Ann Richards

nn Richards: The Texas Governor With a Plan

Hey Queens! 👑 We gave this older Patreon episode a little glow-up while we’re on summer break—cleaned up the audio, trimmed some dated tangents, and fixed a few things that needed fixing—so we’re re-uploading the shiny new version here, too.

Nathan is taking us back home to Texas for Ann Richards, the schoolteacher turned political powerhouse who battled alcoholism, got sober, made some ✨magic money✨ as Texas State Treasurer, and became a national star thanks to one hell of a DNC speech.

Check out her 1988 DNC Speech that we reference in the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtIFhiqS_TY

Time stamps:

00:00 Meet Ann Richards
06:03 Ann gets into politics
10:41 Addiction, rehab & comeback
13:04 ✨ Magic money ✨
16:38 The iconic 1988 DNC speech
22:32 Ann runs for governor
25:47 Enter Clayton Williams 😬
29:57 Ann wins!
31:35 Governor Richards
37:40 Life after politics
40:15 Final years & legacy