https://simplecast.com Over the Lege, The Live Podcast! Over the Lege, the number one, and some say only, political comedy satire show based solely on the Texas Legislature returns with a podcast! Over the Lege gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the shenanigans of the Texas Legislature by decoding political headlines and legislator's behavior into easy to understand dad jokes. This live recording will feature legendary Austin comedians and a celebrity guest associated with the Texas Legislature. No, not Ted Cruz. The Texas Legislature. That's right. Gary VanDeaver (not confirmed or invited). en Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:32:51 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:33:01 +0000 https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com Over the Lege, The Live Podcast! https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9f9fb902-a8f6-4d38-9d24-d523e5c15de2/6be36d49-41e6-4f63-96b7-98c2890b4dfa/3000x3000/screen-shot-2020-01-18-at-10-10-17-pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com episodic Over the Lege, the number one, and some say only, political comedy satire show based solely on the Texas Legislature returns with a podcast! Over the Lege gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the shenanigans of the Texas Legislature by decoding political headlines and legislator's behavior into easy to understand dad jokes. This live recording will feature legendary Austin comedians and a celebrity guest associated with the Texas Legislature. No, not Ted Cruz. The Texas Legislature. That's right. Gary VanDeaver (not confirmed or invited). stephanie chiarello true https://feeds.simplecast.com/vQLVx6IM improv, greg abbott, gameshow, wendy davis, comedy, saturday night live, stand up, beto, beto o'rourke, funny, politics, texas, john cornyn, lege, legislator, political, ted cruz stephanie chiarello overthelegetx@gmail.com 7c1d8538-f602-4c59-8f38-b86874611dee S6E4 - RECAST - Gene Wu S5E11 - Life or Death Decision Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:32:51 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Gene Wu, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s6e4-recast-gene-wu-s5e11-life-or-death-decision-SQyIzJET S6E4 - RECAST - Gene Wu S5E11 - Life or Death Decision Aaron Salinas, Gene Wu, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey 01:10:11 House Democratic Caucus Leader Gene Wu has lead the exodus of Democratic representatives for the last two weeks as they've surged to the front lines of a mid-season redistricting fight. Let's listen again to the last time Representative Gene Wu was on our podcast. House Democratic Caucus Leader Gene Wu has lead the exodus of Democratic representatives for the last two weeks as they've surged to the front lines of a mid-season redistricting fight. Let's listen again to the last time Representative Gene Wu was on our podcast. quorum break, donald trump, greg abbott, vote, redistricting, texas, txlege, gene wu true full 4 6 e2e1ed61-2340-4cf7-b5d0-23c575023be1 S6E3 - Putting the All Back in Y'all with Rep. Erin Zweiner Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas,Jimmy Smoltich

Special Guest: State Rep. Erin Zweiner

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.

Carolyn Kelleher

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Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas,Jimmy Smoltich

Special Guest: State Rep. Erin Zweiner

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.

Carolyn Kelleher

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]]> S6E3 - Putting the All Back in Y'all with Rep. Erin Zweiner jimmy smolitch, erin zweiner, Carolyn Kelleher, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Amy K, Stephanie Chiarello, Shawn Fernando 01:11:33 Team OTL is joined by very special guest is Representative Erin Zwiener and comedian Jimmy Smoltich. We talk about goats, jeopardy, and snakes on the floor of the House. Team OTL is joined by very special guest is Representative Erin Zwiener and comedian Jimmy Smoltich. We talk about goats, jeopardy, and snakes on the floor of the House. vote, legendary, moontowercomedyfestival, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy, erin zweiner true full 3 6 91d261b2-be0e-4ce0-911d-ddea9cf780ec Microjoys with Rep. Mihaela Plesa Rep. Mihaela Plesa: 

https://www.plesafortexas.com/

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]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:59:25 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (amy lowrey, aritro basu, Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Shawn Fernando) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/microjoys-with-rep-mihaela-plesa-C8f6dPZ1 Rep. Mihaela Plesa: 

https://www.plesafortexas.com/

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]]> Microjoys with Rep. Mihaela Plesa amy lowrey, aritro basu, Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Shawn Fernando 01:13:27 The OTL crew is joined by Representative Mihaela Plesa, a first-generation Romanian-American, who represents Texas House District 70. A former small business owner and the first Democratic woman to represent Collin County, she prioritizes public school funding, property tax reduction, small business support, and affordable childcare. We talk about micro-joys and where to find them. Joined by special guest comedian Aritro Basu, and OTL regulars Amy Lowrey and Aaron Salinas. The OTL crew is joined by Representative Mihaela Plesa, a first-generation Romanian-American, who represents Texas House District 70. A former small business owner and the first Democratic woman to represent Collin County, she prioritizes public school funding, property tax reduction, small business support, and affordable childcare. We talk about micro-joys and where to find them. Joined by special guest comedian Aritro Basu, and OTL regulars Amy Lowrey and Aaron Salinas. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 2 6 3732ef73-14e0-4a7e-83f8-4b93aa6ecc18 S6 Premiere - Painfully Optimistic with Rep. Josey Garcia Find out more about Rep. Josey Garcia here. 

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]]> Mon, 3 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Bill Carroll, Josey Garcia, Rep Josey Garcia, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s6-premiere-painfully-optimistic-with-rep-josey-garcia-uTFgqFfQ Find out more about Rep. Josey Garcia here. 

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]]> S6 Premiere - Painfully Optimistic with Rep. Josey Garcia Bill Carroll, Josey Garcia, Rep Josey Garcia, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher, Aaron Salinas 01:12:18 We're baaaaaack! The OTL crew is joined by Representative Josey Garcia from Bexar County. In her sophomore year, she is the first female active-duty veteran to serve in the Texas House. She is known for her fearless advocacy for children in foster care because she knows first hand what that experience is like. She is an author and community advocate with eight children in her blended family. Comedians compete in "Little House on the Prairie" and "Foster Care...Psych!" for the Most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin award. We're baaaaaack! The OTL crew is joined by Representative Josey Garcia from Bexar County. In her sophomore year, she is the first female active-duty veteran to serve in the Texas House. She is known for her fearless advocacy for children in foster care because she knows first hand what that experience is like. She is an author and community advocate with eight children in her blended family. Comedians compete in "Little House on the Prairie" and "Foster Care...Psych!" for the Most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin award. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 1 6 ea1fe391-1c8c-4e65-be96-6dd64ecebfa4 ALERT: OTL Part 7 Live - and RECAST: S4E1 - You Can't Handle the Truth with Journalist John Moritz The live show is a little different from the podcast. The first act is sketches and musical numbers, while the second act includes a late night show interview with a legislative celebrity guest. 

Guests:

Friday, Oct 11 - State Representatives Lulu Flores, Vikki Goodwin and Donna Howard.

Saturday, Oct 12 - Pastor Jim Rigby

Sunday, Oct 13 - Senator Wendy Davis

Tickets:

Tickets available at bit.ly/OTLPART7. 

$25 General Admission.

$15 Student with valid ID.

Sponsorships available. 

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]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:59:45 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/alert-otl-part-7-live-and-recast-s4e1-you-cant-handle-the-truth-with-journalist-john-moritz-NMfph4ey The live show is a little different from the podcast. The first act is sketches and musical numbers, while the second act includes a late night show interview with a legislative celebrity guest. 

Guests:

Friday, Oct 11 - State Representatives Lulu Flores, Vikki Goodwin and Donna Howard.

Saturday, Oct 12 - Pastor Jim Rigby

Sunday, Oct 13 - Senator Wendy Davis

Tickets:

Tickets available at bit.ly/OTLPART7. 

$25 General Admission.

$15 Student with valid ID.

Sponsorships available. 

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]]> ALERT: OTL Part 7 Live - and RECAST: S4E1 - You Can't Handle the Truth with Journalist John Moritz stephanie chiarello 01:16:48 You must know - Over the Lege returns live in theaters October 11-13th, 2024 at Austin Scottish Rite Theater with Part 7: The Last Laughs!. Tickets at bit.ly/OTLPART7. Use code WIZARD! for 20% off your order. You must know - Over the Lege returns live in theaters October 11-13th, 2024 at Austin Scottish Rite Theater with Part 7: The Last Laughs!. Tickets at bit.ly/OTLPART7. Use code WIZARD! for 20% off your order. true bonus 5 f15a8d39-0c67-4c76-a4e2-cc49ab771291 RECAST: Most Favorite Episode - S3:E14 - We've Got a Bonner for Voting Rights! Charlie Bonner is a youth voting rights advocate and communications professional working to engage a new generation of civic leaders. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Charlie majored in government and Plan II Honors where his thesis, A Republic If You Can Jeep It, was awarded the Lois Baird Trice Prize for Creative Scholarship after he drove 10,000 miles across the country to interview strangers about democracy. 

Currently, Charlie runs state-wide communications and outreach at MOVE Texas, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to empowering young people in civic life and tearing down barriers to the ballot box. As a spokesperson for the voting rights movement, he frequently appears in local and national outlets including The Texas Tribune, The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and MSNBC. 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Dave Ronn & Kirsten Anderson
Special Guest: Charlie Bonner
Announcer: Jasmine Owen
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:30:44 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Charlie Bonner, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/recast-most-favorite-episode-s3-e14-weve-got-a-bonner-for-voting-rights-J67lI49I Charlie Bonner is a youth voting rights advocate and communications professional working to engage a new generation of civic leaders. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Charlie majored in government and Plan II Honors where his thesis, A Republic If You Can Jeep It, was awarded the Lois Baird Trice Prize for Creative Scholarship after he drove 10,000 miles across the country to interview strangers about democracy. 

Currently, Charlie runs state-wide communications and outreach at MOVE Texas, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to empowering young people in civic life and tearing down barriers to the ballot box. As a spokesperson for the voting rights movement, he frequently appears in local and national outlets including The Texas Tribune, The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and MSNBC. 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Dave Ronn & Kirsten Anderson
Special Guest: Charlie Bonner
Announcer: Jasmine Owen
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> RECAST: Most Favorite Episode - S3:E14 - We've Got a Bonner for Voting Rights! Charlie Bonner, Stephanie Chiarello 01:22:28 While the podcast is on hiatus as we prepare for our live show (Oct 11-13th 2024 at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin, Texas), we're recasting previous episodes that the audience adores. This is the audience's most favorite, S3:E14 - We've Got a Bonner for Voting Rights! With activist Charlie Bonner. While the podcast is on hiatus as we prepare for our live show (Oct 11-13th 2024 at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin, Texas), we're recasting previous episodes that the audience adores. This is the audience's most favorite, S3:E14 - We've Got a Bonner for Voting Rights! With activist Charlie Bonner. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 13 5 ca83565a-a7e2-4c63-892a-3b2a96f039ab S5E12 - Season Finale and Recap - A Lot On The Line Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Guests: Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas

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]]> Sat, 1 Jun 2024 23:00:33 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e12-season-finale-and-recap-a-lot-on-the-line-AF0T71_d Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Guests: Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas

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]]> S5E12 - Season Finale and Recap - A Lot On The Line Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas 01:11:20 It's the Season Finale and the team review guests, games, and monologue jokes from each episode. Join us for a listen! It's the Season Finale and the team review guests, games, and monologue jokes from each episode. Join us for a listen! vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, satire, politics, comedy true full 12 5 40005a66-e824-4ecd-a9dc-78f4b4eb1379 Life or Death Decision with Representative Gene Wu Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello, Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Special Guest: State Rep. Gene Wu  

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K., Carolyn Kelleher

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Gene Wu on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeneforTexas

Gene Wu on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/GeneforTexas/

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]]> Tue, 7 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Gene Wu, Gene For Texas, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy Lowrey, Amy K.) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/life-or-death-decision-with-representative-gene-wu-hLEW0eup Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello, Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Special Guest: State Rep. Gene Wu  

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K., Carolyn Kelleher

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Gene Wu on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeneforTexas

Gene Wu on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/GeneforTexas/

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]]> Life or Death Decision with Representative Gene Wu Gene Wu, Gene For Texas, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy Lowrey, Amy K. 01:08:21 The amazing, smart, funny, fatalistic and yet hopeful Gene Wu joins us again to talk about voting, colonoscopies, and Republicans playing stupid games with stupid prizes. Carolyn Kelleher and Aaron competed for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award and they were good games with good prizes. Hosted by Stephanie Chiarello and announced by Amy Lowrey. The amazing, smart, funny, fatalistic and yet hopeful Gene Wu joins us again to talk about voting, colonoscopies, and Republicans playing stupid games with stupid prizes. Carolyn Kelleher and Aaron competed for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award and they were good games with good prizes. Hosted by Stephanie Chiarello and announced by Amy Lowrey. vote, legendary, texas, gene for texas, toby regbo, txlege, gene wu, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 11 5 3a9514cb-a139-4826-99b4-53d147de89d4 Nobody Shuts Up and Nobody Listens - Why I Don't Vote with High School Friend Aimee Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello, Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Comedians: Linzy Beltran, Grace James

Special Guest: Aimee from High School

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K., Shawn Fernando, Joe Green, Carolyn Kelleher

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Thu, 4 Apr 2024 20:35:38 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Grace James, Amy K, Linzy Beltran, Carolyn Kelleher, Shawn Fernando, Amy Lowrey, Joe Green, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nobody-shuts-up-and-nobody-listens-why-i-dont-vote-with-high-school-friend-aimee-GTpeuqKr Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello, Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Comedians: Linzy Beltran, Grace James

Special Guest: Aimee from High School

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K., Shawn Fernando, Joe Green, Carolyn Kelleher

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Nobody Shuts Up and Nobody Listens - Why I Don't Vote with High School Friend Aimee Grace James, Amy K, Linzy Beltran, Carolyn Kelleher, Shawn Fernando, Amy Lowrey, Joe Green, Stephanie Chiarello 01:13:08 Stephanie's friend from high school, Aimee, joins the podcast to talk about why she doesn't vote. Spoiler Alert: No online voter registration, too much noise you can't trust, and nothing politicians promise is true. Comedians Linzy Beltran and Grace James chime in along with Host Stephanie Chiarello and Announcer Amy Lowry. P.S. - We learn that if women were in charge, we'd fix everything. Stephanie's friend from high school, Aimee, joins the podcast to talk about why she doesn't vote. Spoiler Alert: No online voter registration, too much noise you can't trust, and nothing politicians promise is true. Comedians Linzy Beltran and Grace James chime in along with Host Stephanie Chiarello and Announcer Amy Lowry. P.S. - We learn that if women were in charge, we'd fix everything. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, arlington texas, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, satire, politics, comedy, arlington high true full 10 5 18a041bc-9c2a-4273-94cf-0816c14008a0 BONUS - Uphoster Says...with Dr. James Henson Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Guest: Dr. James Henson (https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/faculty/hensonjr)

Show Notes:  What are the origins of using the color red for republicans and blue for democrats? Find out here - https://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363762677/the-color-of-politics-how-did-red-and-blue-states-come-to-be. 

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Guest: Dr. James Henson (https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/faculty/hensonjr)

Show Notes:  What are the origins of using the color red for republicans and blue for democrats? Find out here - https://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363762677/the-color-of-politics-how-did-red-and-blue-states-come-to-be. 

Register to Vote in Texas: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/update-voter-registration.html

Support our Work - become a patron at patreon. 

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]]> BONUS - Uphoster Says...with Dr. James Henson James Henson, Stephanie Chiarello 00:36:01 Dr. James Henson joins host Stephanie Chiarello one-on-one to talk about what polls indicate Texans care most about and what to think if Travis Tritt endorses you for office. Dr. James Henson joins host Stephanie Chiarello one-on-one to talk about what polls indicate Texans care most about and what to think if Travis Tritt endorses you for office. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true bonus 5 fd6005a2-078f-48d2-9714-ef7e7025ebfb S5E9 - Keep Showing Up with State Senator Sarah Eckhardt Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Mitch Mills, Dev  

Special Guest: Senator Sarah Eckhardt

Announcer: Carson Quinn

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

State Senator Sarah Eckhardt - https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=14

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]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:24:54 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (senator sarah eckhardt, sarah eckhardt, Carson Quinn, Dev, Shawn Fernando, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Joe Green, Mitch Mills, Carolyn Kelleher) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e9-keep-showing-up-with-state-senator-sarah-eckhardt-UghAeypJ Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Mitch Mills, Dev  

Special Guest: Senator Sarah Eckhardt

Announcer: Carson Quinn

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

State Senator Sarah Eckhardt - https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=14

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]]> S5E9 - Keep Showing Up with State Senator Sarah Eckhardt senator sarah eckhardt, sarah eckhardt, Carson Quinn, Dev, Shawn Fernando, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Joe Green, Mitch Mills, Carolyn Kelleher 01:05:30 State Senator Sarah Eckhardt joins the OTL team to play "Bill, Pill or Schpiel" and the failed, never to be heard again game, "Awards, Schmawards". She also got to say more on this one hour podcast than she did on the floor of the senate for the entire 88th session because, you know, patriarchy. And Dan Patrick. State Senator Sarah Eckhardt joins the OTL team to play "Bill, Pill or Schpiel" and the failed, never to be heard again game, "Awards, Schmawards". She also got to say more on this one hour podcast than she did on the floor of the senate for the entire 88th session because, you know, patriarchy. And Dan Patrick. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 9 5 79ab0579-56d5-480d-b166-63394b5aa9b6 S5E8 - It's Elementary School Playground Antics My Dear Watson with Mayor Kirk Watson Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Paige Burnett

Special Guest: Mayor Kirk Watson

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C., Shawn Fernando, Joe Green, Amy K., Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Amplify Austin link: https://www.amplifyatx.org/campaigns/over-the-lege-2024

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]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:51:03 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e8-its-elementary-school-playground-antics-my-dear-watson-with-mayor-kirk-watson-QxD5iHks Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Paige Burnett

Special Guest: Mayor Kirk Watson

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C., Shawn Fernando, Joe Green, Amy K., Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Amplify Austin link: https://www.amplifyatx.org/campaigns/over-the-lege-2024

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]]> S5E8 - It's Elementary School Playground Antics My Dear Watson with Mayor Kirk Watson stephanie chiarello 01:23:26 Join us for a very special returning guest, Mayor Kirk Watson. He escaped the #txlege but is it any easier? Find out on this podcast. Paige Burnett makes her podcasting debut against Aaron Salinas with political trivia games So THAT's City Government and Legislator, City Council Member, or Fictional Mayor. Join us for a very special returning guest, Mayor Kirk Watson. He escaped the #txlege but is it any easier? Find out on this podcast. Paige Burnett makes her podcasting debut against Aaron Salinas with political trivia games So THAT's City Government and Legislator, City Council Member, or Fictional Mayor. true full 8 5 15fa0c97-6c49-4be6-a870-d2c08e062de8 S5E7 - Living the American Dream with Rep. Salman Bhojani Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Bryn Wright

Special Guest: State Rep. Salman Bhojani

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=92

https://www.bhojanifortexas.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@salmanbhojanitx

 

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]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:02:10 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Salman Bhojani, shawn fernando, Carolyn Kelleher, Joe Green, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Amy K.) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e7-living-the-american-dream-with-rep-salman-bhojani-AfpHENk3 Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Bryn Wright

Special Guest: State Rep. Salman Bhojani

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=92

https://www.bhojanifortexas.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@salmanbhojanitx

 

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]]> S5E7 - Living the American Dream with Rep. Salman Bhojani Salman Bhojani, shawn fernando, Carolyn Kelleher, Joe Green, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Amy K. 01:16:29 Get ready to believe in your government again when you listen to this special episode with rising sophomore State Representative Salman Bhojani. Get ready to believe in your government again when you listen to this special episode with rising sophomore State Representative Salman Bhojani. austin, greg abbott, ken paxton, moontowercomedyfestival, texas, toby regbo, txlege, capcitycomedy, ping pong, legislature, politics true full 7 5 39677c28-0e9f-4f98-9a96-f4418b628c49 S5E6 - Did I Write That? With Journalist John Moritz Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Hayato DeSouza

Special Guest: Journalist John Moritz

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:01:25 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (John Moritz, Hayato DeSouza, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Joe Green, Amy K, Carolyn Kelleher, Shawn Fernando, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e6-did-i-write-that-with-journalist-john-moritz-qHt70E4a Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Hayato DeSouza

Special Guest: Journalist John Moritz

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> S5E6 - Did I Write That? With Journalist John Moritz John Moritz, Hayato DeSouza, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Joe Green, Amy K, Carolyn Kelleher, Shawn Fernando, Stephanie Chiarello 01:20:59 Journalist John Moritz joins Over the Lege for the fourth or fifth time (we don't keep great notes) to talk about what it's like to be a news man in the digital world. Journalist John Moritz joins Over the Lege for the fourth or fifth time (we don't keep great notes) to talk about what it's like to be a news man in the digital world. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 6 5 391131c3-aec5-4cb8-bd37-32e4a3ac3977 S5E5 - Stop Buying Their BS with U.S. Senate Candidate Roland Gutierrez Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Tom Booker, Cameron La Brie

Special Guest: Senator Roland Gutierrez

Announcer: Janet M.  

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Roland Gutierrez for U.S. Senate - https://rolandfortexas.com/

 

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Cameron La Brie, roland gutierrez, Stephanie Chiarello, Janet Maykus, Joe Green, Shawn Fernando, Tom Booker, Amy K) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e5-stop-buying-their-bs-with-us-senate-candidate-roland-gutierrez-lsUVdFLx Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Tom Booker, Cameron La Brie

Special Guest: Senator Roland Gutierrez

Announcer: Janet M.  

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Roland Gutierrez for U.S. Senate - https://rolandfortexas.com/

 

 

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]]> S5E5 - Stop Buying Their BS with U.S. Senate Candidate Roland Gutierrez Cameron La Brie, roland gutierrez, Stephanie Chiarello, Janet Maykus, Joe Green, Shawn Fernando, Tom Booker, Amy K 01:16:16 Senator Roland Gutierrez joins the OTL crew this week to talk about his U.S. Senate race against Ted Cruz. Tom Booker and Cameron La Brie compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award and Janet Maykus hosts. Senator Roland Gutierrez joins the OTL crew this week to talk about his U.S. Senate race against Ted Cruz. Tom Booker and Cameron La Brie compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award and Janet Maykus hosts. us senate, vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, us congress, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy, ted cruz true full 5 5 b8f1b014-4574-485e-bcee-91ef1e08476a S5E4 - Welcoming Infrastructures with Samantha Singleton of BNHR Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Patrick Gallagher

Special Guest: Samantha Singleton, Border Network for Human Rights

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

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]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy K, Shawn Fernando, Samantha Singleton, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher, Patrick Gallagher, Joe Green) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e4-welcoming-infrastructures-with-samantha-singleton-of-bnhr-FOHiAETy Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Patrick Gallagher

Special Guest: Samantha Singleton, Border Network for Human Rights

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

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]]> S5E4 - Welcoming Infrastructures with Samantha Singleton of BNHR Amy K, Shawn Fernando, Samantha Singleton, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher, Patrick Gallagher, Joe Green 01:10:00 Samantha Singleton, Policy Director at the Border Network for Human Rights joins the OTL team to talk about human rights. Comedians Patrick Gallagher and Aaron Salinas play "Tweets or T'wasn'ts" and "Naturally" to compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin Trophy. Samantha Singleton, Policy Director at the Border Network for Human Rights joins the OTL team to talk about human rights. Comedians Patrick Gallagher and Aaron Salinas play "Tweets or T'wasn'ts" and "Naturally" to compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin Trophy. vote, legendary, texas, toby regbo, txlege, edutainment, elections, education, podcast, texas legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 4 5 ede9e939-141a-4122-a639-efafcc6982b4 S5E3 With An Actual Caring Human Being, Chas Moore of AJC Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Shawn Fernando

Special Guest: Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition

Announcer: Tom Booker

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Find Austin Justice Coalition at: https://austinjustice.org/

 

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]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:29:43 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (tom booker, Chas Moore, Joe Green, shawn fernando, Amy K., Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5e3-with-an-actual-caring-human-being-chas-moore-of-ajc-zsxSQ0_n Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Shawn Fernando

Special Guest: Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition

Announcer: Tom Booker

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Find Austin Justice Coalition at: https://austinjustice.org/

 

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]]> S5E3 With An Actual Caring Human Being, Chas Moore of AJC tom booker, Chas Moore, Joe Green, shawn fernando, Amy K., Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Carolyn Kelleher 01:06:16 Chas Moore from the Austin Justice Coalition joins us to play That Can't Be Right and Halloween Scramble. Chas Moore is an acclaimed activist and community organizer who has dedicated his life to helping Black, Indigenous, and people of color, impoverished communities, and those that suffer the brunt of systemic, institutional oppression. Also featured are comedians Aaron Salinas and Shawn Fernando. Chas Moore from the Austin Justice Coalition joins us to play That Can't Be Right and Halloween Scramble. Chas Moore is an acclaimed activist and community organizer who has dedicated his life to helping Black, Indigenous, and people of color, impoverished communities, and those that suffer the brunt of systemic, institutional oppression. Also featured are comedians Aaron Salinas and Shawn Fernando. texas, justice, txlege, games, austin justice coalition, police, podcast, racism, satire, politics true full 3 5 4d6c9d46-564e-494b-a4b3-32486c2d4472 S5 Bonus with Texas Legend Radney Foster - Let the Warning Stand Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Debbie Odette

Special Guest: Radney Foster, Texas Legend

Announcer: Debbie Odette

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Find Radney at: 

https://www.radneyfoster.com/

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]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Radney Foster, Aaron Salinas, Amy K., debbie odette, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5-bonus-with-texas-legend-radney-foster-let-the-warning-stand-QncdW_ay Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Debbie Odette

Special Guest: Radney Foster, Texas Legend

Announcer: Debbie Odette

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Find Radney at: 

https://www.radneyfoster.com/

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]]> S5 Bonus with Texas Legend Radney Foster - Let the Warning Stand Radney Foster, Aaron Salinas, Amy K., debbie odette, Stephanie Chiarello 00:54:54 Not sure how we pulled this off, but Texas Legend Radney Foster, singer, song-writer, producer and author from Del Rio, Texas joins us to talk about his love for Texas and how he chooses to use his influential position to impact civic engagement. Radney has written eight number one hit singles, including his own “Nobody Wins,” - which we think is secretly about the Texas Legislature - and “Crazy Over You” with duo Foster & Lloyd. His songs have sold 50 million copies worldwide and he was recently inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Not sure how we pulled this off, but Texas Legend Radney Foster, singer, song-writer, producer and author from Del Rio, Texas joins us to talk about his love for Texas and how he chooses to use his influential position to impact civic engagement. Radney has written eight number one hit singles, including his own “Nobody Wins,” - which we think is secretly about the Texas Legislature - and “Crazy Over You” with duo Foster & Lloyd. His songs have sold 50 million copies worldwide and he was recently inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. vote, texas, txlege, texas legend, radney foster, satire, politics, del rio, country music, comedy, civic engagement true bonus 5 c4784213-271c-46e8-8334-9c0143d1842b S5E2: I Believe Latinos Are our Future with Jolt Action's James Canup Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Mitch Mills, Valerie Nies

Special Guest: James Canup, JOLT Action

Announcer: Jimmy Smolitch

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

JOLT ACTION: https://jolttx.org/

OTL PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Research Notes:

 https://www.privateschoolreview.com/texas/religiously-affiliated-schools

 https://anderson.austinschools.org/aboutus/mission

 https://www.brentwoodchristian.org/about/core-beliefs/

 

 

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Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Mitch Mills, Valerie Nies

Special Guest: James Canup, JOLT Action

Announcer: Jimmy Smolitch

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.  

Show Notes:

JOLT ACTION: https://jolttx.org/

OTL PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Research Notes:

 https://www.privateschoolreview.com/texas/religiously-affiliated-schools

 https://anderson.austinschools.org/aboutus/mission

 https://www.brentwoodchristian.org/about/core-beliefs/

 

 

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]]> S5E2: I Believe Latinos Are our Future with Jolt Action's James Canup James Canup, Mitch Mills, Valerie Nies, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello 01:12:16 Jolt Action's Development Director, James Canup, joins the OTL team to talk about voter registration and turnout plus the dark side of school vouchers (hint: they take from the poor and give to the religious rich). Special comedic guests Mitch Mills and Valerie Nies. Jolt Action's Development Director, James Canup, joins the OTL team to talk about voter registration and turnout plus the dark side of school vouchers (hint: they take from the poor and give to the religious rich). Special comedic guests Mitch Mills and Valerie Nies. scam, greg abbott, education savings account, separation of church and state, texas, toby regbo, voting rights, dan patrick, txlege, satire, politics, school vouchers, comedy, dade phelan, activism true full 2 5 d7405842-59d5-4bc9-83c8-d7c9da6ff0ca Season 5 Premiere - Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Give Up with TFN's Emily Witt Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Paul Normandin

Patrick Gallagher

Special Guest: Emily Witt, TFN

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K. 

Producer:

Stephanie C. 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Check if you're registered to vote: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Texas Freedom Network - https://tfn.org/

Follow the Texas Legislature by signing up for a Texas Legislature Online (TLO) account: https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuMyTLO.aspx

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]]> Mon, 2 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Patrick Gallagher, Paul Normandin, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/season-5-premiere-never-ever-ever-ever-give-up-with-tfns-emily-witt-pK1Qx6k0 Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Paul Normandin

Patrick Gallagher

Special Guest: Emily Witt, TFN

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K. 

Producer:

Stephanie C. 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Check if you're registered to vote: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Texas Freedom Network - https://tfn.org/

Follow the Texas Legislature by signing up for a Texas Legislature Online (TLO) account: https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuMyTLO.aspx

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]]> Season 5 Premiere - Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Give Up with TFN's Emily Witt Patrick Gallagher, Paul Normandin, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Amy Lowrey 01:11:35 Join us for our 5th Season with TFN's Emily Witt and guest comedians Paul Normandin and Patrick Gallagher, who both have very nice hair. I mean heads. Contestants play "He Was Kenough" and "Two Truths and One Lie". Join us for our 5th Season with TFN's Emily Witt and guest comedians Paul Normandin and Patrick Gallagher, who both have very nice hair. I mean heads. Contestants play "He Was Kenough" and "Two Truths and One Lie". greg abbott, vote, ken paxton, texas, toby regbo, txlege, tfn, satire, politics, comedy, outofmycolddeadhands, texas freedom network true full 1 5 0a2af58a-92d8-421d-b2ae-00ae00bac602 Bonus Episode: Dramatic Reading of Paxton Related Texts Cast:

Announcer - Stephanie Chiarello

Jeff Leach - Aaron Salinas

Michelle Smith - Amy Lowrey

Music: 

Track: "Like the Movies", HUKU
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/Lf0f3Q

Texts taken from Dallas Morning News Article - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/07/26/exclusive-texts-show-lawmakers-were-pissed-off-at-ken-paxton-before-impeachment/

 

Follow the Texas Legislature at: https://capitol.texas.gov/

 

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]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-episode-dramatic-reading-of-paxton-related-texts-6Sy5moqq Cast:

Announcer - Stephanie Chiarello

Jeff Leach - Aaron Salinas

Michelle Smith - Amy Lowrey

Music: 

Track: "Like the Movies", HUKU
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/Lf0f3Q

Texts taken from Dallas Morning News Article - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/07/26/exclusive-texts-show-lawmakers-were-pissed-off-at-ken-paxton-before-impeachment/

 

Follow the Texas Legislature at: https://capitol.texas.gov/

 

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]]> Bonus Episode: Dramatic Reading of Paxton Related Texts Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey 00:04:28 A very special dramatic reading of actual texts between Rep. Jeff Leach and Ken Paxton's Senior Advisor Michelle Smith. As Earl Long said, "Don’t write anything you can phone. Don’t phone anything you can talk. Don’t talk anything you can whisper. Don’t whisper anything you can smile. Don’t smile anything you can nod. Don’t nod anything you can wink." Unless your a member of the Texas House and someone open records requested your texts. A very special dramatic reading of actual texts between Rep. Jeff Leach and Ken Paxton's Senior Advisor Michelle Smith. As Earl Long said, "Don’t write anything you can phone. Don’t phone anything you can talk. Don’t talk anything you can whisper. Don’t whisper anything you can smile. Don’t smile anything you can nod. Don’t nod anything you can wink." Unless your a member of the Texas House and someone open records requested your texts. greg abbott, vote, over the lege, ken paxton, texas, impeachment, texas senate, fraud, txlege, trial, texas house, satire, politics, ken paxton impeachment true bonus 4 dabf7f64-b3cf-469a-8efd-44b54903cc73 From the Mouth of Babes - An 11-Year Old's Opinion on Texas Policy Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:48:22 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Olivia) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/from-the-mouth-of-babes-an-11-year-olds-opinion-on-texas-policy-ii3WaxzZ From the Mouth of Babes - An 11-Year Old's Opinion on Texas Policy Stephanie Chiarello, Olivia 00:12:31 I sat down with my 11-year old niece, read her news headlines, and asked her what she thought. As the Chicks say, "our children are watching us, they put their trust in us, they want to be like us". I sat down with my 11-year old niece, read her news headlines, and asked her what she thought. As the Chicks say, "our children are watching us, they put their trust in us, they want to be like us". greg abbott, kids, ken paxton, texas, toby regbo, stand up, txlege, podcast, politics, tx, comedy false bonus 4 3d9d887e-480c-4487-af51-a81ac5dcef3d Season Finale - The Full Monty Exter's Take on Education Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Shawn Fernando

Special Guest: Monty Exter, ATPE Director

Announcer: Debbie Odette

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Sat, 1 Jul 2023 18:51:34 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (debbie odette, Greg Abbott, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy K., Aaron Salinas, Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan, joe green, Stephanie Chiarello, shawn fernando) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/season-finale-the-full-monty-exters-take-on-education-Zcpq0KIb Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Shawn Fernando

Special Guest: Monty Exter, ATPE Director

Announcer: Debbie Odette

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

Carolyn Kelleher

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Season Finale - The Full Monty Exter's Take on Education debbie odette, Greg Abbott, Carolyn Kelleher, Amy K., Aaron Salinas, Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan, joe green, Stephanie Chiarello, shawn fernando 01:15:16 88R, as we say in the biz, was the worst session to date - and we've already had two special session. This episode features Monty Exter with the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) telling us all the things we DID NOT DO for Texas teachers and kids plus the very funny Aaron Salinas and Shawn Fernando; special guest announcer, Jam Shed Owner Debbie Odette. 88R, as we say in the biz, was the worst session to date - and we've already had two special session. This episode features Monty Exter with the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) telling us all the things we DID NOT DO for Texas teachers and kids plus the very funny Aaron Salinas and Shawn Fernando; special guest announcer, Jam Shed Owner Debbie Odette. standup, toby regbo, txlege, politics, comedy true full 8 4 2024bcf3-31b6-4d8c-b171-6c9af8c635b0 The First Rule of Women's Health Caucus is Talk about Women's Health Caucus Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Sophia Spagnuolo

Special Guest: Kristen Ylana, ED Women’s Health Caucus

Announcer: Amy Lowrey 

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K. 

Carolyn Kelleher

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Women's Health Caucus: https://www.txwomenshealth.com/

All things Texas Lege #txlege: https://capitol.texas.gov/

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]]> Fri, 5 May 2023 16:22:17 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Carolyn Kelleher, joe green, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, shawn fernando) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-first-rule-of-womens-health-caucus-is-talk-about-womens-health-caucus-PgaQg5LH Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Sophia Spagnuolo

Special Guest: Kristen Ylana, ED Women’s Health Caucus

Announcer: Amy Lowrey 

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K. 

Carolyn Kelleher

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Women's Health Caucus: https://www.txwomenshealth.com/

All things Texas Lege #txlege: https://capitol.texas.gov/

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]]> The First Rule of Women's Health Caucus is Talk about Women's Health Caucus Carolyn Kelleher, joe green, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, shawn fernando 01:01:45 OTL is joined by Kristen Ylana, the Executive Director of the Women's Health Caucus. Sophia Spagnuolo and Aaron Salinas compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award, and we learn it's okay to talk about women's health. For as long as we're allowed to be women in Texas who are allowed to talk. OTL is joined by Kristen Ylana, the Executive Director of the Women's Health Caucus. Sophia Spagnuolo and Aaron Salinas compete for the Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin award, and we learn it's okay to talk about women's health. For as long as we're allowed to be women in Texas who are allowed to talk. greg abbott, fly, vote, texas, cool, toby regbo, dan patrick, txlege, podcast, governor, satire, politics, comedy, dade phelan true full 7 4 3f2fd1f8-9249-4d50-bdb0-f41161d2f092 Doughnot Mess with Trans People - With Ash Hall Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Mitch Mills

Special Guest: Ash Hall, Advocate

Announcer: Amy Lowrey  

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Jeff Leach, Ash Hall, Aaron Salinas, shawn fernando, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Amy Lowrey, joe green) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/doughnot-infringe-on-my-rights-with-ash-hall-cIgm04yL Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas

Mitch Mills

Special Guest: Ash Hall, Advocate

Announcer: Amy Lowrey  

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Amy K.  

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Doughnot Mess with Trans People - With Ash Hall Jeff Leach, Ash Hall, Aaron Salinas, shawn fernando, Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K., Amy Lowrey, joe green 01:06:44 Ash Hall (they, them), the Policy & Advocacy Strategist on LGBTQ+ Rights for the ACLU of Texas joins us to talk about getting attacked by the Legislature every day but waking up and doing it again. Ash Hall (they, them), the Policy & Advocacy Strategist on LGBTQ+ Rights for the ACLU of Texas joins us to talk about getting attacked by the Legislature every day but waking up and doing it again. greg abbott, vote, texas, standup, toby regbo, dan patrick, txlege, catsoftiktok, transgender, podcast, rights, satire, politics, wrongs, improv, comedy true full 6 4 52480fbb-6210-444e-8279-7ee3ba93c1e7 8-6-7-5-3-0h It's Rep. Venton Jones Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Joe Green

Special Guest: 

State Rep. Venton Jones

Announcer: 

Amy Lowrey  

 

Writers:

Amy K.  

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-karaoke-songs-all-time/

 

 

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]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (venton jones, shawn fernando, Amy K., Amy Lowery, Aaron Sallinas, joe green) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/8-6-7-5-3-0h-its-rep-venton-jones-flJS3dQQ Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Joe Green

Special Guest: 

State Rep. Venton Jones

Announcer: 

Amy Lowrey  

 

Writers:

Amy K.  

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-karaoke-songs-all-time/

 

 

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]]> 8-6-7-5-3-0h It's Rep. Venton Jones venton jones, shawn fernando, Amy K., Amy Lowery, Aaron Sallinas, joe green 01:15:19 Freshman legislator Venton Jones from Dallas joins us for quiz games "Lege-in With the Oldies" and "Now We've Got Bad Bills", two karaoke inspired games. Since the beginning of his career, Venton has been a tireless advocate working to improve healthcare access, fighting for marginalized communities and middle-class families, and protecting voting rights. He is the founder and CEO of Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network (SBPAN), serves in various leadership roles and was recognized at the White House by President Barack Obama for his HIV advocacy work. Freshman legislator Venton Jones from Dallas joins us for quiz games "Lege-in With the Oldies" and "Now We've Got Bad Bills", two karaoke inspired games. Since the beginning of his career, Venton has been a tireless advocate working to improve healthcare access, fighting for marginalized communities and middle-class families, and protecting voting rights. He is the founder and CEO of Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network (SBPAN), serves in various leadership roles and was recognized at the White House by President Barack Obama for his HIV advocacy work. laugh, greg abbott, texas, toby regbo, stand up, wait wait don't tell me, cry, dan patrick, txlege, legislature, satire, politics, comedys, quiz games, dade phelan true full 5 4 1c2c0ec8-a00b-42d1-aeb6-f5dd0db81722 What a Drag - And Other Misdirections...Plus Don't Drink and Drive Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Debbie Odette, Eric Thronson

Special Guest: Us!

Announcer: Amy Lowrey  

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Editor:

Stephanie Chiarello

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (shawn fernando, joe green, eric thronson, greg abbott, dan patrick, dad phelan, debbie odette, stephanie chiarello, Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/what-a-drag-and-other-misdirectionsplus-dont-drink-and-drive-zNcn29yv Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Debbie Odette, Eric Thronson

Special Guest: Us!

Announcer: Amy Lowrey  

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Shawn Fernando

Joe Green

Editor:

Stephanie Chiarello

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

 

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]]> What a Drag - And Other Misdirections...Plus Don't Drink and Drive shawn fernando, joe green, eric thronson, greg abbott, dan patrick, dad phelan, debbie odette, stephanie chiarello, Amy Lowrey 01:09:59 I don't want to say we winged it and nailed, so I'll let Eric say it - we winged it and we nailed it. This week's episode final segment was a gab sesh with just us participants, no special guest. What is drag? Why are ethics? Where is my wine? Find out the answers to these questions and more on I dare say our best episode of the season. I don't want to say we winged it and nailed, so I'll let Eric say it - we winged it and we nailed it. This week's episode final segment was a gab sesh with just us participants, no special guest. What is drag? Why are ethics? Where is my wine? Find out the answers to these questions and more on I dare say our best episode of the season. austin, vote, stand up comedy, civic participation, texas, moontower, toby regbo, ducks, txlege, legislature, satire, politics, comedy true full 4 4 0957fc4e-c14c-4889-8611-38044a94dfbf Odus Guy? - Odus Evbagharu and Civic Duty Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Jason Levitt

Special Guest: Odus Evbaughanu, Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party

Announcer: Debbie Odette

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K.

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Youtube video - Get Chattr Today! Starring Debbie Odette and Stephanie Chiarello - https://youtu.be/XV7juysVWWs

 

 

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]]> Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (debbie odette, odus evbagharu, jason levitt, Dad Phelan, Greg Abbott, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Dan Patrick) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/odus-guy-odus-evbagharu-and-civic-duty-O8mn9JpN Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Jason Levitt

Special Guest: Odus Evbaughanu, Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party

Announcer: Debbie Odette

Writers:

Stephanie C., Amy K.

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Youtube video - Get Chattr Today! Starring Debbie Odette and Stephanie Chiarello - https://youtu.be/XV7juysVWWs

 

 

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]]> Odus Guy? - Odus Evbagharu and Civic Duty debbie odette, odus evbagharu, jason levitt, Dad Phelan, Greg Abbott, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Dan Patrick 01:16:31 Tonight, the team is joined by Odus Evbagharu. Odus currently serves as the Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party and Treasurer of the Texas Democratic Party. He was the former Chief of Staff for Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal, in the very House District he grew up. Odus is engaged as a board member of numerous advocacy groups such as being an active member of the Texas Freedom Network Board of Directors, an organization that has been on the frontlines for decades fighting for progressive change and sits on the Planned Parenthood Young Leaders Steering Committee, ensuring vital healthcare is accessible to everyone. He's a sports fanatic, political junkie, podcast enthusiast, and Houston Cougars (Alma mater) super fan! Tonight, the team is joined by Odus Evbagharu. Odus currently serves as the Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party and Treasurer of the Texas Democratic Party. He was the former Chief of Staff for Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal, in the very House District he grew up. Odus is engaged as a board member of numerous advocacy groups such as being an active member of the Texas Freedom Network Board of Directors, an organization that has been on the frontlines for decades fighting for progressive change and sits on the Planned Parenthood Young Leaders Steering Committee, ensuring vital healthcare is accessible to everyone. He's a sports fanatic, political junkie, podcast enthusiast, and Houston Cougars (Alma mater) super fan! vote, texas, toby regbo, stand up, entertainment, txlege, podcast, satire, politics, comedy, civic engagement true full 3 4 e299ba2e-8238-4579-99cb-9e3d9036e0db It's the Golden Penny, Stupid - School Finance with Josh Sanderson Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Joy Lin

Special Guest: Josh Sanderson, Deputy  Executive Director of the Equity Center

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.

 

Producer:

Stephanie C.

 

Editors:

Stephanie C.

Aaron S. 

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Equity Center: https://equitycenter.org/

 

Follow the Texas Legislature at: https://capitol.texas.gov/

 

Here are links to all the Over the Lege assets:

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:31:57 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Texas Legislature, Joy Lin, Josh Sanderson, Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan, Aaron Salinas, Amy K., Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/its-the-golden-penny-stupid-school-finance-with-josh-sanderson-dTUPTprR Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Joy Lin

Special Guest: Josh Sanderson, Deputy  Executive Director of the Equity Center

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

 

Writers:

Stephanie C.

Amy K.

 

Producer:

Stephanie C.

 

Editors:

Stephanie C.

Aaron S. 

 

Show Notes:

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Equity Center: https://equitycenter.org/

 

Follow the Texas Legislature at: https://capitol.texas.gov/

 

Here are links to all the Over the Lege assets:

 

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]]> It's the Golden Penny, Stupid - School Finance with Josh Sanderson Texas Legislature, Joy Lin, Josh Sanderson, Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan, Aaron Salinas, Amy K., Amy Lowrey 01:15:07 Josh Sanderson, Deputy Executive Director of the Equity Center, teaches the OTLers about school finance. The Equity Center advocates for fair treatment of Texas children and tax payers. If you thought algebra was hard, wait until you learn about Texas's school funding formula - and who is really responsible for those high property taxes. Josh Sanderson, Deputy Executive Director of the Equity Center, teaches the OTLers about school finance. The Equity Center advocates for fair treatment of Texas children and tax payers. If you thought algebra was hard, wait until you learn about Texas's school funding formula - and who is really responsible for those high property taxes. love, subscribe, texas, standup comedy, follow, txlege, school finance, satire, politics, comedy, civic engagement, followme false full 2 4 9a80b252-441f-4b78-b27f-d4f67c9bbb7a You Can't Handle the Truth - With Journalist John Moritz STARRING

John Moritz - He's covered two major-party national conventions, three governors, five lieutenant governors, five House speakers and more mass shootings and executions than he cares to recall over the course of 14 legislative sessions and interims.The bulk of is time in Austin was spent with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but since 2016 John has been a Capitol correspondent for the USA Today Network where his stories regularly appear in about a dozen Texas newspapers and occasionally in the national publication. His political column runs on Page 2 of the Sunday in the print editions of the Austin American-Statesman and in sundry USA Today Network papers.

Aaron Salinas - Aaron is a writer, actor, director and all around fun guy between the hours of 8-9 central time. He loves to share a laugh with folks almost as much as he loves to share a meal with them. A native Texan with a penchant for good times and good BBQ, if you can't find Aaron on Over The Lege, he's either at a storytelling show, or playing with his sweet pup, Mango. She'd love to meet you too.

Paul Normandin - Paul is a large man with a big mouth who loves to tell stories to anyone who can’t outrun him. Paul is an award winning storyteller, an improvisational comedian, actor, producer, and the Dean of the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation. When not on a stage, in a classroom, or playing Ultimate Frisbee, Paul loves to go bicycle riding with one of his best friends.

With announcer, Amy Lowrey, and host, Stephanie Chiarello. 

Games Played: Wrote or Wroten't and Bill or Bluff.

Most KnowLEGEable Comedian: 

Edited by: Aaron Salinas and Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 01:01:17 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Paul Normandin, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Dade Phelan, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/you-cant-handle-the-truth-with-journalist-john-moritz-hdb85dNd STARRING

John Moritz - He's covered two major-party national conventions, three governors, five lieutenant governors, five House speakers and more mass shootings and executions than he cares to recall over the course of 14 legislative sessions and interims.The bulk of is time in Austin was spent with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but since 2016 John has been a Capitol correspondent for the USA Today Network where his stories regularly appear in about a dozen Texas newspapers and occasionally in the national publication. His political column runs on Page 2 of the Sunday in the print editions of the Austin American-Statesman and in sundry USA Today Network papers.

Aaron Salinas - Aaron is a writer, actor, director and all around fun guy between the hours of 8-9 central time. He loves to share a laugh with folks almost as much as he loves to share a meal with them. A native Texan with a penchant for good times and good BBQ, if you can't find Aaron on Over The Lege, he's either at a storytelling show, or playing with his sweet pup, Mango. She'd love to meet you too.

Paul Normandin - Paul is a large man with a big mouth who loves to tell stories to anyone who can’t outrun him. Paul is an award winning storyteller, an improvisational comedian, actor, producer, and the Dean of the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation. When not on a stage, in a classroom, or playing Ultimate Frisbee, Paul loves to go bicycle riding with one of his best friends.

With announcer, Amy Lowrey, and host, Stephanie Chiarello. 

Games Played: Wrote or Wroten't and Bill or Bluff.

Most KnowLEGEable Comedian: 

Edited by: Aaron Salinas and Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> You Can't Handle the Truth - With Journalist John Moritz Paul Normandin, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Dade Phelan, Amy K., Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey 01:14:49 Journalist John Moritz returns to the show for his fourth appearance! With 27 years roaming the halls of the Capitol, John Moritz is one of the most, shall we say, seasoned reporters covering the Legislature and Texas politics. Journalist John Moritz returns to the show for his fourth appearance! With 27 years roaming the halls of the Capitol, John Moritz is one of the most, shall we say, seasoned reporters covering the Legislature and Texas politics. greg abbott, texas, moontower, standup, toby regbo, dan patrick, txlege, legislature, satire, politics, comedy, atx, dade phelan true full 1 4 86fa071b-4bc3-4806-81f8-59bb4010c03b An Encore as we approach Season Four - No! You're A Larfy Cola! with Susan Hays! Original air date December 21, 2021.  On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays (https://www.hays4ag.com/) and Regular Guy and Longtime Friend Of Stephanie's Clay Parham!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Clay Parham
Special Guest: Susan Hays
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Amy K. 

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]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/an-encore-as-we-approach-season-four-broadcast-with-susan-hays-LYVuAEIM Original air date December 21, 2021.  On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays (https://www.hays4ag.com/) and Regular Guy and Longtime Friend Of Stephanie's Clay Parham!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Clay Parham
Special Guest: Susan Hays
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Amy K. 

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]]> An Encore as we approach Season Four - No! You're A Larfy Cola! with Susan Hays! stephanie chiarello 01:13:27 Season four is almost here - but let's get through election day on November 8th first. Check your county's election department for election details. For those in Travis County, get information here - https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/departments/elections/current-election/. Season four is almost here - but let's get through election day on November 8th first. Check your county's election department for election details. For those in Travis County, get information here - https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/departments/elections/current-election/. true full 15 3 a6306140-6a0f-4166-b6ba-7f7eebf11d36 Special Announcement: OTL Live This Weekend Sept 16-18 Tickets at bit.ly/OTLP6tickets

Show dates:

Friday, September 16th at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 p.m.

Special Guests:

Senator Sarah Eckhardt - Friday

Representative Gina Hinojosa - Saturday

Representative Erin Zwiener - Sunday

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]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:41:42 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/special-announcement-otl-live-this-weekend-sept-16-18-PKhGtvNK Tickets at bit.ly/OTLP6tickets

Show dates:

Friday, September 16th at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 p.m.

Special Guests:

Senator Sarah Eckhardt - Friday

Representative Gina Hinojosa - Saturday

Representative Erin Zwiener - Sunday

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]]> Special Announcement: OTL Live This Weekend Sept 16-18 Stephanie Chiarello 00:00:47 Over the Lege returns for our annual live theaterical show September 16-18 at the Long Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets are $17 to $25 and may be purchased at bit.ly/OTLP6tickets. Over the Lege returns for our annual live theaterical show September 16-18 at the Long Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets are $17 to $25 and may be purchased at bit.ly/OTLP6tickets. sarah eckhardt, greg abbott, vote, texas, desperation, saturday night live, dan patrick, txlege, snl, elections, legislature, colber report, comedy, gina hinojosa, atx, erin zwiener, theater true bonus 3 70a5e7ce-c4d2-4e6b-a20f-8240b1dd2a5d Episode Encore: The Return Of Bruce Elfant To celebrate Over The Lege returning to the stage at The Long Center in Austin, Texas September 15th - 17th,  we are re-posting our favorite episodes of the Over The Lege LIVE podcast!  So today we are reposting Episode 8 from Season 1 of The Over The Lege LIVE! podcast, which was first posted way back in the early days of the pandemic shutdown on May 19, 2020. Enjoy!

Head over to our website at www.OverTheLege.com and sign up to be notified as soon as tickets for Over The Lege Part 6 goes on sale! 

 

Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Shana Merlin
Special Guest: Bruce Elfant
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

PSA: Happy 49th Anniversary to Stephanie’s parents. She’s glad to have been there for 51 years of their relationship.  (Note: Their 49th Anniversary was on May 19, 2020, so if you do the math, as of the date of this posting, the Chiarellos have now been happily married for more than 51 years!)

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]]> Thu, 2 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-encore-the-return-of-bruce-elfant-UMTclqmw To celebrate Over The Lege returning to the stage at The Long Center in Austin, Texas September 15th - 17th,  we are re-posting our favorite episodes of the Over The Lege LIVE podcast!  So today we are reposting Episode 8 from Season 1 of The Over The Lege LIVE! podcast, which was first posted way back in the early days of the pandemic shutdown on May 19, 2020. Enjoy!

Head over to our website at www.OverTheLege.com and sign up to be notified as soon as tickets for Over The Lege Part 6 goes on sale! 

 

Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Shana Merlin
Special Guest: Bruce Elfant
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

PSA: Happy 49th Anniversary to Stephanie’s parents. She’s glad to have been there for 51 years of their relationship.  (Note: Their 49th Anniversary was on May 19, 2020, so if you do the math, as of the date of this posting, the Chiarellos have now been happily married for more than 51 years!)

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]]> Episode Encore: The Return Of Bruce Elfant stephanie chiarello 01:06:43 If you remember, in this episode, Aaron Salinas is back and competing against Shana Merlin for the most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Our special guest for this episode is Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Bruce Elfant. If you remember, in this episode, Aaron Salinas is back and competing against Shana Merlin for the most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Our special guest for this episode is Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Bruce Elfant. true bonus 3 cd790b2c-7c41-470d-bc98-09aa4dc85d13 We've Got A Bonner For Voting Rights! This is the Season 3 Finale of The Over The Lege LIVE! Podcast! So we're pulling out all of the stops! Not only do we have two guests like we regularly do (this week we have Youth Voting Right Advocate Charlie Bonner and Austin Stand Up Comedian  Kirsten Anderson) we also have two special guests taking the place of our regular guests! 

The part of Aaron Salinas, our regular cast funny man, is being played by Actor/Musician! And the part of our announcer, Amy Lowry, is being played by  Jasmine Owen, a Legislative Insider at the Texas House Of Representatives!  And, don't worry, Stephanie Chiarello has not been replaced. She is, as always, the host of this episode! Yay!

So sit back, learn, and laugh!

 

Charlie Bonner is a youth voting rights advocate and communications professional working to engage a new generation of civic leaders. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Charlie majored in government and Plan II Honors where his thesis, A Republic If You Can Jeep It, was awarded the Lois Baird Trice Prize for Creative Scholarship after he drove 10,000 miles across the country to interview strangers about democracy. 

Currently, Charlie runs state-wide communications and outreach at MOVE Texas, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to empowering young people in civic life and tearing down barriers to the ballot box. As a spokesperson for the voting rights movement, he frequently appears in local and national outlets including The Texas Tribune, The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and MSNBC. 

 

Kirsten Anderson is a ten-year resident of Austin and the mother of Edwin Muffins, a geriatric terrier. While newer to the city's stand-up scene, her jokes have been prominently featured in the office, not the sitcom, just her actual office for many years. Speaking of work, fun fact: as a child, she wanted to be a political talk radio host! Well, today, we've made it! You can follow her at KirstenAnderson_comedy.

 

Dave Ronn is an improviser, musician, and actor from Austin, TX. He's technically on Instagram and Twitter, but he doesn't use them, and he likes taking walks around the neighborhood.

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Dave Ronn & Kirsten Anderson
Special Guest: Charlie Bonner
Announcer: Jasmine Owen
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Thu, 5 May 2022 14:44:10 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/weve-got-a-bonner-for-voting-rights-UoSc0loD This is the Season 3 Finale of The Over The Lege LIVE! Podcast! So we're pulling out all of the stops! Not only do we have two guests like we regularly do (this week we have Youth Voting Right Advocate Charlie Bonner and Austin Stand Up Comedian  Kirsten Anderson) we also have two special guests taking the place of our regular guests! 

The part of Aaron Salinas, our regular cast funny man, is being played by Actor/Musician! And the part of our announcer, Amy Lowry, is being played by  Jasmine Owen, a Legislative Insider at the Texas House Of Representatives!  And, don't worry, Stephanie Chiarello has not been replaced. She is, as always, the host of this episode! Yay!

So sit back, learn, and laugh!

 

Charlie Bonner is a youth voting rights advocate and communications professional working to engage a new generation of civic leaders. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Charlie majored in government and Plan II Honors where his thesis, A Republic If You Can Jeep It, was awarded the Lois Baird Trice Prize for Creative Scholarship after he drove 10,000 miles across the country to interview strangers about democracy. 

Currently, Charlie runs state-wide communications and outreach at MOVE Texas, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to empowering young people in civic life and tearing down barriers to the ballot box. As a spokesperson for the voting rights movement, he frequently appears in local and national outlets including The Texas Tribune, The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, and MSNBC. 

 

Kirsten Anderson is a ten-year resident of Austin and the mother of Edwin Muffins, a geriatric terrier. While newer to the city's stand-up scene, her jokes have been prominently featured in the office, not the sitcom, just her actual office for many years. Speaking of work, fun fact: as a child, she wanted to be a political talk radio host! Well, today, we've made it! You can follow her at KirstenAnderson_comedy.

 

Dave Ronn is an improviser, musician, and actor from Austin, TX. He's technically on Instagram and Twitter, but he doesn't use them, and he likes taking walks around the neighborhood.

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Dave Ronn & Kirsten Anderson
Special Guest: Charlie Bonner
Announcer: Jasmine Owen
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> We've Got A Bonner For Voting Rights! stephanie chiarello 01:22:28 true full 14 3 c9492f09-960e-4a40-87d9-f7cd76711688 Ha Ha Haggadah - A Very Special PassOver The Lege Why is tonight different from all other nights? Because Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowry recorded this podcast episode on Passover! And the were joined by two very special guests - Texas State Representative Erin Zwiener and Austin Area Funny Man Jeremy Lamb!  

 

Rep. Erin Zwiener holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and is a three-time Jeopardy! Champion.

Rep. Zwiener serves on the House Committees on Public Health, House Administration, and Appropriations, where she is the Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Article III (Education). She is a member of the House Democratic Caucus, LGBTQ Caucus, Criminal Justice Reform Caucus, Women’s Health Caucus, and IT Caucus. In January of 2021, Rep. Zwiener established the Caucus on Climate, Environment, and the Energy Industry and currently serves as its Chair.

She lives in Driftwood with her husband Quincy, daughter Lark, a dog, three horses, a mule, a pony, a pig, and too many chickens.

 

Jeremy Sweetlamb is a lifelong student, director, actor, teacher, promoter, producer, and defender of improvised theatre.

For 25 years he has lived and trained in Chicago, LA, and New York before returning to his native Austin, TX. He has recorded a comedy album: 'Beardedlamb Sings Along to the Urban Cowboy Motion Picture Soundtrack.' He has performed with Bill Hader and Bob Odenkirk at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.

Jeremy started one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country in Out of Bounds. He continues to embrace failure gracefully by teaching middle school theatre and trying to be a good partner and Dad to two lil bitties.Champion,

they

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jeremy Sweetlamb
Special Guest: Rep. Erin Zwiener
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:42:06 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ha-ha-haggadah-a-very-special-passover-the-lege-VeWBTqGR Why is tonight different from all other nights? Because Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowry recorded this podcast episode on Passover! And the were joined by two very special guests - Texas State Representative Erin Zwiener and Austin Area Funny Man Jeremy Lamb!  

 

Rep. Erin Zwiener holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and is a three-time Jeopardy! Champion.

Rep. Zwiener serves on the House Committees on Public Health, House Administration, and Appropriations, where she is the Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Article III (Education). She is a member of the House Democratic Caucus, LGBTQ Caucus, Criminal Justice Reform Caucus, Women’s Health Caucus, and IT Caucus. In January of 2021, Rep. Zwiener established the Caucus on Climate, Environment, and the Energy Industry and currently serves as its Chair.

She lives in Driftwood with her husband Quincy, daughter Lark, a dog, three horses, a mule, a pony, a pig, and too many chickens.

 

Jeremy Sweetlamb is a lifelong student, director, actor, teacher, promoter, producer, and defender of improvised theatre.

For 25 years he has lived and trained in Chicago, LA, and New York before returning to his native Austin, TX. He has recorded a comedy album: 'Beardedlamb Sings Along to the Urban Cowboy Motion Picture Soundtrack.' He has performed with Bill Hader and Bob Odenkirk at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.

Jeremy started one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country in Out of Bounds. He continues to embrace failure gracefully by teaching middle school theatre and trying to be a good partner and Dad to two lil bitties.Champion,

they

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jeremy Sweetlamb
Special Guest: Rep. Erin Zwiener
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Ha Ha Haggadah - A Very Special PassOver The Lege stephanie chiarello 01:14:35 true full 13 3 09dc7ed0-4f5d-407a-bd45-3c660903e3f0 Vote For The Over The Lege LIVE! podcast for Best Of Austin 2022 Vote for us for Best Podcast in the Austin Chronicle's Best Of Austin 2022 Awards! Voting ends on Monday, April 18th! https://vote.austinchronicle.com

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]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:08:59 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/vote-for-the-over-the-lege-live-podcast-for-best-of-austin-2022-wVH1OFZl Vote for us for Best Podcast in the Austin Chronicle's Best Of Austin 2022 Awards! Voting ends on Monday, April 18th! https://vote.austinchronicle.com

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]]> Vote For The Over The Lege LIVE! podcast for Best Of Austin 2022 stephanie chiarello 00:01:01 true bonus 3 a0e36b51-8640-4d96-b9cc-ff788810eeb5 She's Still Standing On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, OTL Podcast Crew Regulars Stephanie Chiarello and Amy Lowrey are joined by OTL Podcast Alum Warren Pacheco. And they are joined by Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado and Author/Poet/Teacher Sean Petrie! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Sen. Carol Alvarado is proud to serve Texas Senate District 6 in Harris County. She was first elected to the Texas State Senate in a 2018 Special Election.  She was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2008 and served five terms representing District 145. Now in her second term serving in the Texas Senate, Carol is Vice-Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Ports and a member of the Senate Committees on Administration, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Nominations, Transportation, and the Special Committee on Redistricting. 

Carol's primary legislative focus has been on economic development, public health, and public education. She has championed legislation to strengthen our state's workforce, regulate the use of e-cigarettes for children, and criminal justice reform. 

Carol is an advocate for women's health and reproductive rights and has passed legislation to assist victims of sexual abuse. 

As a member of the Houston City Council from 2002 to 2008, Carol led the effort to make restaurants smoke-free, stopped the shipping of more hazardous chemicals through our neighborhoods, and had air quality monitors installed in neighborhoods near chemical plants. 

Carol is a native Houstonian and a longtime resident of Houston's East End. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Houston and is a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

 

Sean Petrie is an author and award-winning poet. As a founder of Austin's Typewriter Rodeo, he has written over 20,000 poems for strangers all across the country. His poetry books include Typewriter Rodeo, Listen to the Trees, and his latest, an art-poetry collaboration titled Pet Poems (also not just pets).

He also has multiple fiction and non-fiction books for kids and teaches legal writing at the University of Texas School of Law. More at SeanPetrie.com

 

Warren Pacheco is an actor, comedian, and agent of the dark lord based in Los Angeles, California. When taking a break from being poor, he enjoys long walks on the beach, foreign films and being a rapturous beauty. Warren is best known for his breakout roles as Gay #3 and Bitchy Receptionist.

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Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Warren Pacheco & Sean Petrie
Special Guest: Sen. Carol Alvarado
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Tue, 5 Apr 2022 19:57:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/shes-still-standing-HnNC3UAD On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, OTL Podcast Crew Regulars Stephanie Chiarello and Amy Lowrey are joined by OTL Podcast Alum Warren Pacheco. And they are joined by Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado and Author/Poet/Teacher Sean Petrie! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Sen. Carol Alvarado is proud to serve Texas Senate District 6 in Harris County. She was first elected to the Texas State Senate in a 2018 Special Election.  She was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2008 and served five terms representing District 145. Now in her second term serving in the Texas Senate, Carol is Vice-Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Ports and a member of the Senate Committees on Administration, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Nominations, Transportation, and the Special Committee on Redistricting. 

Carol's primary legislative focus has been on economic development, public health, and public education. She has championed legislation to strengthen our state's workforce, regulate the use of e-cigarettes for children, and criminal justice reform. 

Carol is an advocate for women's health and reproductive rights and has passed legislation to assist victims of sexual abuse. 

As a member of the Houston City Council from 2002 to 2008, Carol led the effort to make restaurants smoke-free, stopped the shipping of more hazardous chemicals through our neighborhoods, and had air quality monitors installed in neighborhoods near chemical plants. 

Carol is a native Houstonian and a longtime resident of Houston's East End. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Houston and is a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

 

Sean Petrie is an author and award-winning poet. As a founder of Austin's Typewriter Rodeo, he has written over 20,000 poems for strangers all across the country. His poetry books include Typewriter Rodeo, Listen to the Trees, and his latest, an art-poetry collaboration titled Pet Poems (also not just pets).

He also has multiple fiction and non-fiction books for kids and teaches legal writing at the University of Texas School of Law. More at SeanPetrie.com

 

Warren Pacheco is an actor, comedian, and agent of the dark lord based in Los Angeles, California. When taking a break from being poor, he enjoys long walks on the beach, foreign films and being a rapturous beauty. Warren is best known for his breakout roles as Gay #3 and Bitchy Receptionist.

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Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Warren Pacheco & Sean Petrie
Special Guest: Sen. Carol Alvarado
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> She's Still Standing stephanie chiarello 01:07:25 true full 12 3 ed452ac5-7082-450a-aa32-766f8244d43d Don't remember the Alamo! On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Author/Storyteller/Communication Strategist Jason Stanford and Writer/OTL Cast Member/Political Strategist Joe Green.

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Jason Stanford is a writer whose bylines have appeared in Texas Monthly, the Texas Tribune, Texas Highways, the Texas Observer, as well as many publications that have nothing whatsoever to do with Texas. Jason also publishes a Substack newsletter called The Experiment.

The former communications director for Austin Mayor Steve Adler, in 2018 he was named by Austin Monthly “Best Man Behind the Curtain." A former political consultant, Stanford often contributed to the Austin American-Statesman, Politico Magazine, Talking Points Memo, and MSNBC. From 2011 to 2015, he was a nationally syndicated columnist. During this time, he co-wrote with James Moore "Adios, Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush."

Stanford majored in Russian at Lewis & Clark College which led in 1992 to editing the Moscow Guardian, an English-language expatriate tabloid and working as a researcher for the Los Angeles Times bureau.

 

Joe Green is a Texas native, since graduating with a degree in mass communication, Joe has worked with a variety of Democratic campaigns in both Texas and Louisiana. He has run digital programs for Democratic candidates and The Louisiana Democratic Party.

Aside from politics, Joe is an amateur BBQ enthusiast smoking meats on the weekends.

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Joe Green
Special Guest: Jason Stanford
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:37:09 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/dont-remember-the-alamo-4UfcOh1k On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Author/Storyteller/Communication Strategist Jason Stanford and Writer/OTL Cast Member/Political Strategist Joe Green.

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Jason Stanford is a writer whose bylines have appeared in Texas Monthly, the Texas Tribune, Texas Highways, the Texas Observer, as well as many publications that have nothing whatsoever to do with Texas. Jason also publishes a Substack newsletter called The Experiment.

The former communications director for Austin Mayor Steve Adler, in 2018 he was named by Austin Monthly “Best Man Behind the Curtain." A former political consultant, Stanford often contributed to the Austin American-Statesman, Politico Magazine, Talking Points Memo, and MSNBC. From 2011 to 2015, he was a nationally syndicated columnist. During this time, he co-wrote with James Moore "Adios, Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush."

Stanford majored in Russian at Lewis & Clark College which led in 1992 to editing the Moscow Guardian, an English-language expatriate tabloid and working as a researcher for the Los Angeles Times bureau.

 

Joe Green is a Texas native, since graduating with a degree in mass communication, Joe has worked with a variety of Democratic campaigns in both Texas and Louisiana. He has run digital programs for Democratic candidates and The Louisiana Democratic Party.

Aside from politics, Joe is an amateur BBQ enthusiast smoking meats on the weekends.

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Joe Green
Special Guest: Jason Stanford
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

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]]> Don't remember the Alamo! stephanie chiarello 01:21:33 true full 11 3 6893d964-58d0-46a2-baf9-a3c8c6b5fbcf Are you there, God? It's me, the Texas Legislature. On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Pastor/Author/Mystic Activist Rev. Amelia Fulbright and Happy Sad Clown/OTL Cast Member Sandra Ybarra!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

The Rev. Amelia Fulbright is a pastor, author, and mystic-activist living in Austin, TX. She currently pastors the Congregational Church of Austin and advocates persistently for reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights (in Texas, no less!). Amelia writes on a variety of theology and justice-related topics, and her sermons, Op-eds, and essays have been published by outlets including Rewire, The Houston Chronicle, and Progressive Southern Theologians. Most recently, her faithfully pro-choice advocacy was featured by The Cut, The Texas Standard, and Zerlina On Peacock. She is the 2021 recipient of Texas Freedom Network’s Faith and Justice Award. 
 

When she is not pastoring or writing, Amelia makes a life with her spouse, Jonathan, and their two young children. She has survived the pandemic with a queue of good podcasts, biweekly therapy, cold brew in the morning, and an occasional glass of dry Prosecco."  

 

Sandra Ybarra is a workaholic, and a mix of happy/sad improviser, comedian, and clown. Pre-pandemic, Sandra had performed in various improv festivals around the country with comedy troupe Shades of Brown and comedic duo Butter.

Sandra’s hobbies include drinking coffee with a sweet dessert over a nice chat with friends, eating nachos while watching Love is Blind, and pondering her love/hate relationship with bread. 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Sandra Ybarra
Special Guest: Rev. Amelia Fulbright
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

 

Articles about Reverend Fulbright:

TFN Faith & Justice Award 2021: Rev Amelia Fulbright

https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/texas-pastor-preaching-about-abortion-rights.html

Articles about Elections:

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2021-18.shtml#April4

https://earlyvoting.texas-election.com/Elections/getElectionDayTurnout.do

 

Documentary about God and Governing from the Texas Tribune: https://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/

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]]> Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/are-you-there-god-its-me-the-texas-legistlature-gJSIH0SQ On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Pastor/Author/Mystic Activist Rev. Amelia Fulbright and Happy Sad Clown/OTL Cast Member Sandra Ybarra!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

The Rev. Amelia Fulbright is a pastor, author, and mystic-activist living in Austin, TX. She currently pastors the Congregational Church of Austin and advocates persistently for reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights (in Texas, no less!). Amelia writes on a variety of theology and justice-related topics, and her sermons, Op-eds, and essays have been published by outlets including Rewire, The Houston Chronicle, and Progressive Southern Theologians. Most recently, her faithfully pro-choice advocacy was featured by The Cut, The Texas Standard, and Zerlina On Peacock. She is the 2021 recipient of Texas Freedom Network’s Faith and Justice Award. 
 

When she is not pastoring or writing, Amelia makes a life with her spouse, Jonathan, and their two young children. She has survived the pandemic with a queue of good podcasts, biweekly therapy, cold brew in the morning, and an occasional glass of dry Prosecco."  

 

Sandra Ybarra is a workaholic, and a mix of happy/sad improviser, comedian, and clown. Pre-pandemic, Sandra had performed in various improv festivals around the country with comedy troupe Shades of Brown and comedic duo Butter.

Sandra’s hobbies include drinking coffee with a sweet dessert over a nice chat with friends, eating nachos while watching Love is Blind, and pondering her love/hate relationship with bread. 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Sandra Ybarra
Special Guest: Rev. Amelia Fulbright
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.

 

Articles about Reverend Fulbright:

TFN Faith & Justice Award 2021: Rev Amelia Fulbright

https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/texas-pastor-preaching-about-abortion-rights.html

Articles about Elections:

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2021-18.shtml#April4

https://earlyvoting.texas-election.com/Elections/getElectionDayTurnout.do

 

Documentary about God and Governing from the Texas Tribune: https://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/

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]]> Are you there, God? It's me, the Texas Legislature. stephanie chiarello 01:16:33 In this episode of Over the Lege, we speak with Reverend Amelia Fulbright and ask her simple questions like how do progressive Christians take back God and is brainwashing a real thing? In this episode of Over the Lege, we speak with Reverend Amelia Fulbright and ask her simple questions like how do progressive Christians take back God and is brainwashing a real thing? sxsw, vote, capitol steps, texas, long center, rollins theater, toby regbo, txlege, tfn, elections, austin film festival, politics, faith, john stockton, comedy, texas freedom network true full 10 3 1e8a8d0e-bf6f-415d-ab14-abb3a4d85500 It's District Judgment Day with District Judge Amy Clark Meachum On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by 201st District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum and Funny Man/Professional Hugger Paul Normandin. Here comes the judge, and here come the hugs!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Judge Amy Clark Meachum was elected in November 2010 and began presiding over the 201stDistrict Court in January 2011. She was formerly a litigation partner with the Austin-based law firm of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore LLP. She graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University with degrees in political science and journalism and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors.  

She is passionate about children's literacy and currently serves on the board of the local nonprofit, Bookspring. She and her husband Kurt have three children and live in Northwest Austin.

 

Paul Normandin is a large man with a big mouth who loves to tell stories to anyone who can't outrun him. Paul learned to tell stories from the loving feedback of other people's children.

Paul is an accomplished StorySlam champion. Winner of the 2017 Tejas Festival StorySlam. He is a producer and occasional performer at the Austin storytelling show, Testify. Paul has performed on the RISK! Live show twice in Austin and around the country at Cafe Improv in Princeton, New Jersey, and any Moth StorySlam he can get in. Paul is also the 2016 Houston Moth GrandSlam Champion.

Paul is a father, husband, and a survivor of 13 years of teaching Sunday School at University United Methodist Church in Austin. He's also a former US Army Infantry soldier, founder of Austin Free Hug Day, and co-founder and former president of Austin's Ultimate (Frisbee) Players League. 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Paul Normandin
Special Guest: Amy Carter Meachum
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy McKay

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]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:43:39 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/its-district-judgment-day-L2tGzqOs On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by 201st District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum and Funny Man/Professional Hugger Paul Normandin. Here comes the judge, and here come the hugs!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Judge Amy Clark Meachum was elected in November 2010 and began presiding over the 201stDistrict Court in January 2011. She was formerly a litigation partner with the Austin-based law firm of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore LLP. She graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University with degrees in political science and journalism and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors.  

She is passionate about children's literacy and currently serves on the board of the local nonprofit, Bookspring. She and her husband Kurt have three children and live in Northwest Austin.

 

Paul Normandin is a large man with a big mouth who loves to tell stories to anyone who can't outrun him. Paul learned to tell stories from the loving feedback of other people's children.

Paul is an accomplished StorySlam champion. Winner of the 2017 Tejas Festival StorySlam. He is a producer and occasional performer at the Austin storytelling show, Testify. Paul has performed on the RISK! Live show twice in Austin and around the country at Cafe Improv in Princeton, New Jersey, and any Moth StorySlam he can get in. Paul is also the 2016 Houston Moth GrandSlam Champion.

Paul is a father, husband, and a survivor of 13 years of teaching Sunday School at University United Methodist Church in Austin. He's also a former US Army Infantry soldier, founder of Austin Free Hug Day, and co-founder and former president of Austin's Ultimate (Frisbee) Players League. 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Paul Normandin
Special Guest: Amy Carter Meachum
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy McKay

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]]> It's District Judgment Day with District Judge Amy Clark Meachum stephanie chiarello 01:19:11 true full 9 3 4e77395b-6151-423d-89cb-b085ec3c0b4f Journalism Schmermalism with Scott Braddock On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Journalist Scott Braddock and Comedian/Podcaster Ivy Le!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Ivy Le
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Guests:

Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin, Texas. He covers the Texas Legislature and politics in the Lone Star State by working with Austin legend Harvey Kronberg to produce the most successful political newsletter in Texas: The Quorum Report. In January of 2015, Scott became Quorum Report Editor as Mr. Kronberg assumed the role of Publisher and CEO.

Scott served as the chief political reporter for the two biggest radio news operations in Texas: Newsradio 1080 KRLD in Dallas and Newsradio 740 KTRH in Houston. He has been honored with Edward R. Murrow and AP awards for investigative journalism and received recognition for excellence and fairness in political reporting from members of Texas’ Congressional delegation. www.ScottBraddock.com

 

Ivy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian and writer based in Austin, Texas. She is the host and creator of the Spotify podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside, a nature show by the most reluctant host ever.

Ivy is a first-generation college grad and first-generation American. She speaks Spanish, German, Vietnamese, and English. She’s a bi mom of two kids, and since she can’t safely throw parties right now, she’s using her spare time to teach young queer people how to drink wine and seduce women.

She has performed at Bedpost Confessions, Coldtowne Theatre, the Decatur Book Festival, Kollaboration, and more! Ivy is seeking representation as a writer, a comic, and an actress. www.IvyLeWithOneE.com 

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]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:45:04 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/journalism-schmermalism-with-scott-braddock-aoqGlHhp On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Journalist Scott Braddock and Comedian/Podcaster Ivy Le!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Ivy Le
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Guests:

Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin, Texas. He covers the Texas Legislature and politics in the Lone Star State by working with Austin legend Harvey Kronberg to produce the most successful political newsletter in Texas: The Quorum Report. In January of 2015, Scott became Quorum Report Editor as Mr. Kronberg assumed the role of Publisher and CEO.

Scott served as the chief political reporter for the two biggest radio news operations in Texas: Newsradio 1080 KRLD in Dallas and Newsradio 740 KTRH in Houston. He has been honored with Edward R. Murrow and AP awards for investigative journalism and received recognition for excellence and fairness in political reporting from members of Texas’ Congressional delegation. www.ScottBraddock.com

 

Ivy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian and writer based in Austin, Texas. She is the host and creator of the Spotify podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside, a nature show by the most reluctant host ever.

Ivy is a first-generation college grad and first-generation American. She speaks Spanish, German, Vietnamese, and English. She’s a bi mom of two kids, and since she can’t safely throw parties right now, she’s using her spare time to teach young queer people how to drink wine and seduce women.

She has performed at Bedpost Confessions, Coldtowne Theatre, the Decatur Book Festival, Kollaboration, and more! Ivy is seeking representation as a writer, a comic, and an actress. www.IvyLeWithOneE.com 

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]]> Journalism Schmermalism with Scott Braddock stephanie chiarello 01:02:25 true full 8 3 664f06ae-a762-4ae7-b58b-fcf60ad89589 So You Think You Can Vote by Mail This is our second bonus episode of Over the Lege. We're calling the series "Under The Lege," and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In this episode of "Under The Lege," Stephanie Chiarello speaks with Cynthia Van Maanen, the Executive Director of The Travis County Democratic Party (https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/) about the confusion over mail-in ballot applications caused by the passage of SB 1, and what you can do to make sure that  your request for a mail-in ballot will be accepted. 

 

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]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2022 20:38:29 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/so-you-think-you-can-vote-c5yWAT8b This is our second bonus episode of Over the Lege. We're calling the series "Under The Lege," and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In this episode of "Under The Lege," Stephanie Chiarello speaks with Cynthia Van Maanen, the Executive Director of The Travis County Democratic Party (https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/) about the confusion over mail-in ballot applications caused by the passage of SB 1, and what you can do to make sure that  your request for a mail-in ballot will be accepted. 

 

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]]> So You Think You Can Vote by Mail stephanie chiarello 00:09:07 This is our second bonus episode of Over the Lege. We're calling the series "Under The Lege," and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In this episode of "Under The Lege," Stephanie Chiarello speaks with Cynthia Van Maanen, the Executive Director of The Travis County Democratic Party (https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/) about the confusion over mail-in ballot applications caused by the passage of SB 1, and what you can do to make sure that your request for a mail-in ballot will be accepted. lection. This is our second bonus episode of Over the Lege. We're calling the series "Under The Lege," and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In this episode of "Under The Lege," Stephanie Chiarello speaks with Cynthia Van Maanen, the Executive Director of The Travis County Democratic Party (https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/) about the confusion over mail-in ballot applications caused by the passage of SB 1, and what you can do to make sure that your request for a mail-in ballot will be accepted. lection. texas sb 1, vote, texas, voter suppression, toby regbo, mail-in ballot, politics, comedy true bonus 3 a4b90a33-3f54-4d66-a470-2f3bdd2aba78 I Used To Be An RA - Gene Wu. On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas State Representative Gene Wu, and Austin Comedian Katie Felton! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Katie Felton
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K. 

Guests:

Gene Wu is the Texas State Representative for District 137 in Houston. Raised in Sharpstown, State Representative Gene Wu has been active in improving his community. Gene has devoted countless hours tutoring at-risk youth in programs at Sharpstown High School, mentoring adults in the Skills for Living program, and conducting monthly workshops for residents seeking US citizenship. www.GeneForTexas.com

Katie Felton is a fresh-faced, although not fresh in age, stand-up comedian from Austin, Texas. She has been doing comedy coming up on 3 years and performs all around town at theaters, coffee shops and breweries. When she is not doing comedy she is stuffing her face with chips and queso while catching her friends up on the latest housewife drama. Follow her on Instagram @k8efelts to see her next stand-up dates and desperate attempts to stay young by doing TikTok dances.

Adoption / Foster Resources

Search for children waiting for adoption:

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/application/tare/search.aspx/children

https://heartgallerytexas.com/

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/application/tare/home.aspx/default

Foster Care:

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Protection/Foster_Care/default.asp

 

Problems with DFPS / CPS in Texas:

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/01/21/judge-blasts-state-officials-over-conditions-for-texas-foster-kids-sent-out-of-state

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/01/10/to-ease-texas-foster-care-crisis-experts-say-mental-health-addiction-services-needed/

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/12/texas-foster-care-system-fines/

 

 

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:40:47 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/i-used-to-be-an-ra-WrLdodaS On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas State Representative Gene Wu, and Austin Comedian Katie Felton! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Katie Felton
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K. 

Guests:

Gene Wu is the Texas State Representative for District 137 in Houston. Raised in Sharpstown, State Representative Gene Wu has been active in improving his community. Gene has devoted countless hours tutoring at-risk youth in programs at Sharpstown High School, mentoring adults in the Skills for Living program, and conducting monthly workshops for residents seeking US citizenship. www.GeneForTexas.com

Katie Felton is a fresh-faced, although not fresh in age, stand-up comedian from Austin, Texas. She has been doing comedy coming up on 3 years and performs all around town at theaters, coffee shops and breweries. When she is not doing comedy she is stuffing her face with chips and queso while catching her friends up on the latest housewife drama. Follow her on Instagram @k8efelts to see her next stand-up dates and desperate attempts to stay young by doing TikTok dances.

Adoption / Foster Resources

Search for children waiting for adoption:

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/application/tare/search.aspx/children

https://heartgallerytexas.com/

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/application/tare/home.aspx/default

Foster Care:

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Protection/Foster_Care/default.asp

 

Problems with DFPS / CPS in Texas:

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/01/21/judge-blasts-state-officials-over-conditions-for-texas-foster-kids-sent-out-of-state

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/01/10/to-ease-texas-foster-care-crisis-experts-say-mental-health-addiction-services-needed/

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/12/texas-foster-care-system-fines/

 

 

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]]> I Used To Be An RA - Gene Wu. stephanie chiarello 01:11:07 adoption, voting, texas, cps, toby regbo, foster care, txlege, mail in ballots, ballots, elections, comedy, dfps, campaigns true full 7 3 2bcb6572-b90a-4763-add0-9075e7406e4e The First Rule About Get Shit Done Club Is - Get Shit Done! On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Carrie Collier-Brown, the Co-Founder and Chair of Texas Blue Action Democrats, and Dana Yanoshak, an Austin area performer and artist and a longtime member of the Over The Lege Live Show Cast.

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Dana Yanoshak
Special Guest: Carrie Collier-Brown
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Guests:

Carrie Collier-Brown is co-founder & chair of Texas Blue Action Democrats (www.blueactiondems.com), a neighborhood-based network mobilizing progressive suburban voters in Texas. Since starting in January 2018 in SW Austin, Blue Action has raised over $150,000 and trained over 400 volunteers in two years. Carrie also co-hosts the "Left In Texas" podcast and is a member of Planned Parenthood's Austin Community Board. Carrie is Senior Counsel with Locke Lord LLP, with 20 years of experience in energy regulatory law & policy.

Dana Yanoshak has been a cast member of Over The Lege for years. She is a Comedian, Actor, Model, Voice Actor, Queer Artist, and Healthcare Worker. She can heal your body through physical therapy, and she can heal your soul through laughter!

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]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 02:04:03 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-first-rule-about-get-shit-done-club-is-get-shit-done-BnMqUnkQ On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Carrie Collier-Brown, the Co-Founder and Chair of Texas Blue Action Democrats, and Dana Yanoshak, an Austin area performer and artist and a longtime member of the Over The Lege Live Show Cast.

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Dana Yanoshak
Special Guest: Carrie Collier-Brown
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Guests:

Carrie Collier-Brown is co-founder & chair of Texas Blue Action Democrats (www.blueactiondems.com), a neighborhood-based network mobilizing progressive suburban voters in Texas. Since starting in January 2018 in SW Austin, Blue Action has raised over $150,000 and trained over 400 volunteers in two years. Carrie also co-hosts the "Left In Texas" podcast and is a member of Planned Parenthood's Austin Community Board. Carrie is Senior Counsel with Locke Lord LLP, with 20 years of experience in energy regulatory law & policy.

Dana Yanoshak has been a cast member of Over The Lege for years. She is a Comedian, Actor, Model, Voice Actor, Queer Artist, and Healthcare Worker. She can heal your body through physical therapy, and she can heal your soul through laughter!

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]]> The First Rule About Get Shit Done Club Is - Get Shit Done! stephanie chiarello 01:11:21 true full 6 3 3e1e22d4-96c0-4b96-b514-87fbd6f520a8 No! You're A Larfy Cola! with Susan Hays! On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays (https://www.hays4ag.com/) and Regular Guy and Longtime Friend Of Stephanie's Clay Parham!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Clay Parham
Special Guest: Susan Hays
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:40:48 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/no-youre-a-larfy-cola-with-susan-hays-d_g0fUgh On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays (https://www.hays4ag.com/) and Regular Guy and Longtime Friend Of Stephanie's Clay Parham!

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Clay Parham
Special Guest: Susan Hays
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

 

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]]> No! You're A Larfy Cola! with Susan Hays! stephanie chiarello 01:13:03 true full 5 3 69dc1b62-7520-4864-ab6b-0ea08c08c79c OTL Bonus Episode: Under The Lege - "That Time The Capitol Caught On Fire" This is our first bonus episode of Over the Lege - we’re calling the series "Under The Lege" and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In the second podcast episode of this season with legislative guest Andy Cates on October 29th, we briefly mentioned that there had been a fire in the Lt. Governor’s apartment back in the 1980s. So Stephanie Chiarello decided to do some research on the fire and report her findings back to you. Enjoy!

The official story can be found at these links:

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/07/us/around-the-nation-fire-kills-a-guest-in-the-texas-capitol.html

https://www.kut.org/austin/2015-02-04/wayback-wednesday-the-capitol-fire-of-1983

https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tc/tc-history/restoration/index.html

The "Only Murders in the Building" version of the story was found at the blog: 

"Babylon On The Colorado" - Posted on the blog, Texas Mostly, on May 6, 2019

Every fifteen minutes of the day a tour begins on the first floor of the Capitol. The guides are mostly fresh-scrubbed college students, young women in identical skirts and white blouses, and the young men in button-down shirts with conservative striped ties. They begin at the south foyer offering visitors a view of the flags carved in the marble floor representing the six countries that have, at one time or another, ruled Texas. It’s the original granite-faced big house, completed in 1888, by prison labor and Scottish stonemasons, paid for by a swap of 3,000,000 acres of public land in West Texas – an area twice the size of Delaware – that remains the soul of the state.

            From the rotunda, the guide leads the way to the Senate floor. When the Legislature is not in session, tourists oooh and aaah over the paintings of heroes and ask more questions. Except for the velour ropes and portraits of dead white men on the walls the Senate chamber has the feel of a bordello parlour. The tour leaders were previously warned by the Preservation Board, responsible for the Capitol’s maintenance, “Do not add material or stories to your tour that are not in your packet. If someone asks you a question that you don’t have information on, tell them to stop by our office after the tour and we will try to answer it." Nowadays a little adlibbing is permitted. Invariably it’s in the back of the mind of any Texan of a certain age that a fire took place on the Senate side – a very destructive fire in which someone died. The occasional tourist may even know that the fire led to the renovation of the capital and eventually, in a sense, to the creation of the extension. “Wasn’t it something about an apartment?” visitors may ask, referring to the origin of the blaze. It was so long ago that details only buzz vaguely in the back of minds, as a sense more than a concrete knowing.

            If the visitor asks how the fire started the official story is that a television set shorted out in what was then the Lieutenant Governor’s apartment behind the Senate floor. Specifically, it was a Zenith TV although that’s not mentioned. The set originally cost $425 and had a “self-extinguishing cabinet,” which isn’t mentioned either, yet it spontaneously melted down and almost took the soul of Texas with it.

            That's the official story.

            It has survived three decades, but in recent years old evidence that was obscured has come to light – and a key witness spoke a few words before dying. Both contradicted the official explanation. The official story of the Capitol fire now appears to be exactly what it is, a complete fabrication told to protect a very powerful political family – a family that has included a governor and lieutenant governor and once defined the Texas establishment the way the Bushes now do.Actually, two people died in the fire. One of the victims of the Capitol fire was a 23-year-old horse trainer from a barn in New Caney, outside Houston, who succumbed to smoke inhalation on February 6, 1983, in a bedroom of the then-Lieutenant Governor Hobbyr’s then-apartment, behind the Senate chamber. The other was a Capitol policeman who breathed his last breath after a minor car accident in Guanajuato, down on Mexico’s central plateau, a year later.

Those are the latest two victims of the Texas myth – or in this case the Texas lie.

 

February 5, 1983: 

The 68th session of the Legislature had just begun and Lt. Gov William P. Hobby was in town, staying at a duplex he shared with his wife a few blocks from the Capitol, as was the Hobbys’ custom. There were two apartments in the Capitol then, dating from the days when the legislative leadership only came to Austin for the legislative session, every two years. The Hobbys preferred to use their state quarters (consisting of four bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, a den, and four baths) as a guesthouse for out-of-town visitors. (The other apartment is on the second floor on the west side and belongs to the Speaker.) Kate Pettus Hobby, a high school senior at St. John’s in Houston, and a couple named Waterman, owners of the stable where Miss Hobby was a rider, and Mathew Hansen, her instructor, were all in town that day for the Texas Riding and Hunting Association banquet at the Driskill Hotel where Miss Hobby was to receive an award. She and her party stayed in the Capitol apartment. 

A dance followed the awards banquet and Kate Hobby and Matt Hansen left at two in the morning, driven the few blocks from the hotel by an older Hobby sibling, Andrew, who did not stay. In the apartment the Watermans, who were in their mid-30s, were already asleep. Kate Hobby poured a glass of juice for herself and a coke for Matt Hansen, she recalled in her official statement, and the two sat eating Fritos on the couch in the den where the fire started. Kate stayed with Matt Hansen a few minutes, she said to investigators the next day, and then went to bed. When last seen alive by Kate Hobby, Matt Hansen – who had been drinking all night – was stretched out on the couch, smoking cigarettes and watching Music TV.

Two hours later Kate and the Watermans were awakened by smoke and noise, according to the official account, as glass and wood cracked in the flames. Heat detectors designed to sound an alarm in the security office on the Capitol’s first floor summoned police. Officer Joel Quintanilla had been on patrol on the grounds outside and was called in, raced upstairs, and heard Hansen beating on the walls of the apartment but the smoke was too much to penetrate. Quintanilla was burned on his hands, arms, and face, as his lungs filled with soot. The Watermans and Kate Hobby escaped but firemen found the riding instructor dressed only in pants and socks, lying between the twin beds in a guest room. That’s the official line. “This particular [television] set, we can prove that it was defective and that it caught fire and damaged the Capitol,” Attorney General Jim Mattox said following a legal settlement under which Zenith agreed to pay $600,000 to the Hansen family, $300,000 to Quintanilla’s survivors and $1.3 million to the State of Texas for repairs to the then 95-year-old red granite building.

“We got ninety or ninety-five percent of what we wanted,” Mattox told the press.

From the beginning, there were doubts about this account of events, related to both the progression of the fire and its cause. First, the timing did not make sense. Capitol security officers clocked the smoke detectors’ alarm at 5:25 in the morning and the fire department was alerted at 5:33. Yet every physical indication was that the blaze had begun much earlier with Officer Quintanilla testifying that he had been called in from patrol on a report of smoke at 5 a.m. Acting Chief Brady Pool who led firefighters that morning was the first to hint that something was not right.

“Anybody who was in the business, any professional,” he said later in an interview, “could tell that the fire had been burning for a while before we got there. It hadn’t just started five minutes before [the alarm] was turned in.” He cited as an example a hot-water heater, normally in position in one of the false ceilings above the den. The first firemen to enter the apartment found the heater on the floor – the whole ceiling had already burned away. Chief Pool first thought the cause was electrical, sparks from a short circuit – the usual house-fire kind of thing—just on a bigger scale. At first the trauma of the fire itself trumped the search for a cause. It was a mind boggling scene that dawn at the north end of Congress Avenue downtown. Mark White, sworn in as governor the month before, walked over from the Mansion and was put to work dragging water hoses. The first firemen to arrive called in a second alarm and a third was turned in almost an hour later. At one point the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, mayor and city manager were all on the scene together with 100 firemen and at the height of the fire Chief Pool informed Governor White that he needed to be prepared to give the order to abandon the building. Almost a century earlier the first Texas Capitol also burned down – no one could believe it was happening again.

Eventually, the flames were “knocked down,” as firefighters like to say, before reaching the Senate chamber. In addition to Mathew Hansen who was already dead when he was dragged from the apartment, three Capitol police officers and eight firefighters were also injured.

Early that same morning, not long after the first alarm, city fire investigators were already on their way to the scene. As they drove along Festival Beach Road looking north they saw smoke a mile away, rising from the most prominent building in Texas, including the Alamo. The State Fire Marshal’s people began arriving too. The city and state investigators had joint jurisdiction – or so they thought. Because of the nature of the damage, the origin of the fire was quickly narrowed down to the den of Governor Hobby’s apartment. Malcolm Light, the city’s chief arson investigator, focused first on the two likeliest causes. “In this fire, like most where damage is particularly severe,” he wrote in his notes, showing particular literary care in what was likely to be a highly scrutinized investigation, “determination of the exact point of origin is extremely difficult.

“Barring any unexpected event in the investigation, there appear to be only two possibilities regarding fire cause. Either a fault or shorting occurred in an electrical conductor in the vicinity of the northwest corner [of the lieutenant governor’s den] resulting in the fire, or the fire was initiated by a carelessly discarded cigarette or smoking materials.”

In the northwest corner of the den there was a television on a shelf, near bookcases, and an easy chair. “During excavation operations in the room of origin,” Chief Light wrote, “remains of a television were recovered from the northwest quadrant of the room along with remnants of electrical conductors. What appeared to be the operating cord to the television was recovered intact with no evidence of faults or melting.” A piece of unidentified electrical wire was found nearby with blisters indicating a short. A short can cause a fire – but a fire can also cause a short.  

 Officer Quintanilla was interviewed in Brackenridge Hospital where he was in intensive care. He had joined two other Capitol policemen on the first floor of the east wing that unhappy morning when he came in from patrol, and from his hospital bed Officer Quintanilla told Chief Light, “The three of us ran to the elevator. As soon as we got off the elevator, we looked down and we could see smoke coming from the door leading to the den.” They entered the apartment, and down the hall Quintanilla could hear someone shouting, “Help me, get me out.” Quintanilla moved toward the den where the door was still closed. Seen from another perspective, one of the other officers explained how Joel Quintanilla made a fatal mistake. “Officer Spinks told [Officer Quintanilla] that the fire and smoke were too bad and for him not to open the door; however, at that minute, Quintanilla kicked the door and the door exploded open onto Officer Quintanilla. The hallway was immediately filled with smoke and fire, all the lights went out and we were unable to see anything.”

In that half-second peek inside the den, which he would eventually pay for with his life, Joel Quintanilla said he saw fire to the left ("Fire, man," he said specifically, in his formal interview, after being asked what he saw, "and lots of smoke") in the northwest corner near the television, and also straight ahead, to the east, on the sofa.

Subsequent examination would determine odd burn patterns on the sofa itself.

In a house in North Austin an old man sat two decades later with his wife and reminisced. This former public official held two major positions in his life, both related to the detection and prevention of fire. For the last fifteen years of his professional career Ernest Emerson was Fire Marshal of Texas.

On the morning of February 9, three days after the Capitol fire, Marshal Emerson was on a “walk-through” of the ruins of the east end of the building with other state officials, he said, including Attorney General Jim Mattox. The cleanup had already begun and Chief Light and Emerson’s investigators were trying to determine a cause. As the tour ended Mattox asked the Fire Marshal to stay for a moment. “I accompanied Mr. Mattox and his group on the tour and remained behind, at Mr. Mattox’s request,” Emerson included in his notes written at the time, which can be found in state archives, “for a short discussion concerning the matter of overlapping jurisdiction and the need to coordinate investigative efforts.”

“He told me,” Emerson recalled two decades later, at home in his living room, “that he was taking over the investigation of the fire.”

Chief Emerson knew Attorney General Mattox from Dallas. Before coming to the capital city a few years earlier, Ernest Emerson had ended a 31-year career in the Big D – rising from firefighter to chief arson investigator to fire marshal, while Mattox was there too as an assistant district attorney, before winning a seat in Congress.

Did Marshal Emerson object to General Mattox taking over the investigation? “He was the attorney general,” Emerson said years later at home. He showed discomfort, as investigators do when confronted with interference by powerful interests, but he was outranked. Of what happened later, Emerson added, “I believe he [Mattox] was trying to protect some people.”

 When Jim Mattox took over the Capitol case he hired an outside consultant to solve it. General Mattox had in effect removed both the city and state fire marshals from the case, yet the attorney general is not in the fire-detection business and needed expertise. Mattox named a private consultant to head the investigation, named Leland Priest, who had preceded Malcolm Light as the City of Austin’s fire marshal. While not satisfied with the Attorney General assuming authority for the investigation, Emerson was reassured because he knew Priest on a professional level and knew “he was a good man.” A few days later Ernest Emerson got a call from Priest, who had discouraging news. Although never made public at the time, a “confidential supplemental report” can be found in the State Fire Marshal’s records in the William P. Hobby State Office Building, in downtown Austin today, reflecting that the Capitol fire had taken a dangerous turn. 

The report is one paragraph written by Emerson and dated February 18, twelve days after the big burn: “I met with Leland M. Priest, who had been retained by the Attorney General as a fire cause consultant. He said that he had been dismissed by the Attorney General on Tuesday, February 15th. He said that he had in his possession fire debris samples taken Friday, February 11th, from the den (fire scene) at the Capitol. He said the sample of carpet taken from the northwest corner of the den near the TV was hot.”

“Hot,” Emerson explained in his home during the later interview, “is what investigators say for evidence pointing to the cause of a fire.” Without referring to his notes, the 80-year-old former State Fire Marshal Emerson recalled certain details of what was found among the ashes of the East Wing. The Attorney General had fired Priest, a strategic decision, but doing so he made a tactical error – General Mattox had not recovered the evidence that Leland Priest collected in the Capitol apartment. Specifically, Priest had discovered suspicious burn patterns in the carpet of the room. “Priest called me and said Mattox had let him go. He said Mattox wanted the cause of the fire to be one thing and not another,” Emerson recalled twenty years after the fact.

“Priest said he trusted me and he would only turn over the evidence to me, and only with a subpoena. I drew up a subpoena and went to see him.”

Without telling anyone – and even though he had been taken off the investigation – Ernest Emerson collected the evidence and assigned one of his men to drive to the Metroplex, to the private Armstrong Forensic Laboratory outside Dallas.

“The purpose of this trip was to deliver and submit five (5) fire debris samples for complete laboratory testing and analysis,” Emerson’s man, who made the trip north, wrote in his own “confidential supplemental report,” dated Feb. 22, 1983. “These five debris samples were those recovered from the fire scene by Leland M. Priest, Fire Cause Consultant. …”

“It was requested of Dr. Armstrong that all testing and analysis of the debris samples be aimed at determining any presence of flammable hydrocarbon or other substances in the samples, and, if possible, to identify such substances.” The firemen had already guessed what they were looking for. Among the ruins of the den were unidentified fragments of green glass, as well as a small silvery instrument, melted beyond recognition. Three years earlier comedian Richard Pryor had put “freebasing” in the dictionary after he burned himself while preparing a potent form of cocaine for smoking. Today’s fashion is crack but at that time freebasing – essentially home-cooking your own crack – was the thang to do.

To freebase requires “washing” cocaine in a strong solvent, a hydrocarbon like ether, to remove impurities and prepare the drug which is then placed in a pipe. Freebased coke is almost instantaneously absorbed by the lungs. The narcotic effect is fast, ecstatic and short-lived. The preparation, mixing hydrocarbons with fire, is also very dangerous as Pryor discovered to his horror and, later, bitter humor.

The suspicion among the firemen was that someone had learned the same lesson in the Lite Governor's apartment.

While he waited for the results of the lab tests, Marshal Emerson kept busy. His official duty assigned by General Mattox was to investigate any possibility that the building had been intentionally torched which no one believed from the beginning but which was presumably intended to keep the fire marshal’s people occupied. In practice it meant talking to a lot of crazies.

Emerson said that, surreptitiously, “I still had people looking at things.”

One avenue of inquiry was to see if the party at the Driskill Hotel, a few blocks down Congress Avenue, had carried over into the Capitol. To find out if the awards banquet spread beyond the ballroom, one of Emerson’s men spent a week trying to track down a musician named Mark Stuart, leader of Dash Rip Rock and the Dragons, the band that had played Top 40 for the equestrian crowd at the Driskill that night.

Emerson’s agent finally contacted Mr. Stuart by phone at his home in the Big D. The results were disappointing – slightly comical – but remain part of the record in the fire marshal’s “report.” “Mr. Stuart stated that he had talked further with all members of his band about remarks they may have heard at the dance on this particular night, and none of them remembered any comments or remarks about anyone going to another party or a meeting of any kind at any other location. He stated that after a period of time playing in a band, most musicians don’t pay much attention to talk or actions in the attending crowd unless something out of the ordinary occurs.” Emerson’s investigator had just been introduced to after-hours life in the Live Music Capital of the World. Dash Rip Rock and the Dragons were crossed off the list.

In the meantime, the results had come back from the lab.

Leland Priest was right.

The carpeting from the den was hot.

The fourth sample, debris taken in front of the bookcase where the TV was located, “had a strong odor of aromatic components,” the chemist Dr. Armstrong reported. To chemists, aromatic does not mean a good smell like perfume – instead, that the source is petroleum-based and volatile, meaning it catches fire. Further testing identified the remains in the carpet as a methyl-ether compound with “strong solvent capabilities.” Because solvents necessary for freebasing can be created from household products, Emerson’soffice quietly contacted the Capitol Police, to determine if any supplies of the same ingredients might have been stored in the apartment den. The answer, recorded in another “confidential supplemental report” was that “No materials of this kind were kept or stored in the den at any time.”

Marshal Emerson said he talked with Armstrong by phone, to confirm his findings.

“It was our belief that,” the former State Fire Marshal said, those years later, of events leading to Texas’ big burn, “they were freebasing.” By “they” Emerson said he means a person or persons unknown, but presumably Matt Hansen and perhaps someone else as well. The lab report was ordered sent to Attorney General Mattox. When it became clear what Emerson had done – ordering tests without permission of the AG – Emerson said that he incurred the displeasure of certain high-ranking state officials. As to why no cocaine was found if drugs were being cooked, former Fire Marshal Emerson suggested a possibility: “That room was pretty well burned-up.” Any cocaine could have been destroyed, just as the presumed pipe. Attorney General Mattox, meanwhile, as part of his investigation, had decided to consult that National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the origins of the fire – for reasons that to this day remain unclear. NASA has wonderful scientists but they aren’t known for their fire forensics work. It looked good, however, NASA, oh wow. In the end the state of Texas sued Zenith Radio Corporation and Mattox said he had found evidence of other fires in similar products. Mattox's trump card was that the State of Texas was prepared to introduce the testimony of Governor Hobby’s servant, responsible for care of the apartment, who would testify that on a previous occasion the TV had blacked out and made a “popping” noise. During the civil suit, which never went to trial, Zenith’ lawyers (Fulbright & Jaworski) tried to get their hands on Emerson’s notes, a collection which came to be known popularly as “the State Fire Marshal’s Report.” Although the report is really a series of memoranda written by Marshal Emerson and his men for their files, in the days following the Capitol fire, as the search for a cause developed into intrigue. Once a much sought-after document, not made public before now, these famous slips of paper can actually be viewed in state archives, in the Hobby Building.

Tipped to the fire marshal’s covert activities Zenith’s lawyers asked for Emerson’s papers at the time. The request was refused by the state’s lawyer, Jim Mattox. The appeals court refused to force the document's release. Zenith’s lawyers said privately that even had they won in court, the case would be a public relations nightmare for the company. A frustrated lawyer for Fulbright & Jaworski asked privately, after the settlement was reached, “One question you need to look at is, did the television set the fire, or did it burn up in the fire?”

A year later Officer Quintanilla remained on complete disability. He was seeing the old homestead in Mexico when he was involved in a minor traffic accident in Guanajuato. While hospitalized his lungs failed. He received a posthumous Carnegie Medal in recognition of his heroism that morning. Leland Priest, who broke the case, died in a freak accident a few years later.

Ernest Emerson died a year after he gave his final interview and was the last real witness – not to the fire but to the intrigue. Emerson spent 12 years of his later life on the national board that sets fire-code standards, he said that the men who maintained the integrity of the investigation are not the heroes of this fire or of any blaze – but the firefighters themselves who, on the morning of February 6, 1983, knocked down the flames before they reached the Texas Senate chamber. It would be dramatic to say that the Capitol fire haunted Chief Emerson through the decades until he spoke out but that’s simply not true. The fire that haunted him took place almost thirty years earlier – at the Golden Pheasant restaurant in Dallas. It was seven alarms and the legend is that every firefighter in Dallas worked that night. Four of them died. At least, Chief Emerson said, he got the Capitol blaze down on paper and out of his head. All those false ceilings and dead spaces created through a century of makeshift engineering and quick fixes—after the Scottish masons and prison laborers finished work—were removed. The entire Capitol is now fitted with a sprinkler system. 

Looking back what was most intriguing about the Capitol fire is that the official story was almost contradicted from the very beginning. When Joel Quintanilla first opened his eyes after kicking in the door of the den, he was in the lobby-floor Capitol security office having been carried down by his comrades, and the first person he saw was Kate Hobby seated across from him with a policeman’s raincoat over her shoulders. What really happened in the apartment might have been discovered then and there if investigators were able to sit down with her, another official lamented long after the fact. Miss Hobby was allowed to leave and gave a brief statement hours later at her father’s townhouse, a few blocks away, signing her name the girlish Katie, which she’s still called by some today. She would later testify in a deposition, “There were no drugs or anything in my presence at any time.” Kate Hobby now leads a presumably quiet life doing good deeds in Houston, married to a man who was a pallbearer at the funeral of her grandmother Oveta, the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. “It is a complete fabrication,” she said once of any idea that drug use led to the fire. And, as her patrician backbone stiffened, “You will hear from my lawyer.” She didn’t reveal if she still rides. Only days after the embers had cooled people were already whispering that something wasn’t right about the story that the state Democratic Party was trying to feed the public. Some of the rumors could be attributed to Richard Pryor’s sensationally unhappy experience – the sort of innuendo you might have heard after any suspicious blaze at the time. But in the case of this tragedy, some of the rumbling could be traced to investigators themselves who thought the fix was in. Even the initial excavation of the fire scene had suggested that someone was not telling the truth. The apartment’s “panic button” installed to enable the lieutenant governor to alert security in case of an emergency was found in the on position. Someone had tried to summon help. The switch was known to be properly functioning because it had, by coincidence, been inspected the night before the fire. The Capitol Police officer who checked wrote in his log that the apartment was strewn with beer cans.

In your mind’s eye, you can almost see Kate Hobby, young, horsey, rich, with a powerful father and a place to crash in Austin for an early Spring Break. Kate like her matriarch grandmother – the owner of the Houston Post, Oveta – and the Hobby men, mostly named William or Bill, who mostly went into politics, were part of a family that meant a great deal in this state. The Hobbys have rendered considerable service to Texas—although they’ve also tended to run a little wild, especially in their last generations in power. It’s unlikely that the Watermans or Matt Hansen, first-time visitors to the apartment, would have known of the panic button’s existence. The Watermans were described by rescuers as half-asleep and dazed when pulled from their rooms. Kate Hobby would have known, though. 

She said she was in her bedroom the whole time and was only awakened by the arrival of Capitol police. She came out the door into their arms. That’s what she’s always said. That's part of the official story too.

A few hours after the last flames were extinguished, a search began of the bedroom where Mathew Hansen’s body was found. “This investigator noted that a leather jacket was located on the foot of the west twin bed,” an investigator from the Fire Marshal’s office wrote in his report that morning as he surveyed the ash and ruin. “This leather jacket appeared to be the size of one that belonged to a male subject. A maroon and white athletic type jacket was found on the middle portion of the east twin bed. This was a small jacket which appeared to possibly be one belonging to a female.

“Several other articles of clothing were found on the floor next to the victim and upon the east twin bed. All of this clothing appeared to be of male design with the exception of one shirt. This light blue and white shirt actually appeared to be a blouse.” A search of the bathroom found a toothbrush, a Lady Shick razor, and a tube of muscle ointment. The ashtray on the vanity between the beds contained two cigarette butts of different brands.

The victim’s travel bag held “a small ‘shot glass’ type container containing a clear liquid. The container was clear in color with the opening covered by ‘masking’ tape.'” Attorney General Mattox’s office would later describe the contents of the shot glass as horse liniment. Burn patterns on the bedroom door indicated the door had been closed after the fire began. That meant Hansen was probably not in the bedroom at the time the blaze started and may have taken refuge there. “This investigator noted a very unusual circumstance within the bedroom,” the officer recorded that morning in the bedroom. “Neither of the twin beds had been slept in. All of the linens and bedspreads were still in a ‘made-up’ position.

“Additionally, the general appearance of the bedspreads indicated that neither bed had been laid upon prior to the fire. Considering the time frame involved, this investigator considered this circumstance very unusual.”

             It was.

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]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:35:03 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/otl-bonus-episode-under-the-lege-that-time-the-capitol-caught-on-fire-FK7bw1BC This is our first bonus episode of Over the Lege - we’re calling the series "Under The Lege" and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In the second podcast episode of this season with legislative guest Andy Cates on October 29th, we briefly mentioned that there had been a fire in the Lt. Governor’s apartment back in the 1980s. So Stephanie Chiarello decided to do some research on the fire and report her findings back to you. Enjoy!

The official story can be found at these links:

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/07/us/around-the-nation-fire-kills-a-guest-in-the-texas-capitol.html

https://www.kut.org/austin/2015-02-04/wayback-wednesday-the-capitol-fire-of-1983

https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tc/tc-history/restoration/index.html

The "Only Murders in the Building" version of the story was found at the blog: 

"Babylon On The Colorado" - Posted on the blog, Texas Mostly, on May 6, 2019

Every fifteen minutes of the day a tour begins on the first floor of the Capitol. The guides are mostly fresh-scrubbed college students, young women in identical skirts and white blouses, and the young men in button-down shirts with conservative striped ties. They begin at the south foyer offering visitors a view of the flags carved in the marble floor representing the six countries that have, at one time or another, ruled Texas. It’s the original granite-faced big house, completed in 1888, by prison labor and Scottish stonemasons, paid for by a swap of 3,000,000 acres of public land in West Texas – an area twice the size of Delaware – that remains the soul of the state.

            From the rotunda, the guide leads the way to the Senate floor. When the Legislature is not in session, tourists oooh and aaah over the paintings of heroes and ask more questions. Except for the velour ropes and portraits of dead white men on the walls the Senate chamber has the feel of a bordello parlour. The tour leaders were previously warned by the Preservation Board, responsible for the Capitol’s maintenance, “Do not add material or stories to your tour that are not in your packet. If someone asks you a question that you don’t have information on, tell them to stop by our office after the tour and we will try to answer it." Nowadays a little adlibbing is permitted. Invariably it’s in the back of the mind of any Texan of a certain age that a fire took place on the Senate side – a very destructive fire in which someone died. The occasional tourist may even know that the fire led to the renovation of the capital and eventually, in a sense, to the creation of the extension. “Wasn’t it something about an apartment?” visitors may ask, referring to the origin of the blaze. It was so long ago that details only buzz vaguely in the back of minds, as a sense more than a concrete knowing.

            If the visitor asks how the fire started the official story is that a television set shorted out in what was then the Lieutenant Governor’s apartment behind the Senate floor. Specifically, it was a Zenith TV although that’s not mentioned. The set originally cost $425 and had a “self-extinguishing cabinet,” which isn’t mentioned either, yet it spontaneously melted down and almost took the soul of Texas with it.

            That's the official story.

            It has survived three decades, but in recent years old evidence that was obscured has come to light – and a key witness spoke a few words before dying. Both contradicted the official explanation. The official story of the Capitol fire now appears to be exactly what it is, a complete fabrication told to protect a very powerful political family – a family that has included a governor and lieutenant governor and once defined the Texas establishment the way the Bushes now do.Actually, two people died in the fire. One of the victims of the Capitol fire was a 23-year-old horse trainer from a barn in New Caney, outside Houston, who succumbed to smoke inhalation on February 6, 1983, in a bedroom of the then-Lieutenant Governor Hobbyr’s then-apartment, behind the Senate chamber. The other was a Capitol policeman who breathed his last breath after a minor car accident in Guanajuato, down on Mexico’s central plateau, a year later.

Those are the latest two victims of the Texas myth – or in this case the Texas lie.

 

February 5, 1983: 

The 68th session of the Legislature had just begun and Lt. Gov William P. Hobby was in town, staying at a duplex he shared with his wife a few blocks from the Capitol, as was the Hobbys’ custom. There were two apartments in the Capitol then, dating from the days when the legislative leadership only came to Austin for the legislative session, every two years. The Hobbys preferred to use their state quarters (consisting of four bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, a den, and four baths) as a guesthouse for out-of-town visitors. (The other apartment is on the second floor on the west side and belongs to the Speaker.) Kate Pettus Hobby, a high school senior at St. John’s in Houston, and a couple named Waterman, owners of the stable where Miss Hobby was a rider, and Mathew Hansen, her instructor, were all in town that day for the Texas Riding and Hunting Association banquet at the Driskill Hotel where Miss Hobby was to receive an award. She and her party stayed in the Capitol apartment. 

A dance followed the awards banquet and Kate Hobby and Matt Hansen left at two in the morning, driven the few blocks from the hotel by an older Hobby sibling, Andrew, who did not stay. In the apartment the Watermans, who were in their mid-30s, were already asleep. Kate Hobby poured a glass of juice for herself and a coke for Matt Hansen, she recalled in her official statement, and the two sat eating Fritos on the couch in the den where the fire started. Kate stayed with Matt Hansen a few minutes, she said to investigators the next day, and then went to bed. When last seen alive by Kate Hobby, Matt Hansen – who had been drinking all night – was stretched out on the couch, smoking cigarettes and watching Music TV.

Two hours later Kate and the Watermans were awakened by smoke and noise, according to the official account, as glass and wood cracked in the flames. Heat detectors designed to sound an alarm in the security office on the Capitol’s first floor summoned police. Officer Joel Quintanilla had been on patrol on the grounds outside and was called in, raced upstairs, and heard Hansen beating on the walls of the apartment but the smoke was too much to penetrate. Quintanilla was burned on his hands, arms, and face, as his lungs filled with soot. The Watermans and Kate Hobby escaped but firemen found the riding instructor dressed only in pants and socks, lying between the twin beds in a guest room. That’s the official line. “This particular [television] set, we can prove that it was defective and that it caught fire and damaged the Capitol,” Attorney General Jim Mattox said following a legal settlement under which Zenith agreed to pay $600,000 to the Hansen family, $300,000 to Quintanilla’s survivors and $1.3 million to the State of Texas for repairs to the then 95-year-old red granite building.

“We got ninety or ninety-five percent of what we wanted,” Mattox told the press.

From the beginning, there were doubts about this account of events, related to both the progression of the fire and its cause. First, the timing did not make sense. Capitol security officers clocked the smoke detectors’ alarm at 5:25 in the morning and the fire department was alerted at 5:33. Yet every physical indication was that the blaze had begun much earlier with Officer Quintanilla testifying that he had been called in from patrol on a report of smoke at 5 a.m. Acting Chief Brady Pool who led firefighters that morning was the first to hint that something was not right.

“Anybody who was in the business, any professional,” he said later in an interview, “could tell that the fire had been burning for a while before we got there. It hadn’t just started five minutes before [the alarm] was turned in.” He cited as an example a hot-water heater, normally in position in one of the false ceilings above the den. The first firemen to enter the apartment found the heater on the floor – the whole ceiling had already burned away. Chief Pool first thought the cause was electrical, sparks from a short circuit – the usual house-fire kind of thing—just on a bigger scale. At first the trauma of the fire itself trumped the search for a cause. It was a mind boggling scene that dawn at the north end of Congress Avenue downtown. Mark White, sworn in as governor the month before, walked over from the Mansion and was put to work dragging water hoses. The first firemen to arrive called in a second alarm and a third was turned in almost an hour later. At one point the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, mayor and city manager were all on the scene together with 100 firemen and at the height of the fire Chief Pool informed Governor White that he needed to be prepared to give the order to abandon the building. Almost a century earlier the first Texas Capitol also burned down – no one could believe it was happening again.

Eventually, the flames were “knocked down,” as firefighters like to say, before reaching the Senate chamber. In addition to Mathew Hansen who was already dead when he was dragged from the apartment, three Capitol police officers and eight firefighters were also injured.

Early that same morning, not long after the first alarm, city fire investigators were already on their way to the scene. As they drove along Festival Beach Road looking north they saw smoke a mile away, rising from the most prominent building in Texas, including the Alamo. The State Fire Marshal’s people began arriving too. The city and state investigators had joint jurisdiction – or so they thought. Because of the nature of the damage, the origin of the fire was quickly narrowed down to the den of Governor Hobby’s apartment. Malcolm Light, the city’s chief arson investigator, focused first on the two likeliest causes. “In this fire, like most where damage is particularly severe,” he wrote in his notes, showing particular literary care in what was likely to be a highly scrutinized investigation, “determination of the exact point of origin is extremely difficult.

“Barring any unexpected event in the investigation, there appear to be only two possibilities regarding fire cause. Either a fault or shorting occurred in an electrical conductor in the vicinity of the northwest corner [of the lieutenant governor’s den] resulting in the fire, or the fire was initiated by a carelessly discarded cigarette or smoking materials.”

In the northwest corner of the den there was a television on a shelf, near bookcases, and an easy chair. “During excavation operations in the room of origin,” Chief Light wrote, “remains of a television were recovered from the northwest quadrant of the room along with remnants of electrical conductors. What appeared to be the operating cord to the television was recovered intact with no evidence of faults or melting.” A piece of unidentified electrical wire was found nearby with blisters indicating a short. A short can cause a fire – but a fire can also cause a short.  

 Officer Quintanilla was interviewed in Brackenridge Hospital where he was in intensive care. He had joined two other Capitol policemen on the first floor of the east wing that unhappy morning when he came in from patrol, and from his hospital bed Officer Quintanilla told Chief Light, “The three of us ran to the elevator. As soon as we got off the elevator, we looked down and we could see smoke coming from the door leading to the den.” They entered the apartment, and down the hall Quintanilla could hear someone shouting, “Help me, get me out.” Quintanilla moved toward the den where the door was still closed. Seen from another perspective, one of the other officers explained how Joel Quintanilla made a fatal mistake. “Officer Spinks told [Officer Quintanilla] that the fire and smoke were too bad and for him not to open the door; however, at that minute, Quintanilla kicked the door and the door exploded open onto Officer Quintanilla. The hallway was immediately filled with smoke and fire, all the lights went out and we were unable to see anything.”

In that half-second peek inside the den, which he would eventually pay for with his life, Joel Quintanilla said he saw fire to the left ("Fire, man," he said specifically, in his formal interview, after being asked what he saw, "and lots of smoke") in the northwest corner near the television, and also straight ahead, to the east, on the sofa.

Subsequent examination would determine odd burn patterns on the sofa itself.

In a house in North Austin an old man sat two decades later with his wife and reminisced. This former public official held two major positions in his life, both related to the detection and prevention of fire. For the last fifteen years of his professional career Ernest Emerson was Fire Marshal of Texas.

On the morning of February 9, three days after the Capitol fire, Marshal Emerson was on a “walk-through” of the ruins of the east end of the building with other state officials, he said, including Attorney General Jim Mattox. The cleanup had already begun and Chief Light and Emerson’s investigators were trying to determine a cause. As the tour ended Mattox asked the Fire Marshal to stay for a moment. “I accompanied Mr. Mattox and his group on the tour and remained behind, at Mr. Mattox’s request,” Emerson included in his notes written at the time, which can be found in state archives, “for a short discussion concerning the matter of overlapping jurisdiction and the need to coordinate investigative efforts.”

“He told me,” Emerson recalled two decades later, at home in his living room, “that he was taking over the investigation of the fire.”

Chief Emerson knew Attorney General Mattox from Dallas. Before coming to the capital city a few years earlier, Ernest Emerson had ended a 31-year career in the Big D – rising from firefighter to chief arson investigator to fire marshal, while Mattox was there too as an assistant district attorney, before winning a seat in Congress.

Did Marshal Emerson object to General Mattox taking over the investigation? “He was the attorney general,” Emerson said years later at home. He showed discomfort, as investigators do when confronted with interference by powerful interests, but he was outranked. Of what happened later, Emerson added, “I believe he [Mattox] was trying to protect some people.”

 When Jim Mattox took over the Capitol case he hired an outside consultant to solve it. General Mattox had in effect removed both the city and state fire marshals from the case, yet the attorney general is not in the fire-detection business and needed expertise. Mattox named a private consultant to head the investigation, named Leland Priest, who had preceded Malcolm Light as the City of Austin’s fire marshal. While not satisfied with the Attorney General assuming authority for the investigation, Emerson was reassured because he knew Priest on a professional level and knew “he was a good man.” A few days later Ernest Emerson got a call from Priest, who had discouraging news. Although never made public at the time, a “confidential supplemental report” can be found in the State Fire Marshal’s records in the William P. Hobby State Office Building, in downtown Austin today, reflecting that the Capitol fire had taken a dangerous turn. 

The report is one paragraph written by Emerson and dated February 18, twelve days after the big burn: “I met with Leland M. Priest, who had been retained by the Attorney General as a fire cause consultant. He said that he had been dismissed by the Attorney General on Tuesday, February 15th. He said that he had in his possession fire debris samples taken Friday, February 11th, from the den (fire scene) at the Capitol. He said the sample of carpet taken from the northwest corner of the den near the TV was hot.”

“Hot,” Emerson explained in his home during the later interview, “is what investigators say for evidence pointing to the cause of a fire.” Without referring to his notes, the 80-year-old former State Fire Marshal Emerson recalled certain details of what was found among the ashes of the East Wing. The Attorney General had fired Priest, a strategic decision, but doing so he made a tactical error – General Mattox had not recovered the evidence that Leland Priest collected in the Capitol apartment. Specifically, Priest had discovered suspicious burn patterns in the carpet of the room. “Priest called me and said Mattox had let him go. He said Mattox wanted the cause of the fire to be one thing and not another,” Emerson recalled twenty years after the fact.

“Priest said he trusted me and he would only turn over the evidence to me, and only with a subpoena. I drew up a subpoena and went to see him.”

Without telling anyone – and even though he had been taken off the investigation – Ernest Emerson collected the evidence and assigned one of his men to drive to the Metroplex, to the private Armstrong Forensic Laboratory outside Dallas.

“The purpose of this trip was to deliver and submit five (5) fire debris samples for complete laboratory testing and analysis,” Emerson’s man, who made the trip north, wrote in his own “confidential supplemental report,” dated Feb. 22, 1983. “These five debris samples were those recovered from the fire scene by Leland M. Priest, Fire Cause Consultant. …”

“It was requested of Dr. Armstrong that all testing and analysis of the debris samples be aimed at determining any presence of flammable hydrocarbon or other substances in the samples, and, if possible, to identify such substances.” The firemen had already guessed what they were looking for. Among the ruins of the den were unidentified fragments of green glass, as well as a small silvery instrument, melted beyond recognition. Three years earlier comedian Richard Pryor had put “freebasing” in the dictionary after he burned himself while preparing a potent form of cocaine for smoking. Today’s fashion is crack but at that time freebasing – essentially home-cooking your own crack – was the thang to do.

To freebase requires “washing” cocaine in a strong solvent, a hydrocarbon like ether, to remove impurities and prepare the drug which is then placed in a pipe. Freebased coke is almost instantaneously absorbed by the lungs. The narcotic effect is fast, ecstatic and short-lived. The preparation, mixing hydrocarbons with fire, is also very dangerous as Pryor discovered to his horror and, later, bitter humor.

The suspicion among the firemen was that someone had learned the same lesson in the Lite Governor's apartment.

While he waited for the results of the lab tests, Marshal Emerson kept busy. His official duty assigned by General Mattox was to investigate any possibility that the building had been intentionally torched which no one believed from the beginning but which was presumably intended to keep the fire marshal’s people occupied. In practice it meant talking to a lot of crazies.

Emerson said that, surreptitiously, “I still had people looking at things.”

One avenue of inquiry was to see if the party at the Driskill Hotel, a few blocks down Congress Avenue, had carried over into the Capitol. To find out if the awards banquet spread beyond the ballroom, one of Emerson’s men spent a week trying to track down a musician named Mark Stuart, leader of Dash Rip Rock and the Dragons, the band that had played Top 40 for the equestrian crowd at the Driskill that night.

Emerson’s agent finally contacted Mr. Stuart by phone at his home in the Big D. The results were disappointing – slightly comical – but remain part of the record in the fire marshal’s “report.” “Mr. Stuart stated that he had talked further with all members of his band about remarks they may have heard at the dance on this particular night, and none of them remembered any comments or remarks about anyone going to another party or a meeting of any kind at any other location. He stated that after a period of time playing in a band, most musicians don’t pay much attention to talk or actions in the attending crowd unless something out of the ordinary occurs.” Emerson’s investigator had just been introduced to after-hours life in the Live Music Capital of the World. Dash Rip Rock and the Dragons were crossed off the list.

In the meantime, the results had come back from the lab.

Leland Priest was right.

The carpeting from the den was hot.

The fourth sample, debris taken in front of the bookcase where the TV was located, “had a strong odor of aromatic components,” the chemist Dr. Armstrong reported. To chemists, aromatic does not mean a good smell like perfume – instead, that the source is petroleum-based and volatile, meaning it catches fire. Further testing identified the remains in the carpet as a methyl-ether compound with “strong solvent capabilities.” Because solvents necessary for freebasing can be created from household products, Emerson’soffice quietly contacted the Capitol Police, to determine if any supplies of the same ingredients might have been stored in the apartment den. The answer, recorded in another “confidential supplemental report” was that “No materials of this kind were kept or stored in the den at any time.”

Marshal Emerson said he talked with Armstrong by phone, to confirm his findings.

“It was our belief that,” the former State Fire Marshal said, those years later, of events leading to Texas’ big burn, “they were freebasing.” By “they” Emerson said he means a person or persons unknown, but presumably Matt Hansen and perhaps someone else as well. The lab report was ordered sent to Attorney General Mattox. When it became clear what Emerson had done – ordering tests without permission of the AG – Emerson said that he incurred the displeasure of certain high-ranking state officials. As to why no cocaine was found if drugs were being cooked, former Fire Marshal Emerson suggested a possibility: “That room was pretty well burned-up.” Any cocaine could have been destroyed, just as the presumed pipe. Attorney General Mattox, meanwhile, as part of his investigation, had decided to consult that National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the origins of the fire – for reasons that to this day remain unclear. NASA has wonderful scientists but they aren’t known for their fire forensics work. It looked good, however, NASA, oh wow. In the end the state of Texas sued Zenith Radio Corporation and Mattox said he had found evidence of other fires in similar products. Mattox's trump card was that the State of Texas was prepared to introduce the testimony of Governor Hobby’s servant, responsible for care of the apartment, who would testify that on a previous occasion the TV had blacked out and made a “popping” noise. During the civil suit, which never went to trial, Zenith’ lawyers (Fulbright & Jaworski) tried to get their hands on Emerson’s notes, a collection which came to be known popularly as “the State Fire Marshal’s Report.” Although the report is really a series of memoranda written by Marshal Emerson and his men for their files, in the days following the Capitol fire, as the search for a cause developed into intrigue. Once a much sought-after document, not made public before now, these famous slips of paper can actually be viewed in state archives, in the Hobby Building.

Tipped to the fire marshal’s covert activities Zenith’s lawyers asked for Emerson’s papers at the time. The request was refused by the state’s lawyer, Jim Mattox. The appeals court refused to force the document's release. Zenith’s lawyers said privately that even had they won in court, the case would be a public relations nightmare for the company. A frustrated lawyer for Fulbright & Jaworski asked privately, after the settlement was reached, “One question you need to look at is, did the television set the fire, or did it burn up in the fire?”

A year later Officer Quintanilla remained on complete disability. He was seeing the old homestead in Mexico when he was involved in a minor traffic accident in Guanajuato. While hospitalized his lungs failed. He received a posthumous Carnegie Medal in recognition of his heroism that morning. Leland Priest, who broke the case, died in a freak accident a few years later.

Ernest Emerson died a year after he gave his final interview and was the last real witness – not to the fire but to the intrigue. Emerson spent 12 years of his later life on the national board that sets fire-code standards, he said that the men who maintained the integrity of the investigation are not the heroes of this fire or of any blaze – but the firefighters themselves who, on the morning of February 6, 1983, knocked down the flames before they reached the Texas Senate chamber. It would be dramatic to say that the Capitol fire haunted Chief Emerson through the decades until he spoke out but that’s simply not true. The fire that haunted him took place almost thirty years earlier – at the Golden Pheasant restaurant in Dallas. It was seven alarms and the legend is that every firefighter in Dallas worked that night. Four of them died. At least, Chief Emerson said, he got the Capitol blaze down on paper and out of his head. All those false ceilings and dead spaces created through a century of makeshift engineering and quick fixes—after the Scottish masons and prison laborers finished work—were removed. The entire Capitol is now fitted with a sprinkler system. 

Looking back what was most intriguing about the Capitol fire is that the official story was almost contradicted from the very beginning. When Joel Quintanilla first opened his eyes after kicking in the door of the den, he was in the lobby-floor Capitol security office having been carried down by his comrades, and the first person he saw was Kate Hobby seated across from him with a policeman’s raincoat over her shoulders. What really happened in the apartment might have been discovered then and there if investigators were able to sit down with her, another official lamented long after the fact. Miss Hobby was allowed to leave and gave a brief statement hours later at her father’s townhouse, a few blocks away, signing her name the girlish Katie, which she’s still called by some today. She would later testify in a deposition, “There were no drugs or anything in my presence at any time.” Kate Hobby now leads a presumably quiet life doing good deeds in Houston, married to a man who was a pallbearer at the funeral of her grandmother Oveta, the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. “It is a complete fabrication,” she said once of any idea that drug use led to the fire. And, as her patrician backbone stiffened, “You will hear from my lawyer.” She didn’t reveal if she still rides. Only days after the embers had cooled people were already whispering that something wasn’t right about the story that the state Democratic Party was trying to feed the public. Some of the rumors could be attributed to Richard Pryor’s sensationally unhappy experience – the sort of innuendo you might have heard after any suspicious blaze at the time. But in the case of this tragedy, some of the rumbling could be traced to investigators themselves who thought the fix was in. Even the initial excavation of the fire scene had suggested that someone was not telling the truth. The apartment’s “panic button” installed to enable the lieutenant governor to alert security in case of an emergency was found in the on position. Someone had tried to summon help. The switch was known to be properly functioning because it had, by coincidence, been inspected the night before the fire. The Capitol Police officer who checked wrote in his log that the apartment was strewn with beer cans.

In your mind’s eye, you can almost see Kate Hobby, young, horsey, rich, with a powerful father and a place to crash in Austin for an early Spring Break. Kate like her matriarch grandmother – the owner of the Houston Post, Oveta – and the Hobby men, mostly named William or Bill, who mostly went into politics, were part of a family that meant a great deal in this state. The Hobbys have rendered considerable service to Texas—although they’ve also tended to run a little wild, especially in their last generations in power. It’s unlikely that the Watermans or Matt Hansen, first-time visitors to the apartment, would have known of the panic button’s existence. The Watermans were described by rescuers as half-asleep and dazed when pulled from their rooms. Kate Hobby would have known, though. 

She said she was in her bedroom the whole time and was only awakened by the arrival of Capitol police. She came out the door into their arms. That’s what she’s always said. That's part of the official story too.

A few hours after the last flames were extinguished, a search began of the bedroom where Mathew Hansen’s body was found. “This investigator noted that a leather jacket was located on the foot of the west twin bed,” an investigator from the Fire Marshal’s office wrote in his report that morning as he surveyed the ash and ruin. “This leather jacket appeared to be the size of one that belonged to a male subject. A maroon and white athletic type jacket was found on the middle portion of the east twin bed. This was a small jacket which appeared to possibly be one belonging to a female.

“Several other articles of clothing were found on the floor next to the victim and upon the east twin bed. All of this clothing appeared to be of male design with the exception of one shirt. This light blue and white shirt actually appeared to be a blouse.” A search of the bathroom found a toothbrush, a Lady Shick razor, and a tube of muscle ointment. The ashtray on the vanity between the beds contained two cigarette butts of different brands.

The victim’s travel bag held “a small ‘shot glass’ type container containing a clear liquid. The container was clear in color with the opening covered by ‘masking’ tape.'” Attorney General Mattox’s office would later describe the contents of the shot glass as horse liniment. Burn patterns on the bedroom door indicated the door had been closed after the fire began. That meant Hansen was probably not in the bedroom at the time the blaze started and may have taken refuge there. “This investigator noted a very unusual circumstance within the bedroom,” the officer recorded that morning in the bedroom. “Neither of the twin beds had been slept in. All of the linens and bedspreads were still in a ‘made-up’ position.

“Additionally, the general appearance of the bedspreads indicated that neither bed had been laid upon prior to the fire. Considering the time frame involved, this investigator considered this circumstance very unusual.”

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]]> OTL Bonus Episode: Under The Lege - "That Time The Capitol Caught On Fire" stephanie chiarello 00:09:16 This is our first bonus episode of Over the Lege - we’re calling the series "Under The Lege" and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In the second podcast episode of this season with legislative guest Andy Cates on October 29th, we briefly mentioned that there had been a fire in the Lt. Governor’s apartment back in the 1980s. So OTL host Stephanie Chiarello decided to do some research on the fire and report her findings back to you. Enjoy! This is our first bonus episode of Over the Lege - we’re calling the series "Under The Lege" and we're going to do some deep dives into moments of Texas State Legislature Lore that come up during our Over The Lege Podcast episodes. In the second podcast episode of this season with legislative guest Andy Cates on October 29th, we briefly mentioned that there had been a fire in the Lt. Governor’s apartment back in the 1980s. So OTL host Stephanie Chiarello decided to do some research on the fire and report her findings back to you. Enjoy! greg abbott, fire, conspiracy, vote, over the lege, texas, dan patrick, txlege, lt. governor, elections, legislature, governor true bonus 3 75c663a9-5362-4cb9-b2e2-09275e6ffa77 The Best Thing About Menopause... On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Blake Rocap the Legislative Counsel for Avow Texas, and the super-duper funny comedian Jim Smoltich! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Symply Courtney
Special Guest: Matthew Dowd
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> Tue, 7 Dec 2021 20:30:19 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-best-thing-about-menopause-UC3Iv1uG On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Blake Rocap the Legislative Counsel for Avow Texas, and the super-duper funny comedian Jim Smoltich! 

So listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Symply Courtney
Special Guest: Matthew Dowd
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> The Best Thing About Menopause... stephanie chiarello 01:07:55 true full 4 3 13e9b7e1-9715-4887-ae2c-b3cf40d27796 I'm not like him. I like to pronounce my words correctly! On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Democratic Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Matthew Dowd and the super-duper funny comedian Symply Courtney! 

So sit down, listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Symply Courtney
Special Guest: Matthew Dowd
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/im-not-like-him-i-like-to-pronounce-my-word-correctly-_WxDV_OJ On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Democratic Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Matthew Dowd and the super-duper funny comedian Symply Courtney! 

So sit down, listen, learn, and laugh! 

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Symply Courtney
Special Guest: Matthew Dowd
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

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]]> I'm not like him. I like to pronounce my words correctly! stephanie chiarello 00:52:11 true full 3 3 42987282-ed8d-4ad0-9f08-972328bb4944 What is your risk threshold? It's a scary time in the virtual Over The Lege Studios because this is our Super Special Session Halloween Episode! Stephanie Chiarello this spooky show as Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jess Scott compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. (A very prestigious award that comes with bragging rights and the promise of a cupcake to be named later!) 

And as if that isn't enough, there's an interview with Lobbyist/Author/Texas Politics Ethics Expert Andrew Cates! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jess Scott
Special Guest: Andrew Cates
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Amy Knopp

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]]> Tue, 2 Nov 2021 12:38:32 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/what-is-your-risk-threshold-AC3LhNHp It's a scary time in the virtual Over The Lege Studios because this is our Super Special Session Halloween Episode! Stephanie Chiarello this spooky show as Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jess Scott compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. (A very prestigious award that comes with bragging rights and the promise of a cupcake to be named later!) 

And as if that isn't enough, there's an interview with Lobbyist/Author/Texas Politics Ethics Expert Andrew Cates! 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jess Scott
Special Guest: Andrew Cates
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello

Amy Knopp

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]]> What is your risk threshold? stephanie chiarello 01:17:26 true full 2 3 f22d27be-c23d-4941-aba6-5454eddf490e I'm just reporting what I see to be true. Comedians Aaron Salinas and Rochelle McConico compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, an interview with Journalist John Moritz.

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Rochelle McConico
Special Guest: John Moritz
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello
 

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]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:12:34 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/and-how-do-you-talk-to-somebody-with-a-straight-face-who-you-think-is-crazy-or-ridiculously-being-02DOzX8J Comedians Aaron Salinas and Rochelle McConico compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, an interview with Journalist John Moritz.

 

Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Rochelle McConico
Special Guest: John Moritz
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker

Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello
 

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]]> I'm just reporting what I see to be true. stephanie chiarello 01:08:34 true full 1 3 d819e009-beea-4ec3-8eb6-89a06c10e0b2 All you Need is a Microphone and Just Say It Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jasmine Owen
Special Guest: Senator Kirk Watson
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Stephanie C.
Sam Hollomon

Intern:
Sam Hollomon

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]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:54:54 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowrey, Jasmine Owen, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Kirk Watson) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/all-you-need-is-a-microphone-and-just-say-it-Q68qNBwG Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Jasmine Owen
Special Guest: Senator Kirk Watson
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Stephanie C.
Sam Hollomon

Intern:
Sam Hollomon

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]]> All you Need is a Microphone and Just Say It Amy Lowrey, Jasmine Owen, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Kirk Watson 01:01:48 Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jasmine Owen compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, and interview with Senator Kirk Watson. Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jasmine Owen compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, and interview with Senator Kirk Watson. texas, game show, satire, politics, trivia, comedy true full 12 2 e6d89ba2-af3f-4a90-9427-8135e8eeaa25 Go Out and Give a Damn with Our Interns Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Birthday Boy Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: OTL’s Interns - Sam Holloman and Benedict Parks

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett


Writers:
Amy K.
Stephanie C.

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]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:17:24 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Benedict Parks, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Sam Hollomn) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/go-out-and-give-a-damn-with-our-interns-7VWN4ZdU Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Birthday Boy Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: OTL’s Interns - Sam Holloman and Benedict Parks

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett


Writers:
Amy K.
Stephanie C.

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]]> Go Out and Give a Damn with Our Interns Benedict Parks, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Sam Hollomn 00:58:49 This week Benedict Parks and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with OTL interns Sam Hallomn and Benedict Parks. This week Benedict Parks and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with OTL interns Sam Hallomn and Benedict Parks. texas, game show, satire, politics, comedy true full 11 2 e4241b99-045d-48b6-aa47-f157d58fe9f3 Know Separation of Church and State with Jonathan Connors Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Peter Liu @peterliucomedy

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Jonathan Connors

Intern: Benedict Parks, @BenedictParks86

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

 

Resources for Jokes: The Texas legislature online https://capitol.texas.gov/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Mon, 31 May 2021 15:30:37 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Jonathan Connors, Peter Liu, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/know-separation-of-church-and-state-with-jonathan-connors-lq7xnvi5 Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Peter Liu @peterliucomedy

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Jonathan Connors

Intern: Benedict Parks, @BenedictParks86

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

 

Resources for Jokes: The Texas legislature online https://capitol.texas.gov/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Know Separation of Church and State with Jonathan Connors Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Jonathan Connors, Peter Liu, Stephanie Chiarello 01:08:39 Peter Liu and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with lobbyist Jonathan Connors. Peter Liu and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with lobbyist Jonathan Connors. austin, texas, game show, texas legislature, satire, texas politics, comedy true full 10 2 fa419690-578f-4a6a-8e25-bea5a837dfd8 Kids These Days...are Awesome with Jeffrey Clemmons Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Myrriah Gossett, @MyrriahGossett

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Jeffrey Clemmons, @jefflmclemmons 

Intern: Benedict Parks, @BenedictParks86

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Greg Abbott

Ken Paxton

Dan Huberty

Sid Miller

Briscoe Cain

Shelby Slawson

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Thu, 13 May 2021 20:11:12 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Jeffrey Clemmons, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Myrriah Gossett, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/kids-these-daysare-awesome-with-jeffrey-clemmons-tbldDL6a Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Myrriah Gossett, @MyrriahGossett

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Jeffrey Clemmons, @jefflmclemmons 

Intern: Benedict Parks, @BenedictParks86

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Greg Abbott

Ken Paxton

Dan Huberty

Sid Miller

Briscoe Cain

Shelby Slawson

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Kids These Days...are Awesome with Jeffrey Clemmons Jeffrey Clemmons, Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Myrriah Gossett, Stephanie Chiarello 01:10:04 Myrriah Gossett and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Activist Jeffrey Clemmons Myrriah Gossett and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Activist Jeffrey Clemmons texas, game show, texas comedy, satire, politics, texas lege, trivia, texas politics, comedy true full 9 2 da422c65-c987-4558-99ac-cc006a50ab28 Wait, that's my job? The Texas AG race with Joe Jaworski Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Sam Bear 

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Joe Jaworski, @jaworskifortx 

Intern: LillieAnne Steinhauser @lillieannestein 

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

 

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:03:44 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Joe Jaworski, Amy Lowrey, Sam Bear, Aaron Salinas, Samantha Bearman, LillieAnne Steinhauser, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/wait-thats-my-job-the-texas-ag-race-with-joe-jaworski-2fx6s3j5 Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Sam Bear 

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Joe Jaworski, @jaworskifortx 

Intern: LillieAnne Steinhauser @lillieannestein 

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

 

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Wait, that's my job? The Texas AG race with Joe Jaworski Joe Jaworski, Amy Lowrey, Sam Bear, Aaron Salinas, Samantha Bearman, LillieAnne Steinhauser, Stephanie Chiarello 01:18:08 Sam Bear and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Attorney General candidate Joe Jaworski. Sam Bear and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Attorney General candidate Joe Jaworski. texas, game show, txlege, texas poltics, satire, politics, comedy true full 8 2 e0d521d4-058b-4c38-b5cd-f1fb33fb8cb0 Abortion Bills Bills Bills with Carisa Lopez Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Arjun Nair

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  -Carisa Lopez,@carisa_lopez 

Intern: Sean Anchondo

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:39:20 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Carisa Lopez, Arjun Nair, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/abortion-bills-bills-bills-with-carisa-lopez-qpaSszLl Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Arjun Nair

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  -Carisa Lopez,@carisa_lopez 

Intern: Sean Anchondo

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> Abortion Bills Bills Bills with Carisa Lopez Stephanie Chiarello, Carisa Lopez, Arjun Nair, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas 00:58:01 Arjun Nair and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Activist Carisa Lopez of Texas Freedom Network. Arjun Nair and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Activist Carisa Lopez of Texas Freedom Network. texas, game show, games, satire, politics, fun, trivia, texas politics, pollitics true full 7 2 2c494424-030e-4285-a1b7-dc2b02c7c7ab The Environment or Like Whatever with Luke Metzger Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Chad Warren

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Luke Metzger @lukemetzger

Intern: LillieAnne Steinhauser @lillieannestein

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett 

 

People we talked about:

Ken Paxton, Attorney General

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House @DadePhelan

Sid Miller, Agricultural Commissioner

Charlie Geren, Representative District 99 @charliegeren Briscoe Cain, Representative District 128 @briscoecain Tom Oliverson, Representative District 130 @tomoliverson Gina Hinojosa, Representative District 49 @ginaforaustin Bryan Hughes, Senator District 1 @senbryanhughes

Resources for Jokes:

1 Yellow highlights are information the generally changes each episode, but always check all the information; most of this you can get from the Script for the show and from the “Intern Social Media posts” document for the show

Resources for following the Texas Legislature: https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only) #txlege hashtag on social media 

 

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]]> Thu, 1 Apr 2021 16:24:43 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Luke Metzger, Chad Warren) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-environment-or-like-whatever-with-luke-metzger-_tmgVc6j Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Chad Warren

Comedic Guest - Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest - Luke Metzger @lukemetzger

Intern: LillieAnne Steinhauser @lillieannestein

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett 

 

People we talked about:

Ken Paxton, Attorney General

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House @DadePhelan

Sid Miller, Agricultural Commissioner

Charlie Geren, Representative District 99 @charliegeren Briscoe Cain, Representative District 128 @briscoecain Tom Oliverson, Representative District 130 @tomoliverson Gina Hinojosa, Representative District 49 @ginaforaustin Bryan Hughes, Senator District 1 @senbryanhughes

Resources for Jokes:

1 Yellow highlights are information the generally changes each episode, but always check all the information; most of this you can get from the Script for the show and from the “Intern Social Media posts” document for the show

Resources for following the Texas Legislature: https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only) #txlege hashtag on social media 

 

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]]> The Environment or Like Whatever with Luke Metzger Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Luke Metzger, Chad Warren 01:03:39 Chad Warren and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Lobbyist Luke Metzger of Environment Texas. Chad Warren and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Lobbyist Luke Metzger of Environment Texas. austin, texas, game show, satire, texas game show, texas politics, comedy true full 6 2 ba22096c-788f-41d4-9996-a58be4a0a90b Survey Says with Dr. Jim Henson Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Rachel Dunbar, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Dr. Jim Henson

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

 

Writers:

Amy K.

Stephanie C.

Sam H.

 

Intern:

Benedict Parks

Kaitlin Moe

Jocelyn Berg

Sam Hollomon

 

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]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:48:21 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Rachel Dunbar, Dr. Jim Henson) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/survey-says-with-dr-jim-henson-guZtUofC Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Rachel Dunbar, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Dr. Jim Henson

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

 

Writers:

Amy K.

Stephanie C.

Sam H.

 

Intern:

Benedict Parks

Kaitlin Moe

Jocelyn Berg

Sam Hollomon

 

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]]> Survey Says with Dr. Jim Henson Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Rachel Dunbar, Dr. Jim Henson 01:01:02 Comedians Rachel Dunbar and Aaron Salinas compete for the most Know-LEGE-able comedian in Austin. Plus, interview with special guest Dr. Jim Henson. Comedians Rachel Dunbar and Aaron Salinas compete for the most Know-LEGE-able comedian in Austin. Plus, interview with special guest Dr. Jim Henson. texas, game show, satire, politics, comedy true full 5 2 ebc0d305-7a5d-49a8-bcf6-516cedb2eade Tik Tok: When Civic Duty is Not Enough Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest -Warren Pacheco, @warren_pacheco

Comedic Guest -Aaaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Zane Smith @zane4tx and Holland Frieling @hollandfrieling, @txyouth

Intern: Kaitlin Moe, @KaitlinMoe

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Senator Ted Cruz, Senator of Texas @TedCruz

Attorney General Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, @KenPaxtonTX

ERCOT, Texas’s independent power grid, @ERCOT_ISO

Resources for Jokes: 

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/02/22/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-traveled-to-utah-during-last-weeks-power-outages/

http://www.quorumreport.com/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/24/greg-abbott-winter-storm-speech/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/25/texas-power-grid-ercot-puc-greg-abbott/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/22/ken-paxton-utah/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-cancun-power-outage/ 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-power-outage-ercot/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

 

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]]> Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:59:56 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Zane Smith, Warren Pacheco, Amy Lowrey, Holland Frieling, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/tik-tok-when-civic-duty-is-not-enough-nHHEG_bn Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest -Warren Pacheco, @warren_pacheco

Comedic Guest -Aaaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Zane Smith @zane4tx and Holland Frieling @hollandfrieling, @txyouth

Intern: Kaitlin Moe, @KaitlinMoe

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Senator Ted Cruz, Senator of Texas @TedCruz

Attorney General Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, @KenPaxtonTX

ERCOT, Texas’s independent power grid, @ERCOT_ISO

Resources for Jokes: 

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/02/22/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-traveled-to-utah-during-last-weeks-power-outages/

http://www.quorumreport.com/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/24/greg-abbott-winter-storm-speech/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/25/texas-power-grid-ercot-puc-greg-abbott/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/22/ken-paxton-utah/  

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-cancun-power-outage/ 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-power-outage-ercot/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

 

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]]> Tik Tok: When Civic Duty is Not Enough Stephanie Chiarello, Zane Smith, Warren Pacheco, Amy Lowrey, Holland Frieling, Aaron Salinas 00:44:31 Warren Pacheco and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with the co-owners of the TikTok account @txyouth, Zane Smith and Holland Frieling. Warren Pacheco and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with the co-owners of the TikTok account @txyouth, Zane Smith and Holland Frieling. texas, game show, poltics, satire, comedy true full 4 2 f96cb202-d238-4841-bb92-ae191614738c Got MALC? With Rafael Anchía Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Ben Howell,

Comedic Guest -Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Rafael Anchía @RafaelAnchía

Intern: Sam Hollomon, @Sahollomon

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House @DadePhelan

Keith Bell, House of Representatives, District 4 

Greg Bonnen, House of Representatives, District 24 @DrGregBonnen

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/01/abbott-state-of-state-2021/

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00434I.htm

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-holds-roundtable-discussion-in-odessa-signs-executive-order-to-protect-energy-industry-from-federal-overreach

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/texas-secession/

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/13/texas-capitol-victims-sexual-harassment-must-fend-themselves/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/10/dallas-mavericks-texas-national-anthem/amp/

https://thetexan.news/texas-house-committee-assignments-feature-notable-shifts-in-chairmanships/

https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuLegislation.aspx

https://thetexan.news/texas-house-committee-assignments-feature-notable-shifts-in-chairmanships/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/undocumented-immigrant-students-texas-in-state-tuition/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

 

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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:14:51 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Ben Howell, Rafael Anchía, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/got-malc-with-raphael-anchia-nLuQB2oi Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Ben Howell,

Comedic Guest -Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Rafael Anchía @RafaelAnchía

Intern: Sam Hollomon, @Sahollomon

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas @DanPatrick

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House @DadePhelan

Keith Bell, House of Representatives, District 4 

Greg Bonnen, House of Representatives, District 24 @DrGregBonnen

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/01/abbott-state-of-state-2021/

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00434I.htm

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-holds-roundtable-discussion-in-odessa-signs-executive-order-to-protect-energy-industry-from-federal-overreach

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/texas-secession/

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/13/texas-capitol-victims-sexual-harassment-must-fend-themselves/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/10/dallas-mavericks-texas-national-anthem/amp/

https://thetexan.news/texas-house-committee-assignments-feature-notable-shifts-in-chairmanships/

https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuLegislation.aspx

https://thetexan.news/texas-house-committee-assignments-feature-notable-shifts-in-chairmanships/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/undocumented-immigrant-students-texas-in-state-tuition/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

 

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]]> Got MALC? With Rafael Anchía Aaron Salinas, Ben Howell, Rafael Anchía, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello 00:58:17 Season two episode three Ben Howell and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with long-time House of Representatives member Rafael Anchía. Season two episode three Ben Howell and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with long-time House of Representatives member Rafael Anchía. game show, satire, politics, texas lege, texas politics, comedy true full 3 2 bc9edf19-fafb-493d-b45d-5aaf2013b8b4 "It's a Fetish Lege and You Like It" with Monty Exter Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Ma and Pa Gothic , @TexasGothic

Comedic Guest -Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Monty Exter, @ATEP_MontyE

Intern:Kaitlin Moe 

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Representative Ken King, Texas Representative, District 88 , @KingforTexas

Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, @KenPaxtonTX

Senator Charles Schwertner, Texas Senator, District 5, @DrSchwertner

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/27/texas-greg-abbott-emergency/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/26/gambling-casinos-texas-legislature/

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/17/texas-senate-finance-chairwoman-lays-out-prioritie/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/rural-texas-broadband-service/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/21/texas-oil-fracking-produced-water-aquifers/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/texas-capitol-coronavirus/

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB00433I.pdf#navpanes=0

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/11/texas-ag-ken-paxton-criminal-allegations/

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2018-12-19/schwertner-sexting-probe-inconclusive/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/27/homeless-austin-camping-pandhandling-greg-abbott-steve-adler/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:55:18 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Ma and Pa Gothic, Aaron Salinas, Monty Exter) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-a-lobbyist-with-monty-exter-y7FCC0nm Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Ma and Pa Gothic , @TexasGothic

Comedic Guest -Aaron Salinas, @sudsypanda

Celebrity Guest  - Monty Exter, @ATEP_MontyE

Intern:Kaitlin Moe 

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Governor Greg Abbott , Governor of Texas @GovAbbott 

Representative Ken King, Texas Representative, District 88 , @KingforTexas

Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, @KenPaxtonTX

Senator Charles Schwertner, Texas Senator, District 5, @DrSchwertner

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/27/texas-greg-abbott-emergency/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/26/gambling-casinos-texas-legislature/

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/17/texas-senate-finance-chairwoman-lays-out-prioritie/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/rural-texas-broadband-service/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/21/texas-oil-fracking-produced-water-aquifers/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/texas-capitol-coronavirus/

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB00433I.pdf#navpanes=0

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/11/texas-ag-ken-paxton-criminal-allegations/

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2018-12-19/schwertner-sexting-probe-inconclusive/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/27/homeless-austin-camping-pandhandling-greg-abbott-steve-adler/

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> "It's a Fetish Lege and You Like It" with Monty Exter Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Ma and Pa Gothic, Aaron Salinas, Monty Exter 00:47:51 Ma and Pa Gothic and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with ATEP lobbyist Monty Exter . Ma and Pa Gothic and Aaron Salinas compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with ATEP lobbyist Monty Exter . game show, texas legislature, gameshow, satire, texaslege, texas politics, comedy true full 2 2 85ba9db5-112b-41fc-9f48-a94dc28d4ef5 "This is a Duty, We Must Govern" with Senator Sarah Eckhardt Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Mudit Verma, @Iliketomudit

Comedic Guest - Lucia McMahon, @lucia_kell

Celebrity Guest  - Senator Sarah Eckhardt, @SenatorEckhardt

Intern: Brahvan Ranganathon

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Dennis Bonnen, Former Speaker of the House, @RepDennisBonnen 

Dad Phelan, Speaker of the House, @DadePhelan

Mayes Middleton, State Representative, District 23 (Galveston), @mayes_middleton

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/01/12/heavy-police-presence-at-texas-capitol-as-lawmakers-return/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-budget-deficit-not-nearly-as-dire-as-15764397.php

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/15/texas-nra-bankruptcy-fraud/

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/15/bonnen-sullivan-tape-lays-bare-gop-anxiety-about-2020/

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/16/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-further-shrinks-senate-democrats-clout-awards-them-few-plum-posts/

https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberStatistics.cfm

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:22:21 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Mudit Verma, Stephanie Chiarello, Sarah Eckhardt, Lucia McMahon, Amy Lowrey) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/this-is-a-duty-we-must-govern-with-senator-sarah-eckhardt-4Gr_B7Ui Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx

Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy

Comedic Guest - Mudit Verma, @Iliketomudit

Comedic Guest - Lucia McMahon, @lucia_kell

Celebrity Guest  - Senator Sarah Eckhardt, @SenatorEckhardt

Intern: Brahvan Ranganathon

Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett

People we talked about:

Dennis Bonnen, Former Speaker of the House, @RepDennisBonnen 

Dad Phelan, Speaker of the House, @DadePhelan

Mayes Middleton, State Representative, District 23 (Galveston), @mayes_middleton

Resources for Jokes:

https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/01/12/heavy-police-presence-at-texas-capitol-as-lawmakers-return/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-budget-deficit-not-nearly-as-dire-as-15764397.php

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/15/texas-nra-bankruptcy-fraud/

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/15/bonnen-sullivan-tape-lays-bare-gop-anxiety-about-2020/

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/16/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-further-shrinks-senate-democrats-clout-awards-them-few-plum-posts/

https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberStatistics.cfm

Resources for following the Texas Legislature:

https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm

https://capitol.texas.gov/

https://www.texastribune.org/

http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only)

#txlege hashtag on social media

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]]> "This is a Duty, We Must Govern" with Senator Sarah Eckhardt Mudit Verma, Stephanie Chiarello, Sarah Eckhardt, Lucia McMahon, Amy Lowrey 00:44:11 Season two premiere Mudit Verma and Lucia McMahon compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Senator Sarah Eckhardt. Season two premiere Mudit Verma and Lucia McMahon compete for the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with Senator Sarah Eckhardt. texas, game show, texas legislature, satire, politics, texas politics, comedy true full 1 2 bda972b1-cb04-47de-9770-b546354e11ce Season One Finale: A Retrospective Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Amy Lowrey 

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Interns:

Evelyn Garcia

Pranav Jaganathan

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]]> Tue, 8 Sep 2020 16:15:01 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Myrriah Gossett) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/season-one-finale-a-retrospective-olFVevyD Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Amy Lowrey 

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Interns:

Evelyn Garcia

Pranav Jaganathan

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]]> Season One Finale: A Retrospective Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Myrriah Gossett 00:52:27 Host Stephanie Chiarello goes for a walk down the memory lane of season one with Amy Lowrey and Aaron Salinas. Consider this your cliff-notes for season one. Plus, an appearance by our editor and engineer Myrriah Gossett. Host Stephanie Chiarello goes for a walk down the memory lane of season one with Amy Lowrey and Aaron Salinas. Consider this your cliff-notes for season one. Plus, an appearance by our editor and engineer Myrriah Gossett. comedy game show, game show, satire, texas trivia, trivia, texas politics, comedy true full 16 1 fd3418d6-adef-438c-84d3-3215842ceb7c Still in Our Houses and Need Some Help with Joe Moody Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Vanessa Gonzalez, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Jason L.

Stephanie C.

Ross T.

Interns:

Evelyn Garcia

Pranav Jaganathan

 

 

 

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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:29:25 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Joe Moody, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Vanessa Gonzalez) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/still-in-our-houses-and-need-some-help-with-joe-moody-_prvv_yA Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Vanessa Gonzalez, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Jason L.

Stephanie C.

Ross T.

Interns:

Evelyn Garcia

Pranav Jaganathan

 

 

 

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]]> Still in Our Houses and Need Some Help with Joe Moody Aaron Salinas, Joe Moody, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Vanessa Gonzalez 01:18:34 In the season one finale Aaron Salinas is challenged by Vanessa Gonzalez for the title of Most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with Texas Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody. In the season one finale Aaron Salinas is challenged by Vanessa Gonzalez for the title of Most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with Texas Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody. comedy game show, texas, game show, satire, comedy show, texas politics true full 15 1 447fea31-333b-437f-a897-db3dadd1a32f Live and Getting Ready to Cast Our Ballots with Dana DeBeauvoir Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Ben Howell, Aaron Salinas
Special Guest:Dana DeBeauvoir
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett
 

Interns: Evelyn Garcia and Pranav Jaganathan

 

Support the Show: 

https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

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]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:38:27 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Dana DeBeauvoir, Ben Howell, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-getting-ready-to-cast-our-ballots-with-dana-debeauvoir-EuNMpl5H Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Ben Howell, Aaron Salinas
Special Guest:Dana DeBeauvoir
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett
 

Interns: Evelyn Garcia and Pranav Jaganathan

 

Support the Show: 

https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

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]]> Live and Getting Ready to Cast Our Ballots with Dana DeBeauvoir Dana DeBeauvoir, Ben Howell, Amy Lowrey, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas 01:10:41 This week Aaaron Salinas and Ben Howell battle it out to see who is the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin with a little help from our special guest, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. This week Aaaron Salinas and Ben Howell battle it out to see who is the most know-lege-able comedian in Austin with a little help from our special guest, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. texas politics comedy, game show, political comedy, satire, texas politics, comedy true full 14 1 0c60326a-019b-4d70-a695-d61f281d85d3 Live and Taking the Census with Genevieve Van Cleve Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Linzy Beltran, Aaron Salinas
Special Guest: Genevieve Van Cleve
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.
Shawna L.


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]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:38:45 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Linzy Beltran, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Genevieve Van Cleve) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-taking-the-census-with-genevieve-van-cleve-GrJA2l5w Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Linzy Beltran, Aaron Salinas
Special Guest: Genevieve Van Cleve
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.
Shawna L.


Intern:
Evelyn Garcia

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]]> Live and Taking the Census with Genevieve Van Cleve Stephanie Chiarello, Linzy Beltran, Amy Lowrey, Aaron Salinas, Genevieve Van Cleve 01:08:42 Linzy Beltran challenges Aaron Salinas for the most Know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, we learn about redistricting with Genevieve Van Cleve of All on the Line. Linzy Beltran challenges Aaron Salinas for the most Know-lege-able comedian in Austin award. Plus, we learn about redistricting with Genevieve Van Cleve of All on the Line. game show, politcal trivia, trivia, texas politics, comedy true full 13 1 c694eb2e-1433-4075-bf60-88ede8d068c9 Live and Still in Tiny Video Boxes with Max Lars Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Rose Frezza, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Max Lars

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

 

 

Intern:

Evelyn Garcia

 

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]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:55:34 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowery, Aaron Salinas, Rose Frezza, Max Lars, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-still-in-tiny-video-boxes-with-max-lars-KPOaLjyv Cast:

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Rose Frezza, Aaron Salinas

Special Guest: Max Lars

Announcer: Amy Lowrey

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

 

 

Intern:

Evelyn Garcia

 

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]]> Live and Still in Tiny Video Boxes with Max Lars Amy Lowery, Aaron Salinas, Rose Frezza, Max Lars, Stephanie Chiarello 01:12:33 Comedians Rose Frezza and Aaron Salinas compete for most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with special guest Max Lars. Comedians Rose Frezza and Aaron Salinas compete for most know-lege-able comedian in Austin. Plus, and interview with special guest Max Lars. game show, texas comedy, satire, politics, texas politics, comedy true full 12 1 bfa9c8be-7615-4a88-8e28-4e52e9d77553 Live and Staying 6 Feet Apart with Intern and Activist Brahvan Ranganathan Cast:

Announcer/Special Guest/Intern: Brahvan Ranganathan

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Jessica Torres

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Jason L.  

Daniel H.

Frank N.

 

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]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2020 15:45:00 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Jessica Torres, Brahvan Ranganathan, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-staying-6-feet-apart-with-intern-and-activist-brahvan-ranganathan-_AG38gl9 Cast:

Announcer/Special Guest/Intern: Brahvan Ranganathan

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Jessica Torres

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Jason L.  

Daniel H.

Frank N.

 

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]]> Live and Staying 6 Feet Apart with Intern and Activist Brahvan Ranganathan Jessica Torres, Brahvan Ranganathan, Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello 01:03:50 A special send off episode for our beloved intern Brahvan Ranganathan. Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jessica Torres compete for the most knowLEGEable comedian in Austin award. Plus, Brahvan and Stephanie quiz each other on Millennial and Gen X trivia. A special send off episode for our beloved intern Brahvan Ranganathan. Comedians Aaron Salinas and Jessica Torres compete for the most knowLEGEable comedian in Austin award. Plus, Brahvan and Stephanie quiz each other on Millennial and Gen X trivia. political satire, texas, game show, political comedy, comedy, activism true full 11 1 68f071ec-ebbe-4549-8ae4-3f290ac027b5 Live and Still Wearing Masks with Rep. Harold Dutton Cast:

Announcer/Game Master: Amy Lowrey

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Kenny Madison

Special Guest: Harold Dutton

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Jason L.  

 

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

 

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]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:35:21 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Amy Lowery, Kenny Madison, Stephanie Chiarello, Harold Dutton, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-still-wearing-masks-with-rep-harold-dutton-Sd6_SNv2 Cast:

Announcer/Game Master: Amy Lowrey

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Kenny Madison

Special Guest: Harold Dutton

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett 

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Jason L.  

 

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

 

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]]> Live and Still Wearing Masks with Rep. Harold Dutton Amy Lowery, Kenny Madison, Stephanie Chiarello, Harold Dutton, Aaron Salinas 01:15:43 This week comedians Aaron Salinas and Kenny Madison fight it out for most KnowLEGE-able comedian in Austin. Plus an interview with Rep. Harold Dutton. This week comedians Aaron Salinas and Kenny Madison fight it out for most KnowLEGE-able comedian in Austin. Plus an interview with Rep. Harold Dutton. texas, game show, political comedy, gameshow, politics, live, comedy true full 10 1 3e8cefbc-9622-4ef2-9475-b69116ddb474 Live from Yet Another Zoom with Luis Figueroa Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Bonnie Dilber

Special Guest: Luis Figueroa

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Daniel H

Macey H.

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

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]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2020 16:11:55 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Luis Figueroa, Stephanie Chiarello, Katie Christon, Bonnie Dilber) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-from-yet-another-zoom-with-luis-figueroa-iTL9ChRp Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Bonnie Dilber

Special Guest: Luis Figueroa

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross T.

Stephanie C.

Daniel H

Macey H.

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

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]]> Live from Yet Another Zoom with Luis Figueroa Aaron Salinas, Luis Figueroa, Stephanie Chiarello, Katie Christon, Bonnie Dilber 01:09:24 Aaron Salinas and Bonnie Dilber battle it out for the most knowLEGE-able comedian in Austin and we are joined by Luis Figueroa from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. Aaron Salinas and Bonnie Dilber battle it out for the most knowLEGE-able comedian in Austin and we are joined by Luis Figueroa from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. political satire, texas, gameshow, satire, politics, comedy true full 9 1 c41671f6-692c-4ab8-a12e-4ed1e30d9eac Live from Couches Across Texas with Bruce Elfant Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Shana Merlin
Special Guest: Bruce Elfant
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

PSA: Happy 49th Anniversary to Stephanie’s parents. She’s glad to have been there for 51 years of their relationship. 

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]]> Tue, 19 May 2020 21:40:27 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Bruce Elfant, Katie Christon, Shana Merlin) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-from-couches-across-texas-with-bruce-elfant-hGzm5ygT Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Katie Christon
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas and Shana Merlin
Special Guest: Bruce Elfant
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.
Stephanie C.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

PSA: Happy 49th Anniversary to Stephanie’s parents. She’s glad to have been there for 51 years of their relationship. 

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]]> Live from Couches Across Texas with Bruce Elfant Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Bruce Elfant, Katie Christon, Shana Merlin 01:05:03 On this episode Aaaron Salinas is back and competing against Shana Merlin for the most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Special guest is Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Bruce Elfant. On this episode Aaaron Salinas is back and competing against Shana Merlin for the most KnowLEGEable comedian in Austin. Special guest is Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Bruce Elfant. austin, texas, satire, politics, comedy true full 8 1 d14fae79-fff5-4611-abf1-761bbd0310b5 Live and Still at Home with Bonnie Bruce Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Aaron Salinas
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians:Tom Booker and Janet Maykus as Ma and Pa
Special Guest: Bonnie Bruce
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

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]]> Thu, 7 May 2020 22:45:31 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Sallinas, Bonnie Bruce, Stephanie Chiarello, Janet Maykus, Tom Booker) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-still-at-home-with-bonnie-bruce-jEQKbw5B Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Aaron Salinas
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians:Tom Booker and Janet Maykus as Ma and Pa
Special Guest: Bonnie Bruce
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Ross T.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

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]]> Live and Still at Home with Bonnie Bruce Aaron Sallinas, Bonnie Bruce, Stephanie Chiarello, Janet Maykus, Tom Booker 01:05:20 Ma and Pa are competing for Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin. With special guest, Bonnie Bruce. Ma and Pa are competing for Most KnowLEGEable Comedian in Austin. With special guest, Bonnie Bruce. texas, texas leg, current events, politics, comedy true full 7 1 ae83617b-d1fb-4b99-95d0-6c43fd16ef8e Live and Socially Distant with Chairman Chris Turner Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Liz Morris
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey
Special Guest: Chairman Chris Turner
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Jason L.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

Real Sponsor:
Anonymous sponsor advocating for Community First Village - mlf.org

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]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:15:24 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Chris Tuner, Liz Morris, Aaron Salinas) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-and-socially-distant-with-chairman-chris-turner-2FfB5lw6 Cast:
Announcer/Game Master: Liz Morris
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Amy Lowrey
Special Guest: Chairman Chris Turner
Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:
Amy K.
Carson Q.
Jason L.

Intern:
Brahvan Ranganathan

Real Sponsor:
Anonymous sponsor advocating for Community First Village - mlf.org

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]]> Live and Socially Distant with Chairman Chris Turner Stephanie Chiarello, Amy Lowrey, Chris Tuner, Liz Morris, Aaron Salinas 01:01:22 Over the Lege is back on the internet as comedians Aaron Salinas and Amy Lowrey compete for the most knoLEGEable comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with special guest: Texas Chairman Chris Turner. Over the Lege is back on the internet as comedians Aaron Salinas and Amy Lowrey compete for the most knoLEGEable comedian in Austin. Plus, an interview with special guest: Texas Chairman Chris Turner. texas, games, government, gameshow, politics, trivia, comedy true full 6 1 bc5cda9a-b670-49bc-8850-eaa4dbf5cd52 Live from Social Isolation with Scott Braddock Cast:

Announcer/Game Master: Liz Morris

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Carson Quinn, Valerie Nies

Special Guest: Scott Braddock

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross Tomlin

Jennie McMurtry

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

 

Sponsors:

Anonymous, promoting Community First Village through Mobile Loaves and Fishes - http://mlf.org/

Anxies

Stand-up Comic Stand-up Desks

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Additional Consideration for:

The Texas Take Podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/houston-chronicle/texas-take-the-podcast

Shame Watch - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-watch/id1444537134

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]]> Wed, 8 Apr 2020 02:02:35 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (stephanie chiarello) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-from-social-isolation-with-scott-braddock-vsR3CQSw Cast:

Announcer/Game Master: Liz Morris

Host: Stephanie Chiarello

Comedians: Aaron Salinas, Carson Quinn, Valerie Nies

Special Guest: Scott Braddock

Sound Engineer: Myrriah Gossett

Writers:

Amy K.

Ross Tomlin

Jennie McMurtry

Intern:

Brahvan Ranganathan

 

Sponsors:

Anonymous, promoting Community First Village through Mobile Loaves and Fishes - http://mlf.org/

Anxies

Stand-up Comic Stand-up Desks

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/overthelege

Additional Consideration for:

The Texas Take Podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/houston-chronicle/texas-take-the-podcast

Shame Watch - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-watch/id1444537134

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]]> Live from Social Isolation with Scott Braddock stephanie chiarello 01:21:48 On this episode Aaron Salinas and Carson Quinn compete to be the most knowLEGEable comedian in Texas from their couches. Plus, and interview with Scott Braddock. On this episode Aaron Salinas and Carson Quinn compete to be the most knowLEGEable comedian in Texas from their couches. Plus, and interview with Scott Braddock. true full 5 1 fb241f13-c6c4-49e8-8e0b-73a73b21c108 It 'Twas and it 'Twasn't with Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune Guests: 

Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor of The Texas Tribune 

Jeremy Sweetlamb, Comedian 

Chad Warren, Comedian 

Aaron Salinas, Comedian 

Host: Stephanie Chiarello 

Producer: Kristen Gunn 

Show Writers: Amy K., Ross Tomlin

Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:28:32 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Kristen Gunn, Myrriah Gossett, Ross Ramsey, Aaron Salinas, Chad Warren, Stephanie Chiarello, Jeremy Sweetlamb) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/rossramsey-yKE2lTF_ Guests: 

Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor of The Texas Tribune 

Jeremy Sweetlamb, Comedian 

Chad Warren, Comedian 

Aaron Salinas, Comedian 

Host: Stephanie Chiarello 

Producer: Kristen Gunn 

Show Writers: Amy K., Ross Tomlin

Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> It 'Twas and it 'Twasn't with Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune Kristen Gunn, Myrriah Gossett, Ross Ramsey, Aaron Salinas, Chad Warren, Stephanie Chiarello, Jeremy Sweetlamb 01:01:27 Jeremy, Aaron, and Chad compete for who is the most knowLEDGEable comedian in Texas. Plus, an interview with Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune. Jeremy, Aaron, and Chad compete for who is the most knowLEDGEable comedian in Texas. Plus, an interview with Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune. texas politics, texas, funny, politics, comedy, austin true full 4 1 cd34454a-994b-4112-b7e4-728996bda635 Curbside Voting with Representative Eddie Rodriquez Guests: 

Representative Eddie Rodriquez 

Aaron Salinas, Comedian

Liz Morris, Comedian

and Chad 

Host: Stephanie Chiarello 

Producer: Kristen Gunn 

Show Writers: Amy K., Ross Tomlin

Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2020 20:58:16 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Liz Morris, Eddie Rodriquez, Kristen Gunn) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/curbside-voting-with-representative-eddie-rodriquez-CpmnW9sG Guests: 

Representative Eddie Rodriquez 

Aaron Salinas, Comedian

Liz Morris, Comedian

and Chad 

Host: Stephanie Chiarello 

Producer: Kristen Gunn 

Show Writers: Amy K., Ross Tomlin

Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett

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]]> Curbside Voting with Representative Eddie Rodriquez Aaron Salinas, Stephanie Chiarello, Liz Morris, Eddie Rodriquez, Kristen Gunn 00:53:33 Aaron, Liz, and Chad compete for who is the most knowLEDGEable comedian in Texas. Plus, an interview with Representative Eddie Rodriquez. Aaron, Liz, and Chad compete for who is the most knowLEDGEable comedian in Texas. Plus, an interview with Representative Eddie Rodriquez. texas, government, politics, comedy true full 3 1 cb31bf0b-ed04-4e7e-a58e-8616ef758424 Early Voting Starts! With Cliff Walker of the Texas Democratic party Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:30:26 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Kevin Miller, Cliff Walker, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Kristen Gunn) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/early-voting-starts-with-cliff-walker-of-the-texas-democratic-party-M4jhKW7l Early Voting Starts! With Cliff Walker of the Texas Democratic party Kevin Miller, Cliff Walker, Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, Kristen Gunn 00:54:57 Guests: Cliff Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party Aaron Salinas, Comedian Kevin Miller, Comedian Host: Stephanie Chiarello Producer: Kristen Gunn Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett Guests: Cliff Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party Aaron Salinas, Comedian Kevin Miller, Comedian Host: Stephanie Chiarello Producer: Kristen Gunn Audio Engineer and Editor: Myrriah Gossett texas, legislature, funny, politics, comedy true full 2 1 71502b28-7938-4a36-ac32-a999bff4c854 TEASER: Over the Lege, The Live Podcast! Tue, 4 Feb 2020 22:07:13 +0000 overthelegetx@gmail.com (Stephanie Chiarello, Kristen Gunn) https://over-the-lege-the-live-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/teaser-over-the-lege-the-live-podcast-WLhY8kKg TEASER: Over the Lege, The Live Podcast! Stephanie Chiarello, Kristen Gunn 00:01:43 Over the Lege, the number one, and some say only, political comedy satire show based solely on the Texas Legislature returns with a podcast! Over the Lege gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the shenanigans of the Texas Legislature by decoding political headlines and legislator's behavior into easy to understand dad jokes. This live recording will feature legendary Austin comedians and a celebrity guest associated with the Texas Legislature. No, not Ted Cruz. The Texas Legislature. That's right. Gary VanDeaver (not confirmed or invited). Want to attend one of our live shows? We will be recording on February 14,15,16 in Austin, TX at The Institution Theater. Doors at 7:30, show starts at 8! Click here to get tickets: shorturl.at/nyD79 Over the Lege, the number one, and some say only, political comedy satire show based solely on the Texas Legislature returns with a podcast! Over the Lege gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the shenanigans of the Texas Legislature by decoding political headlines and legislator's behavior into easy to understand dad jokes. This live recording will feature legendary Austin comedians and a celebrity guest associated with the Texas Legislature. No, not Ted Cruz. The Texas Legislature. That's right. Gary VanDeaver (not confirmed or invited). Want to attend one of our live shows? We will be recording on February 14,15,16 in Austin, TX at The Institution Theater. Doors at 7:30, show starts at 8! Click here to get tickets: shorturl.at/nyD79 game, texas, legislature, republican, funny, democrat, politics, comedy, games true full 1 1