Second Reading Podcast
Hosted by James Henson and Joshua Blank · Second Reading Podcast
4.8from 8 ratings
- 270
- Episodes
- 96
- Transcribed
- 8
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Second Reading Podcast
Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project. Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
- Publisher
- Second Reading Podcast
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
96 of 270 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The 2026 Election Finally Arrives in Texas
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Final Reading of the Texas Tea Leaves Before Election Day
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Will Trump Affect Texas Elections?
Inside a recent episode
The 2026 Election Finally Arrives in Texas
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Um, other than the breadth of all these other, you know, Democrats winning all these other, all of the statewide races, but, uh, in a host that came in just under 53%, 5.2 million votes. So, you know, less than 200,000 votes, fewer than Tallarico. Not bad. Abbott at 45.7, uh, 4.5 million votes noted. […]
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- Josh Blank
- Ross Ramsey
- Jim Henson
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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