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The Texas Tribune Festival

The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival is upon us! Join us Sept. 27-29 in downtown Austin for two days of unique perspectives, thoughtful conversation and networking — all in the shadow of the Texas Capitol.

Bob Storch

Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer
El Paso

9:00am CDT

Members-only "How to #TribFest18" Breakfast Studio 919 at The Texas TribuneAna Marie Cox • Evan Smith

10:30am CDT

Live Recording of The Weekly Standard's "The Daily Standard" Podcast Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceCharlie Sykes • Rick Wilson

1:00pm CDT

Live Recording of Vox Media's "The Weeds" Podcast Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceJane Coaston • Dara Lind • Matt Yglesias

4:00pm CDT

Live Recording of The Texas Tribune's "TribCast" Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceEmily Ramshaw • Amanda Carpenter • Eva Guzman • Gina Ortiz Jones • Ross Ramsey • David Weigel

6:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception ACL Live at The Moody Theater

7:00pm CDT

Opening Keynote: One on One with John Kerry ACL Live at The Moody TheaterEvan Smith • John Kerry

8:30am CDT

The Threat Assessment The Paramount TheatreWilliam Inboden • John Brennan • Richard Engel • William McRaven • Nicholas Rasmussen

9:45am CDT

Puddle, Wave, Tsunami, Sharknado Central Presbyterian ChurchAbby Livingston • Ali Lapp • Chris Perkins • Dave Wasserman • David Weigel

10:30am CDT

One on One with Lawrence Krasner The Driskill Hotel, Citadel RoomCarrie Johnson • Lawrence Krasner

1:30pm CDT

Faith in the System Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceAna Marie Cox • Andrew Doyle • Mara Nathan • Bruce Nieli

3:45pm CDT

Bail and Pot are Only the Beginning Texas Public Policy Foundation, AuditoriumJolie McCullough • Art Acevedo • Christina Melton Crain • Doug Deason • Alice Marie Johnson • Mimi Marziani

4:45pm CDT

Meet-and-Greet with 'Bail and Pot Are Only the Beginning' Panelists Texas Public Policy Foundation, 6th FloorArt Acevedo • Christina Melton Crain • Doug Deason • Alice Marie Johnson • Mimi Marziani

7:30pm CDT

Trivia Night with Steve Kornacki – Special #TribFest18 Edition Scholz GartenSteve Kornacki

9:00am CDT

One on One with Julián Castro H+K Strategies North Tent, Open CongressEmily Ramshaw • Julián Castro

10:00am CDT

All the Opinion That’s Fit to Print The Driskill Hotel, BallroomBrian Stelter • Michelle Goldberg • Kathleen Kingsbury • Bret Stephens

11:00am CDT

One on One with Steve Kornacki NBC News & MSNBC South Tent, Open CongressEvan Smith • Steve Kornacki

1:00pm CDT

Live Recording of Slate's "Amicus" Podcast Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceDahlia Lithwick • Angela Onwuachi-Willig • Cristina Rodríguez • Stephen Vladeck • Adam White

2:30pm CDT

Live Recording of Slate's "The Gist" Podcast Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceMike Pesca • Neal Katyal

4:30pm CDT

Is Justice Done? NBC News & MSNBC South Tent, Open CongressLawrence O’Donnell • Neal Katyal • Joyce White Vance • Sally Yates

7:00pm CDT

Closing Keynote: One on One with Beto O’Rourke The Long Center for the Performing ArtsEvan Smith • Beto O'Rourke