What Would Convince a Lab Leak Skeptic?

If A.I. and chatbots are the next wave of innovation, then the New York Times and other media organizations are determined to get paid this time.  Guest: Megan Morrone, technology editor for the Axios...

5 Jan 202425min

The federally mandated minimum wage hasn’t gone up since 2009, but across the country states, counties, and cities are raising their minimum wage. Is this long overdue help for America’s poor, or mere...

4 Jan 202422min

How much longer can Ukraine and Russia fight at a stalemate? And does the outcome of the war depend on Biden winning a second term?Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s “War Stories” correspondent and author of...

3 Jan 202420min

On Oct. 14, 2023, Wadee Alfayoumi, a six-year-old Arab-American boy, was stabbed to death by his landlord, Joseph Czuba. Months later, his parents are struggling to make sense of it.Guest: Aymann Isma...

2 Jan 202423min

Buying “renewable energy certificates” is a way for companies to claim to reach their renewable energy goals—instead of, say, putting solar panels on their roof. One of the most enthusiastic consumers...

1 Jan 202421min

While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in Janua...

31 Dec 202330min

While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in Janua...

29 Dec 202333min

While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes Jan. 2.For all of his s...

28 Dec 202326min