On the latest sound politics, state Democrats are betting a tax-the-rich mood in Washington makes this the right time to pass an income tax.

They say it'll help balance out the state's tax burden.

Republicans argue this millionaire's tax will soon expand to hit regular Joe's.

What about Governor Ferguson?

He's in Robin Hood mode.

Minus the tights. And we'll explain on the latest sound politics wherever you get your podcasts.

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De-extinction.

You probably saw the headlines.

Big splashy statements about bringing an ancient wolf species back from the dead.

13,000 years after the last dire wolf walked the earth,

scientists say they've now brought them back.

That animal looks like a dire wolf,

it will behave like a dire wolf,

and it is a dire wolf.

The dire wolf,

huge stocky canards from the last Ice Age,

and Game of Thrones, of course.

Massive jaws, sharp teeth, ancestors of the Grey Wolf brought back from extinction using genetic modification.

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