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In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune climate reporter Emily Foxhall about the emotional pleas Camp Mystic parents made to state lawmakers and analyze the proposed new laws in response to the Kerrville floods.

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to remove 13 Democrats from the Texas House.

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by meteorologist Matt Lanza to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future?

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk with politics reporter Jasper Scherer about education funding, a THC ban and the success of conservative priorities this year.

The names we choose for our children often carry layers of meaning, reflecting our hopes, cultural heritage, or simply sounds we find beautiful. Interestingly, certain names also come with perceived associations, and one common, if informal, connection is with intelligence. While a name itself doesn’t bestow intellect, some names resonate…

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In an interview, Scarlett Johansson says there's “a lack of empathy in the zeitgeist.”

There’s a gap between what you want to do and what you do, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Thinking about how it affects others might help

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune reporter Ayden Runnels about lottery couriers and whether a $95 million prize winner was legitimate.