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Texas Tribune TribCast

A weekly political gabfest

The Texas Tribune

653 episodesEN

Show overview

Texas Tribune TribCast has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 653 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 360 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 35 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2017, with 109 episodes published. Published by The Texas Tribune.

Episodes
653
Running
2013–2026 · 13y
Median length
32 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

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The runoffs approach

May 12, 202638 min

The past and future of the Voting Rights Act in Texas

May 5, 202638 min

One on one with Sarah Eckhardt

May 1, 202655 min

Texas' looming data center fight

Apr 28, 202637 min

Greg Abbott battles the cities over working with ICE

Apr 21, 202622 min

One-on-one with Don Huffines

Apr 14, 202653 min

Anti-Muslim rhetoric in Texas politics

Apr 7, 202643 min

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.

Mar 31, 202637 min

Inside Texas' massive ICE detention facilities

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

Mar 24, 202641 min

Corpus Christi’s water woes

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

Mar 17, 202626 min

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.

Mar 10, 202648 min

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.

Mar 4, 20261h 3m

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.

Feb 24, 202655 min

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?

Feb 17, 202633 min

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

Feb 10, 202638 min

Is our grid all fixed?

In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?

Feb 3, 202634 min

Will Venezuela impact Texas' oil industry?

TribCast dives into whether President Trump's plan to get U.S. companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry will have repercussions in Texas.

Jan 27, 202634 min

ICE in Texas

With immigration enforcement ramping up in Texas, Texas Tribune reporter Colleen DeGuzman and immigration attorney Paul Pirela join TribCast to discuss.

Jan 20, 202635 min

Can Texas zero out property taxes?

Eleanor and Matthew dig into the dueling proposals that seem to be teeing up a contentious property tax fight.

Jan 13, 202642 min

10 questions that will shape Texas politics in 2026

For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.

Jan 6, 202642 min
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