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Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a... more

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Episodes

Who Is Government with Michael Lewis

What if the government workers we often overlook are actually heroes? In this eye-opening conversation, Katie sits down with Michael... more

12 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
I’ll Have What Chelsea Handler is Having

Happy 50th birthday to Chelsea Handler! We’re honored to host her on her big day and to celebrate her new... more

25 Feb 2025 · 51 minutes
Severance’s Adam Scott Is Out of the Office, for Real

We’re looking back at Katie’s 2022 conversation with Adam Scott, who you’ll know from some truly bingeable TV, including “Parks... more

13 Feb 2025 · 48 minutes
Bill Gates' Source Code

In a live conversation at The Strand bookstore, Bill Gates sits down with Katie Couric to reflect on the moments... more

06 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
One on One with Talkspace CEO, Dr. Jon Cohen

Talkspace CEO Dr. Jon Cohen opens up about the transformative power of telehealth in mental health care and why it... more

30 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Chris Hayes on the Epic Battle for Our Attention

Chris Hayes joins Katie for a thought-provoking conversation about the most valuable commodity there is: attention. As the host of... more

28 Jan 2025 · 53 minutes
Not Your Mother’s Menopause with Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts, celebrated actress pulls no punches in this raw and hilarious conversation with Katie. At 36, Naomi was blindsided... more

24 Jan 2025 · 55 minutes
Mel Robbins and The Life Changing Magic of “Let Them”

Things feel pretty out of control these days, and it’s so tempting to get caught up in what others are... more

07 Jan 2025 · 46 minutes
Katie’s 2024 Next Question: Wrapped

In our season 10 finale, Katie takes a look at standout moments from her conversations with top political minds from... more

19 Dec 2024 · 45 minutes
How to Disagree with Jessica Tarlov

Jessica Tarlov, who co-hosts Fox News’ The Five (as the lone Democratic voice we might add) and the podcast Raging... more

12 Dec 2024 · 53 minutes
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right with Arlie Hochschild

Arlie Hochschild, a sociologist from Berkely, has spent a chunk of the last decade in ruby red areas of the... more

05 Dec 2024 · 45 minutes
Will Our Political Guardrails Hold? With Steve Schmidt

Republican strategist, vocal Trump critic, and host of “The Warning,” Steve Schmidt poses the million dollar question: Can America’s political... more

27 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
America at a Crossroads with Meghan McCain

From her perch as “token conservative” on The View to viral posts on Instagram, Meghan McCain has long been a... more

21 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Election Reflections with Jen Psaki

Jen Psaki knows a thing or two about politics. The former Obama communications director and Biden press secretary has spent... more

14 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Why Voters (and Which Voters) Returned Trump to Power with Brian Goldsmith

The 2024 presidential race has finally come to a close, but the conversation and questions about how things unfolded have... more

07 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Five More Days with Samantha Bee and Van Jones

In this sobering conversation, Katie Couric sits down with comedian Samantha Bee and political commentator Van Jones to unpack the... more

31 Oct 2024 · 57 minutes
Getting Real with Gwen Walz

In this one-on-one conversation with Katie, Gwen Walz opens up about bringing storytelling, shared values, and listening back to political... more

27 Oct 2024 · 50 minutes
The Democratic Disconnect with Astead Herndon and Charlamagne tha God

In this episode of Next Question, Katie is joined by Astead Herndon of The New York Times and Charlamagne tha... more

24 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
The Meme-ification of Politics with Evan Ross Katz and Molly Jong-Fast

This episode of Next Question explores how internet culture, and platforms like TikTok, X, and Instagram have transformed voters’ perception... more

17 Oct 2024 · 51 minutes
Abortion, Every Day with Cindi Leive and Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti has been one of the leading voices on abortion rights in America, and this week Katie and her... more

10 Oct 2024 · 52 minutes
Entering the Comfort Zone: Breast Cancer Awareness and Research with Easy Spirit

In this special live recording of Next Question in New York City at the Paley Center for Media, Katie Couric... more

09 Oct 2024 · 1 hour,
The Election Home Stretch with Liz Plank and Ezra Klein

Katie Couric is back with a supercharged new season of Next Question, kicking off with her Plus-One, journalist Liz Plank,... more

03 Oct 2024 · 59 minutes
Season 10 of Next Question Starts October 3rd!

The election is in the homestretch right in time for a new season of Next Question with Katie Couric, starting... more

26 Sep 2024 · 1 minute
Hillary Clinton One-On-One with Katie Couric - PART 2

In this second half of this special episode of Next Question, Katie sits down with Hillary Clinton for an intimate... more

18 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
Hillary Clinton One-On-One with Katie Couric - PART 1

In this special episode of Next Question, Katie sits down with Hillary Clinton for an intimate conversation recorded live at... more

17 Sep 2024 · 52 minutes
Wellness Check: How the ‘Couric Effect’ -- 20 years later -- inspired Sen. Klobuchar to share her cancer story

This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to... more

29 Aug 2024 · 33 minutes
Creating Comedy Gold with the creators of “Hacks”

Katie (a total Deborah) is joined by KCM producer Adriana Fazio (Katie’s Ava) to chat with the creative team behind... more

22 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Wellness Check: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on how to build a better brain

This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to... more

22 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Wellness Check: Happiness expert Arthur Brooks on why we're all so desperately chasing down happiness

This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to... more

15 Aug 2024 · 49 minutes
Wellness Check: ‘Addiction is a spectrum’: Meet the women centering themselves and rewriting the recovery narrative

This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to... more

08 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Katie’s One-On-One with House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Katie sits down with House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi for this special Next Question bonus episode. It’s an intimate, urgent... more

06 Aug 2024 · 49 minutes
Katie Joins Hysteria with Alyssa Mastromonaco on Weird Republicans and Team USA

Katie Couric joins Alyssa Mastromonaco on her podcast Hysteria for a chat about Kamala Harris fundraising (featuring white people on... more

02 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Wellness Check: Demystifying Menopause with Susan Dominus and Dr. Rebecca Brightman

This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to... more

01 Aug 2024 · 47 minutes
Introducing Our New 5-Part Series: Wellness Check!

Already missing Next Question in your podcast lineup? Good news: There’s more where that came from. Join me next month... more

29 Jul 2024 · 1 minute
Katie Joins Hysteria with Alyssa Mastromonaco on Kamala Harris & Childfree Cat Ladies

Katie Couric co-hosts Hysteria with Alyssa Mastromonaco, diving into Biden dropping out of the race, Kamala Harris, potential VP picks,... more

26 Jul 2024 · 53 minutes
Katie Couric One-On-One With Vice President Kamala Harris

In January of this year, Katie sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris for a rare one-on-one interview in her... more

22 Jul 2024 · 40 minutes
Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part Two: Carolyn

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since John F Kennedy Jr, his wife Carolyn Bessette, and her sister... more

16 Jul 2024 · 51 minutes
Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn: 25 Years Later - Part One: John

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since John F Kennedy Jr, his wife Carolyn Bessette, and her sister... more

16 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Listening Is Gretchen Whitmer’s Superpower

In 2020, Joe Biden stood on stage with Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and our guest today, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, ... more

11 Jul 2024 · 57 minutes
How to Save Democracy with Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor of Pod Save America

Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor, co-hosts of Pod Save America and founders of Crooked Media, remember when politics felt hopeful.... more

21 Jun 2024 · 59 minutes
For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign

Seven years ago, Brian Wallch was diagnosed with ALS at just 37 years old. He and his wife, Sandra, found... more

13 Jun 2024 · 35 minutes
Getting a Little MeSsy with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler have been stars for decades–who can forget their turns in Anchorman and The Sopranos respectively?--but... more

06 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Your Brain on Music, with Renee Fleming and Francis Collins

You know Renée Fleming as one of the most famous and beloved sopranos in history. You may not know that... more

30 May 2024 · 44 minutes
A Sociopath Explains Sociopathy

Patric Gagne is a sociopath–as are 5% of the population generally. Growing up, she reports she “mostly felt nothing.” When... more

23 May 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Living in an Age of Grievance with Frank Bruni

Katie sat down with eminent journalist Frank Bruni in this spirited live conversation hosted by Temple Emanu-el’s Streicker Cultural Center... more

16 May 2024 · 48 minutes
No BS: Advice for In and Out of the Office With Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen

How do you bring your personal values to your public life? This question has animated Jim VandeHei’s and Mike Allen’s... more

09 May 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
How to Feel Better with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

You’ve probably heard the name Sophie Trudeau, best known as the glamorous wife of Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of... more

02 May 2024 · 50 minutes
Jonathan Haidt on the Great Rewiring of Childhood

Social Psychologist and NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing... more

25 Apr 2024 · 57 minutes
A Balance of Being and Doing: Jay Shetty on Purpose in Work, Life, and Love

Like many influencers these days, Jay Shetty is much discussed, but not necessarily much understood. He seems like he’s everywhere–officiating... more

18 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Katie Is a Grandmother! With Special Guest and Grandmother of 13, Kris Jenner, on Family, Purpose, and Legacy.

Kris Jenner has vision. From an early age, she knew she wanted a family–she even predicted she’d have six kids!... more

11 Apr 2024 · 46 minutes
Katie's Back for Season 9 of Next Question!

Next Question is back for season nine, and the times, they are a changin’! Katie has big personal news to... more

04 Apr 2024 · 2 minutes
Katie Plus One: Our Society’s Disordered Eating with Emmeline Clein, author of Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm and co-host, Carrie Monahan

One of Next Question’s more personal episodes, this conversation features a very special plus one: Katie’s daughter, Carrie Monahan! Katie... more

07 Mar 2024 · 53 minutes
The Cost of Caregiving with Capital One’s Celia Edwards Karam, Chris Punsalan, and Adrienne Glusman

This episode of Next Question was produced in partnership with Capital One, and recorded live at the Capital One Cafe... more

29 Feb 2024 · 47 minutes
Kara Swisher, the “Internet age's cranky Cassandra,” on her memoir, Burn Book” A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher, Official Next Question plus one and dogged chronicler of the good, bad, and the ugly of the tech... more

27 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Allie Phillips Fled TN to Have An Abortion; Now She’s Running for Office

Allie Phillips, a young Tennessee woman who runs a daycare from home and has a young daughter, Adalie, was delighted... more

01 Feb 2024 · 51 minutes
Katie Couric One-On-One With Vice President Kamala Harris

In this special episode of Next Question, Katie sat down for a rare one-on-one interview in DC with Vice President... more

24 Jan 2024 · 40 minutes
How Roe v Wade Fell and What Comes Next with Jodi Kantor

Since long before Roe v Wade enshrined a federal right to choose in 1973, abortion has been one of the... more

18 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
A Conversation With Brooke Shields About Living a Public Life

On a recent episode of Brooke Shields’ podcast Now What?, Katie and Brooke took a walk down memory lane and... more

11 Jan 2024 · 32 minutes
Ava Duvernay’s New Film Origin Reaches Beyond the Theater

Ava DuVernay’s newest film, Origin, breaks a lot of molds. The book on which it’s based, Caste, grapples with some... more

04 Jan 2024 · 1 hour,
Melissa Etheridge Has Been on a Hero’s Journey All Her Own

Melissa Etheridge has written two memoirs now–her new one is Talking to My Angels. For many people, writing more than... more

21 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Cast of May December on Making This Riveting Physiological Thriller

The new film May December stars Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton, was directed by Todd Haynes, and written... more

14 Dec 2023 · 26 minutes
Could Israel Have Prevented Hamas's October 7th Attack?

A recent bombshell report in the New York Times reveals that Israel knew about Hamas’s attack plan for October 7th,... more

07 Dec 2023 · 32 minutes
Katie Plus One Presents AI For Dummies with Vivian Schiller, Vilas Dhar, and Chris Wiggins

Today is the anniversary of Open AI’s launch of Chat GPT, a tool which brought AI out of the realm... more

30 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
David Leonhardt’s Surprisingly Optimistic Analysis of Our Political Moment

Have you achieved the American Dream? Actually–how do you even define the American Dream? Sometimes it can feel like that... more

23 Nov 2023 · 46 minutes
The Future of Attention with Kara Swisher and Kevin Systrom

Over the course of their careers, Katie Couric and Kara Swisher have weathered (and thrived amongst) massive sea changes in... more

16 Nov 2023 · 56 minutes
Katie Plus One Goes Renegade: Mary Trump and Adam Kinzinger On The Way Back from Our Divided Political Moment

Adam Kinzinger and Mary Trump don’t have a lot in common on the surface:but in a moment where politics are... more

09 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
Kelly Corrigan and David Brooks on the Art of Conversation

Smart people know things; wise people know people. For Next Question guest today, David Brooks, knowing people has been a... more

02 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Katie Plus One Has a Full House: Kelly Rizzo with John Stamos

In our first Katie Plus One, Katie is bringing in backup: Kelly Rizzo, the host of the Comfort Food podcast... more

24 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Katie's Back with a Brand New Season of Next Question!

Katie Couric is back with a new season of Next Question, this time with a new format: Katie + 1!... more

24 Oct 2023 · 2 minutes
Jada Pinkett Smith Goes There: On Entanglements, Self Worth, and Refusing to be Distracted

The last eighteen months or so of Jada Pinkett Smith’s life have been… well, complicated. But complicated is nothing new... more

17 Oct 2023 · 54 minutes
Michael Lewis Explains It All: The SBF Trial, Crypto, and his new book Going Infinite

Michael Lewis is like a literary Forrest Gump. He always seems to know where the biggest story of the year... more

10 Oct 2023 · 34 minutes
Jonathan Van Ness on Body Acceptance and Feeling Gorgeous

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with Katie Couric Media and Equip—the leading evidence-based... more

30 Jun 2023 · 41 minutes
Assessing the Racial Wealth Gap

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with Ally and Katie Couric Media, we’re taking... more

21 Jun 2023 · 35 minutes
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Optimistic

When it comes to priorities, Julia-Louis Dreyfus has had hers in place for a long time. As a young mother... more

15 Jun 2023 · 32 minutes
Frances Haugen: How One Whistle Makes a Difference

Just as Facebook was on the verge of becoming Meta Platforms, Inc. in late 2021, a scathing series of articles... more

08 Jun 2023 · 33 minutes
What’s Your Money Story?

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with Ally and Katie Couric Media, Katie sits... more

05 Jun 2023 · 36 minutes
Supermodel Geena Rocero on Living Your Truth

Geena Rocero is known as a storyteller, a supermodel, and an activist, who decided after nearly a decade in the... more

01 Jun 2023 · 37 minutes
Judy Blume Will Not be Silenced

For author Judy Blume, writing is about making connections. Her genius has always involved finding a path into the intimate... more

25 May 2023 · 36 minutes
Senator Amy Klobuchar Finds Joy in Perseverance

Senator Amy Klobuchar believes that a certain amount of optimism is essential in overcoming obstacles, “Whether it’s through an illness,... more

18 May 2023 · 36 minutes
Michael J. Fox: The Heroic Story of an Unlikely Hero

When Academy-Award winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim set out to make Still, a film about Michael J. Fox, he imagined he’d... more

11 May 2023 · 39 minutes
Extremism: The Dangerous Origins of the Radical Right

Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin has covered Some of the most notorious figures in U.S. history. Now, in his book “Homegrown:... more

04 May 2023 · 46 minutes
Demystifying Menopause with Susan Dominus and Dr. Rebecca Brightman

For so many women, menopause is a mystery. Its symptoms can be wide-ranging and last for years, and information about... more

27 Apr 2023 · 47 minutes
Indivisible: New Approaches to Polarization

If 87% of people are sick and tired of being divided we have more in common than we think. Daniel... more

20 Apr 2023 · 35 minutes
Teens: The Power of Vulnerability

The hosts of the hit podcast, Teenager Therapy – Gael Aitor, Kayla Suarez, and Thomas Phamm – have been making... more

13 Apr 2023 · 32 minutes
Bouncing Back with Laurie Santos

Happiness is not a destination. According to Dr. Laurie Santos – host of The Happiness Lab podcast, and professor of... more

06 Apr 2023 · 35 minutes
Bonus Episode: How Lynda Resnick Became “The Pom Queen”

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, produced in partnership with The Wonderful Company and Katie Couric Media,... more

31 Mar 2023 · 31 minutes
Lisa LaFlamme’s Silver Lining

Journalist Lisa LaFlamme has been called “Canada’s Katie Couric.” She was the familiar face coming into viewers’ homes and delivering... more

30 Mar 2023 · 42 minutes
Melanie Lynskey is Done Apologizing

Melanie Lynskey is known as “the nicest person in Hollywood.” But today, she’s taking the gloves off. The star of... more

23 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
Katie's Back with a Brand New Season of Next Question!

On Season 7 of Next Question, Katie’s talking all about resilience. Together with some amazing guests, she brings you a... more

16 Mar 2023 · 3 minutes
BONUS EPISODE Unscripted Revealed: The True Story of an Out-of-Control Media Mogul

The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of Unscripted, James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, tell the story behind their explosive new book,... more

14 Feb 2023 · 49 minutes
Bryan Cranston: a nice guy on what it means to be bad

Bryan Cranston joins Katie Couric to talk about the surprise second season of his Showtime drama, “Your Honor,” premiering Sunday,... more

12 Jan 2023 · 37 minutes
Quinta Brunson on ‘Abbott Elementary’s’ realness, her interview with Oprah, and why she can’t slow down

Quinta Brunson is having an incredible year. She and her ABC sitcom, Abbott Elementary, are racking up some serious awards... more

15 Dec 2022 · 49 minutes
Visiting ‘The White Lotus’ with creator Mike White

Mike White is the creator of HBO’s pandemic hit, The White Lotus. In its second season, which is about to... more

08 Dec 2022 · 50 minutes
The parenting deep dive, Part 2: ‘Millennial parenting whisperer’ Dr. Becky to the rescue!

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Part 2 of our parenting deep-dive, Katie shares her conversation with... more

02 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The parenting deep dive, Part 1: The ‘unsustainability of American motherhood’

Whether you are a parent, know one, or have been paying any attention at all, you’ll know that the pandemic... more

01 Dec 2022 · 39 minutes
Happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks on why we’re all so desperately chasing down happiness

On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie explores the subject of happiness. Because as a culture, we... more

23 Nov 2022 · 49 minutes
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on ‘She Said,’ the power of journalism, and the oddity of becoming the subject

Five years ago, on Oct. 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article written by Jodi Kantor and Megan... more

17 Nov 2022 · 38 minutes
Groundbreaking journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault on chronicling — and making — history

Charlayne Hunter-Gault has spent nearly sixty years chronicling history as a journalist, but when she was just 19 years old,... more

10 Nov 2022 · 47 minutes
Kelly Ripa, reformed people-pleaser, is here to set the record straight

For more than two decades, Kelly Ripa has been welcomed into millions of people’s homes, kitchens, and even bedrooms, as... more

03 Nov 2022 · 49 minutes
Elizabeth Banks and Phyllis Nagy on ‘Call Jane’ and the sisterhood of abortion activism

The new movie “Call Jane” is a period piece about abortion and reproductive activism in the years before Roe vs... more

27 Oct 2022 · 41 minutes
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