Texas Tribune TribCast

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The TribCast is a weekly political podcast hosted by Matthew Watkins, James Barragán and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests. The TribCast is returning as a limited-run weekly series during the 2025 legislative session.

  1. Assessing the school voucher rollout

    4D AGO

    Assessing the school voucher rollout

    In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, what's next for the program and why many Muslim schools were shut out.

    38 min
  2. Inside Texas' massive ICE detention facilities

    MAR 24

    Inside Texas' massive ICE detention facilities

    Texas' sprawling immigration lockups are serving as a national blueprint. What's life like for detainees?

    42 min
  3. Corpus Christi’s water woes

    MAR 17

    Corpus Christi’s water woes

    What does Corpus’ looming water crisis mean for the rest of the state?

    26 min
  4. Cornyn, Paxton, Trump and the heated U.S. Senate runoff

    MAR 10

    Cornyn, Paxton, Trump and the heated U.S. Senate runoff

    In this week's episode, we're joined by Mark Davis, host of The Mark Davis Show in Dallas-Fort Worth, to discuss whether Donald Trump will endorse pick a side in the John Cornyn-Ken Paxton runoff and what impact that would have.

    48 min
  5. TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Primary

    MAR 4

    TribCast Live: Breaking down the 2026 Primary

    The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials. The morning after March 3rd’s election, TribCast co-host and Tribune law and politics reporter Eleanor Klibanoff spoke with a panel of political reporters about what the election results mean for the state going forward.

    1h 3m
  6. TribCast Live: Previewing the 2026 Texas Primary

    FEB 24

    TribCast Live: Previewing the 2026 Texas Primary

    The Texas Tribune is grateful for the support of our sponsors. Presenting sponsor for this TribCast Live event is Builders. Major sponsors for the program are Texas Matters and Raise Your Hand Texas. Please note that while sponsorship provides critical support for the Tribune, sponsors play no role in programming or the line of questioning for Tribune events. The 2026 Texas primary elections mark a pivotal moment in a state where many races are effectively decided long before Election Day. There are more than 18 statewide elected officials up for election, along with Texas’ members of Congress, state legislators, district-based judges and local elected officials. Leading up to March 3rd’s primary election, join TribCast hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, along with a panel of experts, for a discussion of where the state’s most consequential races stand and what their outcomes could mean for Texas.

    56 min
  7. El Paso's alarming airport shutdown

    FEB 17

    El Paso's alarming airport shutdown

    In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?

    33 min
  8. The very online 2026 Texas primary election

    FEB 10

    The very online 2026 Texas primary election

    TribCast is joined by Democratic strategist and content creator Olivia Julianna and political reporter Kayla Guo to unpack what all the recent social media drama means about the Democratic party

    38 min
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The TribCast is a weekly political podcast hosted by Matthew Watkins, James Barragán and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating cast of editors, reporters and other guests. The TribCast is returning as a limited-run weekly series during the 2025 legislative session.

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  • Creator
    The Texas Tribune
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    646
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 The Texas Tribune
  • Show Website
    Texas Tribune TribCast

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