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! While the good ol’ classic Katie Couric interview isn’t going anywhere, Season 8 boasts a variety of co-hosts, who bring their own style and new perspective to the conversations.

In the season premiere, Katie is joined by Bob Saget’s widow, Kelly Rizzo, to interview John Stamos, Saget’s “Full House” co-star and close friend, for a conversation that’s intimate and poignant while also irreverent and a lot of fun.

Future conversations include Katie and Kara Swisher’s interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom for a deep dive on the past, present, and figure of social media. In another, Katie and author Kelly Corrigan are joined by David Brooks to discuss the growing social disconnect in our culture and the surprisingly simple (but not necessarily easy) ways we can bring people closer together.

This season is more relaxed, a little more conversational, a little more spontaneous, and quite frankly, a little more fun. So join us for season 8 of Next Question!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi everyone, I'm Katie Kuric and I'm back with the
new season of Next Question. Yay. This season it's all
about being more conversational. I love doing interviews. At this
point in my life, I think I could do them
in my sleep. But I wanted to mix it up
a little bit this season, so I've been inviting different
people to join me, to be my plus ones, to

(00:23):
ride shotgun if you will, and sometimes actually get in
the driver's seat.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
I'm so honored to be a or plus one and
be your partner in crime.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
My date today is the one and only Kara Swisher.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
I didn't know we were dating.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
This is so exciting for me as a lesbian network,
finally finally admitting our deep and abiding affection and really
lust for each other.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
It's fantastic because I think these three ways does that
sound dirty? Might be a little more interesting than your
traditional one on ones.

Speaker 3 (00:54):
And you know what, you're the first person to ask
me about that.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
But I think you need to understand where you're good
where you're not good, and sometimes that can be a
painful process.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
I think bringing in new voices will add a little
Jennisequa a little to this season of Next Question. By
the way, I'm not totally abandoning the idea of a
one on one interview. Sometimes that's the best format. I
know that during this concert that you live streamed, you
sang something to your son.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
It was you or my Sunshine. That's a song I
used to always sing to my kids, you know, to
put you know as lullabies when when it was time
to go to bed.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
I'm hoping it'll be more relaxed a little more spontaneous,
and quite frankly, a little more fun. So please join
us for this season of Next Question. I'm super excited
and can't wait. I hope you'll join me or, in
this case us, listen to Next Question with me Katie
Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

(01:56):
get your podcasts.