Texas Rising

The Texas / Mexico relationship is a critical one for our state, and one with frequent ups and downs. On this episode, we're joined Ambassador Antonio Garza, who was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico und...

4 Nov 202238min

With the 2022 midterm elections just around the corner, the Texas Rising guys sit down with legendary Texas political hand Mark McKinnon. We break down the Texas gubernatorial race, Senate races ac...

24 Okt 202252min

Fighter pilot. Father. Husband. Disruptor. Entrepreneur. Christ-follower. Geoff interviews Texas Rising co-host Ben Kohlmann and explores his path from Minnesota to the Navy to running an early stage ...

14 Okt 20221h 6min

Colt McCoy is a Texas football legend. While many know him from his days at UT, nearly leading the Longhorns to the 2010 national title, his story starts well before that. Colt tells us of what it wa...

26 Sep 202258min

University of Austin President Pano Kanelos joins us to discuss what it takes to build a new university from the ground up, what a university education is for, and the post-secondary problems UATX is ...

11 Sep 20221h 22min

What is the purpose of K12 education in the 21st century? Many public and private schools use the same basic philosophy in educating our nation's youth as was popular at the turn of the 20th century...

29 Aug 20221h 6min

When Geoff Bailey was 8, during a routine check up, doctors discovered an unexpected, life-threatening heart defect. They immediately rushed Geoff into the operating room. His life was saved. From ...

16 Aug 202254min

To understand where Texas is going, you need to understand what shaped her. This week we're joined by Dr. Donald Frazier, an historian, prolific author, and professor at Schreiner University in Kerrv...

2 Aug 20221h 1min