The Craig Collins Show

On Election Day in Texas, Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino make the case for Ken Paxton and the Republican ticket, with callers on Alaska's decoy Dan Sullivan and the Democrats behind it, NGOs and dark funding, Harris County taxes and Orlando Sanchez, plus O'Keefe Media undercover footage from inside James Talarico's campaign that shows his moderate act is a lie. 00:00 A Paxton win matters 05:...

On Election Day, Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino urge Houston and all of Texas to get out and vote, with State Sen. Paul Bettencourt on early-vote turnout and why the Senate matters, Ken Paxton's record as attorney general, caller Jimmy X on the impeachment threat from a Democratic Congress, and Wayne on media bias and affordability. 00:00 Paul Bettencourt on turnout 06:21 Lessons of this rac...

Craig Coglianese predicts Ken Paxton wins the Texas Senate race tomorrow and lays out, point by point, how the Democratic Socialists of America's pitch echoes the 1920s and early 1930s platform of the National Socialist German Workers Party, the early Nazi party before it took power: blame capitalism and the banks, nationalize industry, tax the rich, put land under government control and cast "Zio...

On election eve in Texas, Craig Coglianese makes the case for Ken Paxton and explains why James Talarico can't be trusted after telling a supporter his positions haven't changed, with his voting record on parents' rights and oil and gas as the proof. Plus Abdul El-Sayed putting conditions on Israel's right to exist, Paxton's record as attorney general in Corpus Christi, and a preview of Craig's po...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino talk with Texas attorney general nominee Mayes Middleton, Heritage Foundation chief economist E.J. Antoni on GDP and inflation, and Ben Streusand on early voting turnout and the Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico Senate race. 00:00 Mayes Middleton's closing pitch 06:20 Public corruption cases 11:57 Heritage economist on GDP 17:06 Inflation and energy prices 27:22 Be...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino talk with Texas Values president Jonathan Saenz about James Talarico and Ken Paxton on the last day of Texas early voting, plus health care costs, Bob Menendez and Alaska's two Dan Sullivans. 00:00 Radio engineers and dentists 07:11 Health care costs 12:30 Republican closing message 20:30 Texas Values election talk 31:45 Wayne on Ken Paxton 37:35 Alaska's two D...

Craig Coglianese plays Ken Paxton's Fox interview on the Texas Senate race with James Talarico, the Alaska ballot investigation in Sen. Dan Sullivan's race and a California court fight over counting votes, then takes Houston calls on Medicare for All, fraud, Social Security and military spending. Plus a Whataburger debate and a preview of Mayes Middleton on tomorrow's show. 00:00 Taco Bell prices...

Craig Coglianese votes early, weighs Houston-area turnout and asks whether James Talarico's classroom origin story echoes one Barack Obama told in 2012. Plus Gov. Greg Abbott on Gina Hinojosa and Houston, Trump on Alaska's "fake Dan Sullivan," Texas voters on Fox and the Brewers' World Series win. 00:00 Wings Over Houston and a new Amigos podcast 03:45 Craig votes early as Harris County turnout cl...

(00:00:00) Wings Over Houston tickets (00:03:13) Mike Waltz vs. Cuba (00:07:47) Transgender politics and voters (00:12:37) Manufacturing and prices (00:21:03) Politics in the classroom (00:33:37) Caller on diesel prices Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino on Mike Waltz's clash with Cuba at the UN, then Houston callers on transgender politics, classrooms, diesel and gas prices, and the Ken Paxton...

(00:00:00) Pizza and baseball (00:06:47) Angry political rhetoric (00:13:18) Talarico and Paxton comments (00:21:48) Family court judge race (00:27:40) Paxton impeachment fallout (00:37:05) Caller on Paxton courage Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino on Ken Paxton, James Talarico and the Texas Senate race, Republican infighting since the impeachment, and a Harris County family court race. 00:00 P...

Craig Coglianese marks one year on KSEV in Houston and reacts to President Trump's Truth Social attack on Bill Maher, plus a call from Wayne Dolcefino, Carla Wyatt vs. Marc Cowart, Michigan students on socialism, Anthropic's IPO filing, a ChatGPT news source test and the Knicks' championship ring phishing test. 00:00 One year in Houston 02:25 Wayne Dolcefino calls in 05:52 Trump and Bill Maher 15:...

Houston's Craig Coglianese reacts to a new political ad blaming U.S. aid to Israel for grocery prices, President Trump's campaign trail jabs at Barack Obama and why Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt could still win reelection, plus Ukraine, China, Iran, the transgender debate and listener calls. 00:00 Trump's Nicki Minaj remark 08:54 Israel aid grocery ad 15:17 Ukraine, China and Iran 19:13 Tala...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino play Texas Senate nominee James Talarico's hidden-camera comments on trans athletes and cover the indictment of Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner, plus a viral barber clip, closing messages before Election Day and Letitia Plummer in the Harris County judge race. 00:00 Wayne's start in journalism 04:46 Talarico on trans athletes 14:16 Carmen...

Houston's Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino react to President Trump's Nicki Minaj remark in Michigan and Kamala Harris's Mississippi rally, plus the Texans' loss to J.J. McCarthy and the Giants and Wayne's public records lawsuit against Corpus Christi. 00:00 Craig's pop collection 06:15 Texans lose to Giants 09:30 Wayne's family court investigation 12:48 Trump's Nicki Minaj remark 22:18 Kamala...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino react to Jeanine Pirro's comments on Ilhan Omar's real name, talk with Vince Coglianese about the federal indictment of Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, and cover Carla Wyatt's race against Marc Cowart, the indictment of Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner, Texas early voting and your calls. 00:00 Craig and Wayne follow up on Carla Wyatt: why...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino talk with Amanda and Tina, two drivers hit in the September I-45 crash involving Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt who say she had no insurance and tried to leave the scene, plus the Harris County judge debate between Letitia Plummer and Orlando Sanchez and the Fox News poll showing Ken Paxton and James Talarico tied in the Texas Senate race. 00:00 Craig Cogl...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino play Ken Paxton's Corpus Christi speech on his Protecting the Texas Promise plan, break down Texas early voting turnout by primary history, and debate John Cornyn and open vs. closed primaries with callers. Plus Talarico's TV ads, prediction market odds in the Senate race, and Paxton's Come and Take It bus tour. 00:00 Craig and Wayne open: the Mob Guys and Wayn...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino react to JD Vance telling Republicans to stop whining about Vivek Ramaswamy's ad against Amy Acton, Neil Bush's vote for James Talarico over Ken Paxton, and Ilhan Omar's 'not to my knowledge' answer. Plus whether Democrats ever cut taxes, health care prices, caller George on the polls, and President Trump on Iran. 00:00 Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino open...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino play the Muckraker hidden-camera video testing Minnesota's voter vouching law, weigh JD Vance vs. Marco Rubio as the GOP's next leader, and talk Comptroller Don Huffines' new whistleblower portal. Plus Trump's "Shylock" flap, the SAVE Act, out-of-state money in the Paxton vs. Talarico race, gas prices and Iran, Houston trains, caller Lee on Ken Paxton and a lis...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino debate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother and whether it should have run, break down Trump's $25 million fraud whistleblower program and Nick Shirley, and react to Dade Phelan saying he can't vote for Ken Paxton. Plus Elon Musk on AI and jobs, Wayne's SpaceX losses and $13,000 mold story, and the Muckraker hidden-camera video o...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino play clips of Ken Paxton's interview with Benny Johnson on James Talarico and America First, and react to Europe's migration warning after the France riots. Plus Iran and gas prices, Taco Bell prices and $20 margaritas, Craig's Irish roommates and a closing pitch to go vote. 00:00 Craig and Wayne on Steve Toth 01:27 France, Europe's migration warning and Americ...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino break down Day 1 of early voting in the Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico Senate race, including Harris County's record turnout, and talk with Steve Toth, the Republican nominee in Texas's 2nd Congressional District, about getting Republicans to the polls. Plus caller Bill on the debate that never happened and whether America needs more than two parties. 00:00 Crai...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino on early voting turnout, the Fort Bend County DA race and data centers, then France, Europe and the Strait of Hormuz and JD Vance's answer to a Gold Star husband. Caller Mike weighs in on Kansas, Iowa and diesel prices. 00:00 Craig and Wayne open: early voting is here, go vote 00:59 Wayne on the Fort Bend County DA race 07:32 Data centers and the race with Chin...

Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino open Texas early voting with the Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico Senate race, why John Cornyn's voters shouldn't stay home, and whether Republicans should run on taxes instead of culture war ads. Plus Adrian Garcia's property tax ad, the riots in France and caller Mark. 00:00 Craig and Wayne open on the Texans and a wild college football weekend 04:06 Wayne in tr...

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt calls in with breaking news on a petition to remove Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt, and Vince Coglianese joins Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino. They also react to Talarico's CNN town hall and the Bible-and-abortion exchange, talk Ken Paxton and debates, and weigh in on the Shane Gillis SNL joke. 00:19 Italian food banter and a Mob Guys cookbook idea 02:19 Talk...