Party Politics
Houston Public Media
Overwhelmed by the political news cycle every week? We get it — that’s why we’re ‘keeping the fun but losing all the drama’ of politics! Party Politics podcast is hosted by Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina, two smart and sassy University of Houston political science professors, who deliver a friendly, funny, and casually informative recap of the week's biggest political news stories. Join the conversation on Twitter @HPMPolitics; use #PartyPoliticsPod to ask Brandon and Jeronimo questions; or email us at Party Politics.
Radio: Houston Public Radio 88.7 FM
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVWJ8raJ2U
This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss the potential candidates shortlisted for Trump's VP, Ken Paxton's continuing legal saga, and the Texas incumbent candidates facing election challenges this year, among other stories.
NATIONAL TOPICS
Trump hush-money trial set for March
Noem, DeSantis on Trump VP shortlist
Trump crashes Sneaker Con
TEXAS TOPICS
Jackson-Lee vs. Edwards
Thierry takes heat from Dems
Ogg vs. Teare
Hull fights to hold seat
Paxton legal saga continues
In addition to the YouTube version, you can also enjoy Party Politics on television every Friday night at 8:00pm on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen to the radio broadcast every Friday at 7:30pm on News 88.7. As always, you can subscribe to the audio podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts). Join the conversation: Tweet us using #PartyPoliticsPod or email partypoliticspod@houstonpublicmedia.org.
Previous episodes
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294 - Texas incumbents face off against challengers Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 0h
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293 - How old is too old to be president? Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 0h
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292 - House GOP fails to impeach DHS Secretary Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 0h
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291 - Texas governor in feud with Biden administration Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 0h
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290 - Addressing political polarization Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 0h
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289 - Iowa caucuses narrow Republican field Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 0h
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288 - Speaker Johnson under pressure over budget deal Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 0h
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287 - How John Whitmire won the race for Houston mayor Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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286 - Will Liz Cheney run for president? Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 0h
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285 - Who will win the Houston mayor’s race? Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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284 - Johnson avoids shutdown while tensions escalate in Congress Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 0h
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283 - Houston Mayor’s race in runoff Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 0h
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282 - Special session unlikely to end in Abbott’s favor Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 0h
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281 - The challenges facing the U.S. House Speaker-elect Fri, 27 Oct 2023 - 0h
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280 - Preview: 2023 Houston Mayor Election Mon, 23 Oct 2023 - 0h
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279 - Special session underway in Texas legislature Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 0h
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278 - U.S. House in limbo after McCarthy ousted Fri, 06 Oct 2023 - 0h
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277 - Menendez in hot water while shutdown looms Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 0h
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276 - Post-Paxton impeachment trial analysis Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - 0h
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275 - Kevin McCarthy under pressure from House Freedom Caucus Fri, 15 Sep 2023 - 0h
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274 - Ken Paxton on Trial Thu, 07 Sep 2023 - 0h
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273 - President Biden officially running for reelection in 2024 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 0h
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272 - George Santos doubles down in reelection run Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 0h
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271 - Greg Abbott vows to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 0h
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270 - Can Donald Trump capitalize on his own arrest? Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 0h
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269 - Houston Mayor race: Sheila Jackson Lee announces candidacy Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 0h
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268 - Hostile Takeover? Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 0h
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267 - The Crazy 88th Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 0h
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266 - Republican Civil War Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 0h
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265 - Trainwreck Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 0h
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264 - Born to Run Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 0h
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263 - Sorry Not Sorry Thu, 16 Feb 2023 - 0h
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262 - State of the Union Fri, 10 Feb 2023 - 0h
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261 - ‘Swift’ Justice Fri, 03 Feb 2023 - 0h
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260 - GOP Family Feud Fri, 27 Jan 2023 - 0h
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259 - State of the State Fri, 20 Jan 2023 - 0h
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258 - A Soap Opera Fri, 13 Jan 2023 - 0h
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257 - McCarthy-Schism Fri, 06 Jan 2023 - 0h
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256 - Year-End Review: 2022 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 - 0h
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255 - Lawsuit At Large Fri, 09 Dec 2022 - 0h
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254 - The Pillowman Cometh Fri, 02 Dec 2022 - 0h
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253 - Don’t You Want Me? Fri, 18 Nov 2022 - 0h
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252 - Post-Election Analysis Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 0h
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251 - Fifth Anniversary Pre-Election Discussion – Live From Post Houston Sun, 06 Nov 2022 - 0h
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250 - Understanding the Latino Vote Fri, 21 Oct 2022 - 0h
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249 - Following the Money Trail Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 0h
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248 - When Harry Met Beto Thu, 06 Oct 2022 - 0h
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247 - Party Politics: Debate Night in Texas Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 0h
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246 - Party Politics: ‘This is on you’ Fri, 27 May 2022 - 0h
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245 - Party Politics: Abortion-Rights Bombshell Part 2 – The Fallout Fri, 13 May 2022 - 0h