As Goes Texas?; Mamdani's Budget and Tax Hike Proposals; 'Theater Of War' on ICE & Minneapolis; 'The Alabama Solution'

On today's show:

• First, J. David Goodman, New York Times Texas bureau chief, talks about the candidates vying for their parties' nomination in the primary races for U.S. Senate in Texas, and the national implications of the outcome of the now-underway voting. Then, Scott Nover, media reporter for The Washington Post, joins the conversation to talk about the dispute between Stephen Colbert and the FCC over an interview with one of the Democratic primary candidates, James Talarico.

• Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, talks about the city's fiscal woes and Mayor Mamdani's preliminary budget proposal, which includes a property tax hike and whether higher taxes on millionaires or corporations would lead to their leaving the state.

• The production group Theater of War invites top-notch actors to perform readings of works of real, hard-hitting journalism. Bryan Doerries, artistic director of 'Theater of War', previews Thursday evening's live program on WNYC, in which actors Sam Waterston, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Julianne Moore will read reporting from Minneapolis, about how schools and educators are navigating the incursion of immigration enforcement actions in schools.

• Again, this year, we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, co-directors Andrew Jarecki, and Charlotte Kaufman, talk about their film "The Alabama Solution" that investigates abuses in an Alabama prison, using cellphone footage recorded by incarcerated men over several years.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.