What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Larry Bernstein

Booking Overview

This interview-led show examines pressing intellectual, cultural, legal, scientific, and public-affairs topics through conversations with university professors, authors, and other subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch published authors, academics, researchers, and experienced professionals with distinctive expertise or timely books; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally have substantial credentials and public-facing expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 339

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

larrybernstein@substack.com

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Host

Larry Bernstein - Host and interviewer who leads in-depth examinations of pressing issues with academic, author, and professional guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, university professors, researchers, and experienced professionals with recognized expertise in a substantive subject.

Required Achievements:

Published books, University professorships, Established professional expertise, Recognized scholarship or subject-matter authority

Recent Guest Discussions

Ethan Holland - The Legal Dimensions Of Cape Fear, Including The Novel, Film Adaptations, And Apple TV Series.

Rob Kurzban - How Evolution May Explain Basic Sensations And Emotions Such As Hunger, Pain, And Awe.

Valerie Fridland - How Accents Develop And Why They Differ Across Regions And Speakers.

Yossi Sheffi - Mit’s Handling Of Antisemitism, Campus Safety, Administrative Failures, And Institutional Rules.

Robert Colls - George Orwell’s Novels, Essays, And Broader Literary Legacy.

Recent Topics

Society, Public Affairs, Psychology, Linguistics, Literature

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Why All Cities Grow Alike

September 26, 2026

Our speaker is Shlomo Angel who is a Professor of City Planning at NYU and the author of the book entitled Planet of Cities.I want to learn why all the world’s cities look nearly identical from space, and why we should embrace sprawl and not fight it. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Cape Fear Won’t Die

September 19, 2026

Our What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz will be leading us in conversation. We also have a special guest my good friend Ethan Holland who has been a state prosecutor for the past 27 years.This week’s episode is on Cape Fear. It started with John MacDonalds’ novel the Executioners that was written in the 1950s. The story was adapted into two movies and now a newly released Apple TV series.The main character is Max Cady an ex-con who is pissed off at his defense attorney. Cady is p...

Can Evolution Explain Our Feelings?

September 12, 2026

Our speaker is Rob Kurzban who is the author of a new book entitled All the Feels: The Evolved Function of Every Human Emotion and Sensation.I want to learn from Rob about how our basic sensations like hunger, pain, and sense of awe can be explained by Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

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larrybernstein@substack.com

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