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#123 Paul Begala Wrote the Book on Defeating Donald Trump

#122 Dr. Rebecca Fischer: "With Students Returning this Fall, Contact Tracing is Key"

#121 Dr. Peter J. Hotez on How the Federal Government Failed Texas

#120 Tavel Bristol-Joseph Wants the Culinary World to Have a Hard Conversation about Racism

#119 Peniel Joseph on Black Power and the Struggle for America’s Soul

#118 Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly Yearns for the Days We Argued About Reclining Seats

#117 Congressman Michael C. Burgess on Balancing Public Health and the Economy

#116 José Ralat Believes the Taco is Pandemic-Proof

#115 Dr. Hana El Sahly on Remdesivir and How Little We Still Know About COVID-19 Itself

#114 Mattress Mack Believes Houston Can Pull Together and Persevere. Again.

#113 Yoga With Adriene in the Time of Quarantine

#112 Boomtown Host Christian Wallace on a New Reckoning for Texas Oil

#111 Dr. Peter J. Hotez on Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Might Not Be Enough

#110 Tim Ferriss on Using Quarantine to Methodically Confront Your Fears and Desires

#109 Chris Shepherd’s Dream is That There’s Actually Restaurants Left For Workers to Return to

#108 Dan Rather Believes in the Good Sense of the American People

#107 Austin Mayor Steve Adler: Why I Cancelled SXSW

#106 Geneticist Spencer Wells on COVID-19 as “Evolution in Action"

#105 Fox News Analyst Jehmu Greene On Her Plan to Swing “The Movable Middle” Towards the Left

#104 Dr. Daina Ramey Berry on the Courageous and Complex Contributions of Black Women

#103 Kate Murphy on the Lost Art of Listening

#102 Michael Lind on Class Warfare and Why Populism Can’t Last

#101 The Real Housewives of Dallas’ Stephanie Hollman and Brandi Redmond on Balancing Mental Health and Reality Television Stardom

#100 The Defined Dish’s Alex Snodgrass and the Pursuit of a Healthier King Ranch Casserole

#99 Thor in West Texas? Marvel Comics Phenom Donny Cates on His Plan to Relocate the God of Thunder

#98 Turk Pipkin: “Christmas is What Holds Families Together Across the Generations”

#97 Aarón Sánchez: “You Can Judge a Mexican Restaurant On Three Things: Tortillas, Margaritas, Guacamole.”

#96 MJ Hegar: “Texans Have Very Sensitive BS Meters”

#95 Texas Traditions’ Lee and Carrlyn Miller on the Tao of the Perfect Cowboy Boot

#94 Ryan Holiday’s New Book About Achieving Stillness Is Not At All About Meditation

The West Memphis 3’s Jason Baldwin Fights For The “Hopelessly Innocent” After 18 Years in Prison

#92 Austin Mayor Steve Adler On The City’s Polarizing Debate Over Homelessness

#91 The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith Celebrates 10 Years of Nonprofit Journalism

#90 United Tacos Of America’s Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece

#89 Lara Prescott: “Literature Has Lost None Of Its Power To Change Hearts and Minds.”

#88 Shawn Colvin: “Since I Was Five Years Old, Music Saved My Life, Over and Over”

#87 Jackie Sherrill and Bonnie Bishop: Lessons From Football and the Music Business

#86 Austin Kleon: "Scumbags and Lowlifes Can Create Beautiful Art”

#85 Kimberly King Parsons: “Maybe We Call What I Do Queer Psychedelic Texas Fiction"

#84 An Hour With Sen. Ted Cruz On Guns, Civility, Trump and Alex Jones

#83 Janice Engel: “For Molly Ivins, Politics Was About Who’s Getting Screwed And Who’s Doing The Screwing”

#82 Tanya Tucker: “You’re Gonna Love Me Or I’m Gonna Kick Your Ass”

#81 Katherine Center: “I Don’t Want To Write Depressing Fiction”

#80 Delbert McClinton: “I’ve Always Been a Fugitive From the Law Of Averages”

#79 Chandler Baker: “Even With #MeToo, Speaking Out Can Be Risky”

#78 Russell Gold: “Texas Has Become an Incredible Leader In Renewable Energy.”

#77 Meredith Walker: “There’s a New Generation Unafraid to Fight For The Common Good”

#76 Willie Nelson & Friends: Live From Luck Texas

#75 Adrianne Palicki: “I Miss the Hell Out Of Friday Night Lights. But You Really Can’t Bring It Back.”