After more than four decades as one of the state’s top political reporters, Ratcliffe has decided to retire from Texas Monthly.

Reporter speaks with a Texas congressman on the appropriations committee ahead of Friday’s possible shutdown of some parts of the federal government.

In the second and final installment of this podcast, Max Marshall flies to Los Angeles to meet Dallas's stars. Hear interviews with a righteous Linda Gray, a forthright Charlene Tilton, a tearful Patrick Duffy, and others.