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
"Politics Is Personal" Series: "Change their hearts, not our parts" - Alicia Roth Weigel on becoming an intersex advocate
Welcome to a special “Politics Is Personal” episode. We're sharing the stories of our favorite Texas activists and what happens when normals like us are compelled to "do more than nothing."
On this e…
"Politics Is Personal" Series: Abie Ikhinmwin on finding herself homeless in Austin
Welcome to a special “Politics Is Personal” episode. We're sharing the stories of our favorite Texas activists and what happens when normals like us are compelled to "do more than nothing."
On this …
Politics & comedy with "Over the Lege" creator Stephanie Chiarello | Climate Strike while the ire is hot | Standing up for transwomen & LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
We get a preview of the hilarious political comedy show based on the stranger-than-fiction antics of the Texas legislature, "Over the Lege," from its creator Stephanie Chiarello. Plus, we fall hard f…
"Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15" | Abstinence only? F*ck that | Cheerful persistence with Glenaan O'Neil, founder of the Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project | We're #SickOfItTX aren't you?
We snuck a special guest into the studio to help us out with FMK this week... Ed Scruggs of Texas Gun Sense is back to explain "red flag laws" and "mandatory buy-backs." As Beto would say, "Hell yes!…
Abortion AF! with Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Eric Holder awkwardly hold hands against gerrymandering | RIP Texas polling locations
Abortion rights activist and comedy goddess Lizz Winstead (co-creator and original head writer of The Daily Show!) fangirls with us over Molly Ivins and stresses humor as an important tool of the rev…
People who are homeless are *people*... we talk to community activist Chris Harris | "Those pesky nudes!" | Climate crisis existential crisis | Call ya gov'na
We talk about some things you can do for the environment beyond swearing off straws. Plus, some things you can do about gun violence beyond what our lawmakers have done (aka nothing). Oh, and we disc…
"My mom and I aren't talking." Pro tips on conversation w/o polarization from Karen Gross of Citizen Discourse | HBD Ann Richards! | U Visas are an FU to the El Paso shooter | Rs are up to some dirty tricks
How do we have productive conversations about politics with people who disagree with us? Especially with the people closest to us? We invited founder of Citizen Discourse, Karen Gross, to give us som…
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez on her U.S. Senate run vs Cornyn | Hitler lurved the U.S. Border Patrol (surprise) | Toothbrushes! Toothbrushes? | Austin's budget dollahs make us hollah
“Republicans [in Texas] don’t govern with a mandate; they govern with a minority of voters participating.” Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez aims to excite new voters in her U.S. Senate run. She also talks a…
Mucho amor for Latinx Texans | It ain't easy being #GreenShirtGuy | Are Hitler comparisons fair? Immigration law legend Carlos Spector weighs in | We need a Plan B for sh*tty city councilmen
We made a mistake last week. We failed to put enough focus on the real story of the El Paso shooting -- that it was the largest massacre of Latinx people in modern American history. This week, we try…
We <3 El Paso + clap back at NRA talking points with Ed Scruggs of TX Gun Sense | #Texodus! (& surprise guest Kim Olson) | Rooting out police racism with the Plain View Project
We're heartbroken and outraged along with El Paso and the rest of Texas this week. We're desperate to know what to do about this gun violence epidemic, so we sat down with Ed Scruggs, president of Te…
"Politics Is Personal" Series: Diana Earl of Moms Demand Action on becoming an "actionist" & being a person of color in mostly white "progressive" spaces
This is the third episode in a special series we’re calling “Politics Is Personal.” We're sharing the stories of our favorite Texas activists and what happens when normals like us are compelled to "d…
"Politics Is Personal" Series: Immigration Attorney and Activist Pooja Sethi on defeating shyness by harnessing the power of show tunes to fight oppression
This is the second episode of a special series we’re calling, “Politics Is Personal.” We're sharing the stories of our favorite Texas activists and what happens when normals like us are compelled to …
"Politics Is Personal" Series: Ann Finch of Team Brownsville on finding purpose at the border
This is the first episode of a special series we’re calling, “Politics Is Personal.” We're sharing the stories of our favorite Texas activists and what happens when normals like us are compelled to "…
Gina Ortiz Jones throws shade at Will Hurd re: kids at the border | Psst, you might not get in trouble for pot RN | Republicans hate healthcare | Jen Ramos, #1 Young Democrat in TX
Trigger warning: In this episode, we discuss some personal experiences with attempted suicide during our FMK segment. If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please PLEASE please reach…
Happy birthday, USA! Let's do democracy: register voters, help your precinct chair (or become one!), get yoself to the Dem Convention. With Brittany Switzer of the Texas Dems.
We love America so hard it hurts! In our 4th of July week ep, we talk about good ways to do democracy... like starting right in your neighborhood by becoming a precinct chair, registering high school…
The babies at the border and how you can help them with special guest TX Rep. Mary González and guest host Cheasty Anderson
If all you can think about this week are the babies at the border who have no toothbrushes, soap, or even diapers, this is the episode for you. We were desperate to understand what was happening to c…
Pride Special! | Becky comes out | Erica Nix, Briona Jenkins & Charlie Bonner do FMK the queer way | Save the drag queens | Gay bunnies
GAY RIGHTS! In this special Pride episode of The Rabble, three of our queer heroes, ahem QUEEROS, take over "Political F*ck, Marry, Kill" -- all the love to Erica Nix (Workout with Erica Nix), Bri Je…
Pod Bless Texas/The Rabble Crossover Episode! | "Never have I ever" with Kendall Scudder and Lillian Salerno | We salivate over Whataburger shoes
Like that time ALF landed on Gilligan's Island, we beamed ourselves up to the Big D for the Texas politics podcast mash-up of the millennium: The Rabble meets Pod Bless Texas! We got to know our new …
Awkward Ted Cruz/John Cornyn 3-way F | Supermajority co-founder & shero Jess Morales Rocketto! | TX ain't "The Friendly State" for homeless folks
The ladies of Rouser discover MATH foreplay. Tr*mp tries to take away avocado toast from millennials, and we’re shocked at which Texans actually stood up to him. We find out Barbara Jordan and Ladybi…
Drunk (recent) history: 86th TX lege edition | We learn why "vote blue no matter who" is B.S. | Max Lars, Chief of Staff for the TX House Dem "Freshman of the Year "
We drinking game-ify our wrap-up of the 86th TX lege, so pour yourself a local craft beer (that you can now take home from the brewery, thanks to one of our highly fuck-able bills!) and join us. Plus…