…not so much. On today’s episode, Rachelle asks Lizzie O’Leary (host of What Next, TBD) about the latest developments in art created by artificial…
00:31:42 |
Sat 17 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: How Big Internet Keeps Small Communities Disconnected
A small parish in Louisiana tried to get affordable, fast internet. An incumbent ISP stopped them.
Guest: Issie Lapowsky, Wanda Manning
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:25:46 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Harry Styles Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
Harry Styles has recently been in the news for saying some silly things and allegedly spitting on Chris Pine. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Nadira Goffe to talk through Harry’s wild…
00:35:59 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: The Chaos That Made YouTube a Juggernaut
An inside look at the rise of YouTube into a social media behemoth.
Guests: Mark Bergen and Claire Stapleton
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:34:08 |
Sun 11 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Everyone Wants to Be a Food Influencer…or Do They?
On today’s episode, Rachelle gets into the world of cooking videos. She speaks with Eater’s Bettina Makalintal about how online food content has changed over the years, taking something that we all d…
00:28:22 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: Can A.I. Make Great Art?
Technology is transforming the creative economy and ideas about what "art" even is.
Guest: Drew Harwell
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:28:10 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
ICYMI: A Texas Church Did What With Hamilton?
The Broadway musical Hamilton did not originally contain much of a Christian message, but then the Door McAllen Church in McAllen, Texas got a hold of it. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again…
00:31:26 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
How To!: Have a Healthier News Diet
In the second of a two-part episode on reimagining the news we continue our conversation with Nicole Lewis, Senior Editor of Jurisprudence at Slate, and a longtime reporter on the criminal justice be…
00:34:13 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: The Summer Vaccine of the Future
LYMErix, the first vaccine against Lyme, was pulled from the market amid poor sales and pressure from the public. Now, over 20 years later, a new vaccine is in late-stage trials.
Guest: Cassandra Wil…
00:18:55 |
Sun 04 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Encore: Is BYU Virginity Club Real? An ICYMI Investigation.
Instagram has seen a recent influx of college “virginity club” accounts featuring sharp, funny memes about remaining chaste. On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle put these accounts under the micr…
00:36:47 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
What Next TBD: A.I. Made to Fight Child Porn Ensnared an Innocent Dad
A father took a photo of his son for their doctor. He wound up being investigated by the police.
Guest: Kashmir Hill
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:27:58 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
ICYMI: Encore: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle have a short discussion of the recent beekeeper drama on TikTok. Then, they’re joined by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, hosts of the Who Weekly? podcast, to dis…
00:29:37 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
How To!: Unbreak the News
About five or six years ago, host Amanda Ripley started noticing that her normal news diet left her feeling depleted and depressed. She tried mixing up her news habits, even avoiding it for awhile, b…
00:35:58 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
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