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H-Town Progressive

H-Town Progressive

Rob Icsezen

H-Town Progressive is a podcast about big, progressive ideas, viewed through the lens of local Houston issues. Please join us as we talk about the issues that matter to Houston's Progressive community.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best H-Town Progressive episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to H-Town Progressive for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite H-Town Progressive episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Excessive bail, even though prohibited by our Constitution, has been used as a tool for generations to propagate the existing power structure and suppress marginalized people. Join us this week as we discuss bail reform in Harris County with lawyers Te’Iva Bell and Christian Menefee!

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The constitutionally protected right to an abortion in the US was established in 1973. But since then, pro government-in-your-healthcare / anti-choice fanatics have employed numerous nefarious tactics to diminish that right. In the Texas Legislature they've made access to abortion in this state as difficult as possible. This week we talk with Katie Sullivan of the Clinic Access Support Network about CASN's work to provide much needed support to the would be victims of the Texas Legislature.

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Texas has become a political battleground for national politics, and Harris County is set to lead Texas Progressives in the fight of a generation! But we’re all going to have to do our part to seize that political power. And this week, Nisha Randle of the Harris County Democratic Party and Indivisible Houston is going to tell us how to get there!

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Tired of national politics? We've got the cure, FOCUS LOCALLY! This week we're discussing the coming 2019 local elections (there are more than you might think!) with Daniel J. Cohen, President of Indivisible Houston, the folks who literally wrote a guide (The Indivisible Guide) for the #progressive #resistance! Hope you'll join us!

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Over 1.5 Million Houstonians are immigrants, which underscores the fact that immigrants are NOT “they,” immigrants are “US”! So we hope you’ll join us as we discuss with Kate Vickery, Executive Director of the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, some of the many challenges facing Houston’s Immigrant Community.

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H-Town Progressive - Ep. 80 Tracy Daniel - Whitewashing Texas History
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03/03/22 • 52 min

Texas Republicans have caricatured critical race theory into a boogie man in order to give them the political justification to change the narrative of history itself. Join us this week as we discuss the GOP attempt to whitewash Texas history.

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H-Town Progressive - Ep. 76 Neil Aquino - A Mass Movement for Democracy
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11/08/21 • 58 min

Democracy is fragile during any time. But during times like this, when it is directly under assault, it cannot survive without a Mass Movement. We must fight for it. And that “we,” must be literally everyone.

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Trans stories should be told by trans people. So this week transgender Houstonian Pete Makopoulos-Senftleber shares his story with guest host Lou Weaver.

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Houston is now positioned to play a starring role in our country’s move to the left. But how did we get here? This week we go in-depth with historian Blake Ellis about Houston’s progressive history and how it has laid the groundwork for the coming bold progressive power shift.

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Justice for all is an ever-elusive goal that we have yet to achieve. And this is no more evident than in our criminal justice system among communities of color. Join us this week as we discuss racial disparities in the criminal justice system with civil rights attorney, Natalia Cornelio.

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How many episodes does H-Town Progressive have?

H-Town Progressive currently has 82 episodes available.

What topics does H-Town Progressive cover?

The podcast is about News, Texas, Houston, Progressive, Podcasts, Liberal, Politics and Government.

What is the most popular episode on H-Town Progressive?

The episode title 'Ep. 67 Donato Clay and Rep. Gene Wu - Challenging Racist Institutions: St. Thomas' Episcopal School' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on H-Town Progressive?

The average episode length on H-Town Progressive is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of H-Town Progressive released?

Episodes of H-Town Progressive are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of H-Town Progressive?

The first episode of H-Town Progressive was released on Oct 23, 2018.

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