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The Ticket: Hillary Clinton Officially Joins the 2016 Race; Ep. 3

This week on The Ticket: We’ll break down the presidential announcement video from Hillary Clinton and interview Garry Mauro, a 4-term Texas Land Commissioner, state campaign director for multiple presidential candidates, and unofficial (for now) worker on the Clinton 2016 campaign.

The Ticket, a weekly presidential podcast from KUT News and the Texas Tribune hosted by KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root, breaks down the week’s campaign action and brings you interviews with people who make a living working on, covering or commenting on the political campaigns.

The Ticket: Rand Paul Running in His Father’s Shadow; Ep. 2

The Ticket, produced by KUT and the Texas Tribune, is our new podcast focused on the 2016 presidential race.

In the second episode of The Ticket, KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Texas Tribune’s Jay Root break down the presidential campaign announcement speech of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in another edition of “Stump Interrupted.”

They also talk with Mathew Dowd, who directed President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign.

The Ticket: Ted Cruz’s Presidential Run; Ep. 1

The Ticket, produced by KUT and the Texas Tribune, is our new podcast focused on the 2016 presidential race.

In the pilot episode of The Ticket, KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Texas Tribune’s Jay Root bring back the Tribune’s “Stump Interrupted” feature to break down Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement speech at Liberty University last month and talk with former Texas GOP Chairman and current Rand Paul campaigner Steve Munisteri.

Perry ‘Getting Over the Oops’

Since leaving the governor’s mansion after 14 years and 61 days in office, Rick Perry takes on his next challenge: getting over some of the “oops” moments he collected over his tenure.

Typewriter Rodeo’s David Fruchter calls upon the blunders of ex-governor Rick Perry to inspire this week’s poem.