What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Larry Bernstein

larrybernstein@substack.com

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Booking Overview

This weekly interview show examines consequential issues across politics, psychology, science, health, and public policy, typically featuring professors, researchers, pollsters, authors, and other recognized subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch academic experts, policy analysts, political pollsters, authors, medical-device or health innovators, and researchers with substantive findings; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong credentials and a clear perspective, but the show is not limited to household names.

Metrics

Episodes: 331

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Larry Bernstein - Larry Bernstein is the host and publisher of What Happens Next in 6 Minutes, where he interviews experts about pressing issues and emerging developments.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized university professors, researchers, pollsters, authors, policy analysts, and founders or leaders developing consequential work in science, health, or public affairs.
Required Achievements:  
University professorships or distinguished research careers, Published books or influential ongoing analysis, Leadership of research programs or companies addressing major public issues

Recent Guest Discussions

Michael Kahana - Memory Function, Memory Retrieval, Cognitive Enhancement, And Medical Devices For Neurological Conditions.

Patrick Ruffini - Midterm Elections, Polling, Gerrymandering, Political Realignment, Polling Errors, And Competitive House And Senate Races.

Paul Rozin - The Potential Decline Of Meat Consumption, Including Cost, Health, Moral Considerations, And Why People Find Meat Appealing.

Recent Topics

Psychology, Politics, Science, Health, Public Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What Happens Next in 6 Minutes
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Why George Washington was the Unanimous Choice

August 01, 2026

Our speaker is H.W. Brands who is a Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the biography American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington.I want to learn from Hal about why Washington was chosen to be commander in chief of the revolutionary forces, the head of the constitutional congress, and our first president.I want to hear about Washington’s leadership style and why it was appropriate for his times. I also want to learn about what happened in the Room...

Rocky at 50

July 25, 2026

The original Rocky film was released 50 years ago, and today we are going to review the entire Rocky series. Our discussion will be led by the What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz with us is a special guest Scott Holstein who is one of my oldest friends.My objective of this podcast is to discuss why Rocky won best picture and why you need to rewatch it. This series is a Stallone production: He wrote it, directed several of the films, and acted in it. He is the real hero that made ...

A Breakthrough in Restoring Memory

July 18, 2026

Our speaker is Michael Kahana who is one of the world’s leading experts on memory. He is a former Professor of Psychology at Penn, and he is now the founder of Nia Therapeutics which is a company seeking to bring a medical device to patients that can radically improve memory for individuals with a brain injury, dementia, or Alzheimer’s. I want to hear from Michael about how memory function works and how a medical device can improve human memory retrieval to improve cognitive abilities. Get fu...

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