FORTITUDE is a hard-hitting podcast featuring Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez. FORTITUDE dives into the the issues that all Texans and Americans need to know about and punches back at the bullies that want to control our lives.
This week SRG and his trusty cohorts explore Gen Z movie watching habits, admiration for National Parks, the draining of the national strategic petroleum reserve, hardworking immigrants, and imagining Ken Paxton at the crossroads.
29 Jul 2026
Weekend at Mitchie's
Senator Roland Gutierrez and the gang get into the mystery of the missing Mitch McConnell, Zelenskyy's heel turn, and the dangers of voting coconuts.
23 Jul 2026
There's Floodin' Down in Texas
Senator Gutierrez and the gang are back for a talk on the deadly Texas floods, affordability, the creep of data centers, and the ever-widening gap between the mega-rich and the rest of us.
Plus:
The Fall of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Hammers of the 80's, 90's, and Today
A Modern Retelling of The Revenant
Roland Gutierrez is a Democratic State Senator fighting to fix a broken Texas. To donate or learn more, visit RolandForTexas.com
15 Jul 2026
The Gap Between ICE and ISIS Narrows
Senator Roland Gutierrez and the gang are back to spill the tea on ICE, including their involvement with the Texas Rangers, the (lack of) training given to ICE agents, and how the state is potentially aiding a federal agency in murdering its constituents.
Plus: Novichok exposure, Remembering "Ladybug" Lindsey Graham, Pre-Remembering "Cocaine" Mitch McConnell, and highwire discussions on ballpark food.
30 Jun 2026
Turning the Reflecting Pool Into a Swamp
Back at it again, week seven!
RG, Marty, and Jorjo are back from summer stuff and are ready to yap about the most pressing topics of the day:
Vacationing with your teenagers
European health care supremacy
Joey Buttafuoco, other members of the Italian diaspora
Disappearances (the good type)
Pardons (the bad type)
Lin-Manuel Miranda envy
Limping to 250 years of American excellence
Big ole bags of cash for Kazakhstan and FIFA
Democrats claim Elvis
Jorjo's intervention/performance improvement plan
3 Jun 2026
Spurs in the Finals, A New Democratic Hope (feat. Manny Garcia)
Communications consultant and elections analyst Manny Garcia fills in for Senator Roland Gutierrez.
Manny, Marty, and Jorjo talk the NBA Finals-bound San Antonio Spurs, continued rot at the heart of the Texas GOP, a suffering Texas education system, and a RGV-area cop arrested for shooting a migrant in Minnesota.
For more about Manny and Seeker Strategies, visit SeekerStrategies.com (http://SeekerStrategies.com)
For more about Roland Gutierrez, visit RolandForTexas.com (http://RolandForTexas.com)
28 May 2026
Corruption in the GOP, Injustice in Uvalde
Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez reflects on the fourth anniversary of the Uvalde massacre, talks about Ken Paxton's corruption, and rebukes the Trump DOJ's $1.776 billion settlement.
15 May 2026
Gone Off the Deep End
Back from a week off, RG and the crew talk the increasing cost of living, Donald Trump's failures on the economy, the busted Beijing summit, liquor store economics, and the continued destruction of the Voting Rights Act.
30 Apr 2026
Trump's Ballroom Blitz
Senator Roland Gutierrez and the guys are back at it again to talk dwindling healthcare coverage, the continued gutting of the Voting Rights Act, Trump's White House Correspondent's Dinner fiasco, Jimmy Kimmel's joke that rankled Don and Melania, and the iconic Norah O'Donnell interview.
Bonus fun talk about passing kidney stones, Diff'rent Strokes, and Gunsmoke.
Source for NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/video/health/100000010851038/health-insurance-affordability.html (https://www.nytimes.com/video/health/100000010851038/health-insurance-affordability.html)
24 Apr 2026
Data Centers Mess With Texans
Senator Gutierrez and his trusty staff are back at it again to talk the scourge of data centers, a controversial power line project, and Fiesta in San Antonio.
18 Apr 2026
Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down!
Illegitimi non carborundum...
The episode that almost didn't happen! SRG and the gang tear apart the fakeness of social media, the Trump economy, and the idiocracy of the AI age.
Bonus fun if you're into cowboy poetry, Marty's impending stardom, the Trump weave, and milk spilled in minivans.
8 Apr 2026
Trump's American Scheme
Senator Roland Gutierrez, Marty, and Jorjo pull the wig off Trump's Board of Peace grift and speculate about Trump's Iran demands. Spoiler alert: Trump chickens out but we don't. Stephen Miller and Elon Musk catch some well-deserved strays.
The gang talks about their love for H-E-B, Texas Roadhouse, and 70's sitcoms.
2 Apr 2026
To Bimbo While Noem Burns
Senator Roland Gutierrez and the gang talk about the latest on the Noems, vouchers, birthright citizenship, and El Mataniño himself, Greg Abbott.
24 Mar 2026
TOFU - Trump Only F*cks Up
Senator Roland Gutierrez deconstructs the myth of Donald Trump, talks about pain at the gas pump, and takes a moment to remember the late, great Roberto Clemente.
17 Mar 2026
Iran, So Far Away
FORTITUDE is a new podcast where Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez takes on the tough issues of the week.
On this episode, Roland teaches Donald Trump some Spanish, explains how farmers are getting the short end of the stick in this economy, and discusses the ill-fated decision to start war with Iran.
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