Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a surprise special session — not to help flood victims, but to redraw the state's already gerrymandered congressional maps. In response, Texas Democrats fled the state to block the vote. Andrea and Matt break down this political circus, compare it to redistricting in the UK, and ask: is this the beginning of a nationwide map war? Also in this episode: The Farage party's bigfoot-believing recruits Why no one is naming their babies "Keir" And what the hell is going on with the name "Epstein"