We'd love your support:Join our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendClaire and Nichole are so excited to share the trailer for our brand new project titled - The Voucher Scam. The Voucher Scam is an exposé on on

Get Ready for a New Podcast

Sep 28th, 2023 3m 23s

We'd love your support:Join our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendThis week’s show is short and sweet. We are working hard on a brand new podcast called The Voucher Scam which will premiere next Thursday Octob

Ken Paxton Acquitted on All Charges

Sep 21st, 2023 43m 52s

We'd love your support:Join our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendTexas Monthly Articles that grounded our conversation:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ken-paxton-supporters-gop-civil-war/https://ww

Paxton Impeachment Trial–Week Two Shenanigans!

Sep 14th, 2023 33m 4s

The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton has remained full of interesting developments! In fact, by the time you read this, neither of us would be surprised if there’s multiple new developments and this seems like old news. But for

Extra, Extra! Week One of the Paxton Impeachment Trial!

Sep 7th, 2023 29m 58s

The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton began on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. It began with Paxton’s defense lawyers making a motion to dismiss all charges. Just imagine if they’d succeeded–everyone could’ve called it a day! But ala

The Paxton Impeachment Delivers the Drama!

Aug 31st, 2023 25m 4s

We'd love your support:Join our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendA big component of a healthy democracy is accountability. Are our elected leaders abiding by their oath of office? Do we, as their constituency

A Way Forward: Youth and Democracy with Bently Paiz

Aug 24th, 2023 39m 4s

Bently Paiz, 18-year-old candidate for County Commissioner in Comal County, joins us to talk about his historic candidacy and to discuss youth and democracy. Bently confirms that many young people do feel apathetic about voting because they are

How to Get What You Want in 30 Days! (Hint: Call a Special Session)

Aug 17th, 2023 16m 43s

So you’ve heard of the regular Texas legislative session. You know it ended already. So what’s up with these special sessions? We’re here to answer. We’ll give you all the quick facts you need to know especially because we hear from reliable

Can You Get An Abortion In Texas? Are We Even Allowed To Talk About This? Avow Gives Us the Latest

Aug 10th, 2023 42m 55s

Caroline Duble and Nneka Iheanacho of Avow, an unapologetic abortion advocacy organization, speak to us about the state of abortion care. In Texas, abortion is completely banned with the exception of a life or death scenario with the pregnant p

Join the Movement to Expose the Education Voucher Scam!

Aug 3rd, 2023 13m 3s

We'd love your support:Join our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendDonate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/saynotovouchers We’re on a mission to preserve democracy by exposing the education voucher scam!

Laura Yeager Reveals What’s in Store for Public Education after Texas' 88th Legislative Session

Jul 27th, 2023 36m 46s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendCurious what happened in the Texas 88th legislative session regarding public education? Today’s episode is for you! We say welc

It’s Go Behind the Ballot’s 1 Year Anniversary! So What Does it Mean to Demystify Texas Politics and Defend Democracy?

Jul 20th, 2023 35m 54s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendGo Behind the Ballot is celebrating its 1 year anniversary AND 80th episode! We look back on what it’s been like demystifying T

Ricardo Martinez Of Equality Texas Helps Us Understand The Effects Of The 88th Texas Lege On The LGBTQIA+ Community

Jul 13th, 2023 31m 27s

During the legislative session, Texas legislators filed a staggering 141 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills, solidifying Texas as a leader in proposed discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community. In this episode, Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, the

How’s Our Democracy Looking In Texas After The 88th Legislative Session? Emily Eby From Texas Civil Rights Project Reveals The Good, The Bad And Ugh

Jul 6th, 2023 46m 23s

We invite back one of our favorite election experts, Emily Eby, to explain what happened to voting rights in the 88th legislative session. She kicks off the show highlighting the priorities that rose to the top this session - culture wars and s

‘The Good, The Bad, And The Ugh’ Of The 88th Texas Lege: Nancy Thompson From Mothers Against Greg Abbott Gives Us The Scoop

Jun 29th, 2023 39m 29s

What went on during the 88th Texas Legislative Session? Nancy Thompson, the founder of the Political Action Committee (PAC), Mothers Against Greg Abbott, joins us for a conversation to give us the scoop. Nancy walks us through ‘the good, the ba

Looking Back on the 88th Legislative Session to Find Clues for Where Texas is Headed Next

Jun 22nd, 2023 15m 22s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendDid you know that the 88th legislative session ended on May 29, 2023? Did you know that a special legislative session was calle

We’re Back and Ready to Flex Those Democracy Muscles!

Jun 15th, 2023 5m 43s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendHello friends! After a brief break, we are ready to pick up the shovel and dig deeper into demystifying Texas politics. Our sho

Pause: Changes are Coming…

Apr 20th, 2023 10m 56s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendGo Behind the Ballot is under construction so pardon our mess! We’re keeping things close to the vest righ

Recap! Food Insecurity and What it Means for Texans

Apr 17th, 2023 50m 55s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendLook back with us at the many highlights from our Food Insecurity series. From Adam Johnson of the Citatio

What the Heck Happened in Tennessee and Does It Mean Anything for Texas?

Apr 13th, 2023 30m 4s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendNichole’s going solo this week to take a peek at the historic events happening in the Tennessee House of R

Replay! Lawson Picasso Shares What it is Like to be Food Insecure in Texas

Apr 10th, 2023 1h 2m

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendHave y'all listened to Lawson Picasso's episode yet?? If you missed her show, this is a great week to tune

What is Mutual Aid? Is it Different From Charity? A New (Old) Vision For Giving and Receiving

Apr 6th, 2023 25m 24s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendMutual aid came on our radar during winter storm Uri in 2021 but we didn’t really ask many questions back

What Are SNAP Benefits Anyway? With Rachel Cooper And Curtis Hills From Every Texan

Apr 3rd, 2023 50m 20s

We’d love your support:Join our PatreonDonate on StripeLeave us a rating and review wherever you listenShare our podcast with your friends Attention Mentions:Curtis: Bel-Air TV series on PeacockRachel: ‘Is It Worth Having Kids?,’ a video from T

We Watch and Recap the 1968 CBS Documentary That Shocked The Nation - Hunger in America

Mar 30th, 2023 43m 53s

We'd love your support:Donate on StripeSupport us on PatreonJoin our newsletterLeave us a rating and reviewShare our podcast with a friendhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/hunger-in-america-the-1968-cbs-documentary-that-shocked-america/Part of our

Mando Rayo Shares How Taco Journalism Can Change the World

Mar 27th, 2023 43m 51s

Attention Mentions:Mando: Story questing for season 3 of his podcast ‘Tacos of Texas’ has his attentionClaire: Maintenance Phase podcast especially the episode titled ‘Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids’Nichole: ‘What You Want Wants You’ by S