{"podcast":{"title":"The Sherry Sylvester Show","slug":"the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953","podcast_index_feed_id":6446953,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/9th-congress","website_url":"https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SnOkqUzHyPhhK64F35f61Zuxqojcaalv2gWPS2YhldE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyOTE3LzE3MDY4/MDU4NzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Texas Public Policy Foundation","episode_count":47,"summary":"TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow, Sherry Sylvester, has spent decades working at the nexus of public policy and politics. She began as a decidedly left-leaning Democrat on the East Coast but years of working closely with the left-wing pushed her to the right. After two decades in Texas, she is committed to Keeping Texas Texan — a beacon of freedom and liberty, a center of innovation, and a major force in the global economy. Coming off a 17-year stint working around the Texas Capitol, including 7 years as Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, 9th & Congress presents her insights and updates on politics, policy, the news and history.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T04:17:10.765207+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953"},"episode":{"title":"Making Good Citizens at Texas A&M with Ben Crockett","slug":"making-good-citizens-at-texas-a-m-with-ben-crockett","published_at":"2025-04-09T21:01:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953/making-good-citizens-at-texas-a-m-with-ben-crockett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/fbd9a6db","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/fbd9a6db/1c0b95d9.mp3","summary":"In looking for ways to counter the decades of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology that has infused the culture at Texas public universities, I reached out to Ben Crockett, who will graduate from the Bush School of Public Service at Texas A&M next month. Ben has been working with a number of alumni, faculty and other campus leaders who are creating a citizenship and service initiative at Texas A&M — they believe it is critical to restoring our values and turning things around on our campuses. See what you think. 0:00 - Intro: Meet Ben Crockett 3:00 - Citizenship and Service Initiative Explained 6:15 - Skills Gap: From Cold Calls to City Hall 9:00 - Texas A&M’s Balanced Campus Culture 12:30 - Expanding Free Speech Events 15:45 - Student Government's role at A&M 18:00 - Justifying Texas’ Investment in A&M 21:00 - Countering DEI with a Positive Vision 23:30 - Closing: The Future of A&M","meta_description":"In looking for ways to counter the decades of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology that has infused the culture at Texas public universities, I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953/episodes/making-good-citizens-at-texas-a-m-with-ben-crockett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953/making-good-citizens-at-texas-a-m-with-ben-crockett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}