Pod Bless Texas

After two long weeks apart, Kendall and Lillian are back together in the studio this week talking 2020, famed Floridian Pete Sessions, and the latest addition to the Texodus. U.S. Senate Candidate MJ Hegar stops by the studio to chat about her race, her most recent tattoo, and her week's Obsession.

Lillian enjoys some peace and quiet during Kendall's absence along with co-host. Karrol Rimal while interviewing two impressive guests alongside 3rd mic and fan favorite Laura Barry .

First, the team interviews Sarah Dietch, a political expert on the Iowa Caucus currently with the Kennedy School at Harvard (Lil's good friend). Sarah an Iowan outlines the insanity of so many candidates foraging through the 99 counties in Iowa trying to collect votes and corn kernels.

Next, Reverend Edwin Robinson a member of the Dallas Black clergy and community problem solver discusses the Amber Guyer murder trial as we wait for the defendants testimony and eventual verdict for the tragic death of Dallas-ite Botham Jean.

Additionally, the team discusses all the different levels of duress caused by the filling of articles of impeachment and questions why and how we ended up in 2019 with this level of dysfunction. Save a Farmer-Export Trump!

With Lillian Salerno MIA, Kendall enlists the help of PBT 3rd mics George Rodriguez and Mihaela Plesa to get this show rolling. Manny Garcia, the Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party joins the show for a TDP update and THE Dr. Eliz Markowitz sheds light on her race to flip HD 28 in the November special election.

Jet-setting between Houston and Dallas, Kendall and Lillian invite Brian Black of the year 2000 into the studio to talk all things presidential debate and the #txlege news of the week. This week’s special guests are Sabrina Singh, the National Press Secretary for Cory Booker for President, as well as U.S. Senate candidate and former congressman Chris Bell (who may or may not be from El Paso).

The man who scared Jonathan Stickland out of the Texas House, Steve Riddell, joins Kendall and Lillian in the studio as their third mic where they chat about news of the week and Steve’s 2nd run at taking HD 92. Sen. Royce West also calls into the show to talk about his years of service to South Dallas and the first forum of the election cycle last Thursday.

Kendall and "Les" host a slew of characters this week in the PBT studio with 3rd Mic Sarah Slamen. First, the team interviews Katy Drake Bettner, the Executive Producer of the new film Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins to discuss her new film that is debuting this weekend. Next, former Congressman John Delaney of Maryland phones into the studio during lunch to talk about his race for the Democratic U.S. Presidential Nomination sans debate stage. Lastly, the team wraps up the show with Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards to dicuss her candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for the U.S. Senate to replace John Cornyn.

“The Gay Socialite” Lorenzo Buttram Hubbard joins Kendall and Lillian in the studio to chat cigarettes, the latest happenings of Bonghazi, and the upcoming presidential debates. The hosts act like animals in front of the most recent U.S. Senate candidate to jump into the Democratic Primary, Cristina Tzinzún Ramirez, who lays down the progressive law on our upcoming elections.

Legendary Texas Political reporter R.G. Ratcliffe joins Kendall, Lillian, and 3rd mic Trey Arnold to share stories of Texas politics throughout his career and dish his take on #Bonnghazi. There’s also Jay-Z and an Octopus.

In the wake of the shootings in El Paso, Lillian and Kendall interview 3rd mic Sarah Mitchell of Moms Demand Action for Gunsense in America before hitting the headlines. The Quorum Report’s award winning reporter Scott Braddock who has found himself caught in the very center of Speaker Bonnen’s Bribery Scandal (Bonngazi) joins the team to dissect the bombshell revelations and how they could impact the #TXLege.

This week, Kendall and Lillian dissect the Bonnen Bribery Scandal with campaign finance aficionado Chris Tackett. The team then sits down with Colorado Governor and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Hickenlooper to discuss his post-debate glow, and State Representative Ana-Maria Ramos to chat up her first legislative session and to dish on the Austin controversies. #ReleaseTheTXTapes