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An ongoing discussion featuring breaking news, interviews and updates about the Texas Longhorns by reporters at the Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas and Hookem.com.
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Backstage Pass is all about speaking to talented and interesting people, get to know musicians, actors and other entertainers. This is just a casual conversation and you should fit right in!
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The Power of Bold is a podcast exploring risk-taking, entrepreneurship, and bold living. By studying the greats and speaking with world-class guests, you'll learn how to supercharge your career and accomplish your goals. Each episode will deliver actionable insights that you can apply to your own life.
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Looking to build a career in the creative arts? Join us as we speak to those who have done just that! Creative producer Gina Benou, author/composer Johanna Craven and their fabulous artistic guests talk marketing, money, inspiration and much more. Find out more at www.artyficialdreams.org
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Join the Wisecrack crew as they dive into the deeper meaning and cultural significance of the most, and least, iconic movies of our age.
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Should Texas be favored over Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry?
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Talking Florida with the Gainesville Sun's Andrew Abadie
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17:49This week, Gainesville Sun reporter Andrew Abadie stopped by the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on the Florida Gators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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What could be the Achilles' heel for Texas in SEC play?
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16:18In the newest Longhorn Confidential, American-Statesman reporters Danny Davis, Cedric Golden, Thomas Jones and David Eckert discuss the things that could trip Texas up in SEC play, intriguing games on UT's conference schedule and Florida fun facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Talking Sam Houston with Mike Craven of Dave Campbell's Texas Football
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16:03Mike Craven returns to the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on Sam Houston's FBS transition, Bearkats to know and his Dave Campbell's Texas Football cover story on Steve Sarkisian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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In the newest Longhorn Confidential, Statesman sportswriters discuss Arch Manning's struggles, boos from Texas fans and what we expect the QB1-related headlines to be after the Sam Houston game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Talking UTEP with Carter Yates of Dave Campbell's Texas Football
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13:44Carter Yates, who writes for Dave Campbell's Texas Football, stops by the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on UTEP's trajectory and recruiting strategy under Scotty Walden, Malachi Nelson's new home and a player to know on the Miners' defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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For college football, what is the purpose of polls?
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15:51Texas is listed No. 7 in both the AP rankings and the US LMB Coaches Poll this week. Does it matter? The American-Statesman discusses that in addition to slow-starting Longhorns and UTEP fun facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Talking San Jose State with The Mercury News' Aaron Johnson
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11:57Aaron Johnson, who cover San Jose State for the San Jose Mercury News, stops by the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on what went wrong for SJSU in its season opener, how the offense replaced one of the nation's top receivers and if the Spartans believe they can record an upset in Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…
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Which young players must step up this month?
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14:05The American-Statesman discusses what went wrong for Texas in Columbus, which young players we want to see more from over the next three weeks and fun facts about San Jose State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Talking Ohio State with the Columbus Dispatch's Joey Kaufman
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15:11Joey Kaufman of the Columbus Dispatch stops by the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on a remodeled Ohio State backfield, the defending champ's new coordinators and what it is like to cover the Buckeyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Talking Ohio State with Stephen Means of cleveland.com
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14:03Stephen Means of cleveland.com stops by the Longhorn Confidential podcast to share his insights on preseason rankings, new Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin and a name to know on the Ohio State's new-look defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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What does a successful Saturday look like for Arch Manning?
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16:18The American-Statesman gets you ready for Texas' highly-anticipated season opener at Ohio State and explains what a successful Saturday would look like for new starting quarterback Arch Manning." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Goodbye, goodbye. For our final episode of this run, Austin, Raymond & Henry talk about how they watch movies, some mailbag questions, some musings on the craft, and more. Thanks again for tuning in each week, everybody. Stay safe, and we'll see you at the movies! Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) and on Letterbox…
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Mulholland Drive: It Was All A Dream
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1:33:55Our penultimate episode! The guys get into Mulholland Drive (directed by David Lynch) on this one. This film is a great segue for conversation as it weaves through film studies, what it means for something to be Lynchian, what it means to make movies - and more. Enjoy! Join the LAST Livestream of SHOW ME THE MEANING! next Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the…
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The Boy and The Heron: A Filmmaker's Legacy
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1:41:53Raymond is back from filming his movie! The guys get into The Boy and The Heron - Hayao Miyazaki's swan (heron?) song. Who will take over Studio Ghibli? Does more money make a better movie? Is this film a bigger metaphor for Miyazaki's retirement? They get into these questions and more - and more! Enjoy! We only have TWO episodes left! So be sure t…
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Get your cigarettes out for this one - we're talking Conclave! Austin, Henry, and Michael talk the intersection of humanity and religion, the campiness of this film, pope names - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @aus…
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Babygirl vs. May December: Giving and Taking
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1:12:23We got another cage match: Babygirl vs May/December! Austin is joined by Wisecrack's Amanda! They get into age gap films, the philosophy of the male gaze, the role of eroticisim in this era of films, and more! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on…
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The best movie for a cry (if you got daddy issues). Austin is joined by Producer Henry for a chat on Aftersun! They get into realizing the frailty of our parents, the nature of memory and music, some narrative structure of the film - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! http…
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Hypernormalisation Explains EVERYTHING Going On Right Now
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1:05:39Austin is again joined by Wisecrack's very own: Michael Burns! Join the convo on the movie that explains EVERYTHING that is happening politically right now. We get into where Hypernormlisation originated from, our changing views on the Occupy movement, a Patti Smith-Sam Shepard play - and more! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday…
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Today Austin is joined by Wisecrack's very own: Michael Burns! Raymond is out shooting his movie. Join the convo as they get into the commodification of art (both in the film and by the director himself), the concepts of home explored in the epilogue, some "PTA-ish" notes that the film could have used - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING…
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Nosferatu: The Consequence of Repression
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1:46:01Nosferatu. Raymond returns. Henry takes the mic. Join the crew as they talk the merits of this adaptation, the messages around desire and sexuality, viewing this film as a western, and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @a…
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Dune: Part Two - Is Revolution In Art Possible?
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1:49:09Lisan al-Gaib! Austin and Raymond get into Dune: Part Two this week! How much of this film is aesthetic versus substance? What does it say about power structures in our mythos? Does this film oversimplify revolution? Join us as we ask those questions! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! htt…
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Happy New Year! Austin and Raymond get into their best films of 2024. What makes a film a "best" film? Was it your experience of watching the film? The performances? The craft? Because it was made by Sean Baker? And stick around until the end for our best performances of the year! Here are the films we get into! Raymond's Top 5: I Saw the TV Glow F…
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What advantages do Texas, Ohio State have in the Cotton Bowl?
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14:18American-Statesman reporters Danny Davis, Cedric Golden and Thomas Jones preview the Cotton Bowl and pick a winner between Texas and Ohio State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The Texas offense spoke up on Saturday. What did we hear?
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11:20American-Statesman reporters discuss what members of the Texas offense told the media on Saturday and Arizona State defensive players to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The Texas defense spoke up on Friday. What did we hear?
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11:27American-Statesman reporters discuss what members of the Texas defense told the media on Friday and Arizona State offensive players to keep an eye on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The Wild Robot: Technology Will Not Save Us
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1:40:12Roz! Today we cover The Wild Robot (dir Chris Sanders)! We get into narrative issues that both give this movie colonial undertones and undermine the themes it's trying to explore, the robotic emotional journey it takes the audience on, some philosophy on technology and the hierarchy of life - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREA…
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Texas or Clemson? Quinn Ewers or Cade Klubnik?
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21:59American-Statesman reporters discuss the quarterbacks and Westlake High products in the Texas-Clemson game. Plus, what other CFP game do we want to watch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Well, well, well, we finally saw it! This week, we cover Anora (dir Sean Baker)! Join us as we get into Sean bakers process, the performances he got out of his actors, Mikey Madison’s incredible show of force, a little detour into the institution of marriage, that last scene - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday …
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We're covering HERETIC (dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods) today! We're walking right past the shallow religious interpretation of this film, and taking a swing at a more provocative take: this movie is about sex. And does it even do a good job of being about it? Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channe…
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Has Texas learned from its previous mistakes against Georgia?
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19:33American-Statesman reporters discuss how Texas has improved since it last played Georgia and how UT should use Arch Manning in the SEC title game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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On my signal!! Join us for our chat on GLADIATOR II (dir. Ridley Scott). Was this movie worth the wait? And for that matter, who was waiting for it...? We get into why these lega-sequels feel empty, the relevance of Gladiator II within today's sociopolitical situation, how this film served its star-studded cast - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME T…
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Previewing the Texas-Texas A&M football game and Thanksgiving dinner
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18:04American-Statesman reporters discuss ways the Texas football team can both win and lose its first game against Texas A&M in 13 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Autumn: the time of cozy movies and (un)comfortable nostalgia! In this CAGE MATCH episode, we pit The Breakfast Club against Planes, Trains & Automobiles to explore the autumnal film. What makes a film cozy? What is the philosophy behind Thanksgiving (hint: capitalism)? How can we associate John Hughes with Reagan era films? We get into these quest…
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Can Texas win a national title with Quinn Ewers at quarterback?
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15:07American-Statesman reporters discuss Kentucky's scouting report, standout seniors and Texas' championship chances with Quinn Ewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The Zone of Interest: The Evil of Banality
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1:55:42The crew is joined by recurring guest Mallory Blair to talk Jonathan Glazer's THE ZONE OF INTEREST! Starting off with the worst take of all time on this film, this conversation ranges from the filmmaking techniques within, similar Holocaust films, materialism and other philosophy lessons, the very obvious comparisons to the events unfolding in Gaza…
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Alex Garland's Civil War: Vagueness, Violence, Boring
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1:31:02The guys cover CIVIL WAR (dir. Alex Garland) on this one, and it gets heated! But does it get heated because the film is hot garbage? Join the guys as they attempt to find out what this movie is trying to say through its vagueness, violence, philosophy, and potential to be a good film. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday a…
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Previewing the first College Football Playoff rankings release
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14:43The American-Statesman's Danny Davis, David Eckert and Cedric Golden discuss where Texas should fall in the first College Football Playoff rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Happy Halloween! Raymond and Austin - and the stream audience - pit 8 Hollywood Slasher Villains against each other to decide who is the ultimate Slasher Champion. We got Michael Myers v Art the Clown, Jason v Norman Bates, Freddy v Leatherface, and Ghostface v Chucky. Who will win? Take a listen! Along the way, we break down archetypes of the horr…
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Furiosa: Studio Flop or Furious Masterpiece?
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1:26:29Start your engines! Austin and Raymond jump into FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (dir George Miller). The guys get into the mythos of this installment within the larger franchise, the role of fan service in these cinematic universes, concepts of religion and populism in Mad Max villains, and the decency of the heroes within. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEA…
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What concerns you about Texas ahead of the Vanderbilt trip?
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14:28The American-Statesman's Danny Davis, Cedric Golden and Thomas Jones discuss what went wrong against Georgia and what must go right against Vanderbilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Longlegs vs The Substance: A Pop Horror Cage Match
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1:40:22Our first cage match! Austin and Raymond have chosen LONGLEGS (dir. Oz Perkins) and THE SUBSTANCE (dir. Coralie Fargeat) to battle it out. Join the crew as they break down these films, from the different ways each director relies on genre expectation, to the iconography within both films - and, of course, a dash of philosophy sprinkled in to cover …
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Texas-Georgia is the biggest game for the Longhorns since ________?
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14:03With No. 4 Georgia visiting No. 1 Texas this weekend, the American-Statesman discusses this game's historical importance and the star quarterbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The Pink Opaque! Raymond and Austin are joined by Mallory Blair to talk Jane Schoenbrun's I SAW THE TV GLOW. Listen along as they peel apart the many layers in this film, from the nuanced trans experience of "cracking open the egg" in the character's self-discovery, to the specificity of Schoenbrun's direction, to the philosophical metaphors we can…
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Is the Red River Rivalry the best rivalry in college football?
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14:01As Texas prepares to meet Oklahoma in Dallas, the American-Statesman's Danny Davis, Thomas Jones and David Eckert discusses the Red River Rivalry's betting line and if this is college football's best rivalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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We Know What You Watched Last Summer
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1:23:12For their first episode back, Austin and Raymond are going to be discussing the past summer at the movies, and what the failures and successes of Hollywood can show us about the future of cinema. Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @aus…
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What does Texas need to work on during the bye week?
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14:54The American-Statesman's Danny Davis, Cedric Golden and Thomas Jones discuss what Texas football players and fans should do during the bye week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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The American-Statesman's Danny Davis, David Eckert and Cedric Golden discuss if Texas fans should be worried about Mississippi State and if Texas is the team to beat in the SEC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Thoughts on Arch Manning, nonconference play and UT's No. 1 ranking
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16:10American-Statesman reporters Danny Davis, Thomas Jones and David Eckert discuss Arch Manning, nonconference play and if Texas should have leapfrogged Georgia in the Associated Press poll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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Let's debate (about Quinn Ewers and the Texas football season)
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18:41Who needs Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to debate? Ahead of tonight's presidential debate, the American-Statesman hosts its own debate with Texas football topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Austin American-Statesman
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