Second Reading Podcast

As the Texas governor is inaugurated and statewide officials announced, Jim and Josh look at the results of their December poll regarding policies at the intersection of business and government.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas’ once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.

In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.

Jim Henson talks with Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the state of play in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.

This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.

This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.

This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.

Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the recent debate between Texas’ gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke and the overall arc of the 2022 campaign in Texas.

On this special episode recorded at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Jim Henson chats with Greg Bluestein (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Andy Chow (Ohio Public Radio’s Statehouse News Bureau), Angela Couloumbis (Spotlight PA), and Jon Ralston (The Nevada Independent) about the 2022 elections in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.

Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss results from the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Poll on issues in the Texas gubernatorial election in November, including abortion, border security, the economy, gun safety and the Robb Elementary shooting, and more.

Jim Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw look at the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll and talk about what the results say about the election environment in Texas.

Jim and Josh discuss the context of President Joe Biden’s upcoming speech about threats to democracy in the U.S., and how it might land in Texas.

Jim and Josh assess the potential impact of Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s campaign efforts in rural parts of the state.

In a new Second Reading Podcast, James Henson & Joshua Blank talk about the politics of Republican responses to the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search, and the broader context of the decay of democratic norms and institutions – including how the history of elite messaging encouraging distrust of elections and electoral institutions is now part […]

Jim and Josh discuss debate planning in the Texas gubernatorial campaign, and ponder the reactions to the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola

Jim and Josh discuss Tuesday’s primary results around the U.S., and check in on the race for Texas governor between Gregg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola

This week, Jim and Josh discuss the Robb Elementary Investigative Committee report. This episode was mixed and mastered by Kate Whitmer, Clayton Faries, & Will Shute

This week, Jim and Josh are joined by guest Ross Ramsey, co-founder of the Texas Tribune to discuss recent polling on the upcoming Texas elections, Abortion, and Gun Control. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel and Chidera Orazulike

Jim and Josh discuss the ramifications of Roe v. Wade being overturned, and how Texas law and politics will respond to this change. This episode was mixed and mastered by Jonah Hernandez

Jim and Josh discuss the current Texas House’s investigation of the Uvalde shooting police response, as well as the recent Texas Republican Party Convention in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries, and Jonah Hernandez.

This week, Jim and Josh discuss the special election in CD-34, and Senator John Cornyn’s space in the Texas political universe as he receives national attention for his work on gun safety legislation in the U.S. Senate. This episode was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute

Jim is joined by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, the Houston Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, to discuss her on-site reporting of two current situations: the patrolling of the Texas border by armed militia group Patriots for America, and the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. This episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton […]

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jim and Josh discuss polling on gun attitudes and the upcoming gubernatorial election in Texas. Mixed and Mastered by Oscar Kitmanyen and Clayton Faries