Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Early Release: This became an economic pandemic long before it became a health pandemic
Episode 21
The coronavirus outbreak is starting to change our daily lives in dramatic ways. The crisis is, of course, a health and humanitarian one first. But t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Where do old voting machines go to die? (+ a Texas coronavirus update)
Episode 20
Where do old voting machines go to die? Turns out, many are being resurrected in Texas. Harris County, for example, is now planning to purchase 2,000…
6 years, 1 month ago
BONUS EPISODE: Y'all really turned out Super Tuesday
Episode 19
Huge turnout, long lines, not enough voting machines; Super Tuesday in Texas didn’t quite turnout as planned. Why? The turnout! It’s a good problem t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: What Texas learned from Ebola
Episode 18
The Jasons discuss the FACTS surrounding COVID-19 and preparations in Texas. They start their conversation with former WFAA-TV reporter Jonathan Betz…
6 years, 1 month ago
Is health care a right… or a commodity?
Episode 17
It costs too much. And it’s too complicated. According to a great many voters in 2020, that is the only way to describe our modern health care system…
6 years, 2 months ago
The President called while I was in the shower
Episode 16
The Jasons take a road trip to Austin to pour a pint with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. They chose Shiner, of course. And you have likely neve…
6 years, 2 months ago
Registering to vote by photo booth
Episode 15
The Latino community in Texas has long been described as a sleeping giant, an electorate with the potential to swing our politics and policies. But b…
6 years, 2 months ago
I still don’t know who won Iowa. Does it matter now?
Episode 14
SYNOPSIS:
Election 2020 is already off to a wild start. The Iowa Democratic Party couldn’t report an accurate count of vote totals on caucus night. S…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Expensive Silence
Episode 13
Under-counting the census by 1% could cost Texas $300 million a year. In Rio Grande City, former Mayor Reuben Villareal estimates the 2010 census was…
6 years, 3 months ago
The U-Haul full of hemp
Episode 12
What happened outside Amarillo made national news, turned out to be a little embarrassing for the state and highlighted a problem facing law enforcem…
6 years, 3 months ago