Why The Onion Is Going Full Speed Ahead on Infowars, feat. Tim Heidecker

If you love What Next, join Slate Plus at https://slate.com/youtubeplus?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_content=What_Next&utm_campaign=show_description&tpcc=youtube-link-show_description-What_Next to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. InfoWars is back - sort of. The show relaunches this week courtesy of The Onion - with comedian Tim Heidecker (of Tim and Eric) in the driver’s seat. We talk to Heidecker about the Onion’s legal saga in acquiring InfoWars, his ongoing battles with Alex Jones, comedy’s MAGA turn, and why the future of satire might be a streaming startup - not a late night show. (W/ Tim Heidecker) Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Rob Gunther, Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort. Video production by Rob Gunther. Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD. Social: @maryharris on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/maryharris.bsky.social Note: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. Learn more: https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next Follow Slate on Social: Slate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Slate Slate Podcasts on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SlatePodcasts Slate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slate Slate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slate