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Next Question with Katie Couric

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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.

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  1. The Art of Aging: What Happens to Your Sex Life as You Age?

    · 1 h 28 min · Explicit

    As I get closer to my 70th birthday, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to age well. That’s what inspired “The Art of Aging,” where I’m talking with leading experts about the science of living…

  2. Kyle MacLachlan Gets Personal: Inside His New Memoir “Fictional Selves”

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Kyle MacLachlan has spent four decades disappearing into other people. He’s been Paul Atreides in Dune, Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, and Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City. Now, in his new memoir Fictional…

  3. The Art of Aging: Word of Mouth

    · 1 h 30 min · Explicit

    When we talk about aging well, we focus on our hearts, our brains, and our muscles, but we almost never talk about our mouths. After this conversation, I think that’s a big oversight. In this episode of The Art of…

  4. How Breast Cancer Changes a Family: Two Mothers and Daughters on Life After Diagnosis

    · 1 h 11 min

    A breast cancer diagnosis doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed. It can change the lives and relationships of everyone around them. In this episode of Next Question, I spoke with two mothers and their daughters…

  5. Faith, Fear, and Fascism: Jennifer Welch on MAGA and the Bible Belt

    · 1 h 02 min · Explicit

    The “I’ve Had It” ladies–Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan–have taken social media by storm. The two progressive women from Oklahoma who have, well, had it with the politics of today. Jennifer has written a new…

  6. An Unexpected Life: Remembering Gloria Steinem

    · 1 h 08 min · Explicit

    Gloria Steinem was more than a feminist icon. She was a pioneering journalist, a tireless activist, and a driving force behind a movement that transformed the lives of generations of women. Following her death at 92,…

  7. The Art of Aging: The Hormone Handbook

    · 51 min · Explicit

    As I get closer to my 70th birthday, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to age well. That’s what inspired “The Art of Aging,” where I’m talking with leading experts about the science of living…

  8. BLOCKERS: Michael Lewis on the People Who Keep America Running

    · 1 h 08 min · Explicit

    Michael Lewis has an extraordinary ability to help us make sense of the world. Whether he's writing about Wall Street or Silicon Valley, baseball or behavioral economics, he has a way of taking subjects that seem…

  9. Malcolm Gladwell on America’s Gun Crisis

    · 1 h 04 min · Explicit

    Gun violence remains one of America's most divisive issues. But according to Malcolm Gladwell, much of the debate is focused on the wrong questions. Katie talks with Malcolm Gladwell about his new book, The American…

  10. The Art Of Aging: The Heart Of The Matter

    · 1 h 08 min · Explicit

    As I get closer to my 70th birthday, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to age well. That’s what inspired “The Art of Aging,” where I’m talking with leading experts about the science of living…

  11. Earl Spencer on Why the World Won’t Forget Princess Diana

    · 1 h 18 min · Explicit

    Nearly 30 years after Princess Diana’s death, her younger brother, Charles Spencer, is telling his story. In his new book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, the 9th Earl Spencer writes about the childhood they shared at…

  12. Danny Meyer on Scaling Culture and Betting on the Upside

    · 1 h 18 min · Explicit

    The name Danny Meyer is synonymous with the New York City food scene. His restaurants have become Gotham institutions, from Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern to The Modern and, of course, Shake Shack, which started…

  13. All the Wrong Moves: Katie's One-on-One with Anthony Scaramucci

    · 1 h 28 min · Explicit

    Anthony Scaramucci has led a life full of unexpected twists and turns. After building a successful career on Wall Street, he spent a memorable and famously brief 11 days as President Trump's White House communications…

  14. Patti Smith on Bread of Angels and the People Who Shaped Her

    · 1 h 22 min · Explicit

    Patti Smith has spent decades turning her life into art as a poet, musician, artist, and author. In her new book, Bread of Angels, she goes back to the very beginning, tracing the people and moments that formed her,…

  15. Marc Elias: We Didn't Save Democracy — We Bought Time

    · 1 h 27 min · Explicit

    With less than 50 days until the midterm elections, major battles are already underway over voting rights, election rules, redistricting, and how Americans vote. Katie Couric sits down with Marc Elias, a leading…

  16. Colin Kaepernick on His Legacy, the NFL, and Roger Goodell

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    In 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick made global headlines when he decided to take a knee during the National Anthem in response to a spate of killings of young Black men by police in a number of cities across the…

  17. Why Has Medicine Treated Women Like "Small Men with Boobs?" with Dr. Sharon Malone

    · 33 min · Explicit

    Katie sits down with Dr. Sharon Malone at the Aspen Institute to talk about why women's health has been under-researched and under-funded for centuries -- which also happens to be the subject of Katie's new…

  18. Rob Lowe Reflects on His Career, Family, and the Impact of Cancer Clinical Trials

    · 39 min

    Rob Lowe is best known for his decades in Hollywood, from The West Wing to Parks and Recreation and beyond. In this episode of Next Question, I spoke with him about his career, his long marriage, and his family’s…

  19. Katie’s One-on-One with Professor Timothy Snyder

    · 1 h 04 min · Explicit

    The Trump administration is testing the boundaries of presidential power in ways that are reshaping American politics and raising profound questions about the future of this country's democratic institutions. From a…

  20. Katie’s One-on-One with Senator Bill Cassidy

    · 29 min

    Public health remains one of this country’s most politically charged issues. Six years after the COVID pandemic upended everyday life, Americans are still divided over vaccines, scientific expertise, and the role of…

  21. Katie’s One-on-One with Senator Mark Kelly

    · 47 min · Explicit

    Senator Mark Kelly has had an extraordinary career—as a Navy combat pilot, NASA astronaut, and now Arizona's senior U.S. senator. Today, he's also one of the Trump administration's most outspoken critics and a name…

  22. Erin Brockovich's Latest Fight: AI Data Centers

    · 1 h 14 min · Explicit

    More than 30 years after taking on Pacific Gas & Electric—and winning—Erin Brockovich is still fighting for communities. This time, her focus is on one of the fastest-growing parts of the AI boom: data centers. In…

  23. More Rules for Aging with Roger Rosenblatt

    · 46 min · Explicit

    What does it mean to age well? Few people have explored that question with more wisdom, humor, and grace than Roger Rosenblatt. In his new book, More Rules for Aging, Roger returns to the subject he first tackled 25…

  24. My Mom Finally Listened: Cameron Rogers & Her Mother on Anxiety, Medication, and Becoming Present

    · 31 min · Explicit

    Cameron Oaks Rogers, host of the podcast Conversations With Cam, sits down with her mother Cindy Linville for a raw, funny, and deeply moving conversation about motherhood, anxiety, and what changes when a parent…

  25. Katie Couric one on one with “Couples Therapy” star Dr. Orna Guralnik

    · 1 h 05 min · Explicit

    If you've ever seen an episode of Showtime's Couples Therapy, you already know Dr. Orna Guralnik has an almost uncanny ability to get to the heart of what's really going on between two people. And if you haven't seen…

  26. REGIME CHANGE: Katie’s One-on-One with Maggie Haberman

    · 38 min · Explicit

    Journalist Maggie Haberman has spent decades covering Donald Trump, from his days as a New York real estate developer to his return to the White House for a second term. Now, she and her fellow New York Times reporter…

  27. America at 250: Historian Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy, History, and the American Experiment

    · 1 h 20 min · Explicit

    As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the country is grappling with fundamental questions about power, democracy, and national identity. So who better to help make sense of this moment than historian and…

  28. Dr. Elisa Port on Breast Cancer Myths, Screening, and Risk: What Every Woman Needs to Know

    · 1 h 26 min · Explicit

    More than 300,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year, yet misinformation about breast health, screening, and treatment remains widespread. This week on Next Question, Katie sits down…

  29. Why Are More Young Women Getting Breast Cancer?

    · 1 h 32 min · Explicit

    Cancer has long been considered a disease of aging. But diagnoses among adults under 50 are rising significantly, and breast cancer is a major driver of that increase. In this Next Question episode, presented by Eli…

  30. Katie’s One on One with Melinda French Gates

    · 48 min · Explicit

    Melinda French Gates believes that women’s health has been ignored and underfunded for far too long. Now, she has announced a new $215 million investment focused on reproductive health, menopause, and mental health.…

  31. Laurie Metcalf: Death of a Salesman, Broadway, and a Life in Characters

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    Laurie Metcalf is one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, known for bringing extraordinary depth and humanity to every role she takes on. A four-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award winner, she…

  32. Katie’s One-on-One with Rahm Emanuel

    · 1 h 03 min

    Rahm Emanuel has been one of the most influential figures in Democratic politics for decades. He’s served as a congressman, White House chief of staff under President Obama, mayor of Chicago, and most recently, U.S.…

  33. Katie’s One-on-One with Senator Chris Murphy

    · 1 h 04 min

    There was a time not so long ago in America when community was something people experienced every day. Kids played on local baseball teams sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. People knew the butcher at the grocery store.…

  34. How to Disagree with Brené Brown and Adam Grant

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Brené Brown and Adam Grant have devoted much of their work to helping people better understand conflict, communication, and human behavior. Nevertheless, the two spent years estranged after a 2016 article Grant wrote…

  35. Why Young People Are Giving Up on the Workforce with Jodi Kantor

    · 1 h 07 min

    Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jodi Kantor knows a thing or two about getting to the heart of the matter and in her new book, How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work, she's giving advice on how to approach this…

  36. George Conway's Political Transformation

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    Once a loyal Republican who celebrated Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, George Conway is now one of this administration’s most outspoken critics and a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 12th District. In this…

  37. Life After the Unthinkable: A Mother’s Account of Losing Her Daughter Suddenly

    · 1 h 14 min · Explicit

    Some losses divide a life into before and after. In this conversation, writer and journalist Danielle Crittenden sits down with Katie to discuss her new memoir, Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the…

  38. Katie's one-on-one with Judy Faulkner of Epic Systems

    · 54 min

    Judy Faulkner runs a company whose software touches nearly every American's medical records. Katie traveled to Epic's sprawling, whimsical campus in Verona, Wisconsin to sit down with Judy Faulkner, the 82-year-old…

  39. Historian Timothy Snyder on Orban’s defeat, Christian nationalism, and What’s Coming Next

    · 1 h 05 min · S12 E29

    Snyder has spent his career studying how democracies collapse — and how they fight back. He's the Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, the…

  40. Katie’s One-on-One with Admiral William McRaven

    · 59 min · S12 E28

    Retired four-star Admiral and former commander of US Special Operations Command William McRaven oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Beyond his military career, McRaven became widely known for…

  41. Katie’s One-on-One with Jack Schlossberg

    · 49 min · S12 E27

    Jack Schlossberg is JFK's only grandson, and he's making his first bid for elected office in Manhattan's 12th Congressional District, the seat being vacated by Jerry Nadler. He has Nancy Pelosi's endorsement, two…

  42. The Early Onset Emergency: A Live Panel on Colorectal Cancer's Alarming New Trend

    · 36 min · S12 E26

    In this special live episode recorded during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, she sits down with Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences and the force behind Cologuard; Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems; and…

  43. Colorectal Cancer and The Couric Effect - Continued: Awareness to Action to Advocacy

    · 54 min · S12 E25

    Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can often be prevented through screening, yet far too many people aren't getting screened on time. In this episode of Medically Speaking, Dr. Eve Glazier welcomes back…

  44. One on One with CA Governor Gavin Newsom

    · 1 h 21 min · S12 E24

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has spent his career outrunning a public image that reduces him to a caricature—slick, ambitious, and impossibly polished. But in this wide-ranging conversation, recorded in-person in…

  45. The Heart of Longevity with Dr. Rhonda Patrick

    · 1 h 12 min · S12 E19

    Longevity is having a moment far beyond Silicon Valley, and as we all look not just to live longer but to live better, In this episode of Next Question, Katie sits down with longevity researcher Dr. Rhonda Patrick.…

  46. Kate Hudson At Her Best

    · 39 min · S12 E18

    In this special live episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie talks with Best Actress nominee (and true multi-hyphenate), Kate Hudson about her role in the new movie, Song Sung Blue. Twenty-five years after…

  47. Katie’s One-on-One With PA Governor Josh Shapiro

    · 53 min · S12 E17

    As Americans grapple with a sharp rise in political violence, controversial immigration enforcement, and a growing sense of institutional breakdown, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joins Katie for a conversation…

  48. 2025 in Review

    · 1 h 03 min · S12 E16

    If you only listen to one thing to make sense of the news this year… make it this. The final episode of this season of Next Question pulls together the most important conversations of the year. You'll hear David Graham…

  49. David Sanger

    · 56 min · S12 E15

    Katie turns to veteran New York Times correspondent David Sanger to help make sense of a whirlwind few weeks in national security. Sanger explains why President Trump is using the U.S. military in ways he's never seen…

  50. Bobbi Brown

    · 1 h 01 min · S12 E14

    In this special live episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, recorded at the 92nd Street Y, New York, Katie sits down with beauty icon Bobbi Brown to talk about her new memoir Still Bobbi: A Masterclass in Leading…

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