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The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.

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  • Mary Harris is the host and managing editor of What Next, Slate's new daily news podcast. She has reported throughout the public radio system, for NPR, Marketplace, and WNYC.

Good Luck Voting in Georgia Next Election

After the presidential election, state Republicans want to change the rules they made.

A National Wave of Anti-Trans Bills

The coordinated flood of legislation isn’t new. But now, it’s targeting kids.

Biden’s First Foreign Policy Test

It wasn’t really what he wanted.

Texans Can’t Catch a Break

What it’s like to live from disaster to disaster.

A Biden Pick in Trouble

Neera Tanden’s OMB nomination is hanging by a thread.

The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem

Years of scandals seem to have wrought little change.

Should Student Debt Be Canceled?

Diving into one solution to many problems.

Will Andrew Cuomo Say Sorry?

Even on the cusp of having his emergency powers revoked, a mea culpa is probably not in the cards.

What Rush Limbaugh Left Behind

He embodied what the right has come to stand for: not a substance, but a style.

A Year of Anti-Asian Violence

These kinds of attacks are not new.

When the Vaccine Skeptic Is Your Dad

How to change a pandejo’s mind.

The Fight to Unionize an Amazon Warehouse

Amazon may be at a tipping point.

The Most Powerful Man in Washington?

Just how much sway does Joe Manchin have?

Trump on Trial—Again

Impeachment, round two.

Philly’s Vaccine Distribution Mess

How the city’s vaccine distribution plan went haywire.

A Sexist Recession

The pandemic has not hit everyone equally.

Where Are the Checks?

A stimulus status update.

The Majorie Taylor Greene Problem

 Is the GOP willing to do anything?

Why Is Everyone Mad at Gavin Newsom?

It’s a bad time to be governor.

COVID’s Lasting Toll on Kids

The kids aren’t all right.