Texas Tribune TribCast
The TribCast is a weekly political podcast hosted by Matthew Watkins, James Barragán and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests. The TribCast is returning as a limited-run...
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- Alejandro Serrano3 eps
- Jaden Edison2 eps
- Abby Church1 ep
Also: Don Huffines, Salman Bhojani, Mark Davis, Robert Moore, Sarah Eckhardt, Phillip Kaufman, Josh Winegarner, Gabby Birenbaum, James Barragán, Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman, Renzo Downey, Ayaan Moledina, Will McAdams, César Blanco, James Henson, Sid Miller
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16K to 196K🎙 ~2x weekly·860 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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32K to 392K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/27/26 |  TribCast Live: Previewing the 2026 Election | With one week to go until the election, hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff speak with Texas Tribune co-founders Evan Smith and Ross Ramsey. What would success look like for Democrats next week? And ho might the elections change Texas? | 48m 17s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | Steve Kornacki on Texas' midterm outlook | Kornacki, the chief data analyst for NBC News, turns his Big Board analysis on Texas to assess where things stand two weeks before election day | 35m 23s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 | Houston is a model for school takeovers. Is it sustainable? | As more school districts face state takeover, what can be learned fromHouston ISD? | 41m 08s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | Are Texas' voter systems ready for a contentious election? | Votebeat's Natalia Contreras joins TribCast to explain the state of our voter rolls one month before election day. | 41m 54s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | Gina Hinojosa on her bid for governor | This week, we have a special episode featuring Gina Hinojosa discussing her 2026 campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott. The interview, conducted by Texas Tribune politics reporter Kayla Guo, was recorded live at this month's Texas Tribune Festival. | 1h 03m 56s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | The Texas Railroad Commission race after Bo French's tweet | On this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporters Carls Nogueras Ramos and Alejandro Serrano about the non-Senate elections in Texas. Who has a chance? And why did Republicans stick with Bo French? | 41m 26s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Paxton's political baggage | GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton has been dogged by allegations of personal and professional improprieties throughout his political career. Do voters care? | 36m 30s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | educationIslam+3 | Jaden EdisonAyaan Moledina | Texas Tribune | — | Texas schoolsMuslim faith+3 | — | 38m 52s | ||
| 9/1/26 | data centersenergy policy+3 | Will McAdams | McAdams Energy GroupPublic Utilities Commission | Texas | data centersTexas+5 | — | 42m 53s | ||
| 8/25/26 | border barriersbipartisan outrage+3 | César BlancoAlejandro Serrano | Texas Tribune | TexasBig Bend+1 | border barriersTexas+5 | — | 31m 18s | ||
| 8/18/26 | pollspolitics+3 | James Henson | Texas Politics ProjectUniversity of Texas at Austin | U.S. Senate | pollsTexas Politics+4 | — | 42m 48s | ||
| 8/11/26 | rural angerdata centers+3 | Sid MillerPaul Cobler | Texas Tribune | Texas | rural Texasanger+5 | — | 46m 52s | ||
| 8/4/26 | surveillancepublic safety+3 | — | license plate readersTexas police departments | — | Texaspolice+3 | — | 41m 37s | ||
| 7/28/26 | urban affairspopulation growth+3 | Joshua Fechter | — | DallasDallas-Fort Worth region+1 | Dallasurban affairs+3 | — | 36m 05s | ||
| 7/21/26 | floodingdisaster response+3 | — | — | Central Texas | Central Texasfloods+3 | — | 39m 28s | ||
| 7/14/26 | ICE shootinginvestigations+3 | Uriel J. GarcíaColleen DeGuzman | Texas Tribune | Houston | ICE shootingHouston+3 | — | 38m 14s | ||
| 7/7/26 | Texas Democratspolitics+3 | — | Texas Democrats | Texas | Texas Democratsconvention+3 | — | 34m 50s | ||
| 6/30/26 | college sportsTexas politics+3 | — | Texas Tech | — | Ted Cruzcollege football+3 | — | 43m 05s | ||
| 6/23/26 | Texas electionsSecretary of State+3 | — | Texas | — | Texas electionsSecretary of State+3 | — | 44m 36s | ||
| 6/16/26 | GOP conventionpolitics+3 | Alejandro SerranoRenzo Downey | GOP | Texas | GOPconvention+3 | — | 45m 11s | ||
| 6/9/26 | agricultureentomology+3 | Phillip KaufmanJosh Winegarner | screwwormTexas A&M+1 | Texas | screwwormTexas A&M+3 | — | 36m 39s | ||
| 6/2/26 | public transitAustin+4 | — | Project Connect | TexasAustin | Project ConnectAustin+3 | — | 39m 07s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Texas electionsrunoff elections+3 | Gabby BirenbaumJames Barragán | TribCast | Texas | Texasrunoff elections+3 | — | 58m 30s | ||
| 5/19/26 | public school enrollmentimmigration+3 | — | Texas Tribune | Texas | school kidsenrollment decline+3 | — | 35m 37s | ||
| 5/12/26 | electionspolitics+4 | — | Texas TribuneSenate+1 | — | Texas Tribunerunoffs+5 | — | 38m 51s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Voting RightsTexas politics+3 | — | Voting Rights ActSupreme Court | Texas | Voting Rights ActTexas+3 | — | 38m 18s | ||
| 5/1/26 | politicselections+3 | Sarah Eckhardt | Texas Tribune | Texas | Sarah EckhardtTexas comptroller+3 | — | 55m 29s | ||
| 4/28/26 | data centersTexas legislation+3 | — | Texas Tribune | TexasVirginia | data centerTexas+5 | — | 37m 33s | ||
| 4/21/26 | politicslaw enforcement+3 | Alejandro SerranoAbby Church | Texas TribuneHouston Chronicle+1 | TexasHouston+2 | Greg AbbottICE+3 | — | 22m 26s | ||
| 4/14/26 | politicsgovernment+3 | Don Huffines | Gov. Greg Abbott | — | Don Huffinescomptroller+3 | — | 53m 46s | ||
| 4/7/26 | anti-Muslim rhetoricTexas politics+3 | Salman Bhojani | Texas Tribune | TexasGOP | anti-MuslimTexas politics+3 | — | 43m 28s | ||
| 3/31/26 | school voucherseducation policy+3 | Jaden Edison | Texas Education Freedom AccountsTribune+1 | — | school vouchersTexas Education Freedom Accounts+3 | — | 37m 44s | ||
| 3/24/26 | immigrationdetention facilities+3 | — | ICE | Texas | ICEdetention+5 | — | 41m 40s | ||
| 3/17/26 | water crisisCorpus Christi+3 | — | — | Corpus ChristiTexas | water crisisCorpus Christi+3 | — | 26m 18s | ||
| 3/10/26 | U.S. Senate runoffpolitics+3 | Mark Davis | The Mark Davis ShowTexas Tribune | — | CornynPaxton+4 | — | 48m 25s | ||
| 3/4/26 | Texas politics2026 elections+3 | — | — | Texas | Texas primaryelections+5 | — | 1h 03m 07s | ||
| 2/24/26 | Texas primary electionspolitics+3 | — | The Texas Tribune | — | Texas primaryelections+3 | Builders | 55m 41s | ||
| 2/17/26 | airport shutdownfederal government+3 | Robert Moore | El Paso Matters | El Pasofederal government | El Pasoairport shutdown+3 | — | 33m 28s | ||
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