The Austin City Councilman

By Brad Swail

Hosted and produced by Brad Swail, The Austin City Councilman Podcast brings weekly interviews with prominent thinkers, movers, and shakers in Austin and beyond!... more

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How many episodes does The Austin City Councilman have?

The podcast currently has 500 episodes available.

The Austin City Councilman episodes:

March 26, 2021 Mar. 26, 2021 - Murder At Recycling Plant
Body found on conveyor belt at Austin recycling center (third time in a year)

Casar will not stop trying to force you to wear mask, no matter what happens. (Plus Jimmy Flannigan blames Abbott for lost revenue)

Adler floats idea to use $200-$250 million from American Rescue Plan on homeless, not the businesses it was intended for.

And more!

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@_teddybrosevelt

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40min
March 25, 2021 Mar. 25, 2021 - Nobody Likes A Strong Mayor
Many prominent leaders come out against Prop F (Strong Mayor)

Biden does a presser, with expected results

And More!

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@_TeddyBrosevelt

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32min
March 24, 2021 Mar. 24, 2021 - City Council Meeting Tomorrow!
Austin City Council is having a meeting tomorrow (3/25/21), so Teddy and I go over some of the more interesting items on the agenda.

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39min
March 23, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021 - 3 Homicides in 24 Hours, Adler Stays Silent
Austin has 3 shootings, at least one dead, in 24 hr period, Adler says nothing - does mention Boulder shooting.

Other topics:

- Some rumors from within APD

- Austin is not lost yet

- Teddy recaps some of his Twitter beef

- and more!

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38min
March 22, 2021 Mar. 22, 2021 - Fred McGhee, NeoLiberal Austin
Dr. Fred McGhee, anthropologist, historian, teacher, and activist here in Austin about the NeoLiberal policies put in place by the City of Austin, and what the end results have been and will be. Find out more, including his book, at his website or on Twitter.

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1h 4min
March 20, 2021 Mar. 20, 2021 - Ed English, Democracy Dollars
Ed English is a local activist and steering committee member on Democracy Dollars ATX, a local PAC which supports Proposition H. The thrust of it is registered voters will be eligible to receive 2 vouchers worth up to $25 each to support one mayoral candidate and one council candidate. Ed goes into many more details, of course, but you can learn more at their website or on twitter.

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(sorry for the background noise around 48:00)
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1h 1min
March 19, 2021 Mar. 19, 2021 - Biden Falls Upwards
Biden had slip up boarding air force one

Biden staffers get punished for previous marijuana usage (President Harris is immune)

CDC says 3ft is now ok

Chip Roy unapologetically metaphors

Home prices in Austin still surging

and more!

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27min
March 18, 2021 Mar. 18, 2021 - Reopening Causes Shootings?
KXAN suggests that reopening is responsible for two shootings.

Drag Queen Story Hour Foundation/Children's Court Judge gets arrested for child porn

Transgender book sparks debate in EISD

Reparations planning in Austin

And more!

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@_TeddyBrosevelt

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37min
March 17, 2021 Mar. 17, 2021 - Austin's Homeless Crisis Is No Longer Political
ECHO is playing games with their 990 (Reminder that Brad is NOT a lawyer, and always be respectful when requesting information from any organization)

Adler does a SXSW panel on homelessness

And more!

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33min
March 16, 2021 Mar. 16, 2021 - Kids In Cages? NO! Decompression Centers? YES!
Unaccompanied minors are flooding the border and being sent to Texas cities

APH site goes down

SXSW going digital

and more!

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@_teddybrosevelt

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36min

FAQs about The Austin City Councilman:

How many episodes does The Austin City Councilman have?

The podcast currently has 500 episodes available.