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Baker Briefing — 116 episodes

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43: Unpacking Venezuela’s Opaque Oil Deal

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42: A New Iranian Era Emerges, Cloaked in Red

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41: How the Supreme Court Is Reshaping American Law

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40: What Can We Expect From the 2026 USMCA Review?

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39: Inside Syria’s Struggle for Governance and Stability

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38: Politics Behind the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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37: One Year In, How Trump and RFK Jr. Reshaped Federal Health Policy

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36: Why Health Insurance Costs Vary So Dramatically

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35: The Human Cost of Escalating Conflict in the Middle East

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34: How the Iran War Is Hitting Americans at Home

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33: Why the Middle East Oil Shock Is Raising Gas Prices

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32: What’s at Stake As Trump Visits China

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31: Inside Guyana’s Energy Strategy with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

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30: President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali Explains the Nation’s Energy Boom

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29: Healthcare on the Frontlines of War

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28: Humanitarian Rules of War and What Happens When They Break Down

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27: Tax Day Edition — Debt, Defense, and Economic Uncertainty

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26: Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr. Vaccine Overhaul and What It Means for Families

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From 'Texas Briefing:' Student Voices on Faith, Politics, and University Life in Texas

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25: Inside the Iran War’s Impact on Global Energy Markets

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24: Inside the Latest Phase of the Iran War

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23: Population Decline and the New Economics of Cities

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22: Chief Justice John Roberts on 20 Years Leading the Supreme Court

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21: War With Iran: How Far Could It Go?

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20: Mexico’s Cartels, Violence, and the Rule of Law After the Fall of El Mencho

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19: What the US Strikes on Iran Mean for Global Energy Markets

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18: Supreme Court Tariff Decision: What Comes Next for Trade, Markets, and Manufacturing

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17: US Trade Policy Under Trump and America’s Global Credibility

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16: Why Critical Minerals Matter for U.S. National Security

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15: Did Trump’s Tariffs Work? What the Economic Data Shows

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14: Religion and the Battle for Texas Public Schools

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13: How Sports Shape Diplomacy and Geopolitics Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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12: Inside Iran's Unstable Moment

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11: After Maduro’s Ouster, What Happens to Venezuela’s Oil?

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Bonus: Ben Ginsberg on Contested Elections, Then and Now

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10: What the Numbers Say (and Miss) About Trump’s Economy

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9: Iran Is Recalibrating Its National Identity

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8: What Happens If the ACA Subsidies Expire?

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Bonus: Women, War, and State Power in Russia

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7: Reimagining US-Mexico Water Cooperation

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6: America’s New Demographic Reality

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5: Rebooting the Global Humanitarian Aid System

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4: Politics and Propaganda in the Digital Media Age

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3: Is Artificial Intelligence Reshaping Higher Education?

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2: Make America Healthy Again? RFK Jr. and the Dangerous Vaccine-Autism Myth

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1: Iran After the War

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Introducing Season 2

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From ‘The Two-Handed Economist’: Trump Tariff Ruling, De Minimis Exemption, and an Economy Losing Steam

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100: The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and the Future of Clean Energy

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99: Texas’ Redistricting Fight Goes National

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98: Is Trump Delivering for Christian Voters?

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97: Reflecting on the Texas Hill Country Floods

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Best Of: Christian Nationalism and American Democracy

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96: How Will Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Impact the US Economy?

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95: Israel and a Changed Middle East

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94: Global Sports and Soft Power Diplomacy

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93: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Balancing Act (Part 2)

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92: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Balancing Act (Part 1)

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Introducing the ‘Texas Briefing’ Podcast

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91: Putting Safety First in the Firearm Policy Debate

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90: As the US Steps Back, Can China Fill the Void?

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89: What Lies Ahead for Syria?

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88: Hospital Price Transparency Rules Still Aren’t Working

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87: America’s AI Strategy Is Falling Short

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86: Trump’s Sprawling Deportation Campaign

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Introducing Our New Show: ‘The Two-Handed Economist’

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85: Two Years of Civil War and Humanitarian Disaster in Sudan

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84: An Uncertain Future for Humanitarian Aid

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83: The Truth About … the Misinformation Fueling the Measles Outbreak

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82: How Risky Is Gain-of-Function Research, Really?

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81: Houston’s Schools Face an Enrollment Paradox. What Now?

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80: Rethinking Climate Migration: Agency and Adaptability

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79: What Would School Vouchers Mean for Texas K-12 Education?

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78: The Politics of Art and Diplomacy

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77: Did Two Decades of Urban Renewal Benefit Small Businesses in Houston’s Third Ward?

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76: Trump’s ‘America First’ Foreign Policy

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75: How Will Trump’s Tariffs Impact American Industry and Consumers?

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74: Texas’ Legislative Session Gets Underway Amid GOP Infighting

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73: Where Biden Leaves American Foreign Policy

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72: Abortion and OB-GYN Access in Texas

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71: US-Mexico Relations Under Trump 2.0

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70: The Russia-Ukraine War Under Trump

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69: Houston’s Controversial Economic Development Zones

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68: How Far Will Vaccine Skepticism Go?

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67: The Politicization of Humanitarian Aid Explained

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66: Accelerating Clean, Affordable Electricity

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65: Christian Nationalism’s Rising Influence

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64: Translating Texas’ Health Care Spending Into Better Outcomes

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63: Looking Ahead to the USMCA Review

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62: Claudia Sheinbaum and AMLO’s Looming Shadow

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61: Energy Market Developments to Watch

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60: American Christianity, Race, and Politics

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59: Venezuela’s Energy Future Hangs in the Balance

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58: Lessons From Hurricane Beryl

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57: Iran’s Reformist New President

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56: How Is the Economy Really Doing?

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55: Why the US Federal Deficit Keeps Climbing

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54: Where Will Claudia Sheinbaum Lead Mexico?

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53: The Forces Shaping the Global LNG Market

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52: What China’s Video Game Regulations Mean for the Rest of Us

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51: What President Raisi’s Death Means for Iran

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50: The Future of Fuels

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49: Child Health and Urban Design

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48: How Texas Is Testing the Line Between Church and State in Schools

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47: John Whitmire’s Plan for Houston

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46: Adapting the Texas Power Grid to Meet Evolving Energy Needs

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45: Will Taiwan’s Energy Policy Doom Its Push for Sovereignty?

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44: What’s at Stake for Mexico in 2024? On the Border, Elections, and Democracy

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43: America’s Child Care Problem

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42: Forced Displacement Amid Global Conflict

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41: Alabama Ruled Frozen Embryos Are Children. Now What?

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40: Growing Unrest in the Red Sea

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39: The Future of Federal Cannabis Reform

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38: A Blueprint for Fair Elections

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37: How Public Policy Can Boost Brain Health

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36: Houston’s Looming Budget Crisis