Political Gabfest - SBF FTX WTF?
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss Trump’s campaign announcement, election denying candidates’ failures in the midterms, and guest Matthew Zeitlin on the impact the impl...
17 Marras 202246min
What Next - The Shiny New Target for Political Spending
State supreme court elections, for a long time, were an afterthought; filler for the ballot’s second page. But with questions of abortion rights on the line, this year both parties started pouring mon...
17 Marras 202218min
What Next - Will SCOTUS Take Native Children Away From Their Families?
The Supreme Court case Brackeen v. Haaland concerns how adoption placement currently works under the Indian Child Welfare Act. The law prioritizes placing Native children with Native families. But dep...
16 Marras 202225min
What Next - How New York Democrats Blew It
After bracing themselves for a “red wave,” the Democrats will keep their Senate majority after the midterms. However, the Republicans will likely, narrowly take the House, thanks in part to gains made...
15 Marras 202226min
What Next - The Far Right’s Alarming Rise in Israel
Though just last year he was ousted from office amidst corruption charges, Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to power, leading a coalition of three hard right-wing parties. Palestinians inside Israel ar...
14 Marras 202224min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is This The Cryptocalypse?
The (once) third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, collapsed in stunning fashion this week, highlighting why consumers really do want regulation, and why old financial institutions remain wary of ...
13 Marras 202228min
Slate Money - WTF SBF
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and What Next TBD host Lizzie O’Leary discuss the ongoing disaster at crypto exchange platform FTX. They also talk about the slightly smaller meltdowns at Twitter ...
12 Marras 202251min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Senator Chris Murphy on Elon's Acquisition of Twitter
The second largest investor in Twitter, after Elon Musk, is the Saudis, which raises questions about what kinds of “free speech” Musk is really committed to. But it also raises questions around nation...
11 Marras 202217min
