season 2 is here!

BEYOND TALKING POINTS

A limited, 6-part series about President Trump’s first 100 days

What we were promised, and what America is getting

Presented by the Dallas Morning News

Available on any major podcast platform.

Spotify. Apple. Dallas Morning News.

Beyond Texas talking points with Governor Rick Perry (energy, federalism, running for president)
Beyond culture war talking points with Esau McCaulley (DEI, abortion, race, Christian nationalism)
Beyond economics talking points (tariffs, taxes, inflation, and more) - Doug Holtz Eakin
Beyond family talking points (food dye, fertility, and Department of Education - Emily Oster
Beyond DOGE talking points (DOGE, SS fraud, tariffs, and $36T of debt)
Beyond immigration talking points with Pia Orrenius (Border security, mass deportations)

Season 1: Beyond talking points

A limited, 9-part series leading up to the 2024 presidential election

What the presidential campaigns are promising, and what America really needs

Before there are talking points or stump speeches, candidates receive policy briefings from a variety of experts around the country. This knowledge is synthesized with the candidate’s own point of view, and then goes into the campaign machine polling and strategy and communications. Most people only see the result at the end, in a Tweet or a talking point on the debate stage.

But voters deserve the unfiltered policy assessments that candidates themselves receive behind closed doors. This podcast covers the top policy issues on voters minds’ this election cycle, analyzing what the campaigns are promising and what America really needs.

Beyond polling talking points with Henry Olsen
Beyond economy talking points with Glenn Hubbard
Beyond foreign policy talking points with David Kramer
Beyond abortion talking points with Patrick Brown
Beyond press talking points with John McCaa
Beyond God talking points with Pete Wehner
Beyond budget talking points with Maya MacGuineas
Beyond immigration talking points with Madeline Zavodny