Film & TV
May 28, 2019
New HBO Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Beto O’Rourke’s Senate Run
A Q&A between filmmaker David Modigliani and Texas Monthly's Eric Benson, who followed O'Rourke for the 2018 'Underdog' podcast.
Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz
Politics & Policy
November 9, 2018
‘Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz’ on 36 Hours in El Paso
Beto O’Rourke won’t be the next Texas senator. Here’s what happened in the final 36 hours.
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2018
Eric Benson: “There’s Cruz’s Texas and Beto’s Texas. They’re Fighting Over Very Few People.”
On our latest podcast, we talk to the host of 'Texas Monthly' and Pineapple Street Media’s 'Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz' about the Senate race’s home stretch and what it all might mean come Wednesday morning."…
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2018
‘Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz’ on the Caravan and the Blue Wave
On the eve of the election, Eric Benson examines the effects of early voting and the possibility of a number of Democratic victories come Tuesday.
Politics & Policy
November 2, 2018
‘Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz’ and the Final Push Before Election Day
In Episode 4, Eric Benson talks to Beto, to Democratic and Republican voters, and to pollsters about what needs to happen in these final days—and whether the polls are reflecting the reality on the ground.