{"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":"Sen. Paul Bettencourt on Restoring Free Speech in Texas","slug":"sen-paul-bettencourt-on-restoring-free-speech-in-texas","published_at":"2025-10-20T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953/sen-paul-bettencourt-on-restoring-free-speech-in-texas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/b78cb44b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/b78cb44b/252434c3.mp3","summary":"Senator Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who was recently appointed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to chair a joint committee on Free Speech and Civil Discourse, talks with Sherry about how we can restore political discourse in Texas and America. Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter and weekly Winners & Losers: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/","meta_description":"Senator Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who was recently appointed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to chair a joint committee on Free Speech and Civil Discourse, tal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2030,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sherry-sylvester-show-6446953/episodes/sen-paul-bettencourt-on-restoring-free-speech-in-texas/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/sen-paul-bettencourt-on-restoring-free-speech-in-texas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}