Y'all-itics
Y’all-itics is the unofficial political podcast of Texas. Each week we’ll crack open an ice-cold Texas brew and explore a single hot topic affecting Texans. But this isn’t politics as usual. Y’all-itics doesn’t come from a fancy studio. We’re taking our podcast on the road to get past the soundbites and dive deeper into the issues that matter to y’all. Leave your labels at the door, this is a political podcast for all Texans… even the recent transplants!
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A 14-year-old Preparing to Vote? How Gen Z is D...
Politicians would be wise to understand why Gen Z is so important, their careers literally depend on it. Some Republicans have even responded to Gen Z’s growing political power by suggesting the legal voting age in the U.S.
39 min
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The Harris County election under investigation:...
Almost as soon as the election ended in Harris County calls to investigate began. Of the 782 voting locations there, 23 of them ran out of paper ballots on election day. Others opened late. But was a crime committed?
40 min
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What’s next for Beto? Texas Democrats should be...
Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is now 0-for-3 in his campaigns for higher office. So, what’s next for this former congressman from El Paso? Jason Lee was O’Rourke’s Deputy Campaign Manager and takes us inside his run for governor
33 min
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Inside the Greg Abbott Political Machine, Why A...
In this episode, we go inside the Greg Abbott campaign and ask ‘how did you do it?’ Dave Carney, Abbott’s long-time political consultant
53 min
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Election Hangover Edition Y’all-itics: Novembe...
For this special Election Hangover episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons assembled one of the best teams of political analysts in Texas to explain what the results mean for the future of Texas. Oh, and we go there.
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Where are the Voters in Texas? Y’all-itics Ear...
Join us as we travel from north Texas to the Mexico border, the Gulf Coast to central Texas for a snapshot of what’s happened so far in early voting and whether election day could turn into a long night for all of us.
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The Texas Election will Dictate the Nation’s Fu...
Texas Secretary of State John Scott joins us to discuss whether the Texas election will be safe, the latest on the 2020 audit, turnout and any issues that have arisen thus far. ABC News Political Director Rick Klein also took our call for this episode of Y’all-itics to discuss the Texas impact on the rest on the nation.
55 min
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How “3 pieces of bacon” in Texas could change n...
LANGUAGE WARNING: This episode has some adult language scattered about as our guest gets fired up about what he worries the Democratic Party is not doing in South Texas.
52 min
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This is as close to a second gubernatorial deba...
P.S. This is also the first Y’all-itics we’ve ever recorded in an airport bar.
35 min
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The GOP Governor Next Door Who’s (Likely) Runni...
The race for 2024 begins next month – as soon as the polls close in the November midterm. There’s already been lots of speculation about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis potentially running for the White House. But another Republican governor, who neighbors Texas, suggested to the Jasons he might launch his own bid for President.
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One debate. Two candidates. 38-days until the e...
Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke spent 57-minutes together in an empty auditorium at U.T. Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in their first and only debate before the November election. There was not a gotcha moment and no memorable soundbite. But the Jasons have some interesting observations about what they watched.
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Winter is coming. ERCOT’s CEO takes our questi...
t’s a job no one wanted. Restoring reliability in the Texas electric grid. Brad Jones took the governor’s call and agreed to be the interim CEO of ERCOT. Over the last year and a half, he has made significant changes to how ERCOT operates and why we have not had any more energy emergencies.
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How the Texas GOP tried to get some Candidates ...
You’ve seen the candidates on the ballot, the ones with the “L” by their name. The Libertarian Party has been around for more than 50-years and they hold only around 350 elected offices across the country. And the party has never broken through with a win in a major nationwide race, or even one here in Texas. Why then are Texas Republicans trying to kick Libertarians off the ballot in our state?
33 min
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Republicans Backing a Democrat: Canary in the C...
That escalated quickly. In the week since our last podcast, during which we broke the news that Republican Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley would be voting for Democrat Mike Collier in the race for Lieutenant Governor, another prominent Republican has done the same.
47 min
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SCOOP: A Republican with 25-years in office wil...
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said he expects some blowback for what he said in this episode.
44 min
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Mission to the Moon: Beyond Flags & Footprints
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Two Voices You Haven't Heard In The Book Debate
The Jasons don’t often do sequels, but Whitely got a call that two elected officials wanted to give their first-ever news interviews and Y’all-itics responded.
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First Anne Frank. Then the Bible. Are any boo...
53 min
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A Texas sized tax surplus. So, do we get a refu...
A strong economy and soaring inflation have spurred extraordinary tax and fee collections, swelling the state’s coffers by up to $27 Billion more than was budgeted. So the first question that comes to mind is: How is the surplus going to be spent?
38 min
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“Deep in the Pockets of Texas”
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Watering Lawns in Dallas Might Require Flooding...
This past year has taught us not to take electricity for granted. Better be careful with water, too. Texas needs more of it to keep up with all the residents and businesses moving here.
43 min
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Texas Might be First to Ban Minors from Social ...
It has become one of the most pressing debates in the life of a modern parent: when to allow their children access to social media and once they have it, how best to limit it. A Texas Republican wants to eliminate the guesswork for parents and ban any child under 18 from using social media.
35 min
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Will the Texas grid make it through the summer?
The lights…and thankfully the A-C…stayed on in Texas last week. But as the state baked in triple digit temps, the electric grid operator pleaded with Texans on multiple days to hike up the thermostat and conserve power as much as possible, because the state was uncomfortably close to not having enough electricity to meet demand. And it could happen again in the week ahead, with forecasts showing another string of sweltering days.
32 min
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"It's a very interesting time to be an openly g...
In their official party platform, Texas Republicans now call homosexuality “an abnormal lifestyle choice.”
42 min
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$6 Gas in Texas by Labor Day?
Think you’re paying a lot for gas this July 4th holiday? As hard as it is to believe, you should actually enjoy it now, because you’ll likely be buying $6 gas by the time the next federal holiday rolls around.
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