Underdog is a podcast about the most-talked about political race of 2018: the Senate contest between Congressman Beto O’Rourke and Senator Ted Cruz. Underdog is by Texas Monthly and Pineapple Street Media. The focus of the podcast is Beto O’Rourke’s campaign.

Underdog was launched on October 12, 2018. Here is how Texas Monthly describes it:

In Underdog, a podcast produced in partnership with Pineapple Street Media, senior editor Eric Benson (who profiled O’Rourke for the magazine’s cover in January) will interview experts and volunteers, enthusiasts and skeptics as the congressman makes his way across the state.

The first episode is titled: “On the Road Again”. The main topic is: Can Beto change the future of Texas politics, or will Beto-mania turn out to be just another liberal fantasy?

The second episode was released on October 19, 2018. It is titled “Red State”. In this episode, Texas Monthly provides a political history of Texas. This is noteworthy because if Beto O’Rourke wins the Texas Senate race in November, he will be the first Democrat elected statewide in 24 years.