Evan Smith
@evanasmith.bsky.social
Managing Director for Events, @theatlantic.com Senior Advisor, Emerson Collective Co-founder and former CEO, @texastribune.org Former Editor-in-Chief and President, @texasmonthly.bsky.social
3/10 at 12pm ET: How Signalgate influenced the Pentagon’s handling of sensitive info + the global implications of Trump’s foreign policy. A virtual event for @theatlantic.com subscribers with @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social @adriennelaf.bsky.social. Become one: accounts.theatlantic.com/products 👊🇺🇸🔥
Second season 13 taping of #overheardpbs: Richard Linklater. We talked about his new movies, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague, how and when he became a cinephile, 40 years of @austinfilm.bsky.social, and when we'll get to see #MerrilyWeRollAlong. Episode posting soon #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
First season 13 taping of #overheardpbs: Dr. Jane Goodall. We talked about the need to protect nature, trusting science, fighting climate change, loving chimpanzees, and what gives her hope for the future. Episode posting soon #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
@kaylaguo.bsky.social @texastribune.org: Texas House Democrats flee the state to block the GOP's proposed congressional map www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t... #txlege
Texas House Democrats to flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.
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@burtrsolomons.bsky.social in @nytimes.com: I was the GOP chair of the House Redistricting Committee in #txlege. Mid-decade map drawing is "clear partisan manipulation ... that smacks of authoritarian overreach" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o... 👀
Opinion | I’m a Former Republican Texas Lawmaker. Don’t Let Trump Mess With Our Congressional Maps.
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this is extraordinary work by @propublica.org @texastribune.org and their fearless partners projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i... #txlege
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
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🚨 20 more confirmed @texastribune.org Festival speakers! @mulaney.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social Wallace Jefferson @profmmurray.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com @repjuliejohnson.bsky.social 11/13-15 in downtown Austin Tix: festival.texastribune.org #txlege #tribfest25 (1/3)
@gregberman.bsky.social @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social: The case for abundance www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why... #txlege @ezraklein.bsky.social @dkthomp.bsky.social
Vital City | Why “Abundance” Matters
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book is important — but not for the reasons its supporters or critics seem to think.
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@vitalcitynyc.bsky.social: John Lindsay's lesson for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/joh... #txlege
Vital City | John Lindsay, Zohran Mamdani and How Ambitions Collide with Reality
Sixty years ago, a charismatic young politician took New York City by storm. His record in office offers some warnings to the current Democratic candidate for mayor.
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Thirteen years ago Bill Moyers and I talked about his extraordinary life and career — from Marshall,Texas, to the White House and beyond — on an episode of Overheard youtu.be/vSJrhNt1Y_U?... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Bill Moyers: An icon of public media and progressive politics | Overheard with Evan Smith
YouTube video by Overheard with Evan Smith
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Which model of a progressive mayor might NYC expect if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social wins the general: @billdeblasionyc.bsky.social @chicagosmayor.bsky.social or @mayorwu.boston.gov? Good read by @joshgreenman.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zoh... #txlege
Vital City | Zohran Mamdani in the Balance
Are the criticisms of the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor justified?
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Smart piece by @gregberman.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social: Despite what you've heard during the mayor's race, New York is not broken www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/is-...
Vital City | New York is Not Broken
Despite what you've heard during the mayor's race, this city is a miracle.
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📺 @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social and I talk about his new book on 1963 — the most pivotal year of the civil rights movement — plus James Baldwin, Malcom X, JFK vs. LBJ, and the hot mess that is 2025 on a new episode of Overheard www.pbs.org/video/peniel... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Overheard with Evan Smith | Peniel E. Joseph | Season 12 | Episode 17
Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses the civil rights movement and his new book, Freedom Season.
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📺 @jonathancapehart.bsky.social and I talk about his best-selling memoir, his improbable career (and how a @todayshow.com internship kickstarted it), the state of the media and more on a new episode of Overheard www.pbs.org/video/jonath... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Overheard with Evan Smith | Jonathan Capehart | Season 12 | Episode 16
The Weekend co-host Jonathan Capehart shares stories from his new memoir, Yet Here I Am.
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Never a more important time than *right now* to support public media. If you value your local @pbs.org and @npr.org stations — and there are none better than Austin PBS and @kutnews.bsky.social — make your voice heard. Shout from the rooftops. Let's preserve these beloved civic institutions #txlege
🚨 20 new #TribFest25 speakers announced >> @katiephang.bsky.social Joe Lonsdale @maxwellfrost.bsky.social John Bolton @anandwrites.bsky.social @raneyaronson.bsky.social @betoorourke.bsky.social Margaret Spellings @gtconway.bsky.social Nathan Hecht + more Tix: festival.texastribune.org #txlege
🚨 First #TribFest2025 speakers announced: Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd, Tony Gonzales, @jasmineforus.bsky.social Glenn Hegar @schiff.senate.gov Mattie Parker, Renard Johnson, Jeff Flake, @postbaron.bsky.social CatherineFlowers + more. 11/13-15 in Austin. Tix at festival.texastribune.org #txlege
📺 Jason Isbell and I talk about his great new record, Foxes in the Snow, plus 13 years of sobriety and whose music he’s listening to right now on a new episode of Overheard www.pbs.org/video/jason-... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Overheard with Evan Smith | Jason Isbell | Season 12 | Episode 15
Six-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell discusses his new album.
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📺 @abbyphillip.bsky.social and I talk about the state of the nation, the state of the presidency and the state of the media on a new episode of Overheard www.pbs.org/video/abby-p... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Overheard with Evan Smith | Abby Phillip | Season 12 | Episode 14
Abby Phillip of CNN discusses news media’s coverage of President Trump.
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📺 @krmaher.bsky.social and I talk about the future of @npr.org, her time in the congressional hot seat, the value and values of public media, what "defunding" would mean and more on a new episode of Overheard www.pbs.org/video/kather... #txlege @austinpbs.bsky.social
Overheard with Evan Smith | Katherine Maher | Season 12 | Episode 12
NPR President Katherine Maher discusses the impact of public media in a time where its federal fundi
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Sat down today with Jason Isbell for a new episode of Overheard. We talked about his great new album, Foxes in the Snow, plus 13 years of sobriety, his daughter, and what he’s listening to now. Posting soon @austinpbs.bsky.social
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold. this is an incredible read via @eleanorklib.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/t...
After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.
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Congrats to @eramshaw.bsky.social @errinhaines.bsky.social on five great years of @19thnews.org. This shit is hard and you make it look easy 💪 #txlege
David Lynch and me, 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPb-... #txlege @texasmonthly.bsky.social
