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NBL Interview with Texas Democratic Delegate
Jul 1st
Listen in right here!
NBL sat down for an exclusive interview with a delegate to the Texas Democratic Party this week to discuss this past weekend’s state convention. This is a great kick off to our upcoming political series that will include a wide array of topics.
If you are not familiar with the process that the delegation goes through, be sure to check out this fascinating inside look at the meeting. Some of the topics will surprise you as we cover everything from Bill White to zombie baby snatchers! OK one of those is not true.
We already have one fact check item. The population of Houston, TX in 2003 was roughly two million people. Why is this important? You have to listen to the show to know why. Here is a punch list of today’s topics:
- General convention processes and how to become a delegate, if you really want to do that.
- Juicy inside track on some of the votes and caucus goings on and just how in touch some of the delegates are.
- Is Rick Perry really a Barbie doll that lives in a trailer park?
- An interesting fact about Bill White’s time in Houston that probably 90% of you did not know.
- How does the approach differ between the Republican Texas Party platform and the unofficial Democratic platform?
- Should we be afraid of Tea Partyers or is any motivated minority electorate to be feared?
If you have already listened, check out these resources mentioned in the show!
- Amazing Faiths Project
- Interreligious Council of San Antonio
- 2010 Official Texas Republican Platform
- 2010 Official Texas Democratic Platform (will add link when it is released)
- Houston mayoral election results for 2003 (PDF from Houston city government site)
As always, be sure to comment or contact us if you have a fact check item!
This podcast is the opinion of its hosts and guests and has no reflection on their employers, affiliations or any other group.Podcast Introduction
Jun 16th
A quick introduction pod to explain what this project is about and to make sure our iTunes syndication is working. Nothing meaty here just yet.
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Timeline Update
Jun 16th
Things are “progressing” right along. NBL will be in studio on Friday this week and recording or first podcasts. Production over the weekend should put us published by early next week. This is already syndicated in iTunes so you can either subscribe there or watch the site for the postings.
We will be recording multiple episodes at once so we will trickle out the releases afterward.
After initial release we look forward to your comments and suggestions for upcoming discussions!
Prepping to Launch
Jun 13th
Here we are folks. Mike and Matt are currently working on the background items needed to get the new Lefty podcast off the ground. If you want to know more about what we are doing, check out the “About” section.
Here is a punch list of what is underway at the moment:
- Equipment: Software is in place and the adapter to input sound is ready. We are currently working on getting the microphones in place.
- Production: Also gathering sound clips for the intro and exit. This is just about done. Matt is also working on the tweaks, which most likely will be handled by Audacity so we can get production items online in a hurry.
- Topics: We are compiling a list of upcoming topics. I will post what will be coming as they are fleshed out. I think we are looking at smaller podcasts, so we may move to one or two topics at a time to meet this goal. No one wants to listen to us for 30 plus minutes except us. If you have some local topics you want to hear, be sure to comment on this thread or tag us on Twitter to chime in!
So that is where we are at the moment. Stay tuned for our first post. We are pumped to get it out there.
