Best Tppf Podcasts (2024)

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Texas Tribune Chief Sewell Chan on the Media 44:43

16d ago44:43

44:43

Sherry Sylvester is joined by the Texas Tribune’s Editor in Chief and recently appointed Executive Editor of Columbia Journalism Review to discuss the Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump… and, in particular, how the journalistic “powers that be” react and report.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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A Mainstream Media Veteran on Covering the Texas Capitol with Karen Brooks Harper 47:46

24d ago47:46

47:46

Sherry Sylvester sits down with acclaimed Texas journalist, Karen Brooks Harper to discuss her experiences while covering the Capitol for several different newspapers over the years.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Ever Changing World of Media with Konni Burton 40:54

1M ago40:54

40:54

Sherry Sylvester sits down with former Texas State Senator and CEO of The Texan, Konni Burton, to discuss the ever changing world of media – particularly here in Texas.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Live from the 2024 TX GOP Convention with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick 19:48

2M ago19:48

19:48

Texas' own Liutenant Governor, Dan Patrick took some vluable time out of his very busy schedule to sit down with Sherry Sylvester at the 2024 Texas Republican Convention to discuss the political state of Texas and the nation.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Woke-Hamas Partnership Continued Conversation with Chuck DeVore and Erin Valdez 39:07

2M ago39:07

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.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Making of A Classic with Martin Jones 39:16

3M ago39:16

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 B…

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True Lies 46:29

3M ago46:29

46:29

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines including Ecuador’s raid on Mexico’s Embassy, AMLO’s laundry list of lies in a recent 60 Minutes interview, and ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales escaping to Mexico.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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A New Generation of Leadership with Caroline Fairly 26:39

3M ago26:39

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!By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Women’s Rights Champion, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst 27:57

3M ago27:57

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/…

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Dr. Walter Wendler on Academic Leadership 26:15

4M ago26:15

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/…

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Narcopresidente 48:39

4M ago48:39

48:39

Live from TPPF’s Texas Policy Summit 2024, Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado have the pleasure of sitting down with the Founder & Executive Director of Patria Unida, Humberto Lopez Vega, to discuss the current state of affairs between the US and Mexico from a perspective that is not often enough considered - that of the Mexican people.…

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Celebrating Women's History Month 18:50

4M ago18:50

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/…

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Restoring the City on a Hill with Chris Sinacola 33:32

5M ago33:32

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..By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Modern Slave Trade and More 52:34

5M ago52:34

52:34

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis between American values and Mexican governmental policies - resulting in accepted and even endorsed slave trade in our own suburban communities!By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Healing Society and Ourselves with Alexandra Hudson 31:19

5M ago31:19

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.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Follow the Money 49:52

6M ago49:52

49:52

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis based along our southern border including the rumored Senate Immigration Plan, support other states are sending Texas’ way and the connections between corrupt money and Mexico’s AMLO administration. Subscribe to The Hard Country podcast on Apple or Spotify. Bel…

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Fighting the Good Fight with Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt 44:03

6M ago44:03

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/9thandcongressBy Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Crisis Is Here 48:35

6M ago48:35

48:35

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis based along our southern border including Governor Abbott’s recent Statement regarding Texas’ Constitutional right to self-defense.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The War Against Texas History with Justice Ken Wise 34:42

6M ago34:42

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 t…

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How Do You Solve a Problem like AMLO? 49:32

6M ago49:32

49:32

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border including Texas’ latest moves, AMLO’s objections and the White House’s taking of sides.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Coping with Societal and Literal War with Rabbi Dan Ain 42:07

7M ago42:07

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/9thandcongressBy Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Feliz Cumpleaños, Monroe Doctrine! 53:00

7M ago53:00

53:00

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border beginning with the anniversary of the creation of the Monroe Doctrine and its implications in the 21st century, including the Guyana–Venezuela crisis. Passage from Monroe Doctrine (1823) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/monroe-doctrine…

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It’s Not All Bad News… the Food Is Asombrosa! 58:10

8M ago58:10

58:10

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, including a wrap up on Mexico City’s best cup of hot cocoa!By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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How Texas Got It Right, Part 3 with Mike Baselice 40:37

8M ago40:37

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/9thandcongressBy Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Live Before A Studio Audience 1:10:46

8M ago1:10:46

1:10:46

Kicking off TPPF's 2023 U.S.-Mexico Policy Summit, Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the current state of affairs between the United States and our neighbors to the south.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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How Texas Got It Right, Part 2 with David Weeks 43:32

8M ago43:32

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 be…

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How Texas Got It Right, Part 1 with Ray Sullivan 42:16

9M ago42:16

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…

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What Happens When Criminals Are In Charge? 58:00

10M ago58:00

58:00

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border and beyond, including the “cartel merch” that can be purchased here in the U.S.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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TribFest Recap with Mark Hemingway 38:54

10M ago38:54

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.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Fighting DEI in Texas Universities with Tom Lindsay and Greg Sindelar 32:02

10M ago32:02

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 la…

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Is Violence the “New Normal”? 1:00:26

11M ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, including unprecedented numbers of extreme violence, murder, disappearances and kidnapping at ever increasing frequency.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Bolivian Paradise Lost 48:07

11M ago48:07

48:07

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford explore the history and culture of Melissa's native country of Bolivia, including the rise of socialism under president Evo Morales. They close the show by discussing the exploitation of Mexican dysfunction by foreign actors.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Fight Against DEI in Medical Schools with Dr. Stanley Goldfarb 49:04

11M ago49:04

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 …

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As Long As There Are Two People in Mexico, There Will Be Revolution 47:13

11M ago47:13

47:13

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss new footage of armed cartel members trafficking migrants, exploitation of the CBP One app, and former Mexican President Vicente Fox's controversial critiques of AMLO. Below are the materials referenced in the episode: The Laredo City Election and Riot of April, 1886 by Seb. S. Wilcox Cartel gunmen near the bo…

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The Importance of Preserving Texas History with J.P. Bryan 32:06

11M ago32:06

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.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Buoy Debate Remains Afloat 49:22

12M ago49:22

49:22

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, primarily the controversy surrounding the buoys in the Rio Grande.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Just How Bad is the Texas Media? Feat. Brian Phillips and Sam Pohl 55:06

12M ago55:06

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 explain…

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Left, Right & Center Below the Border 53:19

12M ago53:19

53:19

Josh and Melissa discuss the risky rhetoric of the U.S. War on Mexican cartels.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Why Conservatives Win in Texas with Ryan Gravatt 46:00

12M ago46:00

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 pare…

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The Conservative US-Mexico Policy Coalition Statement 47:56

1y ago47:56

47:56

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, primarily the recently published Conservative US-Mexico Policy Coalition Statement regarding the US - Mexico Relations.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Affirmative Action with Dr. Richard Johnson 28:25

1y ago28:25

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.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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DEI in Higher Education with Dr. Daniel Bonevac 43:38

1y ago43:38

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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Migrants Believe Biden Has Rolled Out A Big Welcome Mat 56:05

1y ago56:05

56:05

WATCH: John Kennedy's 'Cat Food' Comment That Members Of Mexico's Government Have Called 'Racist' • WATCH: John Kenne... ROY MAYNARD: Yes, Migrants Believe Biden Has Rolled Out A Big Welcome Mat | The Daily Caller https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/12/op... Versión estenográfica de la conferencia de prensa matutina del presidente Andrés Manuel López O…

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The Roots and the Fun Surrounding Cinco de Mayo 1:00:29

1y ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the latest headlines surrounding our southern border, culminating to the roots and fun surrounding Cinco de Mayo.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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Napoleon, the Monroe Doctrine and 21st Century US-Mexico Tensions 44:17

1y ago44:17

44:17

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss how such historic moments as the Napoleonic Wars and the writing of the Monroe Doctrine have left lasting impacts on today’s relations between the US and our neighbors to the south.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Beauty and Corruption We Saw In Mexico City 59:23

1+ y ago59:23

59:23

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford reflect on their recent visit to Mexico City and discuss the beauty and corruption that lies beyond our southern border, culminating to Mexico earning the moniker of “Gilded Lilies on a Sea of Blood”.By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Riches, Power and Influence of the Mexican Cartels 44:03

1+ y ago44:03

44:03

By Texas Public Policy Foundation

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The Dangerous and Even Deadly U.S.-Mexico Border 58:23

1+ y ago58:23

58:23

TPPF’s Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the current state of affairs regarding the dangerous - even deadly - Mexican/American border. LINKS: Santiago Vidaurri and the Confederacy on JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/979966 Matamoros, la narrativa de la derecha y el dilema para AMLO (eluniversal.com.mx) https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinio…

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Is Mexico a Narco State? 50:22

1+ y ago50:22

50:22

TPPF’s Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford discuss the current state of Mexico’s leadership, whether or not it is a Narco State, and what Texas and The United States’ response might be.By Texas Public Policy Foundation