ENside Politics
A weekly podcast that breaks down how politics works, and often doesn't work, in San Antonio. Metro Editor Greg Jefferson and Express-News reporters question politicians and other newsmakers about what they're up to in our name.
The latest on Southwest Airlines' beef with San Antonio airport | ENside Politics
Teri Castillo on how San Antonio drops the ball with affordable housing | ENside Politics
Reporters' roundtable on Trump's, and his party's, big night in Texas | ENside Politics
Our experts talk Cruz versus Allred and other election cliff-hangers | ENside Politics
Philanthropist Gordon Hartman says "vote yes" for San Antonio Prop C | ENside Politics
Gina Ortiz Jones goes after Texas justices over abortion ban | ENside Politics
San Antonio fire union president: We’ll fight effort to ditch caps on city manager | ENside Politics
San Antonio small business owners: From mean tweets to political action | ENside Politics
San Antonio voters like caps on city manager, not thrilled with Spurs arena | ENside Politics
DeBerry touts the AI-powered eyes that will be watching Commerce Street | ENside Politics
There's no such thing as free stadium money | ENside Politics
Marc Whyte opens up | Puro Politics
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez returns | Puro Politics
City Hall firestorm | Puro Politics
Henry Cuellar's $600,000 problem | Puro Politics
Dist. 121 candidate Laurel Jordan Swift | Puro Politics
Spurs tip their hand on arena talks | Puro Politics
Manny Peláez makes his case for mayor | Puro Politics
Texas GOP picks a fight with H-E-B | Puro Politics
Law professor Al Kauffman on SB4 | Puro Politics
Tony Gonzales takes on The AK Guy | Puro Politics
Primary election recap | Puro Politics
279. Primary preview with Jon Taylor | Puro Politics
278. IBC Bank Chairman and CEO Dennis Nixon | Puro Politics
277. City Council's code of conduct | Puro Politics
276. The bid to unseat Ted Cruz | Puro Politics
275. District Court Judge Ron Rangel | Puro Politics
274. Charles Hood forced out as Fire Chief | Puro Politics
273. City Hall drama | Puro Politics
272. Peter Sakai: Year One | Puro Politics
271. CPS rate hike creates unusual alliance | Puro Politics
270. Nirenberg's charter amendment push
269. Nelson Wolff's 'Power Principles'
268. Statewide election results, abortion on the ballot and a Spurs return to Hemisfair?
267. Culture War Speaker
266. Reproductive Justice Fund, mayoral race and mold at the Alamodome
265. Manufacturing jobs come to the South Side, Greg Brockhouse returns, and Texas GOP feud
264. Marisa Bono talks school vouchers and the state of Texas education
263. GOP infighting in Texas lege and on Captiol Hill
262. Kimberly Mata-Rubio on the Uvalde shooting that took her daughter
261. The Joe Gonzales Interview
260. Ken Paxton Impeachment Begins
259. Nephtalí De León Loses His Poetic License
258. The Colin Allred Interview
257. City Budget Season
256. The Roland Gutierrez interview
255. Abbott's Border Debacle
254. Is a Downtown Sports District in S.A.'s Future?
253. The Trey Martinez Fischer interview
252. The Sukh Kaur interview
251. Runoff recap
250. The John Courage interview
249. Latina leadership lessons
248. The Marc Whyte interview
247. Municipal election recap
246, The Jeff Coyle interview
245. Gutierrez vs. Cruz?
244. The Johnathan Gooch interview
243. The Politics of Prop A
242. The Ananda Tomas Interview
241. The Danny Diaz interview
240. S.A. Airport Expansion
239. Castro family dominates the news cycle
238. The Kiran Kaur Bains Interview
237. District 10 Drama
236. The Teri Castillo Interview
235. No Hideout for Moses Rose’s
234. Ana Sandoval Steps Away
233.Biden’s Border Reboot
232. The José Menéndez Interview
231. Lessons from Warnock-Walker Race
230. Greg Casar Goes to Washington
229. Laura Barberena talks midterms
228. The Melissa Cabello Havrda Interview
227. Council Controversies
226. Midterms Recap
225: The Jon Taylor interview
224: GOP’s Anti-Crime Messaging
223: Upheaval in Uvalde
222: The Tony Gonzales interview
221: The Justin Rodriguez Interview
Episode 220: East Side Story
Episode 219: Uvalde Goes Back to School
Episode 218: The John Lira Interview
Episode 217: Election Workers Under Siege
Episode 216: Beto’s MF-Bomb
Episode 215: San Antonio’s abortion-rights resolution
Episode 214: Polling Place Problem
Episode 213: "Systemic Failures"
Episode 212: On the Wrong Track
Episode 211: The “Open Borders” Myth
Episode 210: Life in a post-Roe Texas
Episode 209: Breaking the logjam
Episode 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde
Episode 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre
Episode 206: Political wedge issues in Texas
Episode 205: Politics of reproductive rights at play in runoff
Episode 204: The John Austin Interview
Episode 203: Tackling Texas' property tax burden
Episode 202: Breaking Down the Bond
Episode 201: The Peter Sakai Interview
Episode 200: Extreme Forces
Episode 199: Anatomy of a Deal
Episode 198: The secrets to Peter Sakai’s success
Episode 197: Primary Colors
Episode 196: Super Monday
Episode 195: The Jessica Cisneros Interview
Episode 194: Bugg in the System
Episode 193: High-Stakes Votes
Episode 192: CPS Energy's Big Test
Episode 191:Commissioners Court Confusion
Episode 190: Adios, 2021
Episode 170: Filing Deadline Day
Episode 169: Midterm Preview
Episode 168: Minjarez's Big Move
Episode 167: State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks 2022 elections
Episode 166: The John Lujan Interview
Episode 165: The Greenway Trails divide
Episode 164: Tough times at CPS Energy
Episode 163: Larson Walks Away
Episode 162: Nelson Wolff's Legacy
Episode 161: Remembering Roddy Stinson
Episode 160: Does Beto have a real chance?
Episode 159: The Mario Bravo Interview
Episode 158: Drawing the lines for Texas congressional districts
Episode 157: Law professor on the Texas abortion law SB8
Episode 156: Former DA Nico LaHood in a fascinating showdown
Episode 155: The Mike Collier Interview
Episode 154: Abbott's Folly
Episode 153: Abbott's COVID Politics
Episode 152: The Beto O'Rourke Interview
Episode 151: Texas Dems in D.C.
Episode 150: Adam Serwer on cruelty in the Trump era
Episode 149: Don't believe the Alamo hype
Episode 148: Rescue-boat Rift
Episode 147: The Lyle Larson Interview
Episode 146: Runoff recap and Texas Legislature walkout
Episode 145: Runoff Preview
Episode 144: Nirenberg's Bipartisan Triumph
Episode 143: The Demonte Alexander Interview
Episode 142: Election Recap
Episode 141: 2021 San Antonio elections preview
Episode 140: Governor Wooderson?
Episode 139: Abbott's 'Piñata Politics'
Episode 138: Secrecy in San Antonio
The Henry Cuellar Interview
Episode 136: All Quiet on the Mayoral Front
The Danny Diaz Interview
The Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Interview
Episode 133: The debate over mayoral debates
Episode 132: The Week the Lights Went Out in Texas
Episode 131: Rolling Blackout Revue
Episode 130: The Fix SAPD Interview
Episode 129: Policing the Police
Episode 128: Inaugural Special
Episode 127: The Joaquin Castro Interview
Episode 126: Straus Stands Up for Electoral Process
Episode 125: 2020 Recap
Episode 124: Legislative Preview
Episode 123: Devil in the Details
Episode 122: Covid Curfew