Great Question with Tony Dokoupil
- Episodes
- 7
- Released
- several times a week
- Latest episode
- Nov 12, 2026
About the podcast
In each episode of "Great Question", CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil poses the one question he can’t stop thinking about and brings in the person best equipped to answer it. Smart, curious, and refreshingly direct, this show is for anyone who wants to make sense of the news, not just follow it. New episodes available Mondays and Wednesdays.
Episodes 7
Did Jensen Huang Just Destroy America's AI Advantage?
Billionaires, governments, spies, and the most coveted technology in the world. Author and journalist Patrick McGee explains what we know so far about the scandal surrounding NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.If you’d …
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Billionaires, governments, spies, and the most coveted technology in the world. Author and journalist Patrick McGee explains what we know so far about the scandal surrounding NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
If you’d like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].Is It Too Late to Save Humans from AI? With Bill Gates
Bill Gates led the last technological revolution. Now he’s warning that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons, and that the next four years are critical.If you’d like to share your own great question, email …
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Bill Gates led the last technological revolution. Now he’s warning that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons, and that the next four years are critical.
If you’d like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].
What Do Democrats Do Now?
Democrats have taken control of the House and the Senate, winning every battleground state and flipping seats they haven’t won in decades. Lakshya Jain of The Argument, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and 60 …
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Democrats have taken control of the House and the Senate, winning every battleground state and flipping seats they haven’t won in decades. Lakshya Jain of The Argument, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and 60 Minutes Correspondent Ross Douthat weigh in on what the win means and what comes next.
If you’d like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].
Can Trumpism Survive the Midterms?
Kevin Williamson, National Correspondent for The Dispatch, on how deep-red states became midterm battlegrounds and what that could mean for the future of MAGA and the GOP.If you’d like to share your own great …
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Kevin Williamson, National Correspondent for The Dispatch, on how deep-red states became midterm battlegrounds and what that could mean for the future of MAGA and the GOP.
If you’d like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].Why is France on Fire? With Thomas Chatterton Williams
The worst violent protests in years expose France’s stagnant economy and its romance with revolt. Thomas Chatterton Williams says the country is on a knife's edge. If you'd like to share your own great …
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The worst violent protests in years expose France’s stagnant economy and its romance with revolt. Thomas Chatterton Williams says the country is on a knife's edge.
If you'd like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].
Does America Need More Police? With Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell argues that America has been dishonest about gun violence and explains why he believes reducing murders requires more police, not fewer.If you'd like to share your own great question, email us …
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Malcolm Gladwell argues that America has been dishonest about gun violence and explains why he believes reducing murders requires more police, not fewer.
If you'd like to share your own great question, email us at [email protected].Introducing: Great Question with Tony Dokoupil
News comes across as answers, but it starts as questions. Starting October 26th, CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil poses one urgent question. Then the most informed, best-equipped person helps him answer …
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News comes across as answers, but it starts as questions. Starting October 26th, CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil poses one urgent question. Then the most informed, best-equipped person helps him answer it. Join us starting Monday. New episodes available every Monday and Wednesday.
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