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Progress Texas Podcasts
Progress Texas amplifies progressive values, leaders, and actions. Our top 2% globally rated podcast network meets the moment of the podcast boom, featuring three shows hosted by Chris Mosser: the Daily Dispatch, the Happy Hour, and In Progress. We reach millions online with this content, sharing pro-democracy, pro-justice, pro-gressive messaging 24/7, by Texans for Texans.
Episodes
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/1/26: Birthright Citizenship Wins - But So Do Trump And His Billionaire Buddies, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The one bit of good news - in two days of mostly bad news from SCOTUS - was the denying of Donald Trump…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: Senator Bernie Sanders At The Texas Democratic Convention
In this moment of progressive resurgence and populist success nationwide at the ballot box, at 84, Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has lost none of his…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/30/26: So Now We're Arresting Nuns, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After being seized off a McAllen street on her way to Sunday mass last weekend, Sister Letty Ugboaja has…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/29/26: Thanks Corpus! Unpacking The 2026 Texas Democratic Convention, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi ended up an exercise in unity, despite opening…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: Texas Democratic Convention, Day 2
Pretty sure this is a new record-long podcast for Progress Texas, and we loved every minute of hosting over two dozen candidates and dedicated advocates during…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: Texas Democratic Convention, Day 1
Progress Texas hosted a whirlwind revolving door of interviews today from the expo hall of the 2026 Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi! Settle in…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Our Corpus Christi Wishlist
The team is in Corpus Christi for the 2026 Texas Democratic Convention, and we roll in with high hopes for a terrific event. With the Gulf Coast wind at their…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/25/26: The Texas Democratic Convention - See Y'all In Corpus! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Progress Texas crew is headed for the coast as the official media partner of the 2026 Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/24/26: Extreme Prairieland Sentences A Dire Threat To Protest Rights, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:New polling reveals a virtual tie between James Talarico and Ken Paxton, more typical leads for other…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/23/26: The Initial Draft Of The Texas Democratic Party Platform, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The initial draft version of the Texas Democratic Party platform - to be debated and modified during…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 293 - Texas Democratic Convention Preview with Chair Kendall Scudder
All of us at Progress Texas are packing gear for this week's Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi, which is promising to be a terrific time amidst a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/22/26: Ken Paxton, Release The Hoffman Files - And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is calling on Attorney General and Republican nominee Ken…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: The Environment Is A Crucial Election Platform
We enjoyed a live recording session this last Saturday at La Palapa Mexican restaurant in Austin with our friends and supporters the Northeast Travis County…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress - The State Party Conventions: A Study In Contrast
The Texas Republican Convention in Houston last weekend set brand new standards for regressive, stupid, bigoted and just straight up bad policy ideas. The bar…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/18/26: Juneteenth's Origin Story, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Here's hoping you have a chance to recharge for the resistance tomorrow, on Juneteenth - it's important…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 292: What Pride in Texas Takes, with the Texas Pride Community Foundation
It’s Pride Month, and here at Progress Texas we remember that pride is not just a parade, it’s a movement: and it takes resources! Joined by the leading…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/17/26: Paxton Challenges Talarico...To A "Meat Off"? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:At a moment of dire environmental and cost of living threats against everyday Texans, Ken Paxton has…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 291: Vikki Goodwin, Democratic Nominee For Texas Lt. Governor
The Lieutenant Governor is by most measures the most powerful office in Texas' state government structure. With full control over the agenda of the state…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/16/26: Texas GOP Declares Muslims Unwelcome, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:During last weekend's Texas Republican Convention, party leaders made it clear: Muslims are not welcome…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 290: Understanding Christian Nationalism, With Rev. Mara Richards Bim
At a moment when the Texas Republican Party is directly writing the destruction of the separation of church and state into their party platform, and Lt. Gov…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/15/26: Conservative Extremism On Full Display From Houston To San Antonio, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Attempts to inspire unity at the Texas Republican Convention appear insufficient to mask the division…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 289 - Seawater Desalination In Texas: The Straight Story, With The Sierra Club
Between the Texas data center boom - and Corpus Christi on track to become the first modern city to run completely dry - access to fresh water is a top ticket…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 288- North D/FW Dem Nominee Kevin Burge
We've enjoyed getting to know veteran, intelligence expert and proud family man Kevin Burge this election season - he was one of the SIX Progress Texas runoff…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/12/26: The Old Guard Republicans Are Revolting, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As the Texas Republican Convention continues in Houston, the party's traditionalist wing is showing…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Trouble With The Karmelo Anthony Trial
When we talk about the basic American right of a trial by a "jury of our peers" - what exactly does that mean? And, do we believe that Karmelo Anthony received…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/11/26: Karmelo Anthony Appeal Will Hinge On Jury Selection, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Leaving out Black jurors undermined the "perceived fairness" of the Karmelo Anthony trial…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 287 - Data Centers And Screwworms, With Clayton Tucker
Who knew that so many of the most dire threats facing Texas lately - both the encroachment of big tech corporate data centers looking to suck up all our water…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/10/26: Karmelo Anthony Trial Exemplifies Justice System Inequities For Black Texans, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Karmelo Anthony trial - regardless of the verdict - displays the inequities that are hard-wired into…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/9/26: Resistance Against Data Centers Gaining Steam In Texas, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Not only are they a burden on our water, power, farmland and peace and quiet - massive AI data centers…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 286 - Rep. Jon Rosenthal, Dem Nominee For Texas Railroad Commission
One might be forgiven for having assumed that Ken Paxton is the most offensive and least-qualified Republican nominee for statewide office in Texas this cycle…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/8/26: Texas Beef Farmers And Elections Both Compromised By GOP Neglect, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:There are direct links between Elon Musk's DOGE program-slashing and the beginning new world screwworm…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 285 - Dr. Letitia Plummer, Harris County Judge Dem Nominee
The runoff for the Democratic nomination for Harris County Judge was difficult to predict - and Progress Texas endorsee Dr. Letitia Plummer defied a lot of…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/5/26: On Joe Rogan, Ayn Rand, And Austin's Techbro Blight - And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Dallas' annual Pride parade moves from Fair Park to Downtown Dallas tomorrow - marking a needed…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress - Our Beloved LGBTQ+ Bunch, And Scott Pelley: Both The Pride Of Texas
In a two-part discussion this week, on the first In Progress of Pride 2026, we note how Texas GOP types have targeted our LGBTQ+ friends this election year -…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/4/26: Texas GOP Embraces Fringe Nominees - Will Its Voters Follow? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Having campaigned for more mainstream candidates during the primary, Texas Republican officials from…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/3/26: Texas Election Stability Concerns Grow With Nelson Exit, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The unexpected and sudden resignation of Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson - the top election…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/2/26: Queer Texans In GOP Midterm Bullseye, And More
Stories we're following this morning:That video of Governor Greg Abbott claiming that "the most important thing about barbecue is sauce" is not an AI deepfake…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/1/26: GOP AG Candidate's Fortune Came From Slave Labor, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The family fortune of Republican State Senator and Attorney General nominee Mayes Middleton, who sank…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 284 - Data Centers in Texas: the AI Boom’s Boogeyman, w/ the Austin Chronicle, Public Citizen, & TEJAS
Texas is projected to become the leading data center hub and market by 2030. Whatever your concerns—whether it’s about growing AI demand, the power grid being…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/29/26: Austin ISD In Crosshairs For Next State Takeover, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Following the TEA's rejection of Austin ISD plans to avoid a state takeover, that dreaded result appears…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: MAGA Scoundrels, And The Sad End Of The GOP
Many out in punditville are calling the ignominious defeat of old guard Senator John Cornyn by MAGA miscreant Ken Paxton "the death of the Republican Party" -…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/28/26: "The People Vs. Ken Paxton", And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:James Talarico's general election campaign for Senate kicked off last night with the first of a series…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: New Cy-Fair ISD Board Members On Life After MAGA
We enjoyed immensely a gathering last week at the super fun Creekwood Grill in Cypress for a live podcast taping with Kendra Camarena, Lesley Guilmart, and Dr…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/27/26: Game On! Primary Runoff Sets Final Midterm Battle Lines
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The results are largely in from yesterday's 2026 midterm primary runoff…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/26/26 - Runoff Election Day: A Paxton Win Looks Likely, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Election Day is here for the 2026 midterm primary runoff - that record turnout in March has dwindled…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/22/26: GOP In Chaos As Runoff Voting Winds Down, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:On this last day of early voting in the runoff, a tour through the reasons Texas is notorious for bad…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 283: A (Very) Brief Catch-Up With Congressman Christian Menefee
As early voting winds down and Election Day looms on Tuesday in the 2026 Democratic Party runoff in Texas, we stole a few brief moments with Congressman…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Toxic Ticket - Or, When Ballots Go Bad
Both the Trump endorsement of Ken Paxton and the CD 35 Democratic runoff shenanigans this week provide examples of what could eventually happen when toxic…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/21/26: ICE Cruelty And Voter Intimidation Remain Threats In Texas, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A Guatemalan woman, denied a critical surgery by her ICE captors, has become the latest symbol of the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/20/26: Trump Endorsement Of Paxton Presents Golden Opportunity For Texas Dems, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Donald Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in the Republican runoff for Senate has sent…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 282: Johnny Garcia, Progress Texas-Endorsed Candidate For CD 35
Yes, it's rare for Progress Texas' board to issue an endorsement in a Democratic runoff after early voting has already begun - but the situation in CD 35…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/19/26: CD 35 Candidate Johnny Garcia Picks Up Progress Texas Endorsement, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Our board at Progress Texas has issued a late endorsement for Johnny Garcia, running in the primary…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 281: D/FW Congressional Candidate Kevin Burge Returns
Time to vote, y'all! Early voting in the 2026 primary runoff is underway as of today (Monday 5/18), and the board at Progress Texas has picked Democrat Kevin…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/18/26: Voting Is Fun! Early Primary Runoff Voting Starts Today, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Early voting in the 2026 primary runoffs has begun, continuing through Friday, and culminating in…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 280 - Joe Jaworski, Texas AG Candidate And Progress Texas Certified Progressive
Among the important statewide races still in primary runoff mode is the contest for the Democratic nomination to replace the highly toxic and ethically…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/15/26: Texas - By Far - Is The Most Bloodthirsty State With 600th Execution
Through sheer determination, Ken Paxton and the state of Texas overcame a federal court stay of execution and put to death Edward Busby in Huntsville last…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Death Penalty Does Not Work
This week's roundtable discussion was recorded prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's last minute clearing of the execution of Edward Busby, at a moment when we…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/14/26: Thought Called Off, Busby Execution May Still Be On - And More
Despite orders from the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend the scheduled execution of Edward Busby, state officials are still trying to kill him…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/13/26: Obama Grabs Austin Tacos, Bernie Set For Texas Dem Convention, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:President Barack Obama joined Democratic nominees James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa yesterday at The Taco…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 279: Dr. Letitia Plummer, Candidate For Harris County Judge
Our board has chosen to endorse former Houston City Council Member and longtime healthcare entrepreneur Dr. Letitia Plummer in her run for Harris County Judge…