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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Bonus: Introducing City Cast Houston
05/03/2022 Duration: 17minWe have something special for you today. It's an episode of City Cast Houston, a new podcast about Texas' largest city.
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Tribcast: Results from the March primary and what they mean for Texas (LIVE)
02/03/2022 Duration: 55minThe March primary in Texas is over, but in some ways campaign season is just beginning.In this special edition of TribCast, the Tribune’s weekly political podcast, Tribune reporters and editors Matthew Watkins, Alexa Ura, James Barragán, Patrick Svitek and Abby Livingston dissect what shook out of this week’s election. Recorded live on Mar. 2, 2022.
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Tribcast: Results from the March primary and what they mean for Texas (LIVE)
02/03/2022 Duration: 55minThe March primary in Texas is over, but in some ways campaign season is just beginning.In this special edition of TribCast, the Tribune’s weekly political podcast, Tribune reporters and editors Matthew Watkins, Alexa Ura, James Barragán, Patrick Svitek and Abby Livingston dissect what shook out of this week’s election. Recorded live on Mar. 2, 2022.
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TribCast: Texas politicians make their final push ahead of March 1 primary
25/02/2022 Duration: 39minOn this week’s episode, Patrick Svitek and Kate McGee discuss the last push in some of the most interesting primary races on the ballot. But first, we discuss Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal targeting tenure at public universities.
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TribCast: Dan Patrick’s eventful week
18/02/2022 Duration: 43minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Alexa about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s political power and problems with mail-in ballot applications.
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TribCast: Previewing the Texas primaries before early voting starts Monday
12/02/2022 Duration: 34minIn this week’s episode, Matthew and Ross break down the GOP primary for attorney general and highlight the other top races that have grabbed their interest.
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TribCast: The Texas power grid fares better in 2022’s winter storm
04/02/2022 Duration: 38minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and James about how Texas held up during the wintry weather, plus the struggles of the National Guard during their border deployment.
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TribCast: FBI raid at U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s house shakes up his primary
28/01/2022 Duration: 26minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Abby and Karen about U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s legal situation and whether the omicron wave is receding.
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TribCast: A legal snag for Gov. Greg Abbott's border initiative
14/01/2022 Duration: 31minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie and Alexa about a potentially influential court case in Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to arrest migrants at the border and a high rejection rate among applicants seeking to vote by mail.
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TribCast: Is the omicron wave in Texas nearing its peak?
08/01/2022 Duration: 25minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Karen and Patrick about the pandemic and Ted Cruz taking heat from conservatives over his comments about the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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TribCast: Breaking down the Supreme Court's ruling on the Texas abortion law
10/12/2021 Duration: 22minOn this week's episode, Matthew and Reese make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision and what it means for abortion in Texas.
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TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variant
03/12/2021 Duration: 41minIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell, James and Karen about the status of the power grid and the pandemic heading into winter.
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TribCast: Beto O'Rourke launches his bid for governor
19/11/2021 Duration: 38minIn this week's episode, Matthew talks with Cassie, James and Patrick about the early days of the Beto O'Rourke campaign and how the rest of the 2022 ballot is shaping up.
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Tribcast: Parsing through Texas GOP officials' hunt for "pornographic books" in public schools
12/11/2021 Duration: 36minIn this week’s episode, James talks with Jolie and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's call for an investigation into books at public schools and the ramping up of the 2022 election season as candidate filing season begins.
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TribCast: How worried should Texas Democrats be about 2022?
05/11/2021 Duration: 36minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Reese and Neelam about Tuesday's special election results, poll numbers in the governor's race and oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over Texas' abortion law.
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TribCast: Previewing the Texas abortion law's day in the U.S. Supreme Court
29/10/2021 Duration: 33minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Reese and Brian about Monday's oral arguments in the Supreme Court over the state's near-total abortion ban and a lawmaker's request to investigate books in school libraries.
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TribCast: Is the Texas Legislature finished for 2021?
20/10/2021 Duration: 36minOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, James and Patrick about the end of the Texas Legislature’s third special session and whether there will be a fourth.
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TribCast: A federal judge temporarily blocks Texas’ near-total abortion ban
08/10/2021 Duration: 32minIn this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Alexa and Reese about the ongoing court fights over Texas’ new abortion law and the redistricting process in Texas.
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TribCast: Texas unveils a proposed new congressional map — and an election audit
29/09/2021 Duration: 41minIn this week's episode, Matthew talks with Alexa, James and Jolie about redistricting, Gov. Greg Abbott's election audit and the troubles with Texas' border enforcement efforts.
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TribCast: A preview of redistricting in the Texas Legislature
15/09/2021 Duration: 44minIn this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Alexa and James about the coming legislative and legal fights over redistricting in Texas.