Beste Southlake podcaster (2025)

In an exclusive audio excerpt from Chapter 1 of “They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms,” author Mike Hixenbaugh uncovers Southlake’s history, demonstrating how policies meant to protect the town from outside development a half-century ago helped plant the seeds for conflicts ove…

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Grapevine - Ep. 6: A Final Lesson 49:07

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Grapevine goes to the polls in a contentious school board election driven by the fight over the role of religion and LGBTQ inclusion in public schools. As the dust settles, Ren reflects on the impact of her mother’s allegations. And, after months of feeling as if she’s had to erase herself, Em Ramser reclaims her voice.…

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Grapevine - Ep. 5: Open The Floodgates 44:42

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Evangelical activists open a new front in their campaign to impose their version of biblical morality in public schools — at the Texas statehouse. While legislators debate bills requiring the Ten Commandments and banning mention of gender identity in classrooms, three nonbinary students share the trauma they’ve endured at Grapevine High. Meanwhile,…

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Grapevine - Ep. 4: A Raging Fire 43:09

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Weston Brown, 28, sees a video of his homeschooling mother calling for dozens of books on sexuality and gender to be banned from public schools in another Texas school district. To counter her political activism, Weston publicly shares his story of growing up gay in a fundamentalist Christian family. Feeling pressured by parents and school official…

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Grapevine - Ep. 3: A Harvest Is Coming 47:43

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Amid a growing anti-trans backlash, Ren devises a plan to get out of Texas — and away from her mother. In Grapevine, Sharla’s claim that teacher Em Ramser “infected” her child with lies about gender triggers online attacks, leading Ramser to consider leaving the profession.Av Mike Hixenbaugh, Antonia Hylton

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Grapevine - Ep. 2: The Seven Mountains 44:26

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Conservatives are gaining power in Grapevine, fueled by a once-fringe movement that calls on evangelicals to control the seven key “mountains” of American society — including education. A cellphone company with a Christian nationalist agenda heeds that call and sets its sights on winning school board seats in Grapevine, following an example set a y…

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Grapevine - Ep. 1: The Girl And The English Teacher 43:21

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A mother named Sharla publicly accuses a high school teacher in Grapevine, Texas, of using a graphic novel called “The Prince and the Dressmaker” to convince her child to change genders. Reporters Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton set out to investigate the allegation. Sharla’s child, Ren, and Ren’s English teacher, Em Ramser, tell them a differen…

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Books and Backlash 37:21

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The fight over diversity in Southlake’s Carroll Independent School District is back in the headlines and has a new focus — books. Teachers are worried about a new Texas law that limits instruction on contentious topics, and one of them secretly records a meeting in which a Carroll administrator offers an unexpected piece of advice: If teachers shar…

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Beyond the Bubble 36:57

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Five months after the high-stakes local election in Southlake, the city is gearing up for yet another contentious vote. One of the school board members who supported the diversity plan, retired Air Force Col. Dave Almand, is stepping down, and the battle over diversity programs is at the center of the fight to replace him. But he’s far from the onl…

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Protect the Tradition 39:23

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It’s Election Day in Southlake, Texas — time to see if all the fighting over the school district’s Cultural Competence Action Plan translates into votes. A handful of candidates and supporters who want to see new diversity programs rally in Town Square, across from a much larger, rowdier crowd of those backing the conservative slate. “It’s a great …

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The Debate Channel 42:24

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The election to fill two school board seats takes center stage—and becomes a referendum on the school district’s diversity plan. At a secretly recorded meeting, members of Southlake Families PAC grill a prospective candidate about conservative political causes, from opposition to Black Lives Matter to abortion. As school board candidates debate whe…

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The Circus Comes to Town 38:41

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Parents in Southlake discover a new label for what's been bothering them about all this diversity, equity and inclusion talk: critical race theory. A new fixation on the academic concept muddies the debate, drowning out the voices of students who’d come forward with stories about racism. Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the founding scholars of CRT, sheds…

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The Not-So-Silent Majority 38:43

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Facing a wave of backlash to its proposed Cultural Competence Action Plan, Southlake’s school board tries to find middle ground — but winds up angering everyone. The school board meeting room turns into a battleground, as scores of conservative parents line up to explain their objections to any changes to the curriculum or disciplinary measures des…

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Just a Word 39:47

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Southlake’s leaders try to bring the community together in the weeks after the viral N-word video. But inside the halls of Carroll High, Black students aren't feeling heard. In the midst of the turmoil, 17-year-old Raven Rolle secretly records her emotional showdown in the principal’s office with a white student who insists that anyone should be ab…

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Home of the Dragons 34:39

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Southlake, Texas, is an immaculate, largely white suburb 30 minutes from Dallas. It’s a magnet for well-off parents looking for public schools that will get their kids into top-tier universities — and it doesn’t hurt that the town’s Carroll High School Dragons routinely compete for the state football championship. Frank and Robin Cornish, a Black c…

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Beautiful Southlake, Texas, seemed too good to be true—until a video emerged of white high school students chanting the N-word. But it was the school district’s plan to confront racism that really sent residents on the warpath. Hosted by reporter Mike Hixenbaugh and correspondent Antonia Hylton, Southlake is a six-part series about belonging—and ba…

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New Part 4

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VIDEO VERSION - New Part 4 Pastor Ben Weiss February 05, 2017Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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New Part 3

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New Part 2

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VIDEO VERSION - New Part 2 Pastor Ben Weiss January 22, 2017Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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2016 Testimonies

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VIDEO VERSION - 2016 Testimonies Pastor Ben Weiss January 01, 2017Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Neighboring: Intentional Discipleship Pt2

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VIDEO VERSION - Intentional Discipleship Pt2 Pastor Ben Weiss December 11, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Neighboring: Intentional Discipleship

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Neighboring: ABC's

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Thanksgiving: Forced Perspective

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Neighboring: The Power of the Holy Spirit

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VIDEO VERSION - Neighboring: The Power of the Holy Spirit Pastor Ben Weiss October 30, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Neighboring Part 4

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VIDEO VERSION - Neighboring Part 4 Pastor Ben Weiss October 23, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Neighboring Part 3

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VIDEO VERSION - Neighboring Part 3 Pastor Ben Weiss October 09, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Perfect Submission

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Neighboring Part 2

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Neighboring

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The 4 C's: Intro

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Mending The Nets: Self-Control

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VIDEO VERSION - Mending The Nets: Self-Control Pastor Ben Weiss September 04, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Connect Conference Session #1

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Connect Conference Session #2

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AUDIO VERSION - Connect Conference Session #2 Lance Ford August 27, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Connect Conference Session #3

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AUDIO VERSION - Connect Conference Session #2 Lance Ford August 27, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Connect Conference Session #4

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AUDIO VERSION - Connect Conference Session #4 Brad Brisco August 27, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Mending the Nets: Gentleness

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VIDEO VERSION - Mending the Nets: Gentleness Pastor Ben Weiss August 14, 2016Av Pastor Ben Weiss

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Mending the Nets: Goodness

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Mending the Nets: Kindness

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