Podcast Episodes

Texas A&M president resigns amid viral video controversy

Texas A&M President Mark Welsh is resigning after a week of turmoil over a viral video and a clash over gender identity content in the classroom.

Wh…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

A history of the Texas Civil Rights Project

Remember the Democratic walkout this summer over Texas redistricting? Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit accusing Beto O’Rourke of bribery and ot…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering Robert Redford’s Texas ties

Programs aimed at helping millions of low-income students earn college degrees is potentially on the chopping block. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Matthew McConaughey returns with ‘Poems & Prayers’

Hurricane Harvey caused historic flooding in Houston. Why developers are once again building homes in flood-prone areas.
Gambling is illegal in Texas…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Operation Lone Star moves beyond the border

From the border to the rest of the state, Gov. Greg Abbott’s crackdown on immigration enters a new phase.
The Trump administration’s creation of long…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘CleaVage’ musical is a deep cut into Texas plastic surgery history

The contours of Texas politics are changing – part of Republican’s decades-long plan? Texas Monthly’s Robert Downen joins us to talk about what he s…

9 months ago

Pushback in Mexico against SpaceX expansion

The latest on the dismissal of a Texas A&M professor and the removal of two top administrators after political pressure over what was being taught i…

9 months ago

The Texas ties to an infamous Atari flop

Gov. Greg Abbott seems to be taking THC regulation into his own hands. What we know about what he wants to change.
About 20% of Medicaid recipients l…

9 months ago

Study finds no evidence of serial killer on Austin’s Rainey Street

The Supreme Court allows ICE to round up people based on factors like appearance, at least for now.
The attorneys general of New York and Texas face …

9 months ago

What to know after black bear sightings in East Texas

As the dust settles on this year’s legislative action at the Capitol, where do the two main parties stand?
If you buy beef, you may have noticed that…

9 months ago