45: Ep. 245 “Jesus is Justice”

This week we are recording from the University of Houston Downtown at the invitation of the Center for Critical Race Studies. Scott sits down with Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas, author, and the Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Divinity...

44: How Did We Get Here? Unpacking the Origins of the Vaccines Controversy

This week we welcome Terri Burke, Executive Director of the Immunization Partnership, to talk about the importance of vaccinations–one of the 10 major advances in public health of the 20th century–and the history behind the vaccine opposition movement, which is...

43: Ep. 243 Keeping Texas Covered: Partnering to Recertify Medicaid Clients Post-Pandemic

This week we welcome Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy with Texans Care for Children. We are just over halfway through the 140 day legislative session, and Texas Impact has many priorities, and maternal health and Medicaid for Texas families are always...

42: Ep.242 “Silence Has Not Kept Us Safe”

This week we welcome Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead and Advocacy Director Josh Houston to the program as we reach the midpoint of the 140 day legislative session. 

41: Ep. 241 “Remarkable Common Ground”: Faith Communities Call for Policies to Reduce Gun Violence

This week we are joined by Reverend Rob Mueller, pastor of Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, and one of the clergy leaders of Texas Impact’s Ending Gun Violence issues team. We discuss the work Rob is doing to engage his denominational body–Mission...