15 episodes

Southlake, Texas, seems to have it all: stately homes, intense civic pride, and above all, terrific schools. So when a video surfaced in 2018 showing Southlake high school students chanting the N-word—and when Black residents came forward to share stories of racist harassment and bullying—the school board vowed to make changes. But the unveiling of the Cultural Competence Action Plan set off a backlash that’s consumed Southlake, fueled by a growing national crusade against critical race theory. Hosted by NBC News national reporter Mike Hixenbaugh (host of the hit podcast Do No Harm) and NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Southlake tells the story of how one idyllic city became the test case for a new political strategy with national repercussions.

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Southlake, Texas, seems to have it all: stately homes, intense civic pride, and above all, terrific schools. So when a video surfaced in 2018 showing Southlake high school students chanting the N-word—and when Black residents came forward to share stories of racist harassment and bullying—the school board vowed to make changes. But the unveiling of the Cultural Competence Action Plan set off a backlash that’s consumed Southlake, fueled by a growing national crusade against critical race theory. Hosted by NBC News national reporter Mike Hixenbaugh (host of the hit podcast Do No Harm) and NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Southlake tells the story of how one idyllic city became the test case for a new political strategy with national repercussions.

    Grapevine - Ep. 1: The Girl And The English Teacher

    Grapevine - Ep. 1: The Girl And The English Teacher

    A mother in Grapevine, Texas, accuses an English teacher of persuading her child to change genders. The teacher and her student tell a different story.

    • 43 min
    Grapevine - Ep. 2: The Seven Mountains

    Grapevine - Ep. 2: The Seven Mountains

    Conservatives aim to embed fringe Christian values in schools. A cellphone company tries to win school board seats to that end, emulating Southlake.

    • 44 min
    Grapevine - Ep. 3: A Harvest Is Coming

    Grapevine - Ep. 3: A Harvest Is Coming

    A student in Grapevine, Texas, plans to escape her mother as she’s caught in an anti-trans battle involving her family, her English teacher and her school.

    • 47 min
    Grapevine - Ep. 4: A Raging Fire

    Grapevine - Ep. 4: A Raging Fire

    A man goes public about growing up gay in a fundamentalist Christian home in Texas. A teacher is at a loss after removing LGBTQ symbols from her classroom.

    • 43 min
    Grapevine - Ep. 5: Open The Floodgates

    Grapevine - Ep. 5: Open The Floodgates

    Amid a battle at the Texas statehouse over religion and LGBTQ rights, three nonbinary students reflect on their Grapevine High experiences.

    • 44 min
    Grapevine - Ep. 6: A Final Lesson

    Grapevine - Ep. 6: A Final Lesson

    Grapevine votes in a school board election driven by religion and LGBTQ inclusion. The student and teacher at the center of it all decide how to move forward.

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
7K Ratings

7K Ratings

Justdance18 ,

Love it! Have you done any research on Keller?

I loved Southlake and Grapevine. You must look into what’s happening in Keller too. It’d make a great season 3!

blainek11 ,

Powerful

Both seasons of this show are extremely well researched and reported on and are very powerful. It’s hard to not feel strong emotions listening to the amount of hateful rhetoric being thrown out to our fellow humans. I hope the kids in both of these school districts know we are on their side.

melankeolivia29 ,

Great Podcast

I love how this podcast is told. The only thing I don’t love is how Republicans are perceived and the jabs at Donald Trump. I think these kids are products of their environment. These parents need to DO BETTER. I am a republican and I know better, but this is great podcasting!

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