{"podcast":{"title":"Y'all-itics","slug":"y-all-itics-637213","podcast_index_feed_id":637213,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/gcyw8OV5","website_url":"https://www.wfaa.com/yallitics","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9dc6c37a-fe11-4126-b9ce-b14de16f6d0e/f9f34d3c-5ed3-41ae-85da-5b8cdeb7c8c5/3000x3000/yallitics-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"WFAA","episode_count":455,"summary":"Y’all-itics is the unofficial political podcast of Texas. Each week we’ll crack open an ice-cold Texas brew and explore a single hot topic affecting Texans. But this isn’t politics as usual. Y’all-itics doesn’t come from a fancy studio. We’re taking our podcast on the road to get past the soundbites and dive deeper into the issues that matter to y’all. Leave your labels at the door, this is a political podcast for all Texans… even the recent transplants!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:19:38.944658+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213"},"episode":{"title":"The Texas Battery Boom Is Even Surprising Experts","slug":"the-texas-battery-boom-is-even-surprising-experts","published_at":"2026-03-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213/the-texas-battery-boom-is-even-surprising-experts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213","url":"https://www.wfaa.com/yallitics","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/2efa2c4b-0331-4294-8510-b78c09caf874/episodes/b04535e3-3ec8-4ace-b2af-ab0644a3395b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2efa2c4b-0331-4294-8510-b78c09caf874&awEpisodeId=b04535e3-3ec8-4ace-b2af-ab0644a3395b&feed=gcyw8OV5","summary":"China has become, by far, the epicenter of new mega battery storage projects for its electric grid. But after that, the most compelling ramp up of battery power is happening in Texas, says Michael Thomas. He’s the founder of Cleanview.co, a site that tracks an expansive constellation of new and planned battery farms that harvest power when electricity is abundant and feeds that juice back into the Texas grid when supply is short. He joined the Jasons from his Colorado base to explain how batteries are making Texas electricity more reliable and cheaper…and why much more of it will be needed here. Guest: Michael Thomas, Founder and CEO Cleanview","meta_description":"China has become, by far, the epicenter of new mega battery storage projects for its electric grid. But after that, the most compelling ramp up of battery…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1991,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/y-all-itics-637213/episodes/the-texas-battery-boom-is-even-surprising-experts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213/the-texas-battery-boom-is-even-surprising-experts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}