On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling, what Brexit means to Texas secessionists, and polling on the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup in Texas.
Todd Wiseman
Todd Wiseman was the senior editor for video and multimedia at The Texas Tribune, where he worked from 2010 to 2023. Todd previously worked at the Austin School of Film and Synthetic Pictures and interned for director Richard Linklater. At The Texas Tribune, Todd helped develop the “Stump Interrupted” series, which won a national Edward R. Murrow award. He also co-produced the award-winning documentary “Beyond The Wall.” A Fort Worth native, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a dual degree in film and English and is based in Austin.
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Castro’s Veep Chances and Trump’s Campaign Cash (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Edgar about Julian Castro’s vice presidential prospects, Donald Trump’s meager campaign cash and health care cuts affecting Texas children with disabilities.
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Life on the Line: High Stakes in a Texas Smuggling Corridor
In this mini-doc shot in a high-traffic smuggling corridor, watch a “coyote” moving undocumented workers through the woods, listen to a Guatemalan teenager recount her journey to South Texas and ride along with a busy team of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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Orlando Shooting, Presidential Polls, STAAR Tests (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Texas response to the Orlando mass-shooting, new poll numbers that show a wide gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and a flap over scrapping STAAR test scores.
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Trump’s Texas Fundraising, and Rep Vela’s Bombastic Letter (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman’s open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.
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Bathroom Wars, Baylor Fallout and Hillary on Texas (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Morgan and Matthew about the ongoing Texas bathroom wars, the fallout from Baylor’s sexual assault investigation and Hillary Clinton’s theory that Texas could be in play for Democrats.
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Runoff Results, STAAR Tests and Ken Starr (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the results of Tuesday night’s runoff elections, whether Ken Starr is out at Baylor and parents suing the state over standardized tests.
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Four Runoff Races to Watch (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Patrick about four hot runoff races and the Texas Supreme Court’s school finance ruling.
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TribCast: Ride-Hailing Votes and Transgender Students
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Abby about Austin’s ride-hailing vote, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s fight against Fort Worth ISD’s transgender student policy and Ted Cruz’s highly anticipated return to the Senate.
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TribCast: Ted Cruz is Out, Writing’s on the Bathroom Wall
On this week’s TribCast — recorded live from our spring member drive happy hour — Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a fleet of special guests on Ted Cruz’s departure from the presidential race and the likelihood that the Legislature will take up a “bathroom bill” in 2017.
