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		<description>Analysis of Texas Politics by Jim and Josh from the Texas Politics Project.

Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.</description>
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Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.</itunes:summary>
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	<title>A Texas Vibe Check During the Transitional Election Season</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank survey the early signs of the developing general election campaign in Texas as well as lingering primary dynamics in both parties. Topics include the early Republican attacks on James Talarico, the rock throwing between Acting Comptroller Hancock and AG Paxton, and efforts to test the issue environment in the general [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank survey the early signs of the developing general election campaign in Texas as well as lingering primary dynamics in both parties. Topics include the early Republican attacks on James Talarico, the rock throwing between Acti]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>The U.S. War in Iran and the Election Climate in Texas</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank check into the latest twist the GOP run-off election for the U.S. Senate, then turn to what public opinion polling in Texas might tell us about the impact of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran given the current path of the conflict.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank check into the latest twist the GOP run-off election for the U.S. Senate, then turn to what public opinion polling in Texas might tell us about the impact of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran given the current path of the]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Texas Delivers a Dramatic Primary Election</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll U.S. Senate Primaries in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-in-texas-u-s-senate-primaries/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at recent poll results for the Texas primary races between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico on the Democratic side, and in the GOP contest between incumbent John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at recent poll results for the Texas primary races between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico on the Democratic side, and in the GOP contest between incumbent John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at recent poll results for the Texas primary races between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico on the Democratic side, and in the GOP contest between incumbent John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>A Chat with Brad Johnson about The Texas Bullpen, and Races and Election Vibes in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-chat-with-brad-johnson-about-the-texas-bullpen-and-races-and-election-vibes-in-texas/</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson about the newly launched Texas Bullpen, then checks in on Johnson&#8217;s read of vibes in the Texas Primaries, in including congressional and legislative races and, of course, the U.S. Senate primaries.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson about the newly launched Texas Bullpen, then checks in on Johnson&#8217;s read of vibes in the Texas Primaries, in including congressional and legislative races and, of course, the U.S. Senate primaries.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson about the newly launched Texas Bullpen, then checks in on Johnson&#8217;s read of vibes in the Texas Primaries, in including congressional and legislative races and, of course, the U.S. Senate primaries.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>A Hot Week in Texas Election Politics</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at three big stories in Texas generating national attention as election season heats up in the state: the special election for Senate District 9, Colin Allred&#8217;s surprising re-emergence in the Democratic Senate nomination race, and Donald Trump&#8217;s public musings about endorsing in the Republican Senate primary.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at three big stories in Texas generating national attention as election season heats up in the state: the special election for Senate District 9, Colin Allred&#8217;s surprising re-emergence in the Democratic Senate nom]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at three big stories in Texas generating national attention as election season heats up in the state: the special election for Senate District 9, Colin Allred&#8217;s surprising re-emergence in the Democratic Senate nomination race, and Donald Trump&#8217;s public musings about endorsing in the Republican Senate primary.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Public Opinion on Immigration, Gun Rights, and the First Amendment in the Politics of the Latest Minneapolis Shooting</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/public-opinion-on-immigration-gun-rights-and-the-first-amendment-in-the-politics-of-the-latest-minneapolis-shooting/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how the shooting deaths of protesters by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis activate a complex interplay among attitudes on immigration, gun rights, and the First Amendment. The discussion starts with a look at national polling in the immediate aftermath of the killing of Alex Pretti, who was legally [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how the shooting deaths of protesters by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis activate a complex interplay among attitudes on immigration, gun rights, and the First Amendment. The discussion starts with a l]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>A Weather Report on Issues in the 2026 Primaries</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-weather-report-on-issues-in-the-2026-primaries/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank use Texas polling to compare and contrast the issues at play in the Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas. Plus, some brief discussion of the latest NYT/Sienna national poll and the coverage of polling conducted by campaigns.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank use Texas polling to compare and contrast the issues at play in the Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas. Plus, some brief discussion of the latest NYT/Sienna national poll and the coverage of polling conducted by campaigns.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Texas views on health care and immigration enforcement plus a check in on the 2026 U.S. Senate race</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texas-views-on-health-care-and-immigration-enforcement-plus-a-check-in-on-the-2026-u-s-senate-race/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at results on health care, immigration, and the 2026 U.S. Senate race in  the final UT/Texas Politics Poll of 2025 and what they portend for the 2026 election year.]]></description>
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	<title>Digging Up Public Opinion Nuggets from 2025 Texas Politics Project Polling</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/digging-up-public-opinion-nuggets-from-2026-texas-polling/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig up some highlights from UT/Texas Politics Project polling in 2025 on subjects including property taxes, speech rights, views of the legislature, healthcare, vaccines, and more.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Crockett and Cuellar Add New Twists to 2026</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/crockett-and-cuellar-add-new-twists-to-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas &#8211; and maybe the U.S.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas &#8211; and maybe the U.S.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas &#8211; and maybe the U.S.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1820/crockett-and-cuellar-add-new-twists-to-2026.mp3" length="75557702" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas &#8211; and maybe the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>52:28</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at how Donald Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar, and Jasmine Crockett’s likely entrance in the race to replace John Cornyn, have complicated the 2026 election in Texas &#8211; and maybe the U.S.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Texas Redistricting Blows Up (Again); the State of the Trump Coalition</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texas-redistricting-blows-up-again-the-state-of-the-trump-coalition/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1817/texas-redistricting-blows-up-again-the-state-of-the-trump-coalition.mp3" length="78106774" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>54:14</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank consider the politics of the federal court decision throwing out the recently redrawn Texas Congressional map, and the MAGA crack-up trope.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Abbott Campaign Announcement &#038; the Uncertain Political Environment</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/the-abbott-campaign-announcement-the-uncertain-political-environment/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1815/the-abbott-campaign-announcement-the-uncertain-political-environment.mp3" length="75049390" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>52:07</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about Gov. Abbott’s 2026 campaign kick-off, the public opinion context for property tax policy, and the still uncertain dynamics of the 2026 election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>New UT Polling and the Current Texas Landscape for the 2026 Election</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/new-ut-polling-and-the-current-texas-landscape-for-the-2026-election/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1808/new-ut-polling-and-the-current-texas-landscape-for-the-2026-election.mp3" length="85740844" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>59:33</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/assessing-the-state-of-the-constitutional-order-in-the-u-s/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1802/assessing-the-state-of-the-constitutional-order-in-the-u-s.mp3" length="77458864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>53:47</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins joins James Henson to discuss these state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Gov. Abbott Sends the National Guard to Illinois and Wesley Hunt Formally Joins the U.S. Senate Race.</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/gov-abbott-sends-the-national-guard-to-illinois-and-wesley-hunt-formally-joins-the-u-s-senate-race/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott&#8217;s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott&#8217;s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1798/gov-abbott-sends-the-national-guard-to-illinois-and-wesley-hunt-formally-joins-the-u-s-senate-race.mp3" length="73375715" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott&#8217;s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>43:41</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott&#8217;s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Shutdown politics and public opinion in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/shutdown-politics-and-public-opinion-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1795/shutdown-politics-and-public-opinion-in-texas.mp3" length="87448572" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:00:44</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank dig into what Texas polling can tell us about the public opinion context for the government shutdown.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Persistent economic concerns hover over views of Trump in Texas and early polling on the U.S. Senate race</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/persistent-economic-concerns-hover-over-views-of-trump-in-texas-and-early-polling-on-the-u-s-senate-race/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President&#8217;s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President&#8217;s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President&#8217;s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1792/persistent-economic-concerns-hover-over-views-of-trump-in-texas-and-early-polling-on-the-u-s-senate-race.mp3" length="79555968" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President&#8217;s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>55:15</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President&#8217;s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>New Texas polling data on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other legislative priorities</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/new-texas-polling-data-on-redistricting-marijuana-property-taxes-and-other-legislative-priorities/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1790</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions – and share some historical data on Texans&#8217; view of political violence.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions – and share some historical data on Texans&#8217; vi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions – and share some historical data on Texans&#8217; view of political violence.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1790/new-texas-polling-data-on-redistricting-marijuana-property-taxes-and-other-legislative-priorities.mp3" length="82386736" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions – and share some historical data on Texans&#8217; view of political violence.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:13</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at latest Texas Politics Project poll results on redistricting, marijuana, property taxes, and other priorities in the recently-concluded special legislative sessions – and share some historical data on Texans&#8217; view of political violence.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A PAAT panel on the special session + a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-paat-media-panel-on-the-special-session-a-sneak-peak-at-new-texas-politics-project-polling-data/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Polit]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1782/a-paat-media-panel-on-the-special-session-a-sneak-peak-at-new-texas-politics-project-polling-data.mp3" length="86123040" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:11:46</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Brad Johnson, Mark Jones, and Harvey Kronberg joined James Henson for a roundtable hosted by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas on the second special session of the Texas Legislature – plus a sneak peak at new Texas Politics Project polling data on the same subject.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Change vs. more of the same in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/change-vs-more-of-the-same-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1780</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Ross Ramsey joins James Henson and Joshua Blank to assess to consider the nature and durability of changes in Texas politics and institutions evident during the 89th Texas Legislature, including the partisan hostility recently on display in the lege, the strengthening of the governor&#8217;s office, and the influence of national politics on Texas politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ross Ramsey joins James Henson and Joshua Blank to assess to consider the nature and durability of changes in Texas politics and institutions evident during the 89th Texas Legislature, including the partisan hostility recently on display in the lege, the]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ross Ramsey joins James Henson and Joshua Blank to assess to consider the nature and durability of changes in Texas politics and institutions evident during the 89th Texas Legislature, including the partisan hostility recently on display in the lege, the strengthening of the governor&#8217;s office, and the influence of national politics on Texas politics.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1780/change-vs-more-of-the-same-in-texas.mp3" length="93602432" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ross Ramsey joins James Henson and Joshua Blank to assess to consider the nature and durability of changes in Texas politics and institutions evident during the 89th Texas Legislature, including the partisan hostility recently on display in the lege, the strengthening of the governor&#8217;s office, and the influence of national politics on Texas politics.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Boundary Management in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/boundary-management-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In the wake of Texas House Democrats return to the legislature and the passage of the hotly contested new Congressional map by the reconvened House, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk over some of the political and institutional implications of the mid-decade redistricting in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the wake of Texas House Democrats return to the legislature and the passage of the hotly contested new Congressional map by the reconvened House, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk over some of the political and institutional implications of the mid-d]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the wake of Texas House Democrats return to the legislature and the passage of the hotly contested new Congressional map by the reconvened House, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk over some of the political and institutional implications of the mid-decade redistricting in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the wake of Texas House Democrats return to the legislature and the passage of the hotly contested new Congressional map by the reconvened House, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk over some of the political and institutional implications of the mid-decade redistricting in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In the wake of Texas House Democrats return to the legislature and the passage of the hotly contested new Congressional map by the reconvened House, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk over some of the political and institutional implications of the mid-decade redistricting in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Timing is everything</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/timing-is-everything/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the uncertainty around Texas House Democrats&#8217; quorum break over mid-decade redistricting, and what the ensuing politics reveal about Texas politics. While the podcast was being recorded, Democrats announced their intention to return to Texas &#8220;to take this fight to the courts.&#8221; So it goes. Note: in a rushed update, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the uncertainty around Texas House Democrats&#8217; quorum break over mid-decade redistricting, and what the ensuing politics reveal about Texas politics. While the podcast was being recorded, Democrats announced the]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the uncertainty around Texas House Democrats&#8217; quorum break over mid-decade redistricting, and what the ensuing politics reveal about Texas politics. While the podcast was being recorded, Democrats announced their intention to return to Texas &#8220;to take this fight to the courts.&#8221; So it goes. Note: in a rushed update, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1769/timing-is-everything.mp3" length="91329772" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the uncertainty around Texas House Democrats&#8217; quorum break over mid-decade redistricting, and what the ensuing politics reveal about Texas politics. While the podcast was being recorded, Democrats announced their intention to return to Texas &#8220;to take this fight to the courts.&#8221; So it goes. Note: in a rushed update, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:03:25</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the uncertainty around Texas House Democrats&#8217; quorum break over mid-decade redistricting, and what the ensuing politics reveal about Texas politics. While the podcast was being recorded, Democrats announced their intention to return to Texas &#8220;to take this fight to the courts.&#8221; So it goes. Note: in a rushed update, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The tricky politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature reluctantly returns for a special session</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/the-tricky-politics-of-agenda-management-as-the-texas-legislature-reluctantly-returns-for-a-special-session/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Capitol next week for a politically-fraught special session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Cap]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Capitol next week for a politically-fraught special session.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1764/the-tricky-politics-of-agenda-management-as-the-texas-legislature-reluctantly-returns-for-a-special-session.mp3" length="87204800" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Capitol next week for a politically-fraught special session.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:00:34</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Capitol next week for a politically-fraught special session.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Texans weigh in on the 89th Texas Legislature in the June 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll </title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texans-weigh-in-on-the-89th-texas-legislature-in-the-june-2025-ut-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In a webinar hosted June 26 by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, James Henson and Johsua Blank look at attitudes on issues and actors in the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature in a special video edition of the podcast.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In a webinar hosted June 26 by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, James Henson and Johsua Blank look at attitudes on issues and actors in the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature in a special video edition of the podcast.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a webinar hosted June 26 by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, James Henson and Johsua Blank look at attitudes on issues and actors in the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature in a special video edition of the podcast.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1759/texans-weigh-in-on-the-89th-texas-legislature-in-the-june-2025-ut-texas-politics-project-poll.mp3" length="84430312" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a webinar hosted June 26 by the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, James Henson and Johsua Blank look at attitudes on issues and actors in the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature in a special video edition of the podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>58:35</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Interpreting Trump&#8217;s Standing in Texas in the New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/interpreting-trumps-standing-in-texas-in-the-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw – look at the much-noted decline in President Trump&#8217;s job approval numbers in their June pol and how Trump&#8217;s standing intersects attitudes on the economy and immigration, as well as what can be read into the current positions of Senator John [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw – look at the much-noted decline in President Trump&#8217;s job approval numbers in their June pol and how Trump&#8217;s standing intersects attitudes on the economy and]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw – look at the much-noted decline in President Trump&#8217;s job approval numbers in their June pol and how Trump&#8217;s standing intersects attitudes on the economy and immigration, as well as what can be read into the current positions of Senator John [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1755/interpreting-trumps-standing-in-texas-in-the-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll.mp3" length="88082084" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw – look at the much-noted decline in President Trump&#8217;s job approval numbers in their June pol and how Trump&#8217;s standing intersects attitudes on the economy and immigration, as well as what can be read into the current positions of Senator John [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:01:10</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll team – James Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw – look at the much-noted decline in President Trump&#8217;s job approval numbers in their June pol and how Trump&#8217;s standing intersects attitudes on the economy and immigration, as well as what can be read into the current positions of Senator John [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>No Rest for the Weary as Immigration &#038; Redistricting Politics Shatter the Post-Session Calm</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/no-rest-for-the-weary-as-immigration-redistricting-politics-shatter-the-post-session-calm/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how immigration protests, the Trump administration’s push for redistricting in Texas, and the short-lived in-state tuition lawsuit have disturbed the post session lull in the Lone Star State.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how immigration protests, the Trump administration’s push for redistricting in Texas, and the short-lived in-state tuition lawsuit have disturbed the post session lull in the Lone Star State.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how immigration protests, the Trump administration’s push for redistricting in Texas, and the short-lived in-state tuition lawsuit have disturbed the post session lull in the Lone Star State.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1752/no-rest-for-the-weary-as-immigration-redistricting-politics-shatter-the-post-session-calm.mp3" length="81819270" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how immigration protests, the Trump administration’s push for redistricting in Texas, and the short-lived in-state tuition lawsuit have disturbed the post session lull in the Lone Star State.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how immigration protests, the Trump administration’s push for redistricting in Texas, and the short-lived in-state tuition lawsuit have disturbed the post session lull in the Lone Star State.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Another Texas Legislative Session is in the History Books</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/another-texas-legislative-session-is-in-the-history-books/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[From ESA&#8217;s to property taxes to hurled hemp, James Henson and Joshua Blank take a day-after look at the 89th Texas Legislature and what lawmakers did and didn&#8217;t do over the last 140 days.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From ESA&#8217;s to property taxes to hurled hemp, James Henson and Joshua Blank take a day-after look at the 89th Texas Legislature and what lawmakers did and didn&#8217;t do over the last 140 days.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[From ESA&#8217;s to property taxes to hurled hemp, James Henson and Joshua Blank take a day-after look at the 89th Texas Legislature and what lawmakers did and didn&#8217;t do over the last 140 days.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1749/another-texas-legislative-session-is-in-the-history-books.mp3" length="100846224" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From ESA&#8217;s to property taxes to hurled hemp, James Henson and Joshua Blank take a day-after look at the 89th Texas Legislature and what lawmakers did and didn&#8217;t do over the last 140 days.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:10:02</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[From ESA&#8217;s to property taxes to hurled hemp, James Henson and Joshua Blank take a day-after look at the 89th Texas Legislature and what lawmakers did and didn&#8217;t do over the last 140 days.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>#Txlege Vibe Check Ahead of a Busy Weekend at the Texas Capitol</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/txlege-vibe-check-ahead-of-a-busy-final-weekend-of-the-session/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 20:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1744/txlege-vibe-check-ahead-of-a-busy-final-weekend-of-the-session.mp3" length="62692544" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>43:32</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the progress made on major legislation this week and where the legislative leadership stands as the end of the regular session looms.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Public Opinion and the Big Issues Still Unresolved in the Texas Legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/public-opinion-and-the-big-issues-still-unresolved-in-the-texas-legislature/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as legislative deadlines start killing bills.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as legislative deadlines start killing bills.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as legislative deadlines start killing bills.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1740/public-opinion-and-the-big-issues-still-unresolved-in-the-texas-legislature.mp3" length="77193792" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as legislative deadlines start killing bills.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>53:36</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the big issues still pending in the Texas Legislature, including property taxes, education funding, water, the budget, bail, THC products, and more as legislative deadlines start killing bills.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>New Texas Politics Project Poll finds the economy and shifting immigration views shaping views of Trump and of legislative priorities</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/new-texas-politics-project-poll-finds-the-economy-and-shifting-immigration-views-shaping-views-of-trump-and-of-legislative-priorities/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1737</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank discussed what the newly-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about Texas views of Donald Trump, major issues getting hammered out in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature, and the coming 2026 election in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank discussed what the newly-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about Texas views of Donald Trump, major issues getting hammered out in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature, and the coming 2026 elec]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank discussed what the newly-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about Texas views of Donald Trump, major issues getting hammered out in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature, and the coming 2026 election in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1737/new-texas-politics-project-poll-finds-the-economy-and-shifting-immigration-views-shaping-views-of-trump-and-of-legislative-priorities.mp3" length="95345408" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank discussed what the newly-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about Texas views of Donald Trump, major issues getting hammered out in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature, and the coming 2026 election in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:06:13</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank discussed what the newly-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about Texas views of Donald Trump, major issues getting hammered out in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature, and the coming 2026 election in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

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	<title>Abortion legislation moving in the Texas Legislature, internecine GOP conflict in the Texas House, and more with the Austin American-Statesman&#8217;s Bayliss Wagner</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/abortion-legislation-moving-in-the-texas-legislature-internecine-gop-conflict-in-the-texas-house-and-more-with-the-austin-american-statesmans-bayliss-wagner/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 21:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with political reporter Bayliss Wagner, of The Austin American-Statesman, about her recent coverage of abortion and intraparty tension among Texas House Republicans, as well as the Statesman&#8217;s change of ownership, and covering the lege for the hometown paper.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with political reporter Bayliss Wagner, of The Austin American-Statesman, about her recent coverage of abortion and intraparty tension among Texas House Republicans, as well as the Statesman&#8217;s change of ownership, and covering th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with political reporter Bayliss Wagner, of The Austin American-Statesman, about her recent coverage of abortion and intraparty tension among Texas House Republicans, as well as the Statesman&#8217;s change of ownership, and covering the lege for the hometown paper.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with political reporter Bayliss Wagner, of The Austin American-Statesman, about her recent coverage of abortion and intraparty tension among Texas House Republicans, as well as the Statesman&#8217;s change of ownership, and covering the lege for the hometown paper.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report talks about the state of play in the Texas Legislature as the session enters its final weeks</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/harvey-kronberg-of-quorum-report-talks-about-the-state-of-play-in-the-texas-legislature-as-the-session-enters-its-final-weeks/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg, publisher and godfather of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report, about the vibes in the legislature as well as the longer trajectory of politics in the state, and the place of Quorum Report in the Texas media universe.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg, publisher and godfather of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report, about the vibes in the legislature as well as the longer trajectory of politics in the state, and the place of Quorum Report in the Texas media uni]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg, publisher and godfather of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report, about the vibes in the legislature as well as the longer trajectory of politics in the state, and the place of Quorum Report in the Texas media universe.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1725/harvey-kronberg-of-quorum-report-talks-about-the-state-of-play-in-the-texas-legislature-as-the-session-enters-its-final-weeks.mp3" length="98052386" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg, publisher and godfather of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report, about the vibes in the legislature as well as the longer trajectory of politics in the state, and the place of Quorum Report in the Texas media universe.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg, publisher and godfather of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report, about the vibes in the legislature as well as the longer trajectory of politics in the state, and the place of Quorum Report in the Texas media universe.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>ESAs Finally Triumph in the Texas House</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/esas-finally-triumph-in-the-texas-house/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank look at the arc of politics surrounding ESA&#8217;s/vouchers, and check in on 2026 election politics in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank look at the arc of politics surrounding ESA&#8217;s/vouchers, and check in on 2026 election politics in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank look at the arc of politics surrounding ESA&#8217;s/vouchers, and check in on 2026 election politics in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank look at the arc of politics surrounding ESA&#8217;s/vouchers, and check in on 2026 election politics in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>52:18</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Josh Blank look at the arc of politics surrounding ESA&#8217;s/vouchers, and check in on 2026 election politics in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Tariff-driven economic upheaval injects more uncertainty into Texas budget politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/tariff-driven-economic-upheaval-injects-more-uncertainty-into-texas-budget-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1720</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion on tariffs and the economy, and how economic upheaval might upend core assumptions about the state budget for the next biennium.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion on tariffs and the economy, and how economic upheaval might upend core assumptions about the state budget for the next biennium.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion on tariffs and the economy, and how economic upheaval might upend core assumptions about the state budget for the next biennium.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1720/tariff-driven-economic-upheaval-injects-more-uncertainty-into-texas-budget-politics.mp3" length="72487296" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion on tariffs and the economy, and how economic upheaval might upend core assumptions about the state budget for the next biennium.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>50:20</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion on tariffs and the economy, and how economic upheaval might upend core assumptions about the state budget for the next biennium.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Texan&#8217;s Brad Johnson on big happenings in the Texas Legislature this week, and the media environment in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/the-texans-brad-johnson-on-big-happenings-in-the-texas-legislature-this-week-and-the-media-environment-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson, political reporter and managing editor of The Texan, about recent happenings in the Texas Legislature, including the ESA bill voted out of the House Education Committee, the failed attempt to depose Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, and Dan Patrick&#8217;s presser this week. They also talk about The Texan&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson, political reporter and managing editor of The Texan, about recent happenings in the Texas Legislature, including the ESA bill voted out of the House Education Committee, the failed attempt to depose Speaker of the Ho]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson, political reporter and managing editor of The Texan, about recent happenings in the Texas Legislature, including the ESA bill voted out of the House Education Committee, the failed attempt to depose Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, and Dan Patrick&#8217;s presser this week. They also talk about The Texan&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1713/the-texans-brad-johnson-on-big-happenings-in-the-texas-legislature-this-week-and-the-media-environment-in-texas.mp3" length="93029184" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Brad Johnson, political reporter and managing editor of The Texan, about recent happenings in the Texas Legislature, including the ESA bill voted out of the House Education Committee, the failed attempt to depose Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, and Dan Patrick&#8217;s presser this week. They also talk about The Texan&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Texas Tribune&#8217;s Jasper Scherer talks about his recent scoop, with Kayla Guo, on Lt. Gov. Patrick&#8217;s special session threat</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/the-texas-tribunes-jasper-scherer-talks-about-his-recent-scoop-with-kayla-guo-on-lt-gov-patricks-special-session-threat/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune&#8217;s position in the media ecosystem in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune&#8217;s position in the media ec]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune&#8217;s position in the media ecosystem in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1707/the-texas-tribunes-jasper-scherer-talks-about-his-recent-scoop-with-kayla-guo-on-lt-gov-patricks-special-session-threat.mp3" length="58620224" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune&#8217;s position in the media ecosystem in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Jasper Scherer, reporter and incoming politics editor at The Texas Tribune about political maneuvering at the legislature as the pace of the session picks up, and about the evolution of the Tribune&#8217;s position in the media ecosystem in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>&#8220;Texas went above and beyond&#8221;: A Conversation with The New Yorker&#8217;s Jonathan Blitzer</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texas-went-above-and-beyond-a-conversation-with-the-new-yorkers-jonathan-blitzer/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[ James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[ James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1700/texas-went-above-and-beyond-a-conversation-with-the-new-yorkers-jonathan-blitzer.mp3" length="81297344" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:27</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[ James Henson talks with Jonathan Blitzer about his profile of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the March 17 issue of The New Yorker.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A conversation with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about the steep challenges facing Democrats nationally and in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-conversation-with-gromer-jeffers-jr-about-the-steep-challenges-facing-democrats-nationally-and-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats&#8217; struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats&#8217; struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats&#8217; struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1698/a-conversation-with-gromer-jeffers-jr-about-the-steep-challenges-facing-democrats-nationally-and-in-texas.mp3" length="65036864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats&#8217; struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with veteran political reporter Gromer Jeffers, Jr., about his recent reporting on Democrats&#8217; struggles after the 2024 election and, in Texas, their position in the Texas legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Trump ascendant in Texas in new statewide poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/trump-ascendant-in-texas-in-new-statewide-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1693</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, &#38; James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, &#38; James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, &#38; James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1693/trump-ascendant-in-texas-in-new-statewide-poll.mp3" length="85713536" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, &#38; James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>59:31</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Daron Shaw, Josh Blank, &#38; James Henson discuss news highs for Donald Trump, but amidst persistent economic concerns, and other findings in the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>A chat with Greg Cox about producing a daily Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play on the big issues in the state legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-chat-with-greg-cox-about-producing-a-daily-texas-politics-newsletter-and-the-state-of-play-on-the-big-issues-in-the-state-legislature/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1687/a-chat-with-greg-cox-about-producing-a-daily-texas-politics-newsletter-and-the-state-of-play-on-the-big-issues-in-the-state-legislature.mp3" length="54157952" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>37:37</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[James Henson talks with Greg Cox about his recently launched Texas politics newsletter, and the state of play in the legislature, where he finds people generally getting along better after the heated 2023-2024 sequence in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Taking stock of the political mood in the Texas Legislature as both chambers get to work</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/taking-stock-of-the-political-mood-in-the-texas-legislature-as-both-chambers-get-to-work/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1685/taking-stock-of-the-political-mood-in-the-texas-legislature-as-both-chambers-get-to-work.mp3" length="61487726" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>42:42</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about how politics are shaping up as the House makes committee assignments, and the current Big Three position as the session shifts into a higher gear.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>How nationalized are Texas politics?</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/how-nationalized-are-texas-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how to think about how national politics shape politics in Texas, and consider the feedback loops at work in sorting out the reciprocal effects of Texas and national politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how to think about how national politics shape politics in Texas, and consider the feedback loops at work in sorting out the reciprocal effects of Texas and national politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how to think about how national politics shape politics in Texas, and consider the feedback loops at work in sorting out the reciprocal effects of Texas and national politics.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Texas Public Opinion and Gov. Abbott&#8217;s Emergency Items</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texas-public-opinion-and-gov-abbotts-emergency-items/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at Gov. Abbott&#8217;s emergency items through the lens of Texas Politics Project polling.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at Gov. Abbott&#8217;s emergency items through the lens of Texas Politics Project polling.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at Gov. Abbott&#8217;s emergency items through the lens of Texas Politics Project polling.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at Gov. Abbott&#8217;s emergency items through the lens of Texas Politics Project polling.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Texas Public Opinion as the #TxLege Agenda Develops</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/texas-public-opinion-as-the-txlege-agenda-develops/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank dig into UT/Texas Politics Project polling data in the run-up to the Governor&#8217;s State of the State speech.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank dig into UT/Texas Politics Project polling data in the run-up to the Governor&#8217;s State of the State speech.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank dig into UT/Texas Politics Project polling data in the run-up to the Governor&#8217;s State of the State speech.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>53:13</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Politics in the Texas House and views of the Trump agenda in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/politics-in-the-texas-house-and-views-of-the-trump-agenda-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank consider the ascension of Dustin Burrows as House Speaker, and look at UT/Texas Politics polling on Texans&#8217; attitudes toward the emerging agenda of Donald Trump.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank consider the ascension of Dustin Burrows as House Speaker, and look at UT/Texas Politics polling on Texans&#8217; attitudes toward the emerging agenda of Donald Trump.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank consider the ascension of Dustin Burrows as House Speaker, and look at UT/Texas Politics polling on Texans&#8217; attitudes toward the emerging agenda of Donald Trump.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1673/politics-in-the-texas-house-and-views-of-the-trump-agenda-in-texas.mp3" length="71910000" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank consider the ascension of Dustin Burrows as House Speaker, and look at UT/Texas Politics polling on Texans&#8217; attitudes toward the emerging agenda of Donald Trump.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>49:56</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank consider the ascension of Dustin Burrows as House Speaker, and look at UT/Texas Politics polling on Texans&#8217; attitudes toward the emerging agenda of Donald Trump.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Public opinion in Texas and the Trump agenda</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/public-opinion-in-texas-and-the-trump-agenda/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team discuss what December polling in Texas tells us about public opinion, and potential cross-currents buffeting the Trump administration &#38; Congressional Republicans in 2025.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team discuss what December polling in Texas tells us about public opinion, and potential cross-currents buffeting the Trump administration &#38; Congressional Republicans in 2025.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team discuss what December polling in Texas tells us about public opinion, and potential cross-currents buffeting the Trump administration &#38; Congressional Republicans in 2025.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team discuss what December polling in Texas tells us about public opinion, and potential cross-currents buffeting the Trump administration &#38; Congressional Republicans in 2025.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Opaque Texas Speaker&#8217;s Race: We don&#8217;t know more than we know</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/the-opaque-texas-speakers-race-we-dont-know-more-than-we-know/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1668/the-opaque-texas-speakers-race-we-dont-know-more-than-we-know.mp3" length="79008896" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>54:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank join the ongoing speculation about whether Dade Phelan will remain Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Understanding Texas Latinos‘ swing to Trump in 2024</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/understanding-texas-latinos-swing-to-trump-in-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1665</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1665/understanding-texas-latinos-swing-to-trump-in-2024.mp3" length="91054321" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:15:53</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Joshua Blank look at what UT/Texas Politics Project polling data can (and can’t) tell us about the big Latino vote for Donald Trump in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>How the 2024 GOP surge washed over Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/how-the-2024-gop-surge-washed-over-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[On the day after, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a first look at the results of the 2024 election in Texas, which delivered Texas&#8217; electoral votes to Donald Trump by a wide margin, and sent Ted Cruz back to the U.S. Senate.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On the day after, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a first look at the results of the 2024 election in Texas, which delivered Texas&#8217; electoral votes to Donald Trump by a wide margin, and sent Ted Cruz back to the U.S. Senate.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[On the day after, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a first look at the results of the 2024 election in Texas, which delivered Texas&#8217; electoral votes to Donald Trump by a wide margin, and sent Ted Cruz back to the U.S. Senate.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1662/how-the-2024-gop-surge-washed-over-texas.mp3" length="84718784" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the day after, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank take a first look at the results of the 2024 election in Texas, which delivered Texas&#8217; electoral votes to Donald Trump by a wide margin, and sent Ted Cruz back to the U.S. Senate.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>A last look at election issues in Texas before Election Day</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-last-look-at-election-issues-in-texas-before-election-day/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration &#38; the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration &#38; the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration &#38; the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1660/a-last-look-at-election-issues-in-texas-before-election-day.mp3" length="73847936" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration &#38; the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>51:17</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas attitudes on immigration &#38; the border, abortion, and transgender issues in Texas as the election comes down to the wire.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Down to the wire: results from the final UT/Texas Politics Project Poll before Election Day</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/down-to-the-wire-results-from-the-final-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-before-election-day/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1657/down-to-the-wire-results-from-the-final-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-before-election-day.mp3" length="87965120" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:01:05</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Josh Blank discuss results from the October 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as early voting begins in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>A race to the middle? Checking in on the Cruz-Allred Senate race in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/a-race-to-the-middle-checking-in-on-the-cruz-allred-senate-race-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1654</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1654/a-race-to-the-middle-checking-in-on-the-cruz-allred-senate-race-in-texas.mp3" length="65612864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>45:34</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about polling and other context in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>September 25th, 2024 &#8211; Public opinion and other context for the Speaker Race in the Texas House of Representatives</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-25th-2024-public-opinion-and-other-context-for-the-speaker-race-in-the-texas-house-of-representatives/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1651</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn&#8217;t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan&#8217;s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn&#8217;t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan&#8217;s efforts to continue as Spe]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn&#8217;t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan&#8217;s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1651/september-25th-2024-public-opinion-and-other-context-for-the-speaker-race-in-the-texas-house-of-representatives.mp3" length="72766994" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn&#8217;t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan&#8217;s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>50:32</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at Texas Politics Project polling related to Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and what it contributes (and doesn&#8217;t) to understanding the dynamics of the current challenges to Phelan&#8217;s efforts to continue as Speaker amidst opposition from within the Texas GOP.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>September 19th, 2024 &#8211; The latest round of GOP efforts on &#8220;election integrity&#8221; in Texas, and the long term consequences of two decades of voting politics in the state</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-19th-2024-the-latest-round-of-gop-efforts-on-election-integrity-in-texas-and-the-long-term-consequences-of-two-decades-of-voting-politics-in-the-state/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss trends in Texas public opinion on elections and voting in the context of recent efforts by Texas elected officials to thwart voter registration efforts in Democratic strongholds, and otherwise link immigration to voting in the minds of Texas voters.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss trends in Texas public opinion on elections and voting in the context of recent efforts by Texas elected officials to thwart voter registration efforts in Democratic strongholds, and otherwise link immigration to vot]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson and Joshua Blank discuss trends in Texas public opinion on elections and voting in the context of recent efforts by Texas elected officials to thwart voter registration efforts in Democratic strongholds, and otherwise link immigration to voting in the minds of Texas voters.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 10th, 2024 &#8211; The Presidential Race in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-10th-2024-the-presidential-race-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[James Henson. Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas / Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in the Lone Star State.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[James Henson. Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas / Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in the Lone Star State.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Henson. Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas / Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in the Lone Star State.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[James Henson. Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the data from the latest University of Texas / Texas Politics Project statewide poll, which found Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in the Lone Star State.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 29th, 2024 – Texas Republicans go back to the well with moves on the border, immigration, and &#8220;election integrity&#8221; </title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-29th-2024-texas-republicans-go-back-to-the-well-with-moves-on-the-border-immigration-and-election-integrity/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political context of Texas Republican elected official recent efforts to draw attention to immigration, the border, and &#8220;election integrity.&#8221;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political context of Texas Republican elected official recent efforts to draw attention to immigration, the border, and &#8220;election integrity.&#8221;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political context of Texas Republican elected official recent efforts to draw attention to immigration, the border, and &#8220;election integrity.&#8221;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political context of Texas Republican elected official recent efforts to draw attention to immigration, the border, and &#8220;election integrity.&#8221;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 22nd, 2024 – The political profile of female voters in Texas as Democrats reach out to women in Chicago.</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-22nd-2024-the-political-profile-of-female-voters-in-texas-as-democrats-try-to-appeal-to-women-in-chicago/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about new Texas polling data from the University of Houston and Texas Southern, themes at the Democratic National Convention, and &#8220;gender gap&#8221; in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about new Texas polling data from the University of Houston and Texas Southern, themes at the Democratic National Convention, and &#8220;gender gap&#8221; in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1633/august-22nd-2024-the-political-profile-of-female-voters-in-texas-as-democrats-try-to-appeal-to-women-in-chicago.mp3" length="74304704" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about new Texas polling data from the University of Houston and Texas Southern, themes at the Democratic National Convention, and &#8220;gender gap&#8221; in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>August 15th, 2024 &#8211; Quorum Report&#8217;s Harvey Kronberg on the implications of the rebooted presidential race in Texas politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-15th-2024-quorum-reports-harvey-kronberg-on-the-implications-of-the-rebooted-presidential-race-in-texas-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report about how the rebooted presidential race is playing out in Texas, as well as the dynamics in Texas politics with both an election and the 2025 legislative session on the horizon.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report about how the rebooted presidential race is playing out in Texas, as well as the dynamics in Texas politics with both an election and the 2025 legislative session on the horiz]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report about how the rebooted presidential race is playing out in Texas, as well as the dynamics in Texas politics with both an election and the 2025 legislative session on the horizon.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1628/august-15th-2024-quorum-reports-harvey-kronberg-on-the-implications-of-the-rebooted-presidential-race-in-texas-politics.mp3" length="86567168" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Harvey Kronberg of Harvey Kronberg&#8217;s Quorum Report about how the rebooted presidential race is playing out in Texas, as well as the dynamics in Texas politics with both an election and the 2025 legislative session on the horizon.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>August 8th, 2024 &#8211; Early baselines for the Harris ticket in Texas and rumblings in state politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-8th-2024-early-baselines-for-the-harris-ticket-in-texas-and-rumblings-in-state-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the baseline numbers in the presidential campaign before the big changes in the presidential race and take a quick look at some of the politics simmering in Texas in the shadow of the national politics. ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the baseline numbers in the presidential campaign before the big changes in the presidential race and take a quick look at some of the politics simmering in Texas in the shadow of the national politics. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1625/august-8th-2024-early-baselines-for-the-harris-ticket-in-texas-and-rumblings-in-state-politics.mp3" length="69174272" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the baseline numbers in the presidential campaign before the big changes in the presidential race and take a quick look at some of the politics simmering in Texas in the shadow of the national politics. ]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 11th, 2024 &#8211; Hurricane politics in Texas and the storm around Biden&#8217;s presidential campaign</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-11th-2024-hurricane-politics-in-texas-and-the-storm-around-bidens-presidential-campaign/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk over the politics of Texas&#8217; response to Hurricane Beryl and mounting uncertainty around Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk over the politics of Texas&#8217; response to Hurricane Beryl and mounting uncertainty around Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk over the politics of Texas&#8217; response to Hurricane Beryl and mounting uncertainty around Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1621/july-11th-2024-hurricane-politics-in-texas-and-the-storm-around-bidens-presidential-campaign.mp3" length="72040834" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk over the politics of Texas&#8217; response to Hurricane Beryl and mounting uncertainty around Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk over the politics of Texas&#8217; response to Hurricane Beryl and mounting uncertainty around Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 20th, 2024 &#8211; Trump&#8217;s Convictions and the 2024 Presidential Election in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-20th-2024-trumps-convictions-and-the-2024-presidential-election-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the June University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, and what the results say about the impact of Donald Trump&#8217;s felony convictions on the presidential race in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the June University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, and what the results say about the impact of Donald Trump&#8217;s felony convictions on the presidential race in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the June University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, and what the results say about the impact of Donald Trump&#8217;s felony convictions on the presidential race in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1614/june-20th-2024-trumps-convictions-and-the-2024-presidential-election-in-texas.mp3" length="90258060" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the June University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, and what the results say about the impact of Donald Trump&#8217;s felony convictions on the presidential race in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 29th, 2024 – More than a Phelan: the implications of the primary run-offs in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-29th-2024-more-than-a-phelan-the-implications-of-the-primary-run-offs-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 20:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the results of the primary run-offs in Texas, the politics of the long primary season, and the implications of the results.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the results of the primary run-offs in Texas, the politics of the long primary season, and the implications of the results.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1610/may-29th-2024-more-than-a-phelan-the-implications-of-the-primary-run-offs-in-texas.mp3" length="77216960" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at the results of the primary run-offs in Texas, the politics of the long primary season, and the implications of the results.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 9th, 2024 – Why broad labels fail to capture nuances in Texans&#8217; views about abortion access</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-9th-2024-why-broad-labels-fail-to-capture-nuances-in-texans-views-about-abortion-access/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 21:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a deep dive into new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data revealing nuances in Texans&#8217; views of abortion not captured in broad labels like &#8220;pro-life&#8221; and &#8220;pro-choice.&#8221;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a deep dive into new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data revealing nuances in Texans&#8217; views of abortion not captured in broad labels like &#8220;pro-life&#8221; and &#8220;pro-choice.&#8221;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a deep dive into new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data revealing nuances in Texans&#8217; views of abortion not captured in broad labels like &#8220;pro-life&#8221; and &#8220;pro-choice.&#8221;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1607/may-9th-2024-why-broad-labels-fail-to-capture-nuances-in-texans-views-about-abortion-access.mp3" length="69008960" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a deep dive into new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data revealing nuances in Texans&#8217; views of abortion not captured in broad labels like &#8220;pro-life&#8221; and &#8220;pro-choice.&#8221;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>May 3 2024 &#8211; What the new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll can and can&#8217;t tell up about the state of the 2024 election in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-3-2024-what-the-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-can-and-cant-tell-up-about-the-state-of-the-2024-election-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 21:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1600/may-3-2024-what-the-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-can-and-cant-tell-up-about-the-state-of-the-2024-election-in-texas.mp3" length="95230378" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Joshua Blank dig into the trial ballot results for the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Apr 23rd 2024 &#8211; Policy and politics in the Texas Senate&#8217;s interim charges</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/apr-23rd-2024-policy-and-politics-in-the-texas-senates-interim-charges/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at different signals transmitted in the Texas Senate&#8217;s interim charges. ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at different signals transmitted in the Texas Senate&#8217;s interim charges. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at different signals transmitted in the Texas Senate&#8217;s interim charges. ]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Apr 16th, 2024 – What to make of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/apr-16th-2024-what-to-make-of-the-contract-with-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221; recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221; recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221; recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1593/apr-16th-2024-what-to-make-of-the-contract-with-texas.mp3" length="78574592" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221; recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the politics and implications of the &#8220;Contract with Texas&#8221; recently distributed by a group of far-right Texas Republicans, and take notice of a new polling on the presidential and Senate races in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Apr 2nd, 2024 &#8211; How competitive will the 2024 presidential election be in Texas?</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/apr-2nd-2024-how-competitive-will-the-2024-presidential-election-be-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1590/apr-2nd-2024-how-competitive-will-the-2024-presidential-election-be-in-texas.mp3" length="70033252" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>48:38</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at past election returns and UT/Texas Politics Project polling data to assess how competitive the presidential election might be in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mar 28th 2024 &#8211; News roundup: The courts shape politics, a speaker&#8217;s race is underway in the House, and the presidential contest in Texas.</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/mar-28th-2024-news-roundup/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1585</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker&#8217;s race in the Texas house &#38; the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/why-we-cant-stop-arguing-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist Referenced Song:  https://open.spotify.com/track/7knlXA2UExr9iboDUIgvkZ?si=Pkjvrfh7TxuJVZPWhGt0tQ&#38;context=spotify%3Asearch%3Abarney%2Bmiller%2Btheme]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker&#8217;s race in the Texas house &#38; the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker&#8217;s race in the Texas house &#38; the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/why-we-cant-stop-arguing-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist Referenced Song:  https://open.spotify.com/track/7knlXA2UExr9iboDUIgvkZ?si=Pkjvrfh7TxuJVZPWhGt0tQ&#38;context=spotify%3Asearch%3Abarney%2Bmiller%2Btheme]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker&#8217;s race in the Texas house &#38; the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/why-we-cant-stop-arguing-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist Referenced Song:  https://open.spotify.com/track/7knlXA2UExr9iboDUIgvkZ?si=Pkjvrfh7TxuJVZPWhGt0tQ&#38;context=spotify%3Asearch%3Abarney%2Bmiller%2Btheme]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at various judicial interventions in politics over the last week, as well as the kick-off of a speaker&#8217;s race in the Texas house &#38; the presidential campaign in Texas. Referenced Article Here: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/why-we-cant-stop-arguing-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist Referenced Song:  https://open.spotify.com/track/7knlXA2UExr9iboDUIgvkZ?si=Pkjvrfh7TxuJVZPWhGt0tQ&#38;context=spotify%3Asearch%3Abarney%2Bmiller%2Btheme]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Mar 19th, 2024 &#8211; The nexus of Texas&#8217; fight with the federal government over the border &#038; Texas nationalism</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/mar-19th-2024-the-nexus-of-texas-fight-with-the-federal-government-over-the-border-texas-nationalism/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it&#8217;s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it&#8217;s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it&#8217;s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1581/mar-19th-2024-the-nexus-of-texas-fight-with-the-federal-government-over-the-border-texas-nationalism.mp3" length="84234368" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it&#8217;s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>58:30</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the conflict between Texas and the federal government over border enforcement, and how it&#8217;s fed the boom in attention to Texas nationalism (Note: recorded prior to the US Supreme Court lifting the stay on SB 4.)]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mar 7th, 2024 &#8211; Unpacking the 2024 Texas Primary Results</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/mar-7th-2024-unpacking-the-2024-texas-primary-results/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state&#8217;s political system writ large.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state&#8217;s political system writ large.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state&#8217;s political system writ large.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1578/mar-7th-2024-unpacking-the-2024-texas-primary-results.mp3" length="75953960" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state&#8217;s political system writ large.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>52:45</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Texas Politics Project team look at the outcome of the primary election in Texas and the implications for politics in the legislature and the state&#8217;s political system writ large.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Feb 27th, 2024 – Democratic shifts on border issues and Trump endorsements in Texas House Races</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/feb-27th-2024-democratic-shifts-on-border-issues-and-trump-endorsements-in-texas-house-races/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats&#8217; views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump&#8217;s primary endorsements in Texas House races. ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats&#8217; views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump&#8217;s primary endo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats&#8217; views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump&#8217;s primary endorsements in Texas House races. ]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1575/feb-27th-2024-democratic-shifts-on-border-issues-and-trump-endorsements-in-texas-house-races.mp3" length="66418688" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats&#8217; views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump&#8217;s primary endorsements in Texas House races. ]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:07</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at evidence of shifts in Texas Democrats&#8217; views of immigration and border issues in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, and note how the same poll sheds some light on the audience for Trump&#8217;s primary endorsements in Texas House races. ]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Feb 20th, 2024 &#8211; What the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us (and doesn&#8217;t) about the Texas primary</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/feb-20th-2024-what-the-latest-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-tells-us-and-doesnt-about-the-texas-primary/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team &#8211; James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team &#8211; James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team &#8211; James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1571/feb-20th-2024-what-the-latest-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-tells-us-and-doesnt-about-the-texas-primary.mp3" length="83246234" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team &#8211; James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:49</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The team behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll team &#8211; James Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw – talk about what the just-released February UT/TxP Poll tell us about the 2024 election in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Feb 8th, 2024 &#8211; A Conversation with Ross Ramsey about Donald Trump and the Texas GOP</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/feb-8th-2024-a-conversation-with-ross-ramsey-about-donald-trump-and-the-texas-gop/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas  of Donald Trump&#8217;s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas  of Donald Trump&#8217;s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas  of Donald Trump&#8217;s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1568/feb-8th-2024-a-conversation-with-ross-ramsey-about-donald-trump-and-the-texas-gop.mp3" length="66764280" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas  of Donald Trump&#8217;s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:22</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Ross Ramsey, co-founder and former executive editor of The Texas Tribune, about the reverberations in Texas  of Donald Trump&#8217;s presumed return as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Jan 30th, 2024 &#8211; Texas Border Politics Take National Center Stage</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/jan-30th-2024-texas-border-politics-take-center-stage-nationally/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1565/jan-30th-2024-texas-border-politics-take-center-stage-nationally.mp3" length="84099472" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>58:24</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the convergence of national and Texas politics in the current national focus on immigration and border security.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Jan 23rd, 2024 &#8211; A busy Interlude in Texas Politics &#8211; from a SCOTUS Ruling on the Border to Paxton&#8217;s about-face</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/jan-23rd-2024-round-up-a-busy-interlude-in-texas-politics-from-a-scotus-ruling-on-the-border-to-paxtons-about-face/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ&#8217;s report on Uvalde, and more.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ&#8217;s report on Uvalde, and more.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ&#8217;s report on Uvalde, and more.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1562/jan-23rd-2024-round-up-a-busy-interlude-in-texas-politics-from-a-scotus-ruling-on-the-border-to-paxtons-about-face.mp3" length="74501640" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ&#8217;s report on Uvalde, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>51:44</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank round up the flood of developments in politics in Texas, including the latest in the GOP presidential primary, the SCOTUS ruling against Texas, the DOJ&#8217;s report on Uvalde, and more.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 18, 2024 &#8211; A Post-Iowa Look at Donald Trump and the Texas GOP</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-18-2024-a-post-iowa-look-at-donald-trump-and-the-texas-gop/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Donald Trump&#8217;s standing in Texas after his win in Iowa – and the long term roots of support for him among Texas Republicans.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Donald Trump&#8217;s standing in Texas after his win in Iowa – and the long term roots of support for him among Texas Republicans.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 9th, 2024 – Public opinion and 2024 primary politics in Texas </title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-9th-2024-public-opinion-and-2024-primary-politics-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at how voters&#8217; assessments of the long 2023 legislative session provide part of the context of the 2024 Republican primary in Texas.  ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at how voters&#8217; assessments of the long 2023 legislative session provide part of the context of the 2024 Republican primary in Texas.  ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at how voters&#8217; assessments of the long 2023 legislative session provide part of the context of the 2024 Republican primary in Texas.  ]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>December 7th, 2023 &#8211; The Major Themes of a Tumultuous Year in Texas Politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-7th-2023-the-major-themes-of-a-tumultuous-year-in-texas-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:duration>1:12:53</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 30th, 2023 – Another special session in Texas ends with a whimper</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-30th-2023-another-special-session-in-texas-ends-with-a-whimper/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank look the state of play in the final days of the special session, and discuss how to assess the overall performance of the 88th Legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 8th, 2023 &#8211; Texas voters affirm most of the Legislature&#8217;s constitutional amendments, while GOP disagreements simmer in another special session</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-8th-2023-texas-voters-affirm-most-of-the-legislatures-constitutional-amendments-but-gop-disagreements-simmer-on-in-yet-another-special-session/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at results from the off-year election in Texas and the U.S., and ponder legislative politics as yet another special session gets underway.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at results from the off-year election in Texas and the U.S., and ponder legislative politics as yet another special session gets underway.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at results from the off-year election in Texas and the U.S., and ponder legislative politics as yet another special session gets underway.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 31st, 2023 &#8211; Texas Public Opinion Toward Vouchers and Ken Paxton in the Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-31st-2023-texas-public-opinion-toward-vouchers-and-ken-paxton-in-the-latest-ut-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; views of vouchers as the legislature remains at an impasse on the issue, and discuss what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about views of Ken Paxton as his securities fraud trial begins in Houston.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; views of vouchers as the legislature remains at an impasse on the issue, and discuss what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about views of Ken Paxton as his securities fraud trial begins i]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; views of vouchers as the legislature remains at an impasse on the issue, and discuss what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll reveals about views of Ken Paxton as his securities fraud trial begins in Houston.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 25th, 2023 &#8211; 2024 Election Soundings in The New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-25th-2023-2024-election-soundings-in-the-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The UT/Texas Politics Project polling team – Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Josh Blank – discuss results related to the 2024 election in Texas from the just-released October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[ The UT/Texas Politics Project polling team – Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Josh Blank – discuss results related to the 2024 election in Texas from the just-released October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ The UT/Texas Politics Project polling team – Jim Henson, Daron Shaw, and Josh Blank – discuss results related to the 2024 election in Texas from the just-released October UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 19th, 2023 &#8211; The Kaleidoscope of Republican Politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-19th-2023-the-kaleidoscope-of-republican-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1533/october-19th-2023-the-kaleidoscope-of-republican-politics.mp3" length="76990616" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>53:28</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss how intraparty fights among Republicans in the US Congress and the Texas Legislature reveals the multiple axes of conflict in the GOP, and the shifting ideological terrain of the party both nationally and in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 10th, 2023 – Texas public opinion and Gov. Abbott&#8217;s special session agenda</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-10th-2023-texas-public-opinion-and-gov-abbotts-special-agenda-session-and-public/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1530/october-10th-2023-texas-public-opinion-and-gov-abbotts-special-agenda-session-and-public.mp3" length="67017152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s special session agenda taps into the GOP primary electorate, and look at the latest hostilities between Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:32</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 5th, 2023 – GOP politics in the Texas Legislature as another special session nears</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-5th-2023-gop-politics-in-the-texas-legislature-as-another-special-session-nears/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited &#8220;voucher session&#8221; – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the #txlege.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited &#8220;voucher session&#8221; – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the #txle]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1524/october-5th-2023-gop-politics-in-the-texas-legislature-as-another-special-session-nears.mp3" length="82921088" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at the internecine politics of the Texas GOP and the calculations of the Big Three with the legislature set to begin the long-awaited &#8220;voucher session&#8221; – and consider the GOP meltdown in the US House as context for the #txlege.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>September 28th, 2023 &#8211; One Issue to Bind Them All</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-28th-2023-one-issue-to-bind-them-all/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1521/september-28th-2023-one-issue-to-bind-them-all.mp3" length="71156864" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s signal on Fox News that he would add border security to his impending call for another special session of the legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>September 19th, 2023 – Digging into the Texas Senate&#8217;s Vote to Reinstate Ken Paxton as Attorney General</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-19th-2023-digging-into-the-texas-senates-vote-to-reinstate-ken-paxton-as-attorney-general/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the multiple factors that shaped the decision of (most) Republicans in the Texas Senate&#8217;s to reject the House&#8217;s impeachment charges against Ken Paxton – and the fallout.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the multiple factors that shaped the decision of (most) Republicans in the Texas Senate&#8217;s to reject the House&#8217;s impeachment charges against Ken Paxton – and the fallout.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the multiple factors that shaped the decision of (most) Republicans in the Texas Senate&#8217;s to reject the House&#8217;s impeachment charges against Ken Paxton – and the fallout.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 13th, 2023 &#8211; Talking 2024 with the UT/Texas Politics Project Poll Team</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-13th-2023-talking-2024-with-the-ut-texas-politics-project-poll-team/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank &#38; Daron Shaw talk over results from the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll related to the 2024 election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank &#38; Daron Shaw talk over results from the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll related to the 2024 election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank &#38; Daron Shaw talk over results from the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll related to the 2024 election.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank &#38; Daron Shaw talk over results from the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll related to the 2024 election.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>51:11</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 8th, 2023 – What we learned from week 1 of the Paxton trial + a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-8th-2023-what-we-learned-from-week-1-of-the-paxton-trial-a-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 21:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas&#8217; border buoys and public education.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas&#8217; border buoys and public education.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas&#8217; border buoys and public education.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1507/september-8th-2023-what-we-learned-from-week-1-of-the-paxton-trial-a-new-ut-texas-politics-project-poll.mp3" length="66682496" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas&#8217; border buoys and public education.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:18</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh try to figure out what we might have learned from the first week of Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial in the Texas Senate, and look at interesting results on Texas&#8217; border buoys and public education.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 31st, 2023 &#8211; New poll finds attention to Paxton problems static, even as his approval sinks</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-31st-2023-new-poll-finds-attention-to-paxton-problems-static-even-as-his-approval-sinks/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1503</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim &#38; Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial is set to begin.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim &#38; Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial is set to begin.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim &#38; Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial is set to begin.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1503/august-31st-2023-new-poll-finds-attention-to-paxton-problems-static-even-as-his-approval-sinks.mp3" length="55758080" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim &#38; Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial is set to begin.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>38:43</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim &#38; Josh discuss results from a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll that finds Republican still divided or withholding judgment with suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s trial is set to begin.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 22nd, 2023 &#8211; Forgiven for what?</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-22nd-2023-forgiven-for-what/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1500</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn&#8217;t heard enough about Ken Paxton&#8217;s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn&#8217;t heard enough about Ken Paxton&#8217;s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn&#8217;t heard enough about Ken Paxton&#8217;s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1500/august-22nd-2023-forgiven-for-what.mp3" length="74880370" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn&#8217;t heard enough about Ken Paxton&#8217;s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>52:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at Texas polling data suggesting most Texans hadn&#8217;t heard enough about Ken Paxton&#8217;s legal problems to consider his reelection evidence of forgiveness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 16th, 2023 &#8211; Why Abbott&#8217;s latest border policies likely buoy his support among Texas Republicans</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-16th-2023-why-abbotts-latest-border-policies-likely-buoy-his-support-among-texas-republicans/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1493</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott&#8217;s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott&#8217;s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott&#8217;s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1493/august-16th-2023-why-abbotts-latest-border-policies-likely-buoy-his-support-among-texas-republicans.mp3" length="69503656" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott&#8217;s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>48:16</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the politics of Greg Abbott&#8217;s latest testing of the boundaries of support for his border policies, and look at the impact in Texas, or lack thereof, of the latest Trump indictments.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 8th, 2023 &#8211; A conversation about the Paxton trial with the DMN&#8217;s Lauren McGaughy</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-8th-2023-a-conversation-about-the-paxton-trial-with-the-dmns-lauren-mcgaughy/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1490/august-8th-2023-a-conversation-about-the-paxton-trial-with-the-dmns-lauren-mcgaughy.mp3" length="58341450" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>40:31</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News about the latest developments in the trials of Ken Paxton.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 26th &#8211; Wading through crosscurrents in the latest UT/Texas Politics Poll to understand Texans&#8217; seemingly mixed reviews of the legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-26th-wading-through-crosscurrents-in-the-latest-ut-texas-politics-poll-to-understand-texans-seemingly-mixed-reviews-of-the-legislature/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1484</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh take a close look Texans&#8217; reviews of the legislature&#8217;s action on policies in the state and the generally mediocre reviews of the 88th&#160;Legislature (so far).&#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh take a close look Texans&#8217; reviews of the legislature&#8217;s action on policies in the state and the generally mediocre reviews of the 88th&#160;Legislature (so far).&#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh take a close look Texans&#8217; reviews of the legislature&#8217;s action on policies in the state and the generally mediocre reviews of the 88th&#160;Legislature (so far).&#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1484/june-26th-wading-through-crosscurrents-in-the-latest-ut-texas-politics-poll-to-understand-texans-seemingly-mixed-reviews-of-the-legislature.mp3" length="64708496" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh take a close look Texans&#8217; reviews of the legislature&#8217;s action on policies in the state and the generally mediocre reviews of the 88th&#160;Legislature (so far).&#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 22nd, 2023 &#8211; Mixed Reviews for the Texas Legislature in a New University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-22nd-2023-mixed-reviews-for-the-texas-legislature-in-a-new-university-of-texas-texas-politics-project-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1479</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans&#8217; largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans&#8217; largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans&#8217; largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1479/june-22nd-2023-mixed-reviews-for-the-texas-legislature-in-a-new-university-of-texas-texas-politics-project-poll.mp3" length="81635536" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans&#8217; largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank join Jim Henson for a conversation about Texans&#8217; largely lackluster reviews of the Texas legislature session in the just-released June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 13th, 2023 &#8211; Implications of the Trump indictment and the Paxton impeachment on politics in Texas.</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-13th-2023-implications-of-the-trump-indictment-and-the-paxton-impeachment-on-politics-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the impact (or lack thereof) of Republican legal issues on politics and public opinion in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the impact (or lack thereof) of Republican legal issues on politics and public opinion in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1475/june-13th-2023-implications-of-the-trump-indictment-and-the-paxton-impeachment-on-politics-in-texas.mp3" length="70889620" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the impact (or lack thereof) of Republican legal issues on politics and public opinion in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>49:14</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the impact (or lack thereof) of Republican legal issues on politics and public opinion in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 7th, 2023 &#8211;  It&#8217;s Patrick vs. Abbott &#038; Phelan as property tax reduction roils Texas Republicans</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-7th-2023-conflict-between-the-governor-and-lieutenant-governor/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1468</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; curious failure to agree on a plan for delivering a central campaign promise as Dan Patrick pushes back hard against the Governor and the Texas House.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; curious failure to agree on a plan for delivering a central campaign promise as Dan Patrick pushes back hard against the Governor and the Texas House.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; curious failure to agree on a plan for delivering a central campaign promise as Dan Patrick pushes back hard against the Governor and the Texas House.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1468/june-7th-2023-conflict-between-the-governor-and-lieutenant-governor.mp3" length="70761290" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; curious failure to agree on a plan for delivering a central campaign promise as Dan Patrick pushes back hard against the Governor and the Texas House.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>49:08</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; curious failure to agree on a plan for delivering a central campaign promise as Dan Patrick pushes back hard against the Governor and the Texas House.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>May 30th, 2023 &#8211; Certum die: The 88th Texas Legislature isn&#8217;t going anywhere as Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment shakes Texas politics</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-30th-2023-certum-die-the-88th-texas-legislature-isnt-going-anywhere-as-ken-paxtons-impeachment-shakes-texas-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 21:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1463</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh talk about Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s quick call for a special session and the politics of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment and his looming trial in the senate.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh talk about Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s quick call for a special session and the politics of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment and his looming trial in the senate.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh talk about Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s quick call for a special session and the politics of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment and his looming trial in the senate.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1463/may-30th-2023-certum-die-the-88th-texas-legislature-isnt-going-anywhere-as-ken-paxtons-impeachment-shakes-texas-politics.mp3" length="83567998" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh talk about Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s quick call for a special session and the politics of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment and his looming trial in the senate.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>58:02</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh talk about Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s quick call for a special session and the politics of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s impeachment and his looming trial in the senate.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 23rd, 2023 &#8211; The pressure mounts in the Texas Legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-23rd-2023-the-pressure-mounts-in-the-texas-legislature/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 21:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[&#160;Jim and Josh look at where key legislation stands as the 88th&#160;Texas Legislature enters the final week.&#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#160;Jim and Josh look at where key legislation stands as the 88th&#160;Texas Legislature enters the final week.&#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160;Jim and Josh look at where key legislation stands as the 88th&#160;Texas Legislature enters the final week.&#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&#160;Jim and Josh look at where key legislation stands as the 88th&#160;Texas Legislature enters the final week.&#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 16, 2023 &#8211; Vouchers, property taxes, and other sources of disunity among Texas Republicans</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-16-2023-vouchers-property-taxes-and-other-sources-of-disunity-among-texas-republicans/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 21:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the dynamics of disagreement among Texas Republicans as the 88th Texas Legislature enters its final weeks.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the dynamics of disagreement among Texas Republicans as the 88th Texas Legislature enters its final weeks.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the dynamics of disagreement among Texas Republicans as the 88th Texas Legislature enters its final weeks.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the dynamics of disagreement among Texas Republicans as the 88th Texas Legislature enters its final weeks.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson &#38; Josh Blank look at the dynamics of disagreement among Texas Republicans as the 88th Texas Legislature enters its final weeks.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 9th, 2023 &#8211; Guns &#038; the border again loom large in the final weeks of the Texas Legislature </title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-9th-2023-guns-the-border-again-loom-large-in-the-final-weeks-of-the-texas-legislature/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 21:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us about the surprising movement of a gun bill in the legislature, &#38; Gov. Abbott&#8217;s latest moves on the border.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us about the surprising movement of a gun bill in the legislature, &#38; Gov. Abbott&#8217;s latest moves on the border.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us about the surprising movement of a gun bill in the legislature, &#38; Gov. Abbott&#8217;s latest moves on the border.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh look at what the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll tells us about the surprising movement of a gun bill in the legislature, &#38; Gov. Abbott&#8217;s latest moves on the border.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>May 3rd, 2023 &#8211; A new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll as the #txlege heats up &#038; Ted Cruz gets a Democratic challenger</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-3rd-2023-chaos-in-the-texas-house-of-representatives/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 17:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and what it tells us about politics and policy in the Texas legislature, and Collin Allred&#8217;s entrance in the 2024 U.S. Senate Race.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and what it tells us about politics and policy in the Texas legislature, and Collin Allred&#8217;s entrance in the 2024 U.S. Sen]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and what it tells us about politics and policy in the Texas legislature, and Collin Allred&#8217;s entrance in the 2024 U.S. Senate Race.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1446/may-3rd-2023-chaos-in-the-texas-house-of-representatives.mp3" length="80163810" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and what it tells us about politics and policy in the Texas legislature, and Collin Allred&#8217;s entrance in the 2024 U.S. Senate Race.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>55:40</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>April 18th, 2023 &#8211; Texas media habits</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-18th-2023-political-parties-consumption/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss recent polling data on Texans use and views of media and social media.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss recent polling data on Texans use and views of media and social media.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss recent polling data on Texans use and views of media and social media.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss recent polling data on Texans use and views of media and social media.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>43:44</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss recent polling data on Texans use and views of media and social media.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>April 11th, 2023 &#8211; Let&#8217;s Talk About Uncertainty</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-11th-2023-lets-talk-about-uncertainty/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the sources of uncertainty in a very active legislative session in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the sources of uncertainty in a very active legislative session in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the sources of uncertainty in a very active legislative session in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the sources of uncertainty in a very active legislative session in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>50:13</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the sources of uncertainty in a very active legislative session in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>April 4th, 2023 &#8211; Looming budget politics in the Texas House &#038; the strange case of the Senate re-do on SB 18</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-4th-2023-texas-house-budget-bill/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1433</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the House budget bill being debated on the floor this Thursday &#38; some revealing recent episodes in legislative politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the House budget bill being debated on the floor this Thursday &#38; some revealing recent episodes in legislative politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the House budget bill being debated on the floor this Thursday &#38; some revealing recent episodes in legislative politics.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the House budget bill being debated on the floor this Thursday &#38; some revealing recent episodes in legislative politics.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:38</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the House budget bill being debated on the floor this Thursday &#38; some revealing recent episodes in legislative politics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 28th, 2023 &#8211; Republican primary voters&#8217; influence on the agenda of the Texas Legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-28th-2023-coalition-politics/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1427</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Does polling data support the argument that the influence of Republican primary voters explains the Texas legislature&#8217;s focus on hot button cultural politics?]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Does polling data support the argument that the influence of Republican primary voters explains the Texas legislature&#8217;s focus on hot button cultural politics?]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does polling data support the argument that the influence of Republican primary voters explains the Texas legislature&#8217;s focus on hot button cultural politics?]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Does polling data support the argument that the influence of Republican primary voters explains the Texas legislature&#8217;s focus on hot button cultural politics?]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:10</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 22, 2023 &#8211; Donald Trump is coming to Waco</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-22-2023-donald-trump-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1424</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; attitudes toward Donald Trump and what public opinion polling in Texas says about the former president&#8217;s position heading into the 2024 election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; attitudes toward Donald Trump and what public opinion polling in Texas says about the former president&#8217;s position heading into the 2024 election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; attitudes toward Donald Trump and what public opinion polling in Texas says about the former president&#8217;s position heading into the 2024 election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1424/march-22-2023-donald-trump-in-texas.mp3" length="58174934" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; attitudes toward Donald Trump and what public opinion polling in Texas says about the former president&#8217;s position heading into the 2024 election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>40:24</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Republicans&#8217; attitudes toward Donald Trump and what public opinion polling in Texas says about the former president&#8217;s position heading into the 2024 election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 8th, 2023 &#8211; Public opinion &#038; the renewed GOP offensive on &#8220;school choice&#8221; in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-8th-2023-the-institution-of-public-education/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1418</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh zero in on public education attitudes in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, especially shifts in partisan framings of public education as the legislature agains considers &#8220;school choice&#8221; and &#8220;parental rights&#8221;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh zero in on public education attitudes in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, especially shifts in partisan framings of public education as the legislature agains considers &#8220;school choice&#8221; and &#8220;parental rights&#8221;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh zero in on public education attitudes in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, especially shifts in partisan framings of public education as the legislature agains considers &#8220;school choice&#8221; and &#8220;parental rights&#8221;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh zero in on public education attitudes in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, especially shifts in partisan framings of public education as the legislature agains considers &#8220;school choice&#8221; and &#8220;parental rights&#8221;]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:39</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh zero in on public education attitudes in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, especially shifts in partisan framings of public education as the legislature agains considers &#8220;school choice&#8221; and &#8220;parental rights&#8221;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 1st, 2023 &#8211; A look at the new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-1st-2023-results-of-the-texas-attitudes-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1409</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh are joined this week by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of their latest statewide poll of Texas political attitudes, the current legislative session in Texas, and what the poll says about Texas in national politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh are joined this week by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of their latest statewide poll of Texas political attitudes, the current legislative session in Texas, and what the poll says about Texas in national politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh are joined this week by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of their latest statewide poll of Texas political attitudes, the current legislative session in Texas, and what the poll says about Texas in national politics.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1409/march-1st-2023-results-of-the-texas-attitudes-poll.mp3" length="63513462" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh are joined this week by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of their latest statewide poll of Texas political attitudes, the current legislative session in Texas, and what the poll says about Texas in national politics.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh are joined this week by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of their latest statewide poll of Texas political attitudes, the current legislative session in Texas, and what the poll says about Texas in national politics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 21st, 2023 &#8211; State of the State address sets the stage for the Texas Legislature</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-21st-2023-abbotts-state-address/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1401</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss what the emergency items in the Governor&#8217;s state of the state address say about the emerging agenda in the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss what the emergency items in the Governor&#8217;s state of the state address say about the emerging agenda in the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss what the emergency items in the Governor&#8217;s state of the state address say about the emerging agenda in the Texas Legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1401/february-21st-2023-abbotts-state-address.mp3" length="64193991" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss what the emergency items in the Governor&#8217;s state of the state address say about the emerging agenda in the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss what the emergency items in the Governor&#8217;s state of the state address say about the emerging agenda in the Texas Legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 14th, 2023 &#8211; Gov. Abbott&#8217; position going into the State of the State</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-14th-2023-the-state-of-greg-abbott/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode, Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s polling numbers in anticipation of this week&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode, Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s polling numbers in anticipation of this week&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode, Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s polling numbers in anticipation of this week&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode, Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s polling numbers in anticipation of this week&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 25, 2023 &#8211; The Texas Lyceum Poll &#038; views of democracy in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-25-2023-results-of-the-texas-lyceum-poll/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of the Texas Lyceum poll and what they may reveal about the current state of Texas politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of the Texas Lyceum poll and what they may reveal about the current state of Texas politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of the Texas Lyceum poll and what they may reveal about the current state of Texas politics.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 24, 2023 – Reading tea leaves in budget bills &#038; Senate committees as the Texas Legislature ramps up</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-24-2023-the-texas-legislative-session/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the politics of Texas Senate committee assignments and the first draft of each chamber&#8217;s budget bills as the Texas Legislature continues to get organized.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the politics of Texas Senate committee assignments and the first draft of each chamber&#8217;s budget bills as the Texas Legislature continues to get organized.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the politics of Texas Senate committee assignments and the first draft of each chamber&#8217;s budget bills as the Texas Legislature continues to get organized.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the politics of Texas Senate committee assignments and the first draft of each chamber&#8217;s budget bills as the Texas Legislature continues to get organized.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 17, 2023 &#8211; The Shifting Politics of Business in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-17-2023-the-shifting-politics-of-business-in-texas/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[As the Texas governor is inaugurated and statewide officials announced, Jim and Josh look at the results of their December poll regarding policies at the intersection of business and government.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As the Texas governor is inaugurated and statewide officials announced, Jim and Josh look at the results of their December poll regarding policies at the intersection of business and government.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the Texas governor is inaugurated and statewide officials announced, Jim and Josh look at the results of their December poll regarding policies at the intersection of business and government.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 10th, 2023 &#8211; The Texas Legislature returns to find a big pot of money</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-10th-2023-texas-legislature-biennial-session/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas&#8217; once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas&#8217; once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas&#8217; once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas&#8217; once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about the convening of the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas&#8217; once in a lifetime revenue windfall, and the public opinion context captured in the December UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>December 12th, 2022 – Reviewing the year and looking to Texas politics in 2023</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-12th-2022-reviewing-the-year/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1364</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In the last episode of the year, Jim and Josh take a look at key numbers from Texas Politics Project polling, and think about what the dynamics of Texas politics in the looming 2023 legislative session.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 30th, 2022 &#8211; Georgia Senate Runoff</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-30th-2022-georgia-senate-runoff/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the state of play in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the state of play in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the state of play in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson talks with Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the state of play in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 16th, 2022 &#8211; 2022 Midterm Elections Recap</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-16th-2022-2022-midterm-elections-recap/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on the results of the 2022 midterm elections by covering how redistricting, key issues, and other factors may have impacted voter turnout both in Texas and nationwide.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 10th, 2022 &#8211; The 2022 Midterm Elections in Texas</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-10th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1349/november-10th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="63908468" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh look at the results of the midterm elections in Texas, and find that despite the status quo results, the electoral system very gradually continues to become more competitive.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 2nd, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-2nd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1345/november-2nd-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="68033182" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss early voting news for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas and the efforts of both major political parties to mobilize voter turnout in the state.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 24, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-24-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1334/october-24-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="62446132" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh and joined by Daron Shaw to discuss the results of the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll and the final weeks of the 2022 election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 12th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-12th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1329/october-12th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="64174518" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss voting rights legislation in Texas, public opinion on voting issues, and how both loom over the 2022 election in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 6th, 2022 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-6th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the recent debate between Texas&#8217; gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke and the overall arc of the 2022 campaign in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the recent debate between Texas&#8217; gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke and the overall arc of the 2022 campaign in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the recent debate between Texas&#8217; gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke and the overall arc of the 2022 campaign in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1324/october-6th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="39089054" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the recent debate between Texas&#8217; gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke and the overall arc of the 2022 campaign in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 27th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast at the Texas Tribune Festival</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-27th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[On this special episode recorded at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Jim Henson chats with Greg Bluestein (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Andy Chow (Ohio Public Radio&#8217;s Statehouse News Bureau), Angela Couloumbis (Spotlight PA), and Jon Ralston (The Nevada Independent) about the 2022 elections in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special episode recorded at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Jim Henson chats with Greg Bluestein (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Andy Chow (Ohio Public Radio&#8217;s Statehouse News Bureau), Angela Couloumbis (Spotlight PA), and Jon Ralston (The Nevada Independent) about the 2022 elections in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 21st, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-21st-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss results from the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Poll on issues in the Texas gubernatorial election in November, including abortion, border security, the economy, gun safety and the Robb Elementary shooting, and more.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss results from the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Poll on issues in the Texas gubernatorial election in November, including abortion, border security, the economy, gun safety and the Robb Elementary shooting, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 14th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-14th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw look at the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll and talk about what the results say about the election environment in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw look at the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll and talk about what the results say about the election environment in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Joshua Blank, and Daron Shaw look at the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll and talk about what the results say about the election environment in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 31st, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-31st-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the context of President Joe Biden&#8217;s upcoming speech about threats to democracy in the U.S., and how it might land in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the context of President Joe Biden&#8217;s upcoming speech about threats to democracy in the U.S., and how it might land in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the context of President Joe Biden&#8217;s upcoming speech about threats to democracy in the U.S., and how it might land in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 24th, 2022 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-24th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh assess the potential impact of Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s campaign efforts in rural parts of the state.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh assess the potential impact of Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s campaign efforts in rural parts of the state.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh assess the potential impact of Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s campaign efforts in rural parts of the state.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 17th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-17th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about the politics of Republican responses to the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search, and the broader context of the decay of democratic norms and institutions – including how the history of elite messaging encouraging distrust of elections and electoral institutions is now part [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about the politics of Republican responses to the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search, and the broader context of the decay of democratic norms and institutions – including how the hist]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, James Henson &#38; Joshua Blank talk about the politics of Republican responses to the aftermath of the Mar-a-Lago search, and the broader context of the decay of democratic norms and institutions – including how the history of elite messaging encouraging distrust of elections and electoral institutions is now part [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 10th, 2022 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-10th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss debate planning in the Texas gubernatorial campaign, and ponder the reactions to the FBI&#8217;s search of Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss debate planning in the Texas gubernatorial campaign, and ponder the reactions to the FBI&#8217;s search of Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss debate planning in the Texas gubernatorial campaign, and ponder the reactions to the FBI&#8217;s search of Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss debate planning in the Texas gubernatorial campaign, and ponder the reactions to the FBI&#8217;s search of Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 3rd, 2022 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-3rd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Tuesday&#8217;s primary results around the U.S., and check in on the race for Texas governor between Gregg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Tuesday&#8217;s primary results around the U.S., and check in on the race for Texas governor between Gregg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Tuesday&#8217;s primary results around the U.S., and check in on the race for Texas governor between Gregg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. Mixed and Mastered by Allie Arrazola]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 20th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-20th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the Robb Elementary Investigative Committee report. This episode was mixed and mastered by Kate Whitmer, Clayton Faries, &#38; Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the Robb Elementary Investigative Committee report. This episode was mixed and mastered by Kate Whitmer, Clayton Faries, &#38; Will Shute]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the Robb Elementary Investigative Committee report. This episode was mixed and mastered by Kate Whitmer, Clayton Faries, &#38; Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 6th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-6th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by guest Ross Ramsey, co-founder of the Texas Tribune to discuss recent polling on the upcoming Texas elections, Abortion, and Gun Control. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel and Chidera Orazulike]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by guest Ross Ramsey, co-founder of the Texas Tribune to discuss recent polling on the upcoming Texas elections, Abortion, and Gun Control. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel and Chidera Orazulike]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by guest Ross Ramsey, co-founder of the Texas Tribune to discuss recent polling on the upcoming Texas elections, Abortion, and Gun Control. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel and Chidera Orazulike]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh are joined by guest Ross Ramsey, co-founder of the Texas Tribune to discuss recent polling on the upcoming Texas elections, Abortion, and Gun Control. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel and Chidera Orazulike]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 29th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-29th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the ramifications of Roe v. Wade being overturned, and how Texas law and politics will respond to this change. This episode was mixed and mastered by Jonah Hernandez]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the ramifications of Roe v. Wade being overturned, and how Texas law and politics will respond to this change. This episode was mixed and mastered by Jonah Hernandez]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the ramifications of Roe v. Wade being overturned, and how Texas law and politics will respond to this change. This episode was mixed and mastered by Jonah Hernandez]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 22nd, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-22nd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the current Texas House&#8217;s investigation of the Uvalde shooting police response, as well as the recent Texas Republican Party Convention in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries, and Jonah Hernandez.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the current Texas House&#8217;s investigation of the Uvalde shooting police response, as well as the recent Texas Republican Party Convention in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries, and Jonah Hernandez.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the current Texas House&#8217;s investigation of the Uvalde shooting police response, as well as the recent Texas Republican Party Convention in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries, and Jonah Hernandez.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the current Texas House&#8217;s investigation of the Uvalde shooting police response, as well as the recent Texas Republican Party Convention in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries, and Jonah Hernandez.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 15th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-15th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the special election in CD-34, and Senator John Cornyn&#8217;s space in the Texas political universe as he receives national attention for his work on gun safety legislation in the U.S. Senate. This episode was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the special election in CD-34, and Senator John Cornyn&#8217;s space in the Texas political universe as he receives national attention for his work on gun safety legislation in the U.S. Senate. This episode was mixed and m]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the special election in CD-34, and Senator John Cornyn&#8217;s space in the Texas political universe as he receives national attention for his work on gun safety legislation in the U.S. Senate. This episode was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the special election in CD-34, and Senator John Cornyn&#8217;s space in the Texas political universe as he receives national attention for his work on gun safety legislation in the U.S. Senate. This episode was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 8, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-8-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim is joined by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, the Houston Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, to discuss her on-site reporting of two current situations: the patrolling of the Texas border by armed militia group Patriots for America, and the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. This episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim is joined by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, the Houston Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, to discuss her on-site reporting of two current situations: the patrolling of the Texas border by armed militia group Patriots for America, and the aftermath of the]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim is joined by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, the Houston Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, to discuss her on-site reporting of two current situations: the patrolling of the Texas border by armed militia group Patriots for America, and the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. This episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim is joined by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, the Houston Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, to discuss her on-site reporting of two current situations: the patrolling of the Texas border by armed militia group Patriots for America, and the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. This episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 1, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-1-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jim and Josh discuss polling on gun attitudes and the upcoming gubernatorial election in Texas. Mixed and Mastered by Oscar Kitmanyen and Clayton Faries]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jim and Josh discuss polling on gun attitudes and the upcoming gubernatorial election in Texas. Mixed and Mastered by Oscar Kitmanyen and Clayton Faries]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jim and Josh discuss polling on gun attitudes and the upcoming gubernatorial election in Texas. Mixed and Mastered by Oscar Kitmanyen and Clayton Faries]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 10, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-10-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 21:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public education attitudes captured in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll in the context of recent school board elections and Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s signals about private school vouchers.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public education attitudes captured in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll in the context of recent school board elections and Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s signals about private school vouchers.This Episode was Mixed ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public education attitudes captured in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll in the context of recent school board elections and Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s signals about private school vouchers.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public education attitudes captured in the latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll in the context of recent school board elections and Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s signals about private school vouchers.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Karoline Pfiel]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 4th 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-4th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson, Josh Blank and Daron Shaw discuss results from the newly-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, including attitudes toward banning abortion in Texas, border security, the economy, and more.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson, Josh Blank and Daron Shaw discuss results from the newly-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, including attitudes toward banning abortion in Texas, border security, the economy, and more.This Episode was Mixed ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson, Josh Blank and Daron Shaw discuss results from the newly-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, including attitudes toward banning abortion in Texas, border security, the economy, and more.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1195/may-4th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="62145026" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson, Josh Blank and Daron Shaw discuss results from the newly-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, including attitudes toward banning abortion in Texas, border security, the economy, and more.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson, Josh Blank and Daron Shaw discuss results from the newly-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, including attitudes toward banning abortion in Texas, border security, the economy, and more.This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>April 27th, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-27th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about at the structural context of the politics of border security and immigration in Texas, from the complexity of immigration as a policy issue to the cultural politics driving the continued salience of the issue among Republican voters. Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about at the structural context of the politics of border security and immigration in Texas, from the complexity of immigration as a policy issue to the cultural politics driving the continued salience of the iss]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about at the structural context of the politics of border security and immigration in Texas, from the complexity of immigration as a policy issue to the cultural politics driving the continued salience of the issue among Republican voters. Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1187/april-27th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="72735694" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Josh Blank talk about at the structural context of the politics of border security and immigration in Texas, from the complexity of immigration as a policy issue to the cultural politics driving the continued salience of the issue among Republican voters. Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>April 20th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-20th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey talk about the range of issues in Ross&#8217;s last four Texas Tribune columns &#8211; public education, broadband internet to areas of Texas in need, abortion, and gerrymandering in redistricting.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey talk about the range of issues in Ross&#8217;s last four Texas Tribune columns &#8211; public education, broadband internet to areas of Texas in need, abortion, and gerrymandering in redistricting.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey talk about the range of issues in Ross&#8217;s last four Texas Tribune columns &#8211; public education, broadband internet to areas of Texas in need, abortion, and gerrymandering in redistricting.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1185/april-20th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="45530986" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey talk about the range of issues in Ross&#8217;s last four Texas Tribune columns &#8211; public education, broadband internet to areas of Texas in need, abortion, and gerrymandering in redistricting.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>April 13, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-13-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the collision of COVID-19 and border security politics in Washington D.C. and Texas, and implication for the Texas gubernatorial race between Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the collision of COVID-19 and border security politics in Washington D.C. and Texas, and implication for the Texas gubernatorial race between Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Cl]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the collision of COVID-19 and border security politics in Washington D.C. and Texas, and implication for the Texas gubernatorial race between Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1181/april-13-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="58901720" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the collision of COVID-19 and border security politics in Washington D.C. and Texas, and implication for the Texas gubernatorial race between Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the collision of COVID-19 and border security politics in Washington D.C. and Texas, and implication for the Texas gubernatorial race between Greg Abbott and Beto O&#8217;Rourke. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>March 30th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-30th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas governor Greg Abbot&#8217;s renewal of the disaster declarations for COVID-19 and border security, as well as the changing public views of the pandemic in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas governor Greg Abbot&#8217;s renewal of the disaster declarations for COVID-19 and border security, as well as the changing public views of the pandemic in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Sh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas governor Greg Abbot&#8217;s renewal of the disaster declarations for COVID-19 and border security, as well as the changing public views of the pandemic in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1177/march-30th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="53426098" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas governor Greg Abbot&#8217;s renewal of the disaster declarations for COVID-19 and border security, as well as the changing public views of the pandemic in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas governor Greg Abbot&#8217;s renewal of the disaster declarations for COVID-19 and border security, as well as the changing public views of the pandemic in Texas. This Episode was Mixed and Mastered by Clayton Faries and Will Shute]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>March 23, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-23-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Journalists Perla Trevizo of The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón of the Marshall Project join Jim to discuss their joint investigation of Greg Abbott&#8217;s border initiative, Operation Lone Star.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Journalists Perla Trevizo of The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón of the Marshall Project join Jim to discuss their joint investigation of Greg Abbott&#8217;s border initiative, Operation Lone Star.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Journalists Perla Trevizo of The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón of the Marshall Project join Jim to discuss their joint investigation of Greg Abbott&#8217;s border initiative, Operation Lone Star.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1172/march-23-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="52462058" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Journalists Perla Trevizo of The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón of the Marshall Project join Jim to discuss their joint investigation of Greg Abbott&#8217;s border initiative, Operation Lone Star.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Journalists Perla Trevizo of The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón of the Marshall Project join Jim to discuss their joint investigation of Greg Abbott&#8217;s border initiative, Operation Lone Star.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>March 16th 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-16th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Robert Vitalis, the author of Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, about the reemergence of misconceptions and myths about oil and geopolitics in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Episode was [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Robert Vitalis, the author of Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, about the reemergence of misconceptions and myths abo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Robert Vitalis, the author of Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, about the reemergence of misconceptions and myths about oil and geopolitics in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Episode was [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>March 10, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-10-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News to discuss the recent developments in the heated politics around gender affirmative care for transgender kids in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News to discuss the recent developments in the heated politics around gender affirmative care for transgender kids in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News to discuss the recent developments in the heated politics around gender affirmative care for transgender kids in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson talks with Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News to discuss the recent developments in the heated politics around gender affirmative care for transgender kids in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 2nd, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-2nd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss early results of the 2022 Texas Primaries and the likely upcoming attorney general runoff election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss early results of the 2022 Texas Primaries and the likely upcoming attorney general runoff election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss early results of the 2022 Texas Primaries and the likely upcoming attorney general runoff election.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss early results of the 2022 Texas Primaries and the likely upcoming attorney general runoff election.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 23rd, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-23rd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the attempted GOP reboot of public education as an issue in Texas, with a look at recent UT/Texas Politics Project polling results on removing books from libraries, parental influence, and teaching about racism.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the attempted GOP reboot of public education as an issue in Texas, with a look at recent UT/Texas Politics Project polling results on removing books from libraries, parental influence, and teaching about racism.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the attempted GOP reboot of public education as an issue in Texas, with a look at recent UT/Texas Politics Project polling results on removing books from libraries, parental influence, and teaching about racism.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the attempted GOP reboot of public education as an issue in Texas, with a look at recent UT/Texas Politics Project polling results on removing books from libraries, parental influence, and teaching about racism.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the attempted GOP reboot of public education as an issue in Texas, with a look at recent UT/Texas Politics Project polling results on removing books from libraries, parental influence, and teaching about racism.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 16th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-16th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the results of the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the results of the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the results of the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the results of the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson, Josh Blank, and Daron Shaw discuss the results of the just-released University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 9th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-9th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a close look Latino voting patterns in Texas  – and what common media narratives miss about the subject.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a close look Latino voting patterns in Texas  – and what common media narratives miss about the subject.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a close look Latino voting patterns in Texas  – and what common media narratives miss about the subject.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a close look Latino voting patterns in Texas  – and what common media narratives miss about the subject.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson and Josh Blank take a close look Latino voting patterns in Texas  – and what common media narratives miss about the subject.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>February 2nd, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-2nd-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report about the 2022 primary elections and the forces at work in Texas politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim talks with Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report about the 2022 primary elections and the forces at work in Texas politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim talks with Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report about the 2022 primary elections and the forces at work in Texas politics.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim talks with Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report about the 2022 primary elections and the forces at work in Texas politics.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Harvey Kronberg of Quorum Report about the 2022 primary elections and the forces at work in Texas politics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>January 26th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcasts</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-26th-2022-second-reading-podcasts/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1105</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News discuss the Republican primary contest in Texas for Attorney General and other legislative and congressional primary races in the North Texas region.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News discuss the Republican primary contest in Texas for Attorney General and other legislative and congressional primary races in the North Texas region.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News discuss the Republican primary contest in Texas for Attorney General and other legislative and congressional primary races in the North Texas region.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News discuss the Republican primary contest in Texas for Attorney General and other legislative and congressional primary races in the North Texas region.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News discuss the Republican primary contest in Texas for Attorney General and other legislative and congressional primary races in the North Texas region.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 19th, 2022 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-19th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1100</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune discuss the politics of voting laws, the implications of the lopsided balance of power between the two parties in Texas, and the prospects for political change.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune discuss the politics of voting laws, the implications of the lopsided balance of power between the two parties in Texas, and the prospects for political change.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune discuss the politics of voting laws, the implications of the lopsided balance of power between the two parties in Texas, and the prospects for political change.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1100/january-19th-2022-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="53586354" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune discuss the politics of voting laws, the implications of the lopsided balance of power between the two parties in Texas, and the prospects for political change.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune discuss the politics of voting laws, the implications of the lopsided balance of power between the two parties in Texas, and the prospects for political change.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>January 12th, 2022 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-12th-2022-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1096</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the new year by taking a cut at the agendas likely to dominate Republican and Democrat midterm elections at the top of the ticket.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the new year by taking a cut at the agendas likely to dominate Republican and Democrat midterm elections at the top of the ticket.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the new year by taking a cut at the agendas likely to dominate Republican and Democrat midterm elections at the top of the ticket.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the new year by taking a cut at the agendas likely to dominate Republican and Democrat midterm elections at the top of the ticket.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>December 16th, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-16th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1093</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh wrap up the year by discussing how negative partisan works and Texas&#8217;s political trajectory. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Karoline Pfeil and Will Shute.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh wrap up the year by discussing how negative partisan works and Texas&#8217;s political trajectory. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Karoline]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1093/december-16th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="77144768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh wrap up the year by discussing how negative partisan works and Texas&#8217;s political trajectory. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Karoline Pfeil and Will Shute.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>December 10th, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-10th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming Texas Elections as 2021 comes to a close. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Amanda Willis and Will Shute.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming Texas Elections as 2021 comes to a close. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Amanda Willis and Will Shute.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming Texas Elections as 2021 comes to a close. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Amanda Willis and Will Shute.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1091/december-10th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="51117410" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming Texas Elections as 2021 comes to a close. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Amanda Willis and Will Shute.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 17th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-17th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s recent campaign announcement for Texas governor. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s recent campaign announcement for Texas governor. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s recent campaign announcement for Texas governor. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1084/november-17th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="46221248" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s recent campaign announcement for Texas governor. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 10th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-10th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the October 2021 UT Texas Tribune poll results. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the October 2021 UT Texas Tribune poll results. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast, Jim and Josh discuss the October 2021 UT Texas Tribune poll results. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 2nd, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-2nd-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the fallout from Texas State Rep. Matt Krause&#8217;s letter to Texas school districts seeking information about books on race, gender identity, and sexuality in their libraries and classrooms. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the fallout from Texas State Rep. Matt Krause&#8217;s letter to Texas school districts seeking information about books on race, gender identity, and sexuality in their libraries and classrooms. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Rea]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the fallout from Texas State Rep. Matt Krause&#8217;s letter to Texas school districts seeking information about books on race, gender identity, and sexuality in their libraries and classrooms. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the fallout from Texas State Rep. Matt Krause&#8217;s letter to Texas school districts seeking information about books on race, gender identity, and sexuality in their libraries and classrooms. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 20th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-20th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[With the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, Jim and Josh review the output and implications of the long session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, Jim and Josh review the output and implications of the long session.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, Jim and Josh review the output and implications of the long session.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 12th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-12th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1057</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the Governor Abbott&#8217;s latest executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by private businesses, and adding the subject to the agenda of the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature. . This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the Governor Abbott&#8217;s latest executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by private businesses, and adding the subject to the agenda of the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature. . This week&#8217;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the Governor Abbott&#8217;s latest executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by private businesses, and adding the subject to the agenda of the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature. . This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and Joshua Blank discuss the Governor Abbott&#8217;s latest executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by private businesses, and adding the subject to the agenda of the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature. . This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 28th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-28th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1048</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the policy output of the 87th Legislature and the Texas Republican Party&#8217;s lean towards appeasing the more conservative sides of their base, and ask the question hovering over Texas politics: How far to the right is too far? This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the policy output of the 87th Legislature and the Texas Republican Party&#8217;s lean towards appeasing the more conservative sides of their base, and ask the question hovering over Texas politics: How far to the right is too far? Th]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the policy output of the 87th Legislature and the Texas Republican Party&#8217;s lean towards appeasing the more conservative sides of their base, and ask the question hovering over Texas politics: How far to the right is too far? This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 14th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-14th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the upcoming redistricting process in the Texas Legislature, from demographics to the very personal politics about to get underway when the legislature reconvenes in another special session. This Episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the upcoming redistricting process in the Texas Legislature, from demographics to the very personal politics about to get underway when the legislature reconvenes in another special session. This Episode]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the upcoming redistricting process in the Texas Legislature, from demographics to the very personal politics about to get underway when the legislature reconvenes in another special session. This Episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson and Josh Blank discuss the upcoming redistricting process in the Texas Legislature, from demographics to the very personal politics about to get underway when the legislature reconvenes in another special session. This Episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 7th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-7nd-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh dive into the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project poll to talk about the relationship between public opinion and the 87th Texas Legislature, and how party polarization is shaping politics in the legislature and the Texas political system. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh dive into the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project poll to talk about the relationship between public opinion and the 87th Texas Legislature, and how party polarization is shaping politics in the legislature and the Texas polit]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh dive into the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project poll to talk about the relationship between public opinion and the 87th Texas Legislature, and how party polarization is shaping politics in the legislature and the Texas political system. This week&#8217;s episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 3rd, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-3rd-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; dour view of conditions in the state as captured in the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, conducted August 20-30 in Texas. This Episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; dour view of conditions in the state as captured in the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, conducted August 20-30 in Texas. This Episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and maste]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texans&#8217; dour view of conditions in the state as captured in the just-released UT/Texas Politics Project Poll, conducted August 20-30 in Texas. This Episode of Second Reading Podcast was mixed and mastered by Ean Herrera]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 24th, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-24th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, a look at the dynamics of the Texas legislature as the gears begin to grind again after the return of the quorum-busing House Democrats, with some consideration of poll data on ideological polarization among Texas partisans. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Harris Codini.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, a look at the dynamics of the Texas legislature as the gears begin to grind again after the return of the quorum-busing House Democrats, with some consideration of poll data on ideological polarization among Texas partisans. This episode of Se]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, a look at the dynamics of the Texas legislature as the gears begin to grind again after the return of the quorum-busing House Democrats, with some consideration of poll data on ideological polarization among Texas partisans. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Harris Codini.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, a look at the dynamics of the Texas legislature as the gears begin to grind again after the return of the quorum-busing House Democrats, with some consideration of poll data on ideological polarization among Texas partisans. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Harris Codini.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 10th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-10th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the clashing of state and local pandemic policies, as well as the future of Texas Democrats not showing up to quorum in the conflict-ridden state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the clashing of state and local pandemic policies, as well as the future of Texas Democrats not showing up to quorum in the conflict-ridden state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrer]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the clashing of state and local pandemic policies, as well as the future of Texas Democrats not showing up to quorum in the conflict-ridden state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1015/august-10th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="50112680" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the clashing of state and local pandemic policies, as well as the future of Texas Democrats not showing up to quorum in the conflict-ridden state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the clashing of state and local pandemic policies, as well as the future of Texas Democrats not showing up to quorum in the conflict-ridden state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Ean Herrera.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 3rd, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-3rd-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the continuing partisan gap on COVID-19 policies and vaccinations in Texas, in light of the Delta variant and policy actions by the state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Sofia Salter.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the continuing partisan gap on COVID-19 policies and vaccinations in Texas, in light of the Delta variant and policy actions by the state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Sofia S]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the continuing partisan gap on COVID-19 policies and vaccinations in Texas, in light of the Delta variant and policy actions by the state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Sofia Salter.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1006/august-3rd-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="52994784" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the continuing partisan gap on COVID-19 policies and vaccinations in Texas, in light of the Delta variant and policy actions by the state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Sofia Salter.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the continuing partisan gap on COVID-19 policies and vaccinations in Texas, in light of the Delta variant and policy actions by the state. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries and Sofia Salter.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 27th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-27th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1003</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Washington, D.C. based political journalist Jonathan Tilove about his reporting on Texas House Democrats&#8217; strategy in the final weeks of their quorum breaking trip to Washington. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries, Harris Codini, and Ean Herrera.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Washington, D.C. based political journalist Jonathan Tilove about his reporting on Texas House Democrats&#8217; strategy in the final weeks of their quorum breaking trip to Washington. This episode of Second Reading was mixed an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Washington, D.C. based political journalist Jonathan Tilove about his reporting on Texas House Democrats&#8217; strategy in the final weeks of their quorum breaking trip to Washington. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries, Harris Codini, and Ean Herrera.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/1003/july-27th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="43676148" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Washington, D.C. based political journalist Jonathan Tilove about his reporting on Texas House Democrats&#8217; strategy in the final weeks of their quorum breaking trip to Washington. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries, Harris Codini, and Ean Herrera.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim talks with Washington, D.C. based political journalist Jonathan Tilove about his reporting on Texas House Democrats&#8217; strategy in the final weeks of their quorum breaking trip to Washington. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Clayton Faries, Harris Codini, and Ean Herrera.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 12th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-12th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=998</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey discuss the Texas House Democrats&#8217; plan to flee the state in order to garner national attention towards voting rights, as well as prevent the passing of any Republican-led legislation. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey discuss the Texas House Democrats&#8217; plan to flee the state in order to garner national attention towards voting rights, as well as prevent the passing of any Republican-led legislat]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey discuss the Texas House Democrats&#8217; plan to flee the state in order to garner national attention towards voting rights, as well as prevent the passing of any Republican-led legislation. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/998/july-12th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="45754468" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey discuss the Texas House Democrats&#8217; plan to flee the state in order to garner national attention towards voting rights, as well as prevent the passing of any Republican-led legislation. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey discuss the Texas House Democrats&#8217; plan to flee the state in order to garner national attention towards voting rights, as well as prevent the passing of any Republican-led legislation. This episode of Second Reading was mixed and mastered by Alejandra Arrazola.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 29th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-29th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=994</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a recent Texas Tribune poll regarding current political opinions in Texas, and the upcoming Trump event taking place at the US/Mexico border.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a recent Texas Tribune poll regarding current political opinions in Texas, and the upcoming Trump event taking place at the US/Mexico border.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a recent Texas Tribune poll regarding current political opinions in Texas, and the upcoming Trump event taking place at the US/Mexico border.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/994/june-29th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="44662098" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a recent Texas Tribune poll regarding current political opinions in Texas, and the upcoming Trump event taking place at the US/Mexico border.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a recent Texas Tribune poll regarding current political opinions in Texas, and the upcoming Trump event taking place at the US/Mexico border.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 22nd, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-22nd-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=985</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with Texas State Representative Travis Clardy about Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s line item veto on the Texas Legislature, as well as the incoming special session of the legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with Texas State Representative Travis Clardy about Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s line item veto on the Texas Legislature, as well as the incoming special session of the legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with Texas State Representative Travis Clardy about Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s line item veto on the Texas Legislature, as well as the incoming special session of the legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/985/june-22nd-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="48250956" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with Texas State Representative Travis Clardy about Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s line item veto on the Texas Legislature, as well as the incoming special session of the legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with Texas State Representative Travis Clardy about Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s line item veto on the Texas Legislature, as well as the incoming special session of the legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 14th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-14th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=975</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with State Representative Chris Turner about the defeat of Senate Bill 7 during the most recent legislative session, Texas Democrats&#8217; impending visit to Washington, D.C., and prospects for a resumed fight over voting during the likely special session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with State Representative Chris Turner about the defeat of Senate Bill 7 during the most recent legislative session, Texas Democrats&#8217; impending visit to Washington, D.C., and prospects for a resumed fight over voti]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with State Representative Chris Turner about the defeat of Senate Bill 7 during the most recent legislative session, Texas Democrats&#8217; impending visit to Washington, D.C., and prospects for a resumed fight over voting during the likely special session.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/975/june-14th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="36567918" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with State Representative Chris Turner about the defeat of Senate Bill 7 during the most recent legislative session, Texas Democrats&#8217; impending visit to Washington, D.C., and prospects for a resumed fight over voting during the likely special session.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim Henson talks with State Representative Chris Turner about the defeat of Senate Bill 7 during the most recent legislative session, Texas Democrats&#8217; impending visit to Washington, D.C., and prospects for a resumed fight over voting during the likely special session.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 8th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-8th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=972</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss whether Texas voters &#8220;got what they wanted&#8221; in regards to legislation passed during the most recent Texas Legislative Session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss whether Texas voters &#8220;got what they wanted&#8221; in regards to legislation passed during the most recent Texas Legislative Session.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss whether Texas voters &#8220;got what they wanted&#8221; in regards to legislation passed during the most recent Texas Legislative Session.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/972/june-8th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="81413888" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss whether Texas voters &#8220;got what they wanted&#8221; in regards to legislation passed during the most recent Texas Legislative Session.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss whether Texas voters &#8220;got what they wanted&#8221; in regards to legislation passed during the most recent Texas Legislative Session.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 1st, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-1st-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=967</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss controversies related to the most recent session of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss controversies related to the most recent session of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss controversies related to the most recent session of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/967/june-1st-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="54619254" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss controversies related to the most recent session of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss controversies related to the most recent session of the Texas House of Representatives.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 18th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-18th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 21:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=951</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and James Barragán, from the Texas Tribune, discuss Texas elections, politics and gun control.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and James Barragán, from the Texas Tribune, discuss Texas elections, politics and gun control.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and James Barragán, from the Texas Tribune, discuss Texas elections, politics and gun control.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/951/may-18th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="45562912" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and James Barragán, from the Texas Tribune, discuss Texas elections, politics and gun control.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and James Barragán, from the Texas Tribune, discuss Texas elections, politics and gun control.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 11th, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-11th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 21:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=934</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines&#8217; primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives&#8217; bill proposing changes to state government&#8217;s emergency powers during pandemics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines&#8217; primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives&#8217; bill proposing changes to state governmen]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines&#8217; primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives&#8217; bill proposing changes to state government&#8217;s emergency powers during pandemics.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/934/may-11th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="53556932" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines&#8217; primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives&#8217; bill proposing changes to state government&#8217;s emergency powers during pandemics.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the context of former Texas Senator Don Huffines&#8217; primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott, and the institutional politics of the Texas House of Representatives&#8217; bill proposing changes to state government&#8217;s emergency powers during pandemics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 4th, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-4th-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 22:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=929</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/929/may-4th-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="50857022" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results of the April 2021 UT Texas Tribune Poll and what they reveal about the public opinion context of prominent issues being discussed in the Texas Legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>April 30, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-30-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=918</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year&#8217;s worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year&#8217;s worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year&#8217;s worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/918/april-30-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="56237464" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year&#8217;s worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this special episode, Jim and Josh discuss the results of a year&#8217;s worth of Texas polling on the COVID-19 pandemic, including views of vaccines, and how folks feel about vaccine passports.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>April 20, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-19-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=912</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/912/april-19-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="42642308" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the &#8216;Constitutional Carry&#8217; Bill that has been recently been proposed in the Texas House.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>April 13, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-13-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=900</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the corporate pushback on voting rights bills currently moving through the Texas Legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>April 6, 2021 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/april-6-2021-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=886</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans&#8217; experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans&#8217; experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans&#8217; experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/886/april-6-2021-second-reading.mp3" length="40269818" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans&#8217; experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the results from a poll conducted in collaboration with the UT Energy Institute focused on Texans&#8217; experiences during the recent winter storm and the policies being discussed in response.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 23, 2021 – Second Reading</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-23-2021-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=882</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/882/march-23-2021-second-reading.mp3" length="62607640" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the accumulating legislation in the 87th Texas Legislature up for a vote this week, with a focus on TX SB 7, which would impose stricter requirements on mail-in voting in an attempt to curb potential election fraud.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>March 16, 2021 – Second Reading</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-16-2021-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=876</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature&#8217;s political response to last month&#8217;s storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature&#8217;s political response to last month&#8217;s storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature&#8217;s political response to last month&#8217;s storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/876/march-16-2021-second-reading.mp3" length="94869248" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature&#8217;s political response to last month&#8217;s storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Legislature&#8217;s political response to last month&#8217;s storm-related power outages and the financial issues that have arisen from that.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>March 9, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-9-2021-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=871</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/871/march-9-2021-second-reading.mp3" length="40152635" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss the reemergence of immigration and border security in Texas politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>March 2, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/march-2-2021-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=867</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT&#8217;s handling of the recent winter weather disaster.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT&#8217;s handling of the recent winter weather disaster.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT&#8217;s handling of the recent winter weather disaster.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/867/march-2-2021-second-reading.mp3" length="84200768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT&#8217;s handling of the recent winter weather disaster.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s lift of mask and capacity mandates in Texas, and ERCOT&#8217;s handling of the recent winter weather disaster.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>February 2, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/february-2-2020-second-reading/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=859</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/859/february-2-2020-second-reading.mp3" length="44369434" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today Jim and Josh discuss Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s State of the State address.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>January 26, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-26-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=847</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Houston Chronicle Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Wermund about Senator Ted Cruz and his political future in the aftermath of Cruz&#8217;s actions after Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat, as well as other reports on the Texas congressional delegation.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim talks with Houston Chronicle Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Wermund about Senator Ted Cruz and his political future in the aftermath of Cruz&#8217;s actions after Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat, as well as other reports on the Texas congressional del]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim talks with Houston Chronicle Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Wermund about Senator Ted Cruz and his political future in the aftermath of Cruz&#8217;s actions after Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat, as well as other reports on the Texas congressional delegation.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/847/january-26-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="67784768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim talks with Houston Chronicle Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Wermund about Senator Ted Cruz and his political future in the aftermath of Cruz&#8217;s actions after Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat, as well as other reports on the Texas congressional delegation.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Houston Chronicle Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Wermund about Senator Ted Cruz and his political future in the aftermath of Cruz&#8217;s actions after Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat, as well as other reports on the Texas congressional delegation.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>January 19, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-19-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=830</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Lauren McGaughy about COVID-19 vaccines, and the onset of a post-Trump United States, and how Republicans can move forward.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim talks with Lauren McGaughy about COVID-19 vaccines, and the onset of a post-Trump United States, and how Republicans can move forward.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim talks with Lauren McGaughy about COVID-19 vaccines, and the onset of a post-Trump United States, and how Republicans can move forward.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/830/january-19-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="49348334" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim talks with Lauren McGaughy about COVID-19 vaccines, and the onset of a post-Trump United States, and how Republicans can move forward.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim talks with Lauren McGaughy about COVID-19 vaccines, and the onset of a post-Trump United States, and how Republicans can move forward.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>January 12, 2021 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/january-12-2021-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=824</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the U.S. Capitol riots, Trump&#8217;s handling of the presidential transition, and the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative session.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the U.S. Capitol riots, Trump&#8217;s handling of the presidential transition, and the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative session.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the U.S. Capitol riots, Trump&#8217;s handling of the presidential transition, and the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative session.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/824/january-12-2021-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="51687524" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the U.S. Capitol riots, Trump&#8217;s handling of the presidential transition, and the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative session.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the U.S. Capitol riots, Trump&#8217;s handling of the presidential transition, and the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative session.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>December 8, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-8-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=787</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results in other states, updates from the Texas Senate’s hearings on COVID-19 this week, and what “covid fatigue” really means.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results in other states, updates from the Texas Senate’s hearings on COVID-19 this week, and what “covid fatigue” really means.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results in other states, updates from the Texas Senate’s hearings on COVID-19 this week, and what “covid fatigue” really means.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/787/december-8-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="55023650" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results in other states, updates from the Texas Senate’s hearings on COVID-19 this week, and what “covid fatigue” really means.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results in other states, updates from the Texas Senate’s hearings on COVID-19 this week, and what “covid fatigue” really means.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>December 1st, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/december-1st-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=782</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the panel that Jim moderated for the Professional Advocates Association of Texas, and upcoming plans for the next Texas Legislature session in January.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the panel that Jim moderated for the Professional Advocates Association of Texas, and upcoming plans for the next Texas Legislature session in January.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the panel that Jim moderated for the Professional Advocates Association of Texas, and upcoming plans for the next Texas Legislature session in January.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/782/december-1st-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="78327752" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the panel that Jim moderated for the Professional Advocates Association of Texas, and upcoming plans for the next Texas Legislature session in January.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the panel that Jim moderated for the Professional Advocates Association of Texas, and upcoming plans for the next Texas Legislature session in January.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>November 17th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-17th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=778</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the internal politics of the Texas Republican Party and of Allen West&#8217;s participation and role as Party Chair.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the internal politics of the Texas Republican Party and of Allen West&#8217;s participation and role as Party Chair.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the internal politics of the Texas Republican Party and of Allen West&#8217;s participation and role as Party Chair.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/778/november-17th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="95943488" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the internal politics of the Texas Republican Party and of Allen West&#8217;s participation and role as Party Chair.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the internal politics of the Texas Republican Party and of Allen West&#8217;s participation and role as Party Chair.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>November 10th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-10th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=772</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the still-pending results of the 2020 General Election, and how pollster predictions compared to the real world results.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the still-pending results of the 2020 General Election, and how pollster predictions compared to the real world results.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the still-pending results of the 2020 General Election, and how pollster predictions compared to the real world results.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the still-pending results of the 2020 General Election, and how pollster predictions compared to the real world results.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the still-pending results of the 2020 General Election, and how pollster predictions compared to the real world results.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>November 5, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/november-5-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the match between expectations and outcomes in Texas during the 2020 Election season as well as the national dynamics on the issue of polling.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the match between expectations and outcomes in Texas during the 2020 Election season as well as the national dynamics on the issue of polling.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the match between expectations and outcomes in Texas during the 2020 Election season as well as the national dynamics on the issue of polling.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/770/november-5-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="56361754" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the match between expectations and outcomes in Texas during the 2020 Election season as well as the national dynamics on the issue of polling.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the match between expectations and outcomes in Texas during the 2020 Election season as well as the national dynamics on the issue of polling.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 27, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-27-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=765</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming election and some key areas of polling interest within Texas – Independents, Hispanic voters, suburban voters, and young voters. While these areas may reflect a new and changing demographic, it is important to distinguish between Texas &#8220;turning blue&#8221; and Texas &#8220;becoming competitive&#8221; in the coming election cycles.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming election and some key areas of polling interest within Texas – Independents, Hispanic voters, suburban voters, and young voters. While these areas may reflect a new and changing demographic, it is important to distinguis]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming election and some key areas of polling interest within Texas – Independents, Hispanic voters, suburban voters, and young voters. While these areas may reflect a new and changing demographic, it is important to distinguish between Texas &#8220;turning blue&#8221; and Texas &#8220;becoming competitive&#8221; in the coming election cycles.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/765/october-27-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="54568442" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming election and some key areas of polling interest within Texas – Independents, Hispanic voters, suburban voters, and young voters. While these areas may reflect a new and changing demographic, it is important to distinguish between Texas &#8220;turning blue&#8221; and Texas &#8220;becoming competitive&#8221; in the coming election cycles.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming election and some key areas of polling interest within Texas – Independents, Hispanic voters, suburban voters, and young voters. While these areas may reflect a new and changing demographic, it is important to distinguish between Texas &#8220;turning blue&#8221; and Texas &#8220;becoming competitive&#8221; in the coming election cycles.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>October 20th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-20th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=759</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss more polling results, and the ramifications of Texan voter sentiments towards the incoming election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss more polling results, and the ramifications of Texan voter sentiments towards the incoming election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss more polling results, and the ramifications of Texan voter sentiments towards the incoming election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/759/october-20th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="89913728" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss more polling results, and the ramifications of Texan voter sentiments towards the incoming election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss more polling results, and the ramifications of Texan voter sentiments towards the incoming election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>October 13th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/october-13th-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=745</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh recap the trial ballot results for the 2020 election and give insight on what each political party aims for using historical results.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh recap the trial ballot results for the 2020 election and give insight on what each political party aims for using historical results.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh recap the trial ballot results for the 2020 election and give insight on what each political party aims for using historical results.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/745/october-13th-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="75757568" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh recap the trial ballot results for the 2020 election and give insight on what each political party aims for using historical results.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh recap the trial ballot results for the 2020 election and give insight on what each political party aims for using historical results.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>September 29th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-29th-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=723</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim talks with L.A. Times writer Mark Z. Barabak about his insight into the 2020 election and the current shapes of the presidential campaigns.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim talks with L.A. Times writer Mark Z. Barabak about his insight into the 2020 election and the current shapes of the presidential campaigns.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim talks with L.A. Times writer Mark Z. Barabak about his insight into the 2020 election and the current shapes of the presidential campaigns.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/723/september-29th-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="71259968" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim talks with L.A. Times writer Mark Z. Barabak about his insight into the 2020 election and the current shapes of the presidential campaigns.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim talks with L.A. Times writer Mark Z. Barabak about his insight into the 2020 election and the current shapes of the presidential campaigns.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>September 22nd, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-22nd-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=719</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss public opinion regarding the vacant supreme court seat as a result of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s recent death and how it relates to voter turnout.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss public opinion regarding the vacant supreme court seat as a result of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s recent death and how it relates to voter turnout.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss public opinion regarding the vacant supreme court seat as a result of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s recent death and how it relates to voter turnout.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/719/september-22nd-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="81632768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss public opinion regarding the vacant supreme court seat as a result of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s recent death and how it relates to voter turnout.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss public opinion regarding the vacant supreme court seat as a result of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s recent death and how it relates to voter turnout.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>September 15th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-15th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=712</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim interviews Eric McDaniel about his research on the threat to white masculinity, and how that has influenced the politics of the Trump administration and its supporters.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim interviews Eric McDaniel about his research on the threat to white masculinity, and how that has influenced the politics of the Trump administration and its supporters.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim interviews Eric McDaniel about his research on the threat to white masculinity, and how that has influenced the politics of the Trump administration and its supporters.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/712/september-15th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="40976606" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim interviews Eric McDaniel about his research on the threat to white masculinity, and how that has influenced the politics of the Trump administration and its supporters.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim interviews Eric McDaniel about his research on the threat to white masculinity, and how that has influenced the politics of the Trump administration and its supporters.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>September 8th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-8th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=709</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh take a look at polling in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and they particularly focus on the nature of disclosures and the motivations for polling.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh take a look at polling in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and they particularly focus on the nature of disclosures and the motivations for polling.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh take a look at polling in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and they particularly focus on the nature of disclosures and the motivations for polling.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/709/september-8th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="76939328" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh take a look at polling in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and they particularly focus on the nature of disclosures and the motivations for polling.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh take a look at polling in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and they particularly focus on the nature of disclosures and the motivations for polling.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>September 1st, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/september-1st-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=701</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign angle of Law and Order in response to ongoing protests in the country, as well as a Harris County lawsuit related to mail-in ballots.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign angle of Law and Order in response to ongoing protests in the country, as well as a Harris County lawsuit related to mail-in ballots.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign angle of Law and Order in response to ongoing protests in the country, as well as a Harris County lawsuit related to mail-in ballots.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/701/september-1st-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="52323392" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign angle of Law and Order in response to ongoing protests in the country, as well as a Harris County lawsuit related to mail-in ballots.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jim and Josh discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign angle of Law and Order in response to ongoing protests in the country, as well as a Harris County lawsuit related to mail-in ballots.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 25th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-26th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=696</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss house members’ attitudes about the operation of the house in response to the pandemic.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss house members’ attitudes about the operation of the house in response to the pandemic.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss house members’ attitudes about the operation of the house in response to the pandemic.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/696/august-26th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="79059008" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss house members’ attitudes about the operation of the house in response to the pandemic.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss house members’ attitudes about the operation of the house in response to the pandemic.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 18th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-18th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=689</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the policy preferences among various generations of Hispanic voters in Texas in relation to the 2020 Presidential Election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the policy preferences among various generations of Hispanic voters in Texas in relation to the 2020 Presidential Election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the policy preferences among various generations of Hispanic voters in Texas in relation to the 2020 Presidential Election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/689/august-18th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="47530208" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the policy preferences among various generations of Hispanic voters in Texas in relation to the 2020 Presidential Election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the policy preferences among various generations of Hispanic voters in Texas in relation to the 2020 Presidential Election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 11th, 2020 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-11th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=684</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss policy for school reopening during COVID-19, and the political ramifications of these actions.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss policy for school reopening during COVID-19, and the political ramifications of these actions.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss policy for school reopening during COVID-19, and the political ramifications of these actions.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/684/august-11th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="88133888" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss policy for school reopening during COVID-19, and the political ramifications of these actions.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss policy for school reopening during COVID-19, and the political ramifications of these actions.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>August 4th, 2020 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/august-4th-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=679</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, chief political writer of the Austin American-Statesman, to discuss Governor Abbott’s recent policy positions in regards to the pandemic as well as his “lonely middle course.”]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, chief political writer of the Austin American-Statesman, to discuss Governor Abbott’s recent policy positions in regards to the pandemic as well as his “lonely middle course.”]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, chief political writer of the Austin American-Statesman, to discuss Governor Abbott’s recent policy positions in regards to the pandemic as well as his “lonely middle course.”]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/679/august-4th-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="55509248" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, chief political writer of the Austin American-Statesman, to discuss Governor Abbott’s recent policy positions in regards to the pandemic as well as his “lonely middle course.”]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, chief political writer of the Austin American-Statesman, to discuss Governor Abbott’s recent policy positions in regards to the pandemic as well as his “lonely middle course.”]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 28th, 2020 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-28-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss public attitudes about Confederate Memorials as well as Governor Abbot&#8217;s recent policies about the General Election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss public attitudes about Confederate Memorials as well as Governor Abbot&#8217;s recent policies about the General Election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss public attitudes about Confederate Memorials as well as Governor Abbot&#8217;s recent policies about the General Election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/676/july-28-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="43364768" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss public attitudes about Confederate Memorials as well as Governor Abbot&#8217;s recent policies about the General Election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss public attitudes about Confederate Memorials as well as Governor Abbot&#8217;s recent policies about the General Election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 21st, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-21-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=671</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on partisan politics, the political system, and the race for the Democratic nomination.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on partisan politics, the political system, and the race for the Democratic nomination.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on partisan politics, the political system, and the race for the Democratic nomination.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/671/july-21-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="72133599" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on partisan politics, the political system, and the race for the Democratic nomination.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue their discussion on partisan politics, the political system, and the race for the Democratic nomination.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 14th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-14-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=602</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public perceptions of policing, discrimination, and racism across party affiliations as well as the Texas special election.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public perceptions of policing, discrimination, and racism across party affiliations as well as the Texas special election.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public perceptions of policing, discrimination, and racism across party affiliations as well as the Texas special election.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/602/july-14-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="48604160" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public perceptions of policing, discrimination, and racism across party affiliations as well as the Texas special election.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about public perceptions of policing, discrimination, and racism across party affiliations as well as the Texas special election.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 7th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-7-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=594</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the rising COVID-19 rates in Texas and Texans&#8217; response to the pandemic across party lines as well as how partisan perceptions of discrimination have changed since 2018.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the rising COVID-19 rates in Texas and Texans&#8217; response to the pandemic across party lines as well as how partisan perceptions of discrimination have changed since 2018.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the rising COVID-19 rates in Texas and Texans&#8217; response to the pandemic across party lines as well as how partisan perceptions of discrimination have changed since 2018.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/594/july-7-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="43470200" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the rising COVID-19 rates in Texas and Texans&#8217; response to the pandemic across party lines as well as how partisan perceptions of discrimination have changed since 2018.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the rising COVID-19 rates in Texas and Texans&#8217; response to the pandemic across party lines as well as how partisan perceptions of discrimination have changed since 2018.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 30th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-30-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=589</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, a journalist at the Austin American Statesman, to discuss the heated Senate race in Texas as well as Governor Abbott&#8217;s response to rising COVID-19 cases in the state.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, a journalist at the Austin American Statesman, to discuss the heated Senate race in Texas as well as Governor Abbott&#8217;s response to rising COVID-19 cases in the state.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, a journalist at the Austin American Statesman, to discuss the heated Senate race in Texas as well as Governor Abbott&#8217;s response to rising COVID-19 cases in the state.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/589/june-30-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="33898808" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, a journalist at the Austin American Statesman, to discuss the heated Senate race in Texas as well as Governor Abbott&#8217;s response to rising COVID-19 cases in the state.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim is joined by Jonathan Tilove, a journalist at the Austin American Statesman, to discuss the heated Senate race in Texas as well as Governor Abbott&#8217;s response to rising COVID-19 cases in the state.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 23rd, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-23-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=576</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim is joined this week by Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in Texas due to the politics of re-opening the state.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim is joined this week by Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in Texas due to the politics of re-opening the state.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim is joined this week by Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in Texas due to the politics of re-opening the state.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/576/june-23-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="78291968" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim is joined this week by Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in Texas due to the politics of re-opening the state.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim is joined this week by Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in Texas due to the politics of re-opening the state.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 16th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-16-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=570</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace, and they give an update on Texas&#8217; coronavirus statistics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace, and they give an update on Texas&#8217; coronavirus statistics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace, and they give an update on Texas&#8217; coronavirus statistics.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/570/june-16-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="92534528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace, and they give an update on Texas&#8217; coronavirus statistics.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace, and they give an update on Texas&#8217; coronavirus statistics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 9th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-9-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=565</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police, as well as what policies may be proposed by politicians in response to Floyd&#8217;s death.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police, as well as what policies may be proposed by politicians in response to Floyd&#8217;s death.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police, as well as what policies may be proposed by politicians in response to Floyd&#8217;s death.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/565/june-9-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="80847488" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police, as well as what policies may be proposed by politicians in response to Floyd&#8217;s death.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police, as well as what policies may be proposed by politicians in response to Floyd&#8217;s death.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 2nd, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-2-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=561</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the turmoil in the US following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and how different groups relate to the issue.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the turmoil in the US following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and how different groups relate to the issue.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the turmoil in the US following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and how different groups relate to the issue.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/561/june-2-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="56564480" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the turmoil in the US following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and how different groups relate to the issue.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the turmoil in the US following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and how different groups relate to the issue.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 26th, 2020 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/may-26-2020-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=558</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about the events over Memorial Day weekend, including partisanship relating to COVID-19&#8217;s response, voting by mail in Texas, and political projections for the rest of the year.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about the events over Memorial Day weekend, including partisanship relating to COVID-19&#8217;s response, voting by mail in Texas, and political projections for the rest of the year.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about the events over Memorial Day weekend, including partisanship relating to COVID-19&#8217;s response, voting by mail in Texas, and political projections for the rest of the year.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/558/may-26-2020-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="39677515" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about the events over Memorial Day weekend, including partisanship relating to COVID-19&#8217;s response, voting by mail in Texas, and political projections for the rest of the year.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about the events over Memorial Day weekend, including partisanship relating to COVID-19&#8217;s response, voting by mail in Texas, and political projections for the rest of the year.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 30th, 2019 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-30-2019-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=130</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about Dennis Bonnen&#8217;s response to the accusations that he is targeting GOP Republicans, Julian Castro and Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s chances in the Democratic debates, and Trump&#8217;s attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about Dennis Bonnen&#8217;s response to the accusations that he is targeting GOP Republicans, Julian Castro and Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s chances in the Democratic debates, and Trump&#8217;s attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about Dennis Bonnen&#8217;s response to the accusations that he is targeting GOP Republicans, Julian Castro and Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s chances in the Democratic debates, and Trump&#8217;s attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/130/july-30-2019-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="49532672" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about Dennis Bonnen&#8217;s response to the accusations that he is targeting GOP Republicans, Julian Castro and Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s chances in the Democratic debates, and Trump&#8217;s attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh talk about Dennis Bonnen&#8217;s response to the accusations that he is targeting GOP Republicans, Julian Castro and Beto O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s chances in the Democratic debates, and Trump&#8217;s attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 9th, 2019 – Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/july-9-2019-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=127</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and special guest Ross Ramsey discuss several topics including immigration, redistricting, and trade relations.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim Henson and special guest Ross Ramsey discuss several topics including immigration, redistricting, and trade relations.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Henson and special guest Ross Ramsey discuss several topics including immigration, redistricting, and trade relations.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/127/july-9-2019-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="38104928" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim Henson and special guest Ross Ramsey discuss several topics including immigration, redistricting, and trade relations.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim Henson and special guest Ross Ramsey discuss several topics including immigration, redistricting, and trade relations.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 18th, 2019 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-18-2019-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=120</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming 2020 election and the variety of Democratic candidates, as well as how they&#8217;re all polling across the nation and Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming 2020 election and the variety of Democratic candidates, as well as how they&#8217;re all polling across the nation and Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming 2020 election and the variety of Democratic candidates, as well as how they&#8217;re all polling across the nation and Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/120/june-18-2019-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="39206528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming 2020 election and the variety of Democratic candidates, as well as how they&#8217;re all polling across the nation and Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 11th, 2019 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-11-2019-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss trade deals with Mexico, tariffs and voter rolls.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss trade deals with Mexico, tariffs and voter rolls.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss trade deals with Mexico, tariffs and voter rolls.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss trade deals with Mexico, tariffs and voter rolls.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss trade deals with Mexico, tariffs and voter rolls.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>June 4th, 2019 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/june-4-2019-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 18:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=114</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the 2019 season of Second Reading by discussing the 2019 Texas Legislative session, the wins, the losses and the overall characteristics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the 2019 season of Second Reading by discussing the 2019 Texas Legislative session, the wins, the losses and the overall characteristics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the 2019 season of Second Reading by discussing the 2019 Texas Legislative session, the wins, the losses and the overall characteristics.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the 2019 season of Second Reading by discussing the 2019 Texas Legislative session, the wins, the losses and the overall characteristics.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh kick off the 2019 season of Second Reading by discussing the 2019 Texas Legislative session, the wins, the losses and the overall characteristics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 8th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-08-07-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh welcome guest Jonathan Tilove, Chief Political Writer for The Austin American-Statesman, to the podcast. The trio continues a discussion of the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including a look into Jonathan&#8217;s recent interview with Governor Abbott.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh welcome guest Jonathan Tilove, Chief Political Writer for The Austin American-Statesman, to the podcast. The trio continues a discussion of the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including a look into Jonathan&#8217;s rece]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh welcome guest Jonathan Tilove, Chief Political Writer for The Austin American-Statesman, to the podcast. The trio continues a discussion of the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including a look into Jonathan&#8217;s recent interview with Governor Abbott.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh welcome guest Jonathan Tilove, Chief Political Writer for The Austin American-Statesman, to the podcast. The trio continues a discussion of the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including a look into Jonathan&#8217;s recent interview with Governor Abbott.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh welcome guest Jonathan Tilove, Chief Political Writer for The Austin American-Statesman, to the podcast. The trio continues a discussion of the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including a look into Jonathan&#8217;s recent interview with Governor Abbott.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 1st, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-08-02-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=53</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Josh and Jim continue discussing the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including Governor Abbott&#8217;s 20-for-20 strategy.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Josh and Jim continue discussing the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including Governor Abbott&#8217;s 20-for-20 strategy.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Josh and Jim continue discussing the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including Governor Abbott&#8217;s 20-for-20 strategy.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Josh and Jim continue discussing the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including Governor Abbott&#8217;s 20-for-20 strategy.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Josh and Jim continue discussing the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, including Governor Abbott&#8217;s 20-for-20 strategy.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 25th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-07-26-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=52</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, touching on the Senate Committee hearings on the Bathroom Bill and the Sunset Provision.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, touching on the Senate Committee hearings on the Bathroom Bill and the Sunset Provision.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, touching on the Senate Committee hearings on the Bathroom Bill and the Sunset Provision.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/52/17-07-26-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="29933174" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, touching on the Senate Committee hearings on the Bathroom Bill and the Sunset Provision.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh continue to discuss the Texas legislature&#8217;s special session, touching on the Senate Committee hearings on the Bathroom Bill and the Sunset Provision.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 18th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-07-19-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>July 11th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-07-12-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=50</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming special session in Texas which debated transgender people&#8217;s rights to use their restroom of choice and education policies, among other issues. Our hosts also discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming special session in Texas which debated transgender people&#8217;s rights to use their restroom of choice and education policies, among other issues. Our hosts also discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s relationship with Russia an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming special session in Texas which debated transgender people&#8217;s rights to use their restroom of choice and education policies, among other issues. Our hosts also discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/50/17-07-12-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="30153980" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming special session in Texas which debated transgender people&#8217;s rights to use their restroom of choice and education policies, among other issues. Our hosts also discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the upcoming special session in Texas which debated transgender people&#8217;s rights to use their restroom of choice and education policies, among other issues. Our hosts also discuss Donald Trump&#8217;s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 4th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-07-03-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=49</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/49/17-07-03-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="24439646" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[For the week of July 4th, Josh and Jim discuss a decision by the Texas Supreme Court that reversed a lower court ruling regarding public employees and government subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 27th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-06-29-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=48</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police officers.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police officers.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/48/17-06-29-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="34898438" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police officers.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Jim and Josh discuss the debate in the Supreme Court on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act, especially Texas Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s role in the conversation as well as the relationship between federal immigration agents and local police officers.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 20th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-06-21-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune&#8216;s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s recently released Texas Tribune Poll.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune&#8216;s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s recently released Texas Tribune P]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune&#8216;s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s recently released Texas Tribune Poll.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/47/17-06-21-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="39071828" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune&#8216;s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s recently released Texas Tribune Poll.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim take part in an episode of The Texas Tribune&#8216;s Tribcast podcast, where they are joined by colleagues Ross Ramsey and Daron Shaw. The group discusses the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s recently released Texas Tribune Poll.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 13th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-06-14-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott&#8217;s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott&#8217;s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott&#8217;s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/45/17-06-14-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="28053974" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott&#8217;s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh talks with Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune, about Governor Abbott&#8217;s announcement of a special session for the Texas Legislature.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 30th, 2017 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/17-05-31-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state&#8217;s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state&#8217;s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state&#8217;s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/44/17-05-31-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="22255616" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state&#8217;s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the conclusion of the Texas legislature and focus on abortion rights, the state&#8217;s budget, and changes to Child Protective Services.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 9th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-08-08-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=43</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/43/16-08-08-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="55143776" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the Texas Voter ID Law, abortion rights in Texas, and some developments in the Presidential race.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>August 2nd, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-08-02-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=42</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/42/16-08-02-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="68841152" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Josh and Jim discuss the politics of guns on campus as the Campus Carry Law goes into effect at public colleges throughout Texas, and they cover the response to the Democratic National Convention.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 26th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-07-26-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=39</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/39/16-07-26-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="58816928" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim finish their discussion from last week on the Republican National Convention and discuss the Democratic National Convention.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 19th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-07-19-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=38</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/38/16-07-19-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="42353537" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>July 12th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/15-2018-04-16-07-12-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=37</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/37/15-2018-04-16-07-12-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="54382088" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the aftermath of the mass shootings in Dallas and how the shooting have effected politics both nationally and within Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 27th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-06-28-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=36</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/36/16-06-28-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="30673892" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the recently released Texas Politics Poll from the University of Texas at Austin, which included statistics about the Presidential race and how Texans are responding to the candidates and certain political issues.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 20th, 2020 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-06-20-gov-txp-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=35</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events &#8211; the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events &#8211; the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events &#8211; the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/35/16-06-20-gov-txp-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="53558528" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events &#8211; the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss two recent Texas political events &#8211; the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party in San Antonio and the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, to Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 13th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-06-03texas-politics-project-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=34</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/34/16-06-03texas-politics-project-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="51753296" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and how it has effected national and state politics.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>June 6th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-06-03-texas-politics-project-second-reading-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=33</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton&#8217;s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton&#8217;s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton&#8217;s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/33/16-06-03-texas-politics-project-second-reading-podcast.mp3" length="30804202" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton&#8217;s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss Hillary Clinton&#8217;s chances in the general election in Texas, how Donald Trump polls in Latino communities, and how Latino voters shape politics differently in Texas than they do in other areas of the U.S.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 31st, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-05-31-texas-politics-project-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=32</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/32/16-05-31-texas-politics-project-podcast.mp3" length="31448540" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss Texas suing the federal government over bathroom policies in regards to transgender rights and the run-off elections in Texas.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 17th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-05-17-texas-politics-project-podcast-mp3/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=30</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican&#8217;s thoughts on transgender people&#8217;s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican&#8217;s thoughts on transgender people&#8217;s rights to ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican&#8217;s thoughts on transgender people&#8217;s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/30/16-05-17-texas-politics-project-podcast-mp3.mp3" length="31909988" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican&#8217;s thoughts on transgender people&#8217;s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This week, Josh and Jim discuss the Texas Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that found the public school financing system constitutional but broken, the Republican National Convention, and Republican&#8217;s thoughts on transgender people&#8217;s rights to use gender-specific restrooms.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>May 10th, 2016 &#8211; Second Reading Podcast</title>
	<link>https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast/16-05-10texas-politics-project-podcast-mp3/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/second-reading-podcast/podcast-download/5/16-05-10texas-politics-project-podcast-mp3.mp3" length="25617800" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Second Reading Podcast]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jim and Josh discuss the failure of Proposition 1 in Austin, a proposition that attempted to repeal an ordinance that required rideshare companies to carry out fingerprint-based background checks on their drivers.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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