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The Rabble | Texas Politics for the Unruly Mob

Let's stop flipping out and start flipping Texas! A weekly conversation between three progressive activists bringing confetti and taco cannons to Texas politics. Plus, we always offer one simple, stra... Read more

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Austin Mayor Steve Adler on state vs city + homelessness | FREAKING VOTE! | Haunted Capitol tour! | Free Delicia Carmichael | We <3 Lina Hidalgo

Austin Mayor Steve Adler on state vs city + homelessness | FREAKING VOTE! | Haunted Capitol tour! | Free Delicia Carmichael | We <3 Lina Hidalgo

Judging from the Halloween-week drama in the Lone Star State, there's nothing that Texas Republicans find scarier than..... Read more

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Wendy Davis 2020 (zomg) | Is unwanted hair-sniffing ok? | The TX House gets As (except Stickland) | No more guns on toilets plz

Wendy Davis 2020 (zomg) | Is unwanted hair-sniffing ok? | The TX House gets As (except Stickland) | No more guns on toilets plz

We try to maintain our cool while interviewing shero Wendy Davis about her plans for 2020, lessons learned from 2014, an... Read more

5 Apr 2019

1hr 20mins

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Drunk (recent) history: 86th TX lege edition | We learn why "vote blue no matter who" is B.S. | Max Lars, Chief of Staff for the TX House Dem "Freshman of the Year "

Drunk (recent) history: 86th TX lege edition | We learn why "vote blue no matter who" is B.S. | Max Lars, Chief of Staff for the TX House Dem "Freshman of the Year "

We drinking game-ify our wrap-up of the 86th TX lege, so pour yourself a local craft beer (that you can now take home fr... Read more

31 May 2019

1hr 6mins

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Season 2, Episode 3: Beto on how to have fun in politics

Season 2, Episode 3: Beto on how to have fun in politics

Beto was here! We got him to play "two truths and a lie," give us his thoughts on the presidential race, and tell us abo... Read more

17 Feb 2020

37mins

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The AOC episode... mini Green New Deal + AOC endorses Jessica Cisneros in TX-28 | NAACP Austin President Nelson Linder talks racism & policing | Money in politics

The AOC episode... mini Green New Deal + AOC endorses Jessica Cisneros in TX-28 | NAACP Austin President Nelson Linder talks racism & policing | Money in politics

We're down with AOC (yeah, you know me)... and apparently she's down with TX! Especially young, progressive Latina Jessi... Read more

25 Oct 2019

54mins

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Gina Ortiz Jones throws shade at Will Hurd re: kids at the border | Psst, you might not get in trouble for pot RN | Republicans hate healthcare | Jen Ramos, #1 Young Democrat in TX

Gina Ortiz Jones throws shade at Will Hurd re: kids at the border | Psst, you might not get in trouble for pot RN | Republicans hate healthcare | Jen Ramos, #1 Young Democrat in TX

Trigger warning: In this episode, we discuss some personal experiences with attempted suicide during our FMK segment. If... Read more

12 Jul 2019

58mins

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Pride Special! | Becky comes out | Erica Nix, Briona Jenkins & Charlie Bonner do FMK the queer way | Save the drag queens | Gay bunnies

Pride Special! | Becky comes out | Erica Nix, Briona Jenkins & Charlie Bonner do FMK the queer way | Save the drag queens | Gay bunnies

GAY RIGHTS! In this special Pride episode of The Rabble, three of our queer heroes, ahem QUEEROS, take over "Political F... Read more

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We are hot for the Texas Tribune | And Medicaid expansion | And gun reform | But super cold on Ken Paxton

We are hot for the Texas Tribune | And Medicaid expansion | And gun reform | But super cold on Ken Paxton

On Episode 4 of The Rabble, we rage against the Republican anti-health care machine in Texas. Plus, we fangirl to the ma... Read more

4 Feb 2019

39mins

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Dem presidential nomination Hunger Games | We hate on hate crimes | Can you pass my bills, can you pass my telephone bills

Dem presidential nomination Hunger Games | We hate on hate crimes | Can you pass my bills, can you pass my telephone bills

On Episode 3 of The Rabble, we explore our love-hate relationship with The Hunger Games-like presidential primary proces... Read more

30 Jan 2019

57mins

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Did we just talk to our next prez?! #SheThePeople2020 | Ashley does Dallas | Even the word "marijuana" is racist

Did we just talk to our next prez?! #SheThePeople2020 | Ashley does Dallas | Even the word "marijuana" is racist

We share our experiences from inside the #SheThePeople2020 presidential forum in Houston and also what it was like to be... Read more

26 Apr 2019

1hr 3mins

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Season 2, Episode 2: Building a more intersectional Texas with MEASURE

Season 2, Episode 2: Building a more intersectional Texas with MEASURE

Meme Styles blew the doors off this year's Women's March in Austin with her passionate speech calling for a Texas where ... Read more

7 Feb 2020

47mins

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Awkward Ted Cruz/John Cornyn 3-way F | Supermajority co-founder & shero Jess Morales Rocketto! | TX ain't "The Friendly State" for homeless folks

Awkward Ted Cruz/John Cornyn 3-way F | Supermajority co-founder & shero Jess Morales Rocketto! | TX ain't "The Friendly State" for homeless folks

The ladies of Rouser discover MATH foreplay. Tr*mp tries to take away avocado toast from millennials, and we’re shocked ... Read more

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Beto! Beto. Beto…? Existential presidential thoughts | We have a period f*** | We talk to presidential hopeful Andrew Yang

Beto! Beto. Beto…? Existential presidential thoughts | We have a period f*** | We talk to presidential hopeful Andrew Yang

On this episode of The Bachelor, oops, we mean The Rabble, Beto finally gives America a rose. Do we accept? Plus, we gus... Read more

15 Mar 2019

45mins

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The Rabble Faves: Drinking game recap of the 2019 Texas legislative session

The Rabble Faves: Drinking game recap of the 2019 Texas legislative session

While The Rabble podcast is on break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Since the 86th Texas legislature g... Read more

12 Jan 2020

1hr 7mins

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"Politics Is Personal" Series: Ann Finch of Team Brownsville on finding purpose at the border

"Politics Is Personal" Series: Ann Finch of Team Brownsville on finding purpose at the border

This is the first episode of a special series we’re calling, “Politics Is Personal.” We're sharing the stories of our fa... Read more

19 Jul 2019

35mins

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Season 2, Episode 1: Live from the State of the Uterus

Season 2, Episode 1: Live from the State of the Uterus

We're baaaack! The Rabble podcast season two opener took place live at the Boss Babes' State of the Uterus, an annual pa... Read more

31 Jan 2020

49mins

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The Rabble Faves: Texas women who inspire us & the moments that made us activists

The Rabble Faves: Texas women who inspire us & the moments that made us activists

While The Rabble podcast is on break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from Season 1. This episode origina... Read more

4 Jan 2020

1hr 6mins

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Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez on her U.S. Senate run vs Cornyn | Hitler lurved the U.S. Border Patrol (surprise) | Toothbrushes! Toothbrushes? | Austin's budget dollahs make us hollah

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez on her U.S. Senate run vs Cornyn | Hitler lurved the U.S. Border Patrol (surprise) | Toothbrushes! Toothbrushes? | Austin's budget dollahs make us hollah

“Republicans [in Texas] don’t govern with a mandate; they govern with a minority of voters participating.” Cristina Tzin... Read more

23 Aug 2019

45mins

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U.S. Senate Candidate Amanda Edwards on education, healthcare, and getting results | Why EVERYONE should care about schools | Justice for Rodney Reed | Are YOU The Next Wendy Davis??

U.S. Senate Candidate Amanda Edwards on education, healthcare, and getting results | Why EVERYONE should care about schools | Justice for Rodney Reed | Are YOU The Next Wendy Davis??

We're all about getting Texans to TAKE ACTION - but first we need to GET EDUCATED! This week we dove into recent develop... Read more

8 Nov 2019

1hr 9mins

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"My mom and I aren't talking." Pro tips on conversation w/o polarization from Karen Gross of Citizen Discourse | HBD Ann Richards! | U Visas are an FU to the El Paso shooter | Rs are up to some dirty tricks

"My mom and I aren't talking." Pro tips on conversation w/o polarization from Karen Gross of Citizen Discourse | HBD Ann Richards! | U Visas are an FU to the El Paso shooter | Rs are up to some dirty tricks

How do we have productive conversations about politics with people who disagree with us? Especially with the people clos... Read more

30 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

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