Senator Raphael Warnock and former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene want to get in front of an Austin audience? Like, what do we have that they want a little of? Yeah, well...

Texas is at the center of a lot of political conversations right now, as you know.

Also, journalism and culture and a lot of conversations are centered around Texas.

And what happens in Texas really does affect the nation.

So we have folks from all over the U.S. who are coming to TripFest, as we do every year, and they want to be in front of that Texas audience.

It's also a different format than a lot of politicians and policymakers and media influencers are in front of because it's an hour long conversation and it's moderated by a journalist or another person of influence.

And there is a Q&A for every panel at Tribfest, which is unusual.

Speaking of the people that were invited, is there anyone that said yes to speaking at the festival that surprised you? I wouldn't say