Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Sherry Sylvester Show
TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow, Sherry Sylvester, has spent decades working at the nexus of public policy and politics. She began as a decidedly left-leaning Democrat on the East Coast but years of working closely with the left-wing pushed her to the right. After two decades in Texas, she is committed to Keeping Texas Texan — a beacon of freedom and liberty, a center of innovation, and a major force in the global economy. Coming off a 17-year stint working around the Texas Capitol, including 7 years as Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, 9th & Congress presents her insights and updat...
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Jul 2, 2026
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Episodes
The Woke-Hamas Partnership Continued Conversation with Chuck DeVore and Erin Valdez 14.05.2024 39:07
Sherry Sylvester sits down with TPPF’s Chuck DeVore and Erin Valdez to discuss what has happened in the last six months since TPPF's primer on the connection between the "Woke" movement and Hamas.
The Making of A Classic with Martin Jones 25.04.2024 39:16
TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester sits down with Emmy nominated producer Martin Jones to discuss his recent collaboration with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and our leading filmmaker Stephen Robinson to produce “The Making of a Classic.” The latest episode in the Forging Texas series is about a race film that was filmed in Dallas in 1941 entitled “The Blood of Jesus,” which was written, directed and st...
A New Generation of Leadership with Caroline Fairly 11.04.2024 26:39
TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester sits down with Caroline Fairly, the GOP Nominee for Texas House District 87 (centered in Amarillo and encompassing Potter and seven surrounding counties) to discuss the issues facing Gen Z and possible solutions… if they have the courage to pursue them!
Women’s Rights Champion, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst 08.04.2024 27:57
“Live from TPS,” TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester sits down with Texas Senator Lois Kolkhorst to discuss the battles fought to protect female athletes in the state, and the new forces rising up against those efforts in the name of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/
Dr. Walter Wendler on Academic Leadership 01.04.2024 26:15
Live from Texas Policy Summit 2024, TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester sits down with the President of West Texas A&M University, Dr. Walter Wendler to discuss what is needed in today’s academic leaders in order to prepare Gen Z for what the future has in store for them. Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/
Celebrating Women's History Month 08.03.2024 18:50
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester takes time out from her typical interview schedule to honor the women who have blazed trails across our great nation, highlighted with Sherry's favorite episode of TPPF's award-winning Forging Texas series: Trailboss! Subscribe to Sherry's 9th & Congress newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/
Restoring the City on a Hill with Chris Sinacola 29.02.2024 33:32
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with Director of Communications and Media at the Pioneer Institute Chris Sinacola to discuss how bad history and civics education in our schools have become and what we can do to turn it around..
Healing Society and Ourselves with Alexandra Hudson 12.02.2024 31:19
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with author Alexandra Hudson to discuss how we might return to civil discourse one person at a time.
Fighting the Good Fight with Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt 31.01.2024 44:03
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt to discuss the importance of steadfastly standing against harmful ideologies such as Marxism and Socialism. Subscribe to Sherry's 9th & Congress email newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress
The War Against Texas History with Justice Ken Wise 12.01.2024 34:42
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with noted historian and host of the Wise About Texas podcast, Ken Wise, to discuss the importance of accurately remembering days gone by in order to secure a better future for us all. Listen to The Sherry Sylvester Show on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show/id1715003916 Listen to The Sherry Sylvester Show on Spotify: https://op...
Coping with Societal and Literal War with Rabbi Dan Ain 18.12.2023 42:07
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with Rabbi Dan Ain, Founder of “Because Jewish,” to discuss how Texas’ Jewish community is coping with the continued strife in Israel. Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress
How Texas Got It Right, Part 3 with Mike Baselice 16.11.2023 40:37
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with nationally and internationally preeminent pollster Mike Baselice to discuss the electoral trends that turned Texas red and what he predicts for the future. Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress
How Texas Got It Right, Part 2 with David Weeks 10.11.2023 43:32
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with renowned political and public affairs consultant David Weeks to discuss his experience on the Texas Quarter Dollar Coin Advisory Committee, where he contributed to the design and creation of the Texas state quarter that is in circulation today, the current state of Texas’ political climate and all things in between.
How Texas Got It Right, Part 1 with Ray Sullivan 23.10.2023 42:16
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with political communications expert Ray Sullivan to discuss what first caused Texas voters to reliably go to the right when they cast their ballots, what policies and issues people cared about in 2002 that they still care about now, and what challenges he sees to ensure that Texas remains a conservative beacon for America and the world. Subscribe to the 9th &...
TribFest Recap with Mark Hemingway 25.09.2023 38:54
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with acclaimed journalist Mark Hemingway to discuss the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival, which brought newsmakers and news reporters together in Austin.
Fighting DEI in Texas Universities with Tom Lindsay and Greg Sindelar 21.09.2023 32:02
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Executive Officer, Greg Sindelar and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Next Generation Texas, Tom Lindsay to discuss the ongoing battles to stop radically divisive and discriminatory DEI policies in higher ed. These political ideologies are wriggling their way around the law and into culture and institutions -- including G...
The Fight Against DEI in Medical Schools with Dr. Stanley Goldfarb 17.08.2023 49:04
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Do No Harm founder and author of “Take Two Aspirin and Call Me By My Pronouns – Why Turning Doctors into Social Justice Warriors is destroying American Medicine” to discuss the fight to stop the radically divisive, and discriminatory political ideologies that are eliminating, among other things, testing and training standards in medical...
The Importance of Preserving Texas History with J.P. Bryan 10.08.2023 32:06
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester sits down with famed historian J.P. Bryan of the Texas State Historical Association to discuss the importance of preserving our great state’s history, free from distortion and historically inaccurate bias.
Just How Bad is the Texas Media? Feat. Brian Phillips and Sam Pohl 03.08.2023 55:06
Sherry sits down with two Texas Public Policy Foundation colleagues to discuss the dozens of news stories where the Texas media creates their own narrative while ignoring the views of the conservative majority of Texans, pushing out daily news reports portray our state as a bunch of backward, dull-minded – racist, sexist, whateverist, never explaining why hundreds of people move here every day.
Why Conservatives Win in Texas with Ryan Gravatt 21.07.2023 46:00
TPPF's Sherry Sylvester talks with Ryan Gravatt, a pioneering digital strategist who led Texas conservatives into the digital age, regarding what we can expect to see next in the digital communications world of politics and public policy as we edge closer to a presidential campaign year and massive issue battles in Texas from property taxes to parental empowerment. Ryan is a member of former Texa...
Affirmative Action with Dr. Richard Johnson 07.07.2023 28:25
Sherry Sylvester discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling that America’s colleges and universities could no longer use race as a factor in determining who could be admitted with Dr. Richard Johnson, Director of the Booker T. Washington Institute at Texas Public Policy Foundation.
DEI in Higher Education with Dr. Daniel Bonevac 30.06.2023 43:38
In the inaugural episode of the 9th & Congress podcast, Sherry talks with Dr. Daniel Bonevac, the only University of Texas professor who testified in support of the Texas anti-DEI bill, where he likened DEI to the “campus thought police.” He discusses what it’s like teaching on a Texas campus that has become overwhelmingly woke.
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