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    • May 20, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES

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    The Exposed podcast is a timely and relevant series that focuses on crucial issues of concern to every citizen, not just parents. The episodes are precise, factual, and provide in-depth investigative journalism that uncovers corruption and abuse of power in school districts. As a homeschool parent, I have been fighting against school districts for years, and this podcast has shed light on scandals happening right in my own backyard. The hosts do an excellent job of making the content engaging and entertaining while still delivering important information.

    One of the best aspects of The Exposed podcast is its focus on breaking news and timely topics. The episodes tackle issues that are happening right now, giving listeners a real-time understanding of the corruption and injustice occurring in schools. The investigative journalism presented in each episode is thorough and factual, providing listeners with a well-rounded view of the situation at hand. Additionally, I appreciate how the podcast includes actual speakers from school board meetings, allowing listeners to hear firsthand accounts and perspectives.

    Despite its many strengths, one potential downside of The Exposed podcast is that it may lean towards a specific political bias. While the focus on corruption and abuse of power is important for all citizens to recognize, some reviewers have noted a perceived left-leaning bias in the reporting. It's essential for podcasts like this to maintain neutrality to ensure that they are accessible to all listeners who care about these issues.

    In conclusion, The Exposed podcast is an exceptionally well-done series that raises awareness about corruption and abuse of power in school districts. While there may be some concerns regarding potential political bias, the overall content is precise, factual, and engaging. This podcast serves as a wake-up call for citizens everywhere to pay attention to what is happening in their own communities because these issues are not isolated incidents. By shedding light on these topics through investigative journalism, The Exposed helps empower parents and taxpayers alike to take action against injustice in their schools.



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    Latest episodes from Exposed

    Season 7 Episode 5: A Faltering Power

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 15:17


    In this series, we've explored the meteoric rise of Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the men responsible for its success. In this final episode, we'll ask what happens when an organization achieves its goals but can't step away from the seat of power it's occupied for so long. And we'll ask, has TLR “become what it set out to replace?”

    Season 7 Episode 4 – Keep The Money Flowing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 13:35


    Texans for Lawsuit Reform is the state’s most powerful political action committee by any objective measure, a position it's maintained for years. In this episode of Exposed, we'll examine TLR’s war chest, how some would argue their donors are being taken for a ride, and find out who they are truly empowering.

    Season 7, Episode 3 – Stepping Out of the Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 15:05


    Texans for Lawsuit Reform effectively operated in the shadows for years… until they didn't. In this episode, we'll track TLR in the shadows, talk to insiders who have been working to overcome the backroom influence of the organization for decades, and shine a spotlight on the very public fight TLR picked with Texas GOP voters by trying to take out Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

    Season 7 Episode 2 – The Men Behind the Curtain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 10:58


    Who were the men behind the vision to reform Texas courts? In this episode, we'll learn who they are, their backgrounds, and their roles in the organization that, unbeknownst to most citizens, changed Texas.

    Season 7 Episode 1 – A Texas Sized Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 13:28


    Who is Texans for Lawsuit Reform and how did they become a powerful force in Texas? In this season of Exposed, we'll introduce you to TLR, a group that, against all odds, boldly defeated the corrupt power brokers ruling Texas, only to see themselves become the very thing they were created to stop.

    Season 6 Episode 5 – The Unchanging System

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 24:18


    The last episode of Exposed: The Dark Side of Texas Schools explains how schools can be held accountable.

    Season 6 Episode 4 – The Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 24:05


    Episode 4 of Exposed: The Dark Side of Texas Schools takes a closer look at how the education machine functions.

    Season 6 Episode 3 – The Spreading Rot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 24:05


    Episode 3 of Exposed: The Dark Side of Texas Schools uncovers a state-wide pattern of sweeping scandal under the rug.

    Season 6 Episode 2 – The Other Cheek

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 23:22


    In Episode 2 of Exposed: The Dark Side of Texas Schools, we'll hear from a mom who faced pushback when trying to advocate for her special needs son.

    Season 6 Episode 1 – The Wolves

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 19:31


    Episode 1 of Exposed: The Dark Side of Texas Schools reveals how school districts react when facing criticism.

    Season 5 Episode 5 – The Way Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 20:07


    Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. This episode of Exposed: Border Invasion explores ways Texas can secure the border.

    Season 5 Episode 4 – The Unlocked Door

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 14:56


    Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. This episode of Exposed: Border Invasion unveils how illegal aliens are crossing the southern border---and heading north.

    Season 5 Episode 3 – The Frontlines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 20:57


    Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. This episode of Exposed: Border Invasion sheds light on how the crisis is landing south Texans in a warzone.

    Season 5 Episode 2 – The New Coyotes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 18:55


    Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. The second episode of Exposed: Border Invasion unveils how cartels profit off of open border policies. Click here to support our journalism. Thank you.

    Season 5 Episode 1 – The Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 14:24


    Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. The first episode of Exposed: Border Invasion reveals how this crisis affects us all. Click here to support our journalism. Thank you.

    Season 4 Episode 5 – The Turning Tide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 11:29


    Texas kids are under attack. From “all age” drag shows to pornographic books in schools, children across the state face constant threat from predatory activists and explicit content. Episode 5 of Exposed: The War on Texas Kids explores ways to stop the sexualization of children.

    Season 4 Episode 4 – The Dark Descent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 12:34


    Texas kids are under attack. From “all-age” drag shows to pornographic books in schools, children across the state face constant threat from predatory activists and explicit content. Episode 4 of Exposed: The War on Texas Kids unveils how the medical-industrial complex is preying on vulnerable children.

    Season 4 Episode 3 – The Empty Vessels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 11:19


    Texas kids are under attack. From “all age” drag shows to pornographic books in schools, children across the state face constant threat from predatory activists and explicit content. Episode 3 of Exposed: The War on Texas Kids shows how public schools promote explicit content to students.  

    Season 4 Episode 2 – The Contagion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 13:42


    Texas kids are under attack. From “all age” drag shows to pornographic books in schools, children across the state face constant threat from predatory activists and explicit content. Episode 2 of of Exposed: The War on Texas Kids uncovers how social media and sexualized drag shows negatively impact children.

    Season 4 Episode 1 – The Slippery Slope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 11:30


    Texas kids are under attack. From “all age” drag shows to pornographic books in schools, children across the state face constant threat from predatory activists and explicit content. The first episode of Exposed: The War on Texas Kids reveals how radical gender ideologies developed and spread across the United States–and Texas.

    Season 3 Episode V – Can Texans Stop The Chinese Infiltration?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 17:53


    The only way to stop this infiltration of Texas by the Chinese Communist Party is through greater transparency and the enforcement of laws protecting state and federal infrastructure. But, will lawmakers finally heed the warnings from Chinese refugees, foreign relations experts, and businessmen?

    Season 3 Episode IV – Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 14:05


    Facing economic troubles at home, and fearing the collapse of their own economy, the CCP has engaged in what one expert calls "debt diplomacy" – getting public and private sector actors indebted to China. This episode explores how the CCP regularly flaunts the law while playing fast and loose with the truth in their financial dealings. Resource articles: Communist China in Texas: Political Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Drone Wars Communist China in Texas: Nonprofit Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Gene Wu's Connections

    Season 3 Episode III – Chinese Infiltration of Texas' Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 19:17


    Federal, state, and local politicians have been eager to open the door for "investment" by the Chinese Communist Party in Texas. This episode names names and exposes the bipartisan effort to make it easier for the CCP to operate unrestricted in the Lone Star State. Resource articles: Communist China in Texas: Political Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Drone Wars Communist China in Texas: Nonprofit Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Gene Wu's Connections

    Season 3 Episode II – Chinese Infiltration of Texas' Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 17:45


    With unabashed transparency, organizations directly tied to the Chinese Communist Party have entered into financial relationships with the state's flagship universities… and K-12 schools. The CCP has been given wide latitude to set curriculum, and even dictate hiring, while those same schools and institutions oppose involvement and oversight from parents and state lawmakers. This episode explores the tangled academic web that has the CCP at the center. Resource articles: Communist China in Texas: Political Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Drone Wars Communist China in Texas: Nonprofit Infiltration Communist China in Texas: Gene Wu's Connections

    Season 3 Episode I – Chinese Infiltration of Texas' Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 16:39


    It started as whispers and rumors that frontmen for the Chinese Communist Party were buying large swaths of land in Texas. It turns out these purchases, and subsequent use, threaten military security and weaken food production capabilities. This episode explores the dangers posed by the CCP tying up Texas land. Resource articles: Communist China in Texas: Buying Our Land Communist China in Texas: Food Chokepoint

    Season 2 Episode V – The Heroes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 11:20


    Events from the past—the fallout of Chernobyl and the fall of the Berlin Wall—reveal warnings and hope for our current situation in Texas. But what happens now? EXPOSED is a podcast series featuring a deep dive on stories the cronies and establishment players don't want told, and Season 2 uncovers Texas' government-run public school system. Despite the decades of politicians' promises, attempted reforms, new programs, outlandish buildings, more bureaucracy, and untold billions and billions of dollars, the current education machine isn't producing better results for our kids. In fact, the situation is only getting worse. Support our journalism!

    Season 2 Episode IV – Red Alert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 15:06


    The system's alarms keep blaring louder and louder—yet state politicians continue to let the warnings go. How much longer can this continue? EXPOSED is a podcast series featuring a deep dive on stories the cronies and establishment players don't want told, and Season 2 uncovers Texas' government-run public school system. Despite decades of politicians' promises, attempted reforms, new programs, outlandish buildings, more bureaucracy, and billions and billions of dollars, the current education machine isn't producing better results for our kids—in fact, the situation is only getting worse. Support our journalism!

    Season 2 Episode III – Meanwhile, in the Classrooms …

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 12:36


    The system's public schools are now promoting filth to kids. Across Texas, parents of all backgrounds are discovering the entire truth about their children's school materials and seem to have a common description of them: explicit and destructive. Listener discretion is advised. EXPOSED is a podcast series featuring a deep dive on stories the cronies and establishment players don't want told. Season 2 uncovers Texas' government-run public school system. Despite decades of politicians' promises, attempted reforms, new programs, outlandish buildings, more bureaucracy, and billions and billions of dollars, the current education machine isn't producing better results for our kids. In fact, the situation is only getting worse. Support our journalism!

    Season 2 Episode II – The Dysfunctional Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 11:09


    Where is all of your money actually going? The hundreds or even thousands you're paying every single month to the state public school system. A deeper look into the engine room of the system reveals a core problem: we don't actually fund students, but rather a gargantuan dysfunctional machine. EXPOSED is a podcast series featuring a deep dive on stories the cronies and establishment players don't want told, and Season 2 uncovers Texas' government-run public school system. Despite the decades of politicians' promises, attempted reforms, new programs, outlandish buildings, more bureaucracy, and untold billions and billions of dollars, the current education machine isn't producing better results for our kids—in fact, the situation is only getting worse. Support our journalism!

    Season 2 Episode I – A First Glimpse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 13:59


    The first glimpse into the broken state public education system is to uncover the cartel operation in countless districts across Texas. EXPOSED is a podcast series featuring a deep dive on stories the cronies and establishment players don't want told, and Season 2 uncovers Texas' government-run public school system. Despite the decades of politicians' promises, attempted reforms, new programs, outlandish buildings, more bureaucracy, and untold billions and billions of dollars, the current education machine isn't producing better results for our kids—in fact, the situation is only getting worse. Support our journalism!

    Episode V: Unanswered Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 7:09


    If these troubling events are happening in a long-considered “safe” Central Texas community, what is happening in your school district? After nearly four months of turmoil and public outcry in Round Rock, Episode Five of Exposed covers the questions that still remain in the turbulent saga. Is the local school board finally noticing the criminal accusations against their recently-hired superintendent? What are they hiding from parents? Season 1 of Exposed is Exposing Round Rock ISD, telling the story of Central Texas parents who have found their local school officials entangled in disturbing issues that have made national headlines: including abuse of power, domestic assault allegations and investigations against the superintendent, alleged cover-ups, offering pornographic material to children, blocking parents from public meetings, and even arresting concerned citizens. Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon/Audible iHeartRadio

    Episode IV: “Are You Okay with This?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 9:29


    If these troubling events are happening in a long-considered “safe” Central Texas community, what is happening in your school district? While the criminal accusations and public outcry stirred around the Round Rock school board and superintendent, the administrators were meanwhile quietly allowing a potentially dangerous environment inside the schools. Episode four covers the eyewitness stories of the “free-for-all” locker room rule at district schools—where boys are allowed in girls' private rooms. Season 1 of Exposed is Exposing Round Rock ISD, telling the story of Central Texas parents who have found their local school officials entangled in disturbing issues that have made national headlines: including abuse of power, domestic assault allegations and investigations against the superintendent, alleged cover-ups, offering pornographic material to children, blocking parents from public meetings, and even arresting concerned citizens. Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon/Audible iHeartRadio

    Episode III: Parents Speak Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 10:20


    ROUND ROCK — If these troubling events are happening in a long-considered “safe” Central Texas suburban community, what is happening in your school district? The third episode continues the story of the criminal accusations against Superintendent Dr. Azaiez, and the October school board meeting when parents showed up to question he and the board. Season 1 is Exposing Round Rock ISD, telling the story of Central Texas parents who have found their local school officials entangled in disturbing issues that have made national headlines: including abuse of power, domestic assault allegations and investigations against the superintendent, alleged cover-ups, offering pornographic material to children, allowing boys in girls' private rooms, blocking parents from public meetings, and even arresting concerned citizens. Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon/Audible iHeartRadio

    Episode II: Azaiez and the “Bad Faith Five”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 11:09


    ROUND ROCK — If these troubling events are happening in a long-considered “safe” Central Texas suburban community, what is happening in your school district? In the second episode of Texas Scorecard's Exposed series, we continue uncovering the story of Central Texas parents who have found their local school officials entangled in disturbing issues that have made national headlines: including abuse of power, domestic assault allegations and investigations against the superintendent, alleged cover-ups, offering pornographic material to children, allowing boys in girls' private rooms, blocking parents from public meetings, and even arresting concerned citizens. Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon/Audible iHeartRadio

    Episode I: The Troubling Arrival of Dr. Azaiez

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 13:54


    ROUND ROCK — If these troubling events are happening in a long-considered “safe” Central Texas suburban community, what is happening in your school district?  This is the first episode of Texas Scorecard's Exposed series, where we uncover stories bureaucrats don't want the public to know.  Season 1 is Exposing Round Rock ISD, telling the story of Central Texas parents who have found their local school officials entangled in disturbing issues that have made national headlines: including abuse of power, domestic assault allegations and investigations against the superintendent, alleged cover-ups, offering pornographic material to children, allowing boys in girls' private rooms, blocking parents from public meetings, and even arresting concerned citizens. Local Round Rock parents are now waking up — but what about you and your school district?  Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon/Audible iHeartRadio

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