The Rabble | Texas Politics for the Unruly Mob
Let's stop flipping out and start flipping Texas! A weekly conversation between three progressive activists bringing confetti and taco cannons to Texas politics. Plus, we always offer one simple, straightforward mission to turn Texas blue. Hosted by Rouser: Becky Bullard, Ashley Cheng and Kristen Gunn. Find us on socials: @therabbletx.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 120
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
We play "Spin the Bottle" with the 87th Texas legislature (& Diana Gómez of Progress Texas & Mike Kanin of the Texas Observer)
The 87th Texas legislature has yee'd its last haw, so we decided it was time for a slumber party game now that we can all actually sleep again. We invited Diana Gómez of Progress Texas and Mike Kanin…
How bills get passed (or don't) in the Texas legislature
Tuesday was opening day of the 87th Texas Legislature (also known as "nerd prom," according to state Capitol insiders). We revisit a conversation from our third episode ever (!) about the bills and t…
The Rabble's 2020 End-of-Year Extravaganza!
We're kickin' it old-school style to close out 2020... political f*ck, marry, kill is back! And so is Kristen! We talk about the things we loved and hated in 2020 and drop some hints about what we're…
Day 46: Daily Democracy Challenge (0 Days 'til Election)
The moment we've been waiting FOUR FRICKING YEARS FOR is HERE!!! It's Election Day 2020! We're all a little anxious, so we wanted to offer up some calming ASMR at the end of today's episode. You're w…
Day 45: Daily Democracy Challenge (1 Day 'til Election)
Election Day is tomorrow! What the... how the... ??? We are having so many feelings.
This episode is sponsored by Reform Austin - a local, non-partisan newsroom keeping us up to date on the latest in …
Day 44: Daily Democracy Challenge (2 Days 'til Election)
Last two days to turn out the vote!!! AGHHHHH! We can do it!
TODAY'S ACTION:
Sign up by 5pm today (Sunday) if you want to be a poll monitor on Election Day! You just watch a polling location and repo…
"In the House": Series finale with Swing Left
In our "In the House" series, we explore Texas-specific tidbits about a timely topic + how we can have a flipping good time while flipping this state. In our series finale of "In the House," we get a…
Day 43: Daily Democracy Challenge (3 Days 'til Election)
Happy Halloween! Only 3 more days until Election Day, whoa! Early voting is DONE. What are your Halloween costumes? Are you wearing a costume while you drop election info all over town?? We wanna see…
Day 42: Daily Democracy Challenge (4 Days 'til Election)
Only 4 more days until Election Day and one more day until Halloween! What are your politically themed Halloween costumes? We wanna see 'em! Tag us @therabbletx
TODAY'S ACTION:
We've started to get ne…
Day 41: Daily Democracy Challenge (5 Days 'til Election)
Only 5 more days until Election Day! Because we really, really want to make every day count, we're talking about the tactics that have been most successful for us and how we plan to spend our time th…
Day 40: Daily Democracy Challenge (6 Days 'til Election)
Only 6 more days until Election Day! AGH! Early voting ends Friday, please encourage everyone you know to vote early. Today we are talkin' about our two favorite things: democracy and snacks.
TODAY'S …
Day 39: Daily Democracy Challenge (7 Days 'til Election)
Only 7 more days until Election Day! ONE WEEK! AGH! Early voting ends Friday, please encourage everyone you know to vote early.
TODAY'S ACTION:
So, we've been taking other people's election literatur…
Day 38: Daily Democracy Challenge (8 Days 'til Election)
Only 8 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Today we ponder... how best to support constituencies we don't belong to?
TODAY'S ACTION:
Ashley hooks us up w…
Day 37: Daily Democracy Challenge (9 Days 'til Election)
Only 9 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Lit dropping is lit, y'all.
TODAY'S ACTION:
Grab a friend or two, and hit the streets taking campaign materia…
Day 36: Daily Democracy Challenge (10 Days 'til Election)
Only 10 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Today we're focusing on women gettin' it done. Like astronaut Kate Rubins, who cast her Texas ballot from o…
Day 35: Daily Democracy Challenge (11 Days 'til Election)
Only 11 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! We gotta make these last days count.
TODAY'S ACTION:
Okay, we are nervous about what these early voting numbe…
Day 34: Daily Democracy Challenge (12 Days 'til Election)
Only 12 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Know anyone who hasn't voted yet and might some additional info? Send 'em our voter guide: https://www.rous…
Day 33: Daily Democracy Challenge (13 Days 'til Election)
Only 13 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! But guess what... we get to see you tonight!
TODAY'S ACTION:
Day 32: Daily Democracy Challenge (14 Days 'til Election)
Only 14 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Who else is feeling sweaty???
TODAY'S ACTION:
Ooookay, Election Day is officially 2 weeks from today. If you …
Day 31: Daily Democracy Challenge (15 Days 'til Election)
Only 15 more days until Election Day, and early voting is going on now through October 30! Just over 2 weeks to impact this election.
TODAY'S ACTION:
Texas is experiencing record voter turnout during …