The Chronicle · weekly topic ballot

You point the light.

Every episode jumps one piece of being human across past, present, future — and what comes after. Which piece we jump next is decided here, every week, by the Orbit.

Opening the ballot…

1. A shortlist forms

Each week we curate a handful of topics — from the queue, the news, and your suggestions — into one ballot.

2. The Orbit votes

One tap, no account, one vote per week (you can change your mind until the ballot closes).

3. The winner gets the jump

The topic becomes the next flagship episode — and the cold open tells you how the vote went. Community vote + creator’s final call.

Suggest a topic

Missing a piece of being human on the ballot? Name it — suggesting is free, the best ones surface in a future shortlist.