ENside Politics
A weekly podcast that breaks down how politics works, and often doesn't work, in San Antonio. Metro Editor Greg Jefferson and Express-News reporters question politicians and other newsmakers about what they're up to in our name.
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Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview
County judge hopeful talks about how he'd change the Commissioners Court.
27 min
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Episode 200: Extreme Forces
Express-News reporters talk about how the state's political process has been hijacked
27 min
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Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal
Emilie Eaton breaks down the new agreement between the city and the police union.
21 min
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Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success
Veteran Democratic strategist Laura Barberena did consulting work for the Sakai campaign, and she joins the show to talk about what made his campaign so successful in the first round of the election process. Read:
28 min
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Episode 197: Primary Colors
Assessing a big election night in Texas
28 min
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Episode 196: Super Monday
First day of early voting, endorsements in the county judge race and AOC's visit to San Antonio.
27 min
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Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview
Laredo progressive talks about her second bid to unseat Henry Cuellar.
31 min
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Episode 194: Bugg in the System
A deep dive into the TxDOT takeover of Broadway
22 min
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Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes
Ivalis Meza Gonzalez on county judge race; Mario Bravo on CPS Energy rate hike
33 min
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Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test
Council members prepare to vote on rate hike.
30 min
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Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion
The domino effect of Trish DeBerry's gambit.
24 min
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Episode 190: Adios, 2021
A recap of the bizarre twists and turns of the past year.
31 min
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Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day
Dowd's withdrawal, county judge toss-up and NEISD cowardice.
30 min
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Episode 169: Midterm Preview
Taking our political temperature halfway between the 2020 and 2022 elections.
26 min
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Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move
The state rep explains her decision to run for county judge.
26 min
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Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer t...
San Antonio state representative Trey Martinez Fischer talks with the Express-News political team about Democrats prospects in the midterm elections. Read:
29 min
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Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview
South Side Republican talks about his victory in a Democratic district.
34 min
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Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide
The Express-News political team tackle the City Council divide over the Greenway Trails, a newly proposed expansion of San Antonio’s nondiscrimination ordinance and the possibility of new council districts. Read:
32 min
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Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy
The Express-News political team discuss Paula Gold-Williams’ pending departure, and what it tells us about the state of CPS Energy. Plus, Scott Huddleston joins with insight to the ongoing tension between Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and...
29 min
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Episode 163: Larson Walks Away
Why the San Antonio Republican had his fill of the Texas House.
29 min
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Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy
Express-News reporters ponder who will fill the county judge's shoes.
32 min
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Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson
The Express-News politics team remembers legendary columnist Roddy Stinson, as well as redistricting maps and Democrat candidate Matthew Dowd. Read:
24 min
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Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?
Breaking down the governor's race, Del Rio and District 118.
28 min
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Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview
City Council District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo talks about homelessness, CPS Energy, and how to improve the city budget process.
20 min
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Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congre...
The president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Lydia Camarillo, talks about the possibility of a new district in San Antonio. Read:
27 min