Overheard with Evan Smith
Hosted by Evan Smith · Austin PBS and Overheard with Evan Smith
4.3from 24 ratings
- 229
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
About Overheard with Evan Smith
OVERHEARD WITH EVAN SMITH brings you in-depth interviews with today's most fascinating public figures - politicians, authors, artists, actors, journalists, activists, and business people - always with an eye toward the news and always with a sense of humor.
- Publisher
- Austin PBS and Overheard with Evan Smith
- Category
- news · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Sept 2013
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 229 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rahm Emanuel: Will he run for president?
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Robert Draper: Can Democrats win in Texas this year?
22 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Margaret Brown: Yogurt Shop Murders
Inside a recent episode
Rahm Emanuel: Will he run for president?
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, we had a policy in Chicago we implemented, and I say, Janice Jackson and I, To get a high school degree, you had to produce a letter of acceptance from a college, a community college, a branch of the armed forces, or a vocational school. And we got 84% poverty, 98% compliance. I don't care. You want to be an electrician? You want to be an EMT worker? You want to be an engineer? Great. You're not walking until you tell us where you're walking to. You raise your kids, I raise our kids, Amy and I did this, with the sense of value of where you're going, having a purpose, an education to achieve it. […]
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- Rahm Emanuel
- Robert Draper
- Margaret Brown
- Pamela Colloff
- Mark Kelly
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- 4.3 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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- 57
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 84
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Who hosts Overheard with Evan Smith?
Evan Smith host the show. Published by Austin PBS and Overheard with Evan Smith.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Overheard with Evan Smith take guests?
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