On this episode of Mission: Texas, Kate and Alex sit down with Chris and Kathleen from Progress Texas—a 15-year-old progressive media organization (and podcast network) built to fight disinformation, keep attention on the long game, and help Texans stay engaged before, during, and after campaigns. 

And we even play “Obsessed,” a game from our friends at "Pod Bless Texas," for a little holiday fun.

In this episode, we also talk about:

• What Progress Texas is (and why “campaigns come and go”)
• The Daily Dispatch: a 7–10 minute weekday show designed for real life (aka “one shower long”)
• Why digital video is exploding for them—and why most views come from non-followers
• The difference between being good at messaging vs. investing in messaging
• How to be a political communicator without turning into a boring lecture
• Whether Democrats are disadvantaged by truth/accuracy—and how to make facts compelling
• Why talking to your neighbors still matters as much as TikTok
• Texas as a voter-suppressed state, and why “state-of-the-art circa 1980” voter registration hurts turnout
• A practical challenge: be loud, be human, commit the “faux pas” of talking politics

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Support and follow Progress Texas: ProgressTexas.org (and search “Progress Texas” on your podcast app)