Synopsis
Hosted by the Tribune's editor-in-chief Emily Ramshaw and featuring a rotating cast of Tribune reporters, editors and special guests, the TribCast is an informal and, with luck, amusing discussion of Texas politics and policy. New episodes post each week.
Episodes
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TribCast: How much will Texas spend on tax cuts?
02/12/2022 Duration: 36minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Karen about property taxes and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.
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TribCast: The future of rural Texas
21/11/2022 Duration: 52minIn this week’s episode, Texas Tribune regional editor Nic Garcia guest-hosts from Texas Tech University for a discussion about the issues facing the rural residents of the state.
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TribCast: Breaking down the 2022 midterm election results
10/11/2022 Duration: 59minIn this week’s podcast, Matthew, James, Alexa and Evan analyze the results of the 2022 midterm elections and what they mean for Texas moving forward.
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TribCast: Breaking down the 2022 midterm election results
10/11/2022 Duration: 59minIn this week’s podcast, Matthew, James, Alexa and Evan analyze the results of the 2022 midterm elections and what they mean for Texas moving forward.
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TribCast: What’s at stake for both parties in next week’s elections?
04/11/2022 Duration: 33minIn this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins is joined by political writers Matthew Choi, Patrick Svitek and James Barragán for one last preview of Tuesday’s elections.
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TribCast: The role of churches in politics
01/11/2022 Duration: 31minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jeremy and James about the rarely enforced rules barring churches from participating in political campaigns.
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TribCast: Greg Abbott is a fundraising juggernaut, and is Lina Hidalgo in trouble?
21/10/2022 Duration: 38minOn this week’s podcast, James, Zach and Patrick discuss the governor’s fundraising and a surprisingly competitive race for Hidalgo, the Harris County judge.
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TribCast: Is time running out for Texas Democrats to swing the election?
14/10/2022 Duration: 30minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the state of the governor’s race and other elections that have grabbed their attention.
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TribCast: Stress, misinformation mount as midterm elections near
07/10/2022 Duration: 32minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Pooja and Rob about the difficult task facing election administrators ahead of the 2022 vote.
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TribCast: Trouble in Ken Paxton’s office
30/09/2022 Duration: 48minIn this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins speaks with Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press and Steve Vladeck from the University of Texas School of Law about the turmoil in the Texas attorney general’s office and its litigation success.
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TribCast: The impact of Texas’ changing demographics on elections
16/09/2022 Duration: 42minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa and James about Hispanics becoming the largest ethnic demographic in Texas and what that means for the state’s politics.
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TribCast: The enduring mental health toll of Texas natural disasters
09/09/2022 Duration: 32minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Erin about how climate change is affecting Texans’ mental health and Kate about a proposal to overhaul how the state funds community colleges.
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TribCast: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke enter the homestretch
02/09/2022 Duration: 43minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the race for governor and other campaigns that have grabbed their interest.
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TribCast: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing is affecting New York
26/08/2022 Duration: 36minIn this week’s epsidoe, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.
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TribCast: Texas’ drought is likely to persist
20/08/2022 Duration: 25minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jayme about how this week’s rain likely won’t mean the end of the drought. And he speaks with Eric about the soon-to-be-over congressional career of Louie Gohmert.
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Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.
06/08/2022 Duration: 19minPrivate clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.
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Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women.
06/08/2022 Duration: 19minPrivate clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.
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TribCast: A crisis in Texas’ youth prisons
05/08/2022 Duration: 30minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the problems within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and with Eleanor about the state’s efforts to expand postnatal Medicaid.
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TribCast: A bill that would boost Texas’ semiconductor industry creates an unusual divide
29/07/2022 Duration: 22minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Eric about the CHIPS Act and Eleanor about how abortion might be prosecuted in Texas.
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TribCast: Investigators spread the blame in Uvalde shooting
22/07/2022 Duration: 27minIn this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Dave about the Texas House committee report on the Uvalde shooting and with Eric about the Jan. 6 hearings.