Two Texas Teas

Two Texas Teas

The Two Texas Teas Podcast — a Texas-sized blend of talk, truth, and twisty takes. Tune in every other Monday as Lawson & Don sip, spill, and serve Texas politics, allegations, tech, family, and business with laughs, real talk, & real guests. From the Capitol to the coffee table, we keep it candid and Central TX. Visit www.twotexasteas.com to learn more, grab merch, or be a guest!

  1. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    Wing Leaders and a Very Spicy Halloween

    Wing Leaders and a Very Spicy Halloween, A Halloween Special ⚠️ This episode contains somewhat spicy language. ⚠️ Don put on a feathered mask for Halloween. He had no idea what he was getting into. On this episode of Two Texas Teas, the San Antonio and Austin podcast, Lawson and Don start with costumes and end up deep in the world of romantasy, and Lawson makes it her mission to bring Don up to speed. Lawson shows up as a flying squirrel, which she says is basically ADHD in onesie form, and Don digs out a mask from an old box of costumes he forgot was in his car. Lawson informs him he is now a brooding, morally gray wing leader and the book girlies will have opinions. From there it is a crash course: why dramatized audiobooks feel like a movie in your mind, the reading homework that comes with Sarah J. Maas, why Lawson loves Fourth Wing, the dragon she wants to choose her, and a tour of tropes from mafia and small town to sports and the silver fox. Don shares his own audiobook list, which leans more self help and history, and gets some good advice: we don't yuck your yum here. It wraps with Halloween hosting plans in San Antonio and a challenge for Don to visit Barnes & Noble in full mask. Got a romantasy pick for Don? Send it our way, Sip Senate. He has a lot of reading to do. Chapters 01:26 Halloween and Romantasy Fandom 04:54 Halloween Costumes 08:14 Spirit Halloween Cash and Grab 14:01 Smut and Bookstores 33:22 Types of Smut for educational purposes 43:54 Don will get to it eventually Listen to more episodes: listen.twotexasteas.com Be a guest: guests.twotexasteas.com Sponsor or advertise: ads.twotexasteas.com Shop merch: shop.twotexasteas.com Follow @twotexasteas on social media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/twotexasteas X: x.com/twotexasteas TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@twotexasteas LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/twotexasteas YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twotexasteas Reddit: www.reddit.com/user/twotexasteas

    Wing Leaders and a Very Spicy Halloween

  2. Oct 24 ·  Bonus

    The Sip Senate: Bonds, Data Centers, and Road Fees

    The first Sip Senate from Two Texas Teas: a quick rundown of what city hall and the county did this week in San Antonio, Austin, New Braunfels, and San Marcos. San Antonio's bond committee fight and the $442 million bond preview, the October 29 data center zoning vote, Bexar County backs BAMC and tweaks the Spurs deal, Austin's wildfire protection plan and Parmer Lane pushback, New Braunfels road fees, San Marcos water bonds, and what's on your November ballot. To hear more, listen to Two Texas Teas.

  3. Oct 20

    Go VOTE 🗳️ Witches, Money & Midterms

    Era 2: Witches, Money & Midterms Please go vote! 🗳️ Lawson and Don are back and they have a lot to catch up on. Halloween decorations. Plastic surgery hypotheticals. Dentist conspiracies. Donald Trump showing up to the Freeman Coliseum. And a midterm election that actually matters more than most people realize. This one starts exactly where it should — with Don confessing he once dated a woman exclusively around Halloween and Lawson asking what they're both dressing up as. From there it goes everywhere. Lawson's coven of five witches is back, the levitating pumpkins are returning for year two, R2D2 is stocked with beverages for the adults, and Larry almost died on a ladder last year so we are working on a new installation strategy. Then we get into the real stuff. What would Lawson and Don do with generational wealth? Lawson wants a 20,000 square foot cottage, all the houses on her cul-de-sac, fog machines, jet black cars, and a legend. Don wants a flat on the River Thames, a ranch in Marfa, land in Nigeria, and for people to create Twitter accounts just to hate him. We also debate dentists, the yellow Listerine, Kris Jenner, and whether facial recognition on your phone is actually the bar for how much work you should get done on your face. Then we get into the midterms. Trump came to San Antonio and had to curtain off half the Freeman Coliseum. Gina Ortiz Jones is ahead in the polls and apparently making Governor Abbott more nervous than Beto ever did. Luke has memorized the Ken Paxton commercials and is using logic on them. And Lawson has a PSA that she means every single word of. Texas is not a red state. It is a non-voting state. November 3rd is election day. Go vote. Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Brewed Tea: Halloween 02:16 Wife of Dell 04:44 More Money More Faces 10:00 Dentist 22:20 If I Had a Million 34:01 Lawson's Pumpkins 42:51 Hot Tea: Go VOTE! Want to Be Part of the Show? 🎙️ Be a guest: beourguest.twotexasteas.com 📣 Advertise with us: ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ Merch: shop.twotexasteas.com Listen Everywhere 🎧 listen.twotexasteas.com 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas 📧 substack.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    Go VOTE 🗳️ Witches, Money & Midterms

  4. Oct 6

    Stitch by Stitch feat. Liby Tolm

    Era 2: Stitch by Stitch — Liby Tolm of Elite Knitting and Looking Friday From Kazakhstan to New York to Austin, Liby Tolm has spent 14 years turning yarn into art and building a fashion house that does things entirely on her own terms. Lawson and Don sit down with the founder of Elite Knitting Studio and Looking Friday to talk about crochet, couture, community, and why fast fashion is ruining everything. Liby moved to Austin from New York because she wanted to — simple as that — and has spent the time since building a sample-making team, earning a Nest Guild Handcrafted Certified mark, working with designers on film and TV, recreating heirloom pieces for families who lost everything in the California fires, and hosting community gatherings to bring Austin and San Antonio's fashion world together. We also find out Don crocheted a scarf at age 10 and has never fully recovered from the experience. We get into why natural fibers are non-negotiable for anyone doing handcraft work in Texas heat, why trends move so fast now that the best strategy is to just make what you love, how Lawson and Liby connected through Fashion Group International during the pandemic while Lawson was wearing a full glam dress and house slippers, and why Liby hopes her pieces end up in a vintage store one day. Her upcoming couture collection is called Angels and Demons. We are ready. Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕ Connect with Liby Tolm 🔗 eliteknitting.com 🔗 lookingfriday.com 📸 @eliteknitting 📸 @lookingfriday 📧 libbytolm@elite-knitting.com 📞 347-278-5610 Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Libby Tome and Elite Knitting 02:45 The Impact of the Pandemic on Community and Networking 03:58 Ad Break 04:40 Covid Friendships 06:23 Libby's Journey from Kazakhstan to the Fashion Industry 09:18 The Fashion Scene in Texas: Opportunities and Challenges 12:09 Building Community in the Fashion Industry 15:01 Creative Process and Inspiration in Knitting 17:57 Elite Knitting: Custom Creations and Client Stories 20:44 Looking Friday: Couture and Ready-to-Wear Fashion 22:11 The Fast-Paced World of Fashion Design 23:59 Ad Break 24:42 Fast Fashion Continued 28:54 Navigating Trends in Fashion 34:53 The Influence of Local Culture on Design 38:04 Future Aspirations and Upcoming Collections 42:10 Outro Want to Be Part of the Show? 🎙️ guests.twotexasteas.com 📣 ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ shop.twotexasteas.com Find Us Everywhere 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas 📧 substack.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    Stitch by Stitch feat. Liby Tolm

  5. Sep 21

    No Dems. No Republicans. A Third Party ft. Tom Jopseh

    No Dems. No Republicans. A Third Party: America's Main Street Party ft. Tom Jospeh What if the problem with American democracy isn't who we're voting for — it's who we never even get to vote for? Lawson and Don welcome back Tom Joseph, founder of America's Main Street Party — a nonpartisan framework designed to take money completely out of the nominating process. Tom is a systems engineer and serial entrepreneur who applied the same engineering brain that built a 35-year remote-work accounting firm to fixing American democracy. His conclusion? The problem isn't Election Day. It's everything that happens before it. Money controls who gets on the ballot. Gerrymandering buries opposition votes before the polls even open. And the only thing both parties agree on is keeping it that way. His solution is a legal loophole — if a nominating contest involves no money, the FEC has no jurisdiction. So he built one. An app. A contest. A whole alternate primary system. No dollars required. We also get into redistricting in Bexar County, why over a million Texas voters had their registrations suspended, and why this could crack the two-party system by 2028. Register to Vote in Texas 🗳️ texas.gov/register-to-vote Connect with Tom Joseph 🔗 mainstreetparty.org 🔗 wilsonsfountain.us 📸 @mainstreetparty_ 🐦 @americasmainst 🦋 @mainstreetparty.bsky.social 📧 tsjoseph@mainstreetparty.org 📞 412-600-6250 Chapters 00:00 Introduction to America's Main Street Party 01:48 Tom Joseph's Background and Business Journey 03:44 The Challenge of Partisanship and Gerrymandering 06:22 Impact of Redistricting on Local Elections 07:41 Innovative Solutions to Political Representation 10:38 The Role of Super PACs in Elections 12:30 Accountability in Political Candidates 14:39 Creating a New System for Candidate Selection 17:35 Application Development and Civic Engagement 21:34 The Challenges of Modern Voting Systems 24:32 Resistance to Change in Political Ecosystems 27:55 Barriers to Voting Access 29:46 Reforming the Political Landscape 32:43 Innovative Solutions for Civic Engagement 37:38 The Future of Political Representation Want to Be Part of Season 2? 🎙️ guests.twotexasteas.com 📣 ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ shop.twotexasteas.com Find Us Everywhere 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    No Dems. No Republicans. A Third Party ft. Tom Jopseh

  6. Sep 7 ·  Bonus

    Vote With Your Phone ft. Ramon Perez

    Special Episode: Vote With Your Phone ft. Ramon Perez Lawson and Don are on summer break but the tea is still hot. ☕ What if you could vote on legislation from your couch, with a cup of coffee, on the same phone you use for everything else? Ramon Perez, Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Project, joins Lawson and Don to talk about why that future is closer than you think and why the people in power are doing everything they can to stop it. Ramon is a veteran who commissioned after 9/11, a machine learning and AI executive, and the founder of a nonpartisan nonprofit that is giving everyday people a real say in the laws that govern them. He has been thrown out of the offices of both Republicans and Democrats alike. He keeps showing up anyway. This conversation covers mobile voting, gerrymandering, why 94% of US House districts had no real competition in 2024, why your legislators are spending 70 to 80% of their time fundraising instead of reading bills, and why Estonia has been voting online for 14 years while the United States is still arguing about paper ballots. Don plays devil's advocate as a very comfortable incumbent who absolutely does not want more people involved in democracy. Ramon has heard it all before. In real life. Off the record. In actual legislative offices. We also get into voter suppression in Texas, the cost of running elections in Bexar County, why your social media algorithm is not a substitute for civic education, and why Lawson might just have to run for office again. We miss Lawson and Don. They will be back for Season 2 shortly. 🤠 Stay cool out there, Texans. ☕ Connect with Ramon Perez and the Digital Democracy Project 🔗 digitaldemocracyproject.org 📸 Instagram: @digital_democracy_project 💼 LinkedIn: Digital Democracy Project and Ramon Perez Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Digital Democracy 04:18 The Evolution of Mobile Voting Technology 09:57 Civic Engagement and Voter Education 15:29 Challenges and Opportunities in Voting Accessibility 20:47 Challenges of Traditional Voting Systems 23:50 The Case for Mobile Voting 25:35 Empowering Voters Through Technology 27:09 Ad Break 27:52 Devil's Advocate 30:07 The Political Landscape and Voter Suppression 33:45 Reforming the Democratic Process 38:19 Bipartisan Support for Digital Democracy 43:39 Conclusion and Future of Voter Engagement Want to Be Part of Season 2? 🎙️ Be a guest: guests.twotexasteas.com 📣 Advertise with us: ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ Merch: shop.twotexasteas.com Find Us Everywhere 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas 📧 substack.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    Vote With Your Phone ft. Ramon Perez

  7. Aug 24 ·  Bonus

    Music, Purpose & the Voice for the Voiceless feat. Noc Beteck

    Special Episode: Music, Purpose & the Voice for the Voiceless featuring. Noc Beteck Lawson and Don are on their summer break but we didn't leave you empty-handed. ☕ While the co-hosts recharge, we're dropping a pre-recorded conversation that is absolutely worth your time. Don sits down with Noc Beteck, independent hip hop artist, Boys and Girls Club manager, single father, and a man on a mission that has nothing to do with fame. Noc is based in Salisbury, Maryland, and yes, his organization is rooted there too. But his story starts in Cameroon, runs through the music halls of Austin, Texas, and his message lands everywhere. This one transcends borders. We talk about what it means to make music for impact over income, how today's music is shaping young people's self-image in ways nobody's talking about, what it was like moving from Cameroon to the United States at eight years old, and why Phil Collins, yes Phil Collins, is his biggest musical inspiration. We also get into the Austin indie music scene, the Boys and Girls Club, and why Noc believes change starts with self-reflection before it changes anything else. We miss Lawson. She'll be back soon. 🤠 Stay cool out there, Texans. ☕ Connect with Noc Beteck 🔗 motionhypevault.com/nocbeteck 🔗 linktr.ee/nocbeteck 📸 @nocbeteck on Instagram Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Summer Break 01:19 Introduction to Noc Beteck 02:04 Don's Intro 04:39 The Journey to Music 06:38 The Voice for the Voiceless 09:28 Cultural Experiences and Challenges 12:14 Community Impact Through Music 15:26 The Indie Music Scene 18:14 Current Influences and Future Aspirations Want to Be Part of Season 2? 🎙️ Be a guest: guests.twotexasteas.com 📣 Advertise with us: ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ Merch: shop.twotexasteas.com Find Us Everywhere 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas 📧 substack.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    Music, Purpose & the Voice for the Voiceless feat. Noc Beteck

  8. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    When Healthcare Fails ft. Shelley Kaplar PhD

    Episode 15: When Health Care Fails — A Conversation with Dr. Shelley Kaplar What if your body already knows what's wrong, and your doctor just isn't listening? 👀 Lawson and Don sit down with Dr. Shelley Kaplar, PhD (Metaphysics), medical intuitive, natural-born healer, Reiki master, and founder of the Kaplar Method. She has spent over 20 years working with clients to find the root cause of illness that Western medicine keeps missing, and she's done it while navigating her own cancer diagnosis, two rounds of chemo, and coming out the other side still standing. This conversation goes deep. We talk about why women are constantly gaslit by their doctors, why Black families have a complicated relationship with medicine, why your blood type might explain your gluten intolerance, and why Don's uncle's blood pressure spikes every single time he comes back to the United States. Spoiler: it's the food. 🍟 We also get into the Kaplar Method, what it actually looks like to have a medical intuitive walk through the inside of your body during a remote session, and why Austin is full of people who say they'll think about their healing journey and never actually start it. If you've ever left a doctor's office feeling unheard, dismissed, or handed yet another prescription that doesn't fix the root problem, this episode is for you. True health is possible. Your body already knows. ☕ Connect with Dr. Shelley Kaplar 🔗 vitalityoptimizer.com 📞 512-934-1101 📧 vitalityoptimizer@gmail.com 📸 @vitalityoptimizer Chapters 00:00 — Introduction to Dr. Shelley Kaplar 00:20 — Ad Break 01:02 — Hellos and Intros 03:29 — Dr. Shelley's Journey and Healing Philosophy 06:03 — Skepticism in Healthcare and Patient Advocacy 10:04 — Understanding Women's Health and Hormonal Issues 12:42 — The Limitations of Western Medicine 15:42 — Holistic Approaches and Natural Remedies 18:21 — Cultural Perspectives on Health and Medicine 19:42 — Ad Break 20:25 — Understanding Gut Health and Intolerance 25:03 — The Role of Alternative Therapies 28:48 — Food Quality and Its Impact on Health 32:45 — Exploring Energy Healing Methods 35:15 — The Medical Intuitive Community in Austin 37:40 — Outro Want to Be Part of the Show? 🎙️ Be a guest: guests.twotexasteas.com 📣 Advertise with us: ads.twotexasteas.com 🛍️ Merch: shop.twotexasteas.com Find Us Everywhere 🔗 biosites.com/twotexasteas 📸 instagram.com/twotexasteas 🎵 tiktok.com/@twotexasteas 🐦 x.com/twotexasteas ▶️ youtube.com/@twotexasteas 📧 substack.com/@twotexasteas Real talk. Texas brewed. ☕

    When Healthcare Fails ft. Shelley Kaplar PhD
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The Two Texas Teas Podcast — a Texas-sized blend of talk, truth, and twisty takes. Tune in every other Monday as Lawson & Don sip, spill, and serve Texas politics, allegations, tech, family, and business with laughs, real talk, & real guests. From the Capitol to the coffee table, we keep it candid and Central TX. Visit www.twotexasteas.com to learn more, grab merch, or be a guest!

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    Two Texas Teas
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    2026
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