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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
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Ep. 86 - Unpacking The Shellacking: What's Next For Texas Democrats?
Nationally, and also at the city level in the large metros of Texas, Democrats actually had a better than expected night on Tuesday. But at the statewide…
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Ep. 85 - The Top Ten Things We Hate About Governor Greg Abbott
Here we are folks - as we publish this podcast, there's one day of early voting left (Friday November 4), followed by Election Day on Tuesday November 8. In…
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Ep. 84 - We React To Texas Political TV Ads
As early voting gets underway, we gather to take a tour through some of the prominent TV commercials being leveled in various directions by prominent players…
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Ep. 83 - The Home Stretch: Mobilizing Voting Communities with Two Million Texans
Proud to welcome back Lana Hansen, Executive Director of Texas Blue Action, to provide an update on the ongoing Two Million Texans relational organizing effort…
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Ep. 82 - That Texas Republican Candidate Is Probably An Election Denier
We celebrate the birthday of resident pumpkin spice latte enthusiast and IPA Truther Brett Isaacs with an overview of the potentially disastrous impact looming…
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Ep. 81 - Guest Pod: Why Voting Is So Hard In Texas with Go Behind The Ballot
Proud to welcome a guest episode from our friends Nichole Abshire and Claire Campos-O'Neal at the Go Behind The Ballot podcast, which is quite well-timed as…
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Ep. 80 - Recapping The Beto/Abbott Debate, Since You Didn't Watch It
Gotta hand it to Governor Greg Abbott: insisting on a Friday night debate with no audience is a great way to hide from the Texas electorate. Lucky you, the…
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Ep. 79 - Rochelle Garza vs Ken Paxton: 101 Reasons To Vote For A New Attorney General
Adding to his laundry list of career lows this week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made the news for literally running from a process server attempting to…
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Ep. 78 - Hispanic Heritage Month Part 2: Latino, Latinx, Latiné? We Discuss
In this second part of our discussion of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sam Gonzalez again hosts Diana Gomez, Ed Espinoza and special guest Abel Prado of Cambio…
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Ep. 77 - Hispanic Heritage Month Part 1: The Politics of the RGV with Abel Prado of Cambio Texas
September 15 thru October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and to celebrate we're embarking on a two-part conversation on the complex politics of that…
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Ep. 76 - The Graham Ban: Republicans Show Their Cards On Abortion Rights
In what seemed to us - and likely many of you - as either a joke or a typo, South Carolina U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has proposed a federal ban on abortion…
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Ep. 75 - Empowering Texas Women To Run with Annie's List
Sam Gonzalez hosts a trio of powerhouse progressive Texas women this week: our own Diana Gomez and Brett Isaacs, alongside super special guest Ana Ramon, who…
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Ep. 74 - Polling Leads To (VERY Cautious) Optimism - And The Texas Political Summer In Review
Chris Mosser hosts this week as Ed Espinoza extrapolates what would appear to be some pretty promising recent polling for Texas progressives - that is, if…
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Ep. 73 - Triggered: Texas Formally Bans Abortion
As of today – Thursday, August 25, 2022 – Texas’ so-called trigger ban on abortion, which was set to take effect 30 days beyond the striking down of Roe v Wade…
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Ep. 72 - Texas Public Schools In Crisis: What Your Kids' Teachers Are Actually Facing
The majority of schoolkids in Texas return to the classroom this week, and while this is normally an exciting time of adventure and fun, it's lost on nobody -…
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Ep. 71 - Funniest FBI-Trump Tweets - And What It All Means for the 2022 Election
We've sat in bemusement from yet another wave of crazy from MAGA-Land since the FBI executed a (perfectly legal and justified) search warrant at Donald Trump's…
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Ep. 70 - Why The Kansas and Alex Jones Losses Are Good For Texas Politics
Texas Democrats are understandably wary of optimism - but lately, there are abundant signs that things may be turning around for the better. Recent wins for…
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Ep. 69 - The GRACE Act: Cities Responding To Roe
As the countdown continues towards August 25 - the day that Texas' trigger law officially outlawing abortion in the state will take effect - the Austin City…
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Ep. 68 - Beto-Mania: Reviewing the Convention Speech, and Encouraging Numbers For Texas Dems
Yes, we know - Texas Democrats have been burned by optimistic polling more than once - but, these are not typical times, nor a typical political climate, and…
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Ep. 67 - ERCOT & The Texas Grid - with Special Guest Luke Warford
Since the beginning of this historically horrible heat wave, the Texas power grid has teetered on the brink of repeating the disaster of Winter Storm Uri -…
Progress Texas PodcastsEp. 66 - SCOTUS and Roe, Part 3: WTF?! And What To Do Now
We've now had about a week to process the historic overturning of Roe V Wade. This third part of our series on this pivotal crossroads is both a summary of how…
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Ep. 65 - SCOTUS And Roe, Part 2: Beto O'Rourke, and What's At Stake This November
As we continue our focus on the fight ahead beyond the ripping away of reproductive autonomy with the overturning of Roe v Wade - which is likely only the…
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Ep. 64 - SCOTUS And Roe, Part 1 - A Brick Through The Windshield: The Sounds Of Protest In Texas
Austin, Texas - and cities across the United States - erupted in protest this weekend following Friday's announcement of the overturning of Roe v Wade. In a…
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Mini-sode - Recapping the Progress Texas 12th Anniversary Party!
A terrific time earlier this week at Antone's in downtown Austin, as a great bunch of like-minded Texas progressive rabble-rousers gathered to celebrate 12…
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Ep. 63 - Pride Month: Why We Celebrate, Even In Hard Times
An honor to host two distinguished guests from the LGBTQ+ activist community for a deep dive into Pride Month: its origins, its meaning today, and what the…
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Ep. 62 - Governor Abbott On Shootings: What He Says, vs What He Does
Following Uvalde, it's not a stretch to predict that in the end, Governor Greg Abbott and the rest of Texas' GOP regime will end up doing nothing meaningful to…
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Minisode: Diana speaks with three Texas Legislators on abortion rights
We’re continuing to focus on crucial issues facing progressive Texans this election year. With the likely fall of Roe v Wade, we've designed an effort to fight…
Progress Texas PodcastsEp. 61 - Uvalde, Guns...And Where We Go From Here
It's been a heavy week, and all of us at Progress Texas are as heartbroken and angry as you are. This week we upend the right-wing talking points, we look at…
Progress Texas PodcastsEp. 60 - Roevolution: Recapping the Austin Bans Off Our Bodies Rally
It was our honor to help organize and host the recent Bans Off Our Bodies Rally for Austin - one of dozens that happened across the country on Saturday May 14…
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Ep. 59 - Voting Is Fun, So Get It Done - Our Runoff Endorsements!
You're not having deja vu - it IS, indeed, time to VOTE once again. Why do we have so darn many elections this year? That's part of our discussion today, along…
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Ep. 58 - Roe v Wade, And Freedom On The Brink, Part 2
We discovered that last week's Supreme Court development, being the cataclysmic event that it is, was too big to contain to one conversation - so we're…
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Ep. 57 - Roe v Wade, And Freedom On The Brink, Part 1
It's difficult to throw around the word "happy" at this moment, as progressives across the country and people around the world stand aghast at this week's…
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Ep. 56 - The Politics of Elon Musk Buying Twitter
Texas transplant Elon Musk has succeeded in drawing the world's attention to himself in buying Twitter. The story's moving quickly, and the implications are…
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Ep. 55 - May 7th Statewide Elections: Triple Your Vote!
The crew convenes to remind Texans it's VOTING time again! Early voting is happening now for the "uniform" May 7 statewide election, including two…
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Ep. 54 - Earth Day! With Jay Kleberg, Texas Land Commissioner Candidate
Friday marks the 52nd annual Earth Day - over half a century in which climatic decline has developed from a vague threat into a gradually, inexorably…
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Ep. 53 - Marijuana Reform: Will Texas Ever Go To Pot?
On this year's 4/20, we take a deep breath and dive into marijuana legalization: a majority of Texas voters want it, including Democrats, Republicans, and…
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Ep. 52 - Live from Fort Worth! With Congressman Marc Veasey and Dr. Allison Campolo
Part Two of this week's amazing road trip to D/FW found us in Cowtown at the historic T&P Tavern, situated in the 1930's-era Texas And Pacific Railway building…
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Ep. 51 - Live From Dallas! With Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Kristy Noble: April 12, 2022
It's our pleasure to return to Dallas' Toller Patio, which is a terrific outdoor hang (turns out, even in the middle of a thunderstorm!) for a fun and…
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Minisode: Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Mike Collier: April 9, 2022
We're joined by our friend Mike Collier, a familiar face for most Texas Democrats, who is in a runoff election on May 24th for the Democratic nomination to…
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Ep. 50 - Beto O'Rourke's Polling-Palooza! And: What Did Mickey Do?: April 7th, 2022
Wow, 50 Happy Hours on the books! Two polls this week show Beto O'Rourke gaining on Greg Abbott in the race for Texas Governor - one of them showing the race…
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Minisode: Fueling The Progressive Fire: April 2nd, 2022
Cornbread in the shape of Texas: impractical, or worth the hassle? This week we talk about keeping the progressive light burning in Texas, the evolution of our…
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Ep. 49 - Trans People Are Magical: March 31st, 2022
Trans Day of Visibility seeks to celebrate the accomplishments and resiliency of the trans community, and this year it comes while Republicans have launched…
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Minisode: Update - The Texas Abortion Fight: March 26th, 2022
Our fab panel of Texas women from this week's Happy Hour podcast returns for a sharper focus on abortion rights, which are now under active attack in multiple…
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Ep. 48 - SCOTUS: Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings: March 24th, 2022
As we approach the closing days of March and Women's History Month, real history is being made in Washington D.C., and we've convened a special group of our…
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Ep. 47 - After Three Long Years...SXSW Is Back!: March 10th, 2022
For many Texans, especially Austinites, the moment when the COVID-19 pandemic got really, really real came on March 6, 2020: the day that SXSW was officially…
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Ep. 46 - Oil Politics: How Russia and Ukraine Affect Texas: March 9th, 2022
Senior strategist Glenn W. Smith and Content Production Specialist Chris Mosser had the pleasure of talking with renowned Texas energy attorney and former…
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Ep. 45 - First Anniversary Episode! Unpacking The Primary: March 3rd, 2022
It's our first anniversary! And what a year it's been. Way WAY too many Lege sessions, the Democratic quorum break, unprecedented and unlimited ugly from the…
Progress Texas PodcastsEp. 44 - How YOU Can Amplify Progress: March 2nd, 2022
This evening (Wednesday March 2) at 6pm, the annual Amplify Austin Day begins - a full 24 hour celebration of giving and support of worthy Austin-based…
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Minisode: The Russian Attack on Ukraine - and the View from Texas: February 25th, 2022
Even with weeks of buildup, the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's Russia has still been a complete shock to most Texans. What will be the immediate and…
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Ep. 43 - We Speak with Trans Families About Abbott’s Harmful Attacks: February 24th, 2022
Yesterday, the whole country was shocked (once again!) at another callous, disgusting election-year maneuver by Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken…
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Minisode: "No Bulls*!t" with Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays: February 18th, 2022
Marijuana attorney Susan Hays joins us from her hops and hemp farm near Alpine! Susan brings together an extensive background in progressive advocacy, and an…
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Ep. 42 - Don't Mess With Texas Voters: February 18th, 2022
We welcome special guest Jessica Montoya Coggins of Texas Signal for a discussion of the ongoing primary election: while urban turnout is looking decent, our…
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Ep. 41 - Voting For Valentines! Our Primary Extravaganza: February 11th, 2022
As we record, early voting in the 2022 primary election begins in just a few days, on Valentine's Day, Monday February 14. This may come as a surprise to even…
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Minisode: Texas Attorney General Candidate Rochelle Garza: February 10th, 2022
Given the way our long-indicted current Attorney General Ken Paxton has run the top law enforcement office in Texas, Texans may have forgotten what that office…
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Ep. 40 - Will The Heat Stay On This Time? Winter Freeze '22: February 2nd, 2022
As we record the podcast this week, Texas is bracing for another February Arctic blast. Governor Abbott - who shared in the financial windfall from last year's…
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Ep. 39 - You Say You Want A Roevolution?: January 28th, 2022
Brett Isaacs joins the Happy Hour crew as we cover this week's big news that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his impending retirement…
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Ep. 38 - Voting Rights and the 2022 Primary: January 20th, 2022
Chris Mosser fills for Saatvik this week as we try to make sense (and it's not easy) of recent developments in voter access: at the federal level conservatives…
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Ep. 37 - Abbott's Border Failure - and "Beto" Days Ahead: January 13th, 2022
Our good pal Joe Deshotel of the terrific Texas Signal group joins us this week as we take a deep dive into Operation Lone Star - Governor Abbott's…
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Ep. 36 - The January 6 Insurrection: Everybody Still Hates Ted Cruz: January 6th, 2022
Happy New Year y'all! We're back for our first show of 2022 and the first anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol - unbelievable that…
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Ep. 35 - Top Gifts For Holiday (And Blackout) Preppers - And Our Favorite Progress Texas Moments of '21: December 19th, 2021
Diana Gomez serves up a hot list of the ten most popular and useful gifts for Texas progressives preparing for the worst as Greg Abbott's efforts to keep the…