In this weekโs episode, James speaks with former White House press secretary Jen Psaki as she prepares to transition to hosting a new show on MSNBC.
TribCast
TribCast is a weekly political podcast, hosted by Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, and featuring a rotating list of guests that includes politicians, policy experts and Texas Tribune journalists.
TribCast: How will Texas lawmakers cut property taxes?
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune reporters Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek about the different proposals to reduce Texansโ property tax burdens.
TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses
On this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leadersโ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.
TribCast: Takeaways from Gov. Greg Abbottโs State of the State speech
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Texas Tribune politics reporters James Barragรกn and Patrick Svitek about Abbottโs prime-time address.
TribCast: Will Texas avoid a recession?
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the 2023 outlook for the Texas economy.
TribCast: Is Texas uniquely bad at disaster preparedness?
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Webber and environment reporter Erin Douglas about the stateโs widespread power outages.
TribCast: The fight against solitary confinement in Texas
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.
TribCast: Is bipartisan immigration reform a realistic goal?
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Washington correspondent Matthew Choi and immigration reporter Uriel J. Garcรญa about U.S. Sen. John Cornynโs trip to the border and the odds of Congress passing a major immigration bill.
TribCast: The Texas Legislature is off and running
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with James and Patrick about the fight over Democrats chairing committees in the Texas House and other highlights of the first week of the legislative session.
TribCast: Evan Smith reflects on a career of watching Texas politics and media
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith about the state of politics in Texas.


