Cardle & Woolley

FULL SHOW: Our Year In Review continues with a look at some of the so-called "existential crises" that will allegedly destroy us all... plus the year's foreign headlines and top sports stories. PLUS: Rep. Pete Sessions, Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, and TPPF education expert Mandy Drogin all join us with their thoughts on 2025 and what's ahead in 2026.

FULL SHOW: Our Year In Review continues with a look back at the year in Texas and Austin business stories, plus a hypothetical third-party solution to our political gripes. PLUS: Matt Mackowiak with Save Austin Now joins us with the latest on the effort to force regular audits at Austin City Hall; Scott Braddock of Quorum Report has a look back at the year at the Texas Capitol and a look ahead to...

Political columnist Lou Ann Anderson joins Cardle & Woolley to talk about school property taxes across the state of Texas, lawmakers' efforts to reign them in, and local districts' efforts to increase their revenues.

Dennis Nixon, CEO of IBC Bank, joins Cardle & Woolley for a look back at the economic news of the year, along with a look ahead to what's happening as we move into 2026.

FULL SHOW: We kick off our 2025 Year In Review, featuring the year's biggest stories and a look ahead to what's coming in 2026. We take a look at some problems we could solve, but can't seem to... the year in Trump... and the cost of the 12 Days Of Christmas. PLUS: IBC Bank President Dennis Nixon joins us with his year-end thoughts on the economy; Chuck DeVore of the Texas Public Policy Foundation...

FULL SHOW: Our final "live" show of the year ahead of our Year In Review series... the Kennedy Center is now the Trump-Kennedy Center, much to the libs' heads exploding. PLUS: SecWar Pete Hegseth is out to make chaplains great again across the branches. AND: Economist Steve Moore joins us with his thoughts, and Brian Phillips stands in for Sherry Sylvester with an edition of Winners & Losers.

FULL SHOW: Cardle & Woolley break down President Trump's prime-time address from Thursday night, focusing on the accomplishments of his first year in office and what's to come in 2026 and beyond... and whether the message resonated with the country or not. PLUS: Lou Ann Anderson joins us to discuss her latest column, "Radical Islam and the War Against The Left".

FULL SHOW: New allegations against the MSM after a Vanity Fair piece featuring White House Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles features some choice quotes... quotes that Wiles says were taken out of context. But was that the plan all along? PLUS: We're tracking the latest on the Brown University and Reiner family investigations. AND: Is JD Vance the guaranteed nominee for the White House in 2028?

FULL SHOW: If there was any ambiguity in how President Donald Trump felt about Rob Reiner, a post on Truth Social made that plainly clear Monday, drawing largely negative reactions from both sides of the political aisle. PLUS: The latest developments on the Brown University shooting, including law enforcement having to re-tread on a suspect in the case. AND: Trump sues the BBC over a massive edit...

FULL SHOW: Another weekend gives us three separate breaking news stories on a Monday morning - the latest developments in a deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, a mass shooting at Brown University, and an apparent homicide involving actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, apparently committed by his son. PLUS: The Ragin' Cajun himself, James Carville, says quite vociferously t...

FULL SHOW: There's a plan circulating that could see some form of payment - direct or indirect, actual cash or other refunds and reductions, and more - in the wake of the Trump Tariffs. Is it actually going to happen? Lynn and Jim debate. PLUS: Kristi Noem goes before Congress and it goes about as well as you would expect, with showboating for the cameras. ALSO: IBC Bank CEO Dennis Nixon joins us...

Rep. Pete Sessions joins Cardle & Woolley to discuss the latest on the Venezuelan boat strikes, as well as debate in Congress over extending subsidies to the Affordable Care Act.

FULL SHOW: The pressure campaign on illegal trafficking in the Caribbean continues, with the U.S. seizing an oil tanker near the coast of Venezuela. AND: Rep. Pete Sessions joins us PLUS: Matt Mackowiak with Save Austin Now joins us to discuss Mayor Kirk Watson's "see-the-light moment" on external audits, and what it means for the group's effort to add an external audit requirement to the Austin c...

FULL SHOW: President Trump is taking his messaging on affordability on the road and how the administration is trying to drive down prices, with a start in the northeast. Are you feeling good or bad about the Trump economy? PLUS: Australia has banned social media for those 16 and younger... is this something America desperately needs? AND: Dueling plans for property tax relief from Lt. Gov. Dan Pat...

FULL SHOW: SCOTUS seems to be on track with an expansion of Trump's powers, allowing him to hire and fire as he sees fit at so-called "independent" agencies of the executive branch. Is this the right move? PLUS: MTG sat down with good ol' Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes to discuss her decision to exit Congress stage right rather than take any more abuse from Team Trump. We break down the highlights.

FULL SHOW: It's a big day as the Texas filing deadline arrives for the March primary elections... we're already seeing some dominoes fall with others set to drop before the end of the day in the wake of the state's newly upheld congressional map. PLUS: Vanessa Fuentes is aiming to be the Austin version of Zohran Mamdani, posting a video to social media about how she'd like to tax the rich but can'...

FULL SHOW: A busy Friday as we wrap up another week... the latest on the Supreme Court's decision to restore (at least for now) Texas' newly drawn congressional map that aims to flip as many as five districts to GOP control. PLUS: New details are out in the arrest of a suspect involved in planting pipe bombs at the DNC and RNC headquarters in Washington ahead of January 6, 2021. AND: Austin Police...

FULL SHOW: As if "Second Strike-gate" wasn't enough, now the Pentagon watchdog has released a report dragging Signal-gate back to the headlines... does somebody have it out for SecWar Pete Hegseth? PLUS: President Trump rails on Somali immigrants into the country, including one Rep. Ilhan Omar. AND: We end the show with new developments from Austin Police in the case of Brianna Aguilera, with the...

FULL SHOW: President Trump's cabinet meeting on Tuesday was taken up with the so-called "second strike" incident involving an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. Team Trump says it was perfectly executed and necessary, while Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling it a scapegoating of the admiral involved. Chuck DeVore joins us to discuss. PLUS: Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock joins us to talk abou...

FULL SHOW: Washington is abuzz with news of an apparent "second strike" against a Venezuelan drug boat in September - one that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered to finish off survivors of a first strike. We'll break down the details. PLUS: President Trump is said to be considering a travel ban in the wake of last month's deadly National Guard shooting in Washington. AND: Breaking new...

FULL SHOW: Back after a big Thanksgiving weekend... the latest developments in the attack on two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC has President Trump calling for "remigration" among other options. PLUS: Austin's Project Connect appears to get a green light from the feds, at least for the moment... will the elusive federal funding follow? AND: The GOP scores a redistricting win... but not i...

FULL SHOW: It's Thanksgiving Eve... a special edition of Winners & Losers with a focus on 2025's Turkeys of the Year. PLUS: Congress has a big December ahead... Rep. Pete Sessions joins us with a preview.

FULL SHOW: There's a new "new" deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, this time with the support of Ukraine - and one that strips out most of the original plan's controversial elements. PLUS: Indictments in the James Comey and Leticia James cases have been tossed out... did Team Trump err with its choice of prosecutor? AND: Matt Macowkiak with Save Austin Now joins us to discuss the group...

FULL SHOW: We're done with the 2025 bingo card... as of Friday, in TrumpWorld, Marjorie Taylor Greene is out and Zohran Mamdani is in. Don't think anyone saw that one coming. PLUS: Mr. Shamwow himself, "Vince" Offer Shlomi, has declared himself as a candidate for Congress, running in Lynn Woolley's own TX-31. AND: Austin's poor and knows it, but the cap and stitch effort on I-35 is moving forward...

FULL SHOW: Tim Burchett says what Lynn Woolley's been thinking - that Congress is not the "swamp" we've called it all this time... it's a rat-infested sewer full of people who have no qualms about getting rich off of the American people. PLUS: Austin ISD signs off on its school consolidation plan, closing 10 campuses ahead of next school year. AND: The City of Austin signs off on its new budget, g...