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In Case of Emergency, Break Glass

While a Fox News poll shows Democrats neck and neck with Republicans statewide, the Texas GOP is forgiving all their internal bad blood from top to bottom and starting a push to do almost anything rural voters want even if it's potentially bad for almost everyone else. In that spirit, we'll take you to an old school tent revival fused with a professional wrestling pay-per-view event. And in that vein, Republican leaders pull back on plans for electricity transmission followed by some advice for Uncle Paul Bettencourt about his Trump impersonation. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston. 

Economics

Stay-At-Home Macro

Claudia Sahm is an American economist best known for creating the “Sahm Rule,” a real-time indicator that signals the start of U.S. recessions.

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize–winning economist, bestselling author, and longtime columnist known for translating complex economic theory into sharp, accessible commentary.

TECHNOLOGY

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Abstract Machines

Cy Canterel is a media theorist and technologist who writes Abstract Machines, which decodes systems of power and meaning.

Climate

Talking Climate

Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe serves as chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and as a professor at Texas Tech University.

Politics

Video

Doug Lewin Videos

Energy expert Doug Lewin is host of the Energy Capital Podcast and author of the Texas Energy & Power Newsletter.

Food

The Bittman Project

Mark Bittman is a food writer and former New York Times columnist who’s spent decades preaching the gospel of sane eating.

Brain Health Kitchen

Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician and culinary medicine expert who founded The Brain Health Kitchen, focusing on how food can support cognitive wellness and prevent dementia.

Vittles

Jonathan Nunn is a food and city writer based in London who co-edits the magazine Vittles. He is the author of London Feeds Itself.

Alison Cook’s HTown

Alison Cook in an omnivore, part-time misanthrope, rabid Houstonian. She is a lapsed restaurant critic and newsletter writer.

The Food Section

Hanna Raskin's The Food Section is dedicated to delivering independent food journalism to under-served communities across the American South.

Arts & Culture

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Energy

Health & Fitness

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