Houston Matters
990 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 hours ago - ★★★★ - 87 ratingsHouston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.
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Refugee women in Houston (April 19, 2024)
April 19, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.7 MBOn Friday's show: The Anti-Defamation League recently conducted an audit of antisemitic incidents that showed a 45 percent increase in the region that encompasses Houston. We learn more about the audit and what kinds of incidents have been reported. Also this hour: From the Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project gaining new momentum, to retired NFL player Jason Kelce losing his Super Bowl ring in a pool of Skyline Chili, we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And a new...
Parking in Houston, and NPR’s Peter Sagal (April 18, 2024)
April 18, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MBOn Thursday's show: While a cool front and some thunderstorms are expected to come through the region over the weekend, Houston has been experiencing plenty of warm, humid weather already this spring. We talk over some of the recent weather and climate trends with Space City Weather meteorologist Eric Berger and Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. Also this hour: We discuss the challenges many Houston businesses face with parking and how that can affect them economically. And W...
Anne Lamott & Bob Mackie (April 17, 2024)
April 17, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MBOn Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Writer Anne Lamott, who recently turned 70, shares the revelations she's had over the years about love and how her idea of love and the forms it takes has changed since she was younger. She'll discuss her latest book, Somehow: Thoughts on Love, at a sold out Brazos Bookstore event tonight at Christ Church Cathedral. And acclaimed fashion designer and costumier Bob Mackie talks with H...
Presidential race in Texas (April 16, 2024)
April 16, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes - 47.5 MBOn Tuesday's show: A new poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation examines the presidential horse race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Texas and considers how those numbers might look whether independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on the ballot or not. Also this hour: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston continues its series Movies Houstonians Love with a screening of the 1986 film Caravaggio. Artist David McGee, who's presenting the film, talks about what it means to him. And we he...
The last 18 months at HISD (April 15, 2024)
April 15, 2024 12:15 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBOn Monday's show: We reflect on the last 18 months at HISD and preview a new Houston Public Media podcast called The Takeover, which examines power and public education with a focus on the largest school district in Texas as it grapples with sweeping reforms from state-installed leaders. Also this hour: Texas Southern University professor Thomas Meloncon talks about his new play, Stagolee and the Funeral of a Dangerous Word, which is on stage now through April 21 at Main Street Theater, ma...
Complaint against Fort Bend ISD (April 12, 2024)
April 12, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes - 49.9 MBOn Friday's show: Fort Bend ISD trustees have responded to a complaint filed with the Texas Education Agency over the early retirement of then-superintendent Christie Whitbeck. News 88.7 reporter Natalie Weber explains what the complaint alleges and what the trustees have to say about it. And she discusses other developments in Fort Bend County, including Sugar Land banning new smoke shops, vape stores, and hookah bars. Also this hour: Our non-experts weigh in on The Good, The Bad, and The...
Legacy of the space shuttle (April 11, 2024)
April 11, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBOn Thursday's show: Memorial Hermann Health Systems has halted a kidney transplant program days after abruptly announcing they also stopped liver transplants. A public health expert helps us understand why and considers the impact the news might have on patients. Also this hour: A new book called Space Shuttle Stories from veteran astronaut Tom Jones chronicles the history of the space shuttle program -- its successes and failures -- along with details, oral histories, and photographs from...
The week in politics (April 10, 2024)
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBOn Wednesday's show: The Biden administration is trying again to provide student debt relief. We discuss how that proposal is being received and other developments in Washington and back here in Texas in our weekly political roundup. Also this hour: We preview a discussion tonight at the University of Houston examining the threats rising sea levels pose to coastal communities. And we listen to an expanded conversation News 88.7's Andrew Schneider had with Texas Republican Congressman Rand...
How highways affect Texans (April 9, 2024)
April 09, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBOn Tuesday's show: A Harris County inmate has died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana. News 88.7 reporter Lucio Vasquez brings us the latest on the second reported in-custody death this year. Also this hour: Highway expansion was once deemed essential to Houston’s future. Today, it’s criticized for displacing homes and businesses and dividing cities. Texas-based journalist Megan Kimble discusses how highways affect Texans in her book, City Limits: Infrastructure, In...
Research during the eclipse (April 8, 2024)
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Monday's show: As much of Texas watches today's eclipse, we learn about some experiments some University of Houston researchers will be doing with a balloon during it. Also this hour: We discuss the tradeoffs we as citizens often make, exchanging freedoms for convenience or safety. Then, Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers questions about gardening. And we get an update on Houston sports from Jeff Balke.
HISD teacher sick out (April 5, 2024)
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBOn Friday's show: Dominic Anthony Walsh joins us to discuss Thursday’s sick out by some HISD teachers protesting reforms put in place by the state-appointed superintendent and board. Also this hour: Deryl Tumlinson of CenterPoint Energy explains how electric poles, power lines, and other elements of Houston’s electric delivery system are maintained. Then, our panel of non-experts breaks down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And, with the annual Mecum Auction taking place this...
ITC settlement deal (April 4, 2024)
April 04, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 56 MBOn Thursday's show: We examine ITC's recent settlement deal stemming from the 2019 Deer Park fire and discuss the larger ramifications it could have on environmental regulation. Also this hour: We learn why some universities are reinstating policies requiring standardized test scores for admission. Then, we find out why it takes so long to remove harmful -- even toxic -- materials like asbestos from public exposure. And we preview this year’s Art Car Parade with the executive director of...
The week in politics (April 3, 2024)
April 03, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBOn Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: In this month's installment of The Full Menu, local foodies discuss their favorite places for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food in Greater Houston. And we visit an exhibit at POST Houston promoting UNICEF, called Heart Strings: Creating Connection to the World’s Children.
Houston immigrant stories (April 2, 2024)
April 02, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBOn Tuesday's show: Houston City Council is considering extending the hours for paid parking downtown. And TxDOT is ending its agreement with a private company to run the toll lanes on State Highway 288. We discuss both stories. Also this hour: Houston-area author Leah Lax talks about her new book, Not From Here: The Song of America, which features stories about her Jewish roots interwoven with local immigrant accounts of coming to the United States. We speak to her ahead of an event at Bra...
Houston immigrant stories (April 1, 2024)
April 02, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBOn Tuesday's show: Houston City Council is considering extending the hours for paid parking downtown. And TxDOT is ending its agreement with a private company to run the toll lanes on State Highway 288. We discuss both stories. Also this hour: Houston-area author Leah Lax talks about her new book, Not From Here: The Song of America, which features stories about her Jewish roots interwoven with local immigrant accounts of coming to the United States. We speak to her ahead of an event at Bra...
Houston pet peeves (April 1, 2024)
April 01, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Monday's show: Rapper Travis Scott wants to be removed from a lawsuit against numerous parties connected to the deaths at the 2021 Astroworld Music Festival. We learn why and discuss what legal standing he might have. Also this hour: We offer Houstonians their monthly opportunity to vent about their pet peeves. And we get an update on a busy stretch for Houston sports with Jeff Balke.
Port of Houston safety (March 29, 2024)
March 29, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBOn Friday's show: With the bridge collapse in Baltimore after a container ship struck it, we talk with Roger Guenther of the Port of Houston, about whether something like that could happen in the Houston Ship Channel and about what measures are being taken to make our port safer. Also this hour: We discuss the future of in vitro fertilization in Texas in light of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision. Then, from record visitors to Houston, to Buc-ee’s partnering with the Houston Museum ...
Opening Day for the Astros (March 28, 2024)
March 28, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBOn Thursday's show: It’s Opening Day. The Astros begin their 2024 regular season at home this afternoon against the New York Yankees. Are the 'Stros World Series contenders again? We preview the season with Jeff Balke, who co-hosts the Bleav in Astros podcast. Also this hour: The Houston Buffaloes adopting a kid. A Houston outfielder throwing in a ball from the ocean. Astros minor leaguers turning a triple play without ever touching the ball. Those are just some of the Houston stories feat...
The week in politics (March 27, 2024)
March 27, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBOn Wednesday's show: From the deal struck by Attorney General Ken Paxton to avoid a trial and possible conviction for securities fraud, to the latest on former Pres. Trump's legal battles, we discuss recent developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: We learn about the concept of greenwashing -- companies misleading the public about what they're doing to protect the environment -- and how to know when companies are doing it. And we hear another conversation from I See...
Hydrogen’s role in the energy transition (March 26, 2024)
March 26, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.7 MBOn Tuesday's show: The energy transition is complicated and will require more than one solution to reduce carbon emissions. The Texas Tribune has published the first article in a series examining the role hydrogen might play in moving that transition forward. Also this hour: Space City is heavily involved in the Artemis missions, getting us back to the moon and then on to Mars. For some, it’s all about preparing for the day we put colonies on one or the other. But Kelly and Zach Weinersmit...
Guidance for doctors on abortions (March 25, 2024)
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBOn Monday's show: The Texas Medical Board on Friday published what it sees as guidance for doctors about how to define what constitutes a medical exception under the state’s strict abortion ban. We learn what that guidance entails and some of the legal questions it raises. Also this hour: A recent report from Rice University examines cost and quality at Houston hospitals and found, among other things, there’s a wide range of costs for customers with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas dependin...
HISD reverses course on principal evaluations (March 22, 2024)
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBOn Friday's show: In a stunning reversal, mid-year proficiency screenings of Houston ISD principals will not be used to evaluate them this school year. That decision came after protests Thursday the annual State of the District event, hours of public comment from angry parents at last night’s HISD management board meeting, and hours more still of a closed session involving that state-appointed board and Superintendent Mike Miles, who then announced the change just after 2 a.m. Friday. News ...
Power and reach of Harris County constables (March 21, 2024)
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.4 MBOn Thursday's show: A new investigation from the Houston Chronicle called Unchecked Forces examines the growing number and power of Harris County constables. We learn what their reporting found and why it matters. Also this hour: We meet Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock, the new board chair for Houston METRO, the agency that oversees public transit in Harris County. She's the first Hispanic woman to serve in that role. We discuss what she's focusing on in that position as METRO aims to increase ri...
The week in politics (March 20, 2024)
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 57.2 MBOn Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Entomologist Erin Mills of the Houston Botanic Garden joins us to talk about insects and bugs. And, as interest in pickleball grows, so do dedicated courts around Greater Houston.
Outsourcing jail inmates (March 19, 2024)
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.4 MBOn Tuesday's show: Harris County is paying millions to outsource many of its inmates, sending hundreds of people to privately owned, out-of-state prisons — one of which is accredited by an organization with an “irreconcilable conflict of interest,” according to a congressional investigation. News 88.7's Lucio Vasquez explains how the county is "surrendering control" of its inmates to private prisons with questionable oversight. Also this hour: As the annual CERAWeek conference continues th...
The state of oil and gas in Houston (March 18, 2024)
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBOn Monday's show: CERAWeek starts today. We preview the annual energy conference and listen back to a conversation with Stephanie Hertzog, CEO of Houston-based Sodexo Energy & Resources North America, about the role women play in the oil and gas industry’s “great crew change.” Also this hour: It’s Women’s History Month. We revisit our 2022 conversation with NASA's Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, author of the book Making Space for Women. Then, veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care ques...
Renting in Houston (March 15, 2024)
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBOn Friday's show: How often do court-appointed defense attorneys in Harris County visit their clients who are facing the death penalty? We learn more about a new report and what it says about the criminal justice system. And we get the latest on some off-and-on stormy weather expected Friday and through the weekend in and around the Houston area. Also this hour: Amid rising prices over the past few years, how are Houston's renters doing? And, from artists dropping out of SXSW in protest ...
Flood and heat mitigation funding (March 14, 2024)
March 14, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBOn Friday's show: Houston is set to receive $43 million from the Department of Transportation for flood and heat mitigation, pedestrian safety, and green space. We'll learn what those improvements will look like from Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, and discuss the value of new tree canopies with Barry Ward from Trees for Houston. Also this hour: Ahead of St. Patrick's Day, we revisit a conversation about Irish-Americans in Houston. Then, following a PBS Frontline win at the Academy Awards...
Our future with coronaviruses (March 13, 2024)
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBOn Wednesday's show: Nancy Sims joins us to discuss local, state, and national politics. Also this hour: It's been four years since the COVID pandemic started--we talk with Dr. Peter Hotez about where we are today and what's in store for the future. Then, Troy Schulze talks with some of the folks behind this year's FotoFest Biennial festival.
Environmental news in Texas (March 12, 2024)
March 12, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBOn Tuesday's show: We talk with Jennifer Hadayia from Air Alliance Houston about a number of developments in environmental news, from highway projects and emissions to new federal standards and lawsuits from the state. Also this hour: Reporter Roxanna Asgarian shares what her book We Were Once a Family reveals about inequities in the child welfare system. Then, allergist Dr. Dat Tran joins us to answer questions about getting allergy relief. And we go behind the scenes of a new concert s...
The RNC spring meeting (March 11, 2024)
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBOn Monday's show: NPR's Franco Ordoñez joins us to discuss the Republican National Convention's spring meeting in Houston that took place on Friday. Also this hour: After losing an hour of sleep from Daylight Saving Time, we talk about how to get back on proper rest with sleep expert Kristin Eckel-Mahan. Then, we answer your gardening questions with Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston. And the NFL free agency period starts today. We'll talk with Jeff Balke about what moves the Hou...
The State of the Union (March 8, 2024)
March 08, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBOn Friday's show: We discuss President Biden's State of the Union address and any implications for Texas with Texas Southern University professor Michael O. Adams. Also this hour: We revisit a conversation with death row exoneree Anthony Charles Graves from I SEE U. Then, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the week's news, including an investigation into the Houston Police Department, and a Texas land swap with SpaceX. And Ernie Manouse talks with the local author of a book about Academy...
HISD teacher pay (March 7, 2024)
March 07, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MBOn Thursday's show: HISD announced it will increase teachers' hourly pay as part of 2024-2025 compensation plan, which would take effect July 1 if approved by the board. However, reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh explains why the plan might not actually be the raise it seems. Also this hour: We discuss how civic engagement has changed over the years – how much harder it is to actually get people from opposite sides of the political spectrum to engage with one another, how social media and cab...
Primary election analysis (March 6, 2024)
March 06, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutes - 53.8 MBOn Wednesday's show: We learn the results of primary election day in Texas, and our political analysts discuss what it all means -- along with all the other developments in politics -- in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Food writers talk about their favorite places to eat in Montrose and Midtown in this month's installment of The Full Menu. And what if Harpo Marx and Salvador Dalí made a screenplay? Well, they did. The movie never got made, but we learn how a graphic novel by a Housto...
Primary day in Texas (March 5, 2024)
March 05, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBOn Tuesday's show: Today is primary election day in Texas. We check in with the Harris County Clerk and learn how redistricting is causing back-and-forth shifts in political power in Houston's suburbs. Also this hour: Slightly fewer folks have attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo so far this year. Is it a temporary hiccup, or is a post-pandemic attendance bump over? We discuss with rodeo president and CEO Chris Boleman. Then: It’s tax season! We find out what’s new this year and ...
Houston pet peeves (March 4, 2024)
March 04, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MBOn Monday's show: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would have allowed local police to arrest people suspected of being in the state illegally and created a state deportation force. We learn the latest in the battle over Senate Bill 4. Also this hour: We offer Houstonians their monthly opportunity to vent about their pet peeves. And we talk about the new seasons for the Dash and the Dynamo and some major soccer tournaments with matches in Houston recently.
Lessons from the lunar lander (March 1, 2024)
March 01, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Friday's show: As the Houston-built Odysseus lunar lander goes dark, we reflect on what went right during the mission, what went wrong, and what it means for future space missions with Eric Berger of Ars Technica. Also this hour: From a big day for renewable energy in Texas, to Houston now being home to the oldest person in America, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. Then, with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo underway, we learn about the history of Black ro...
Harris County Jail continues to fail inspections (Feb. 29, 2024)
February 29, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Thursday's show: Harris County Jail has failed a safety inspection for the fifth time. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has deemed the facility noncompliant with the state's safety standards. News 88.7 reporter Lucio Vasquez explains why. Also this hour: Over the years, Texas and other states have passed laws requiring kids to get more physical education at school. We learn why those laws really didn't work. Then, we hear from British actor Eric Kofi Abrefa of the Starz series BM...
Lessons from another school takeover (Feb. 28, 2024)
February 28, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 55.7 MBOn Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: With HISD in the early stages of a state takeover, we learn about a Texas school district preparing to transition out of it. The superintendent of Marlin ISD near Waco shares lessons from that district's seven years under state control. And we preview the Moody Center’s Spring Fling concert at Rice this weekend. It features a country singer and an R&B duo and is being billed as an "a...
Spring Branch ISD's financial woes (Feb. 27, 2024)
February 27, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 55.2 MBOn Tuesday's show: We learn about a conference on crime and public safety in Houston tomorrow. Also this hour: Duncan Klussmann, the former superintendent of Spring Branch ISD, explains the problems he has with how that school district is handling its current financial issues, which is a subject he outlined in a recent opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle. Then, we revisit the case of Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu, who is scheduled to be executed this week. A true crime podcast inve...
History of the rodeo trail rides (Feb. 26, 2024)
February 26, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 56 MBOn Monday's show: We get an update on the Houston Avenue street project saga. Also this hour: With the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo getting under way, we talk about the history of the trail rides that lead up to each year’s event with the head of the committee who organizes them and with photographer Ray Viator, who has a new book documenting them called All Trails Lead to Houston: Riding to the Rodeo. Then, columnist Dwight Silverman discusses some recent developments in consu...
Houston returns to the moon (Feb. 23, 2024)
February 23, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBOn Friday's show: An unmanned spacecraft built by a Houston company has landed on the moon, making it the first commercial landing on the lunar surface and the first American spacecraft to make a soft landing there since the Apollo program ended in the 1970s. We learn about the landing and what the Odysseus lander will do during its mission. Also this hour: Saturday is Hockey Day in Houston. An event at Saint Arnold Brewery is designed to promote hockey at all levels in the Houston area. W...
Spring Branch ISD cutting all librarians (Feb. 22, 2024)
February 22, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBOn Thursday's show: Spring Branch ISD will no longer employee librarians, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a district spokesperson confirmed to Houston Landing. We learn about the budget constraints behind this move and how the district plans to keep libraries running at its campuses. Also this hour: The new film The Taste of Things explores love between a chef and his personal cook. We discuss the movie and meet one of Houston's own restaurateur couples on this month’s installmen...
The week in politics (Feb. 21, 2024)
February 21, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Wednesday's show: New polling is out as early voting has begun in primary elections. We discuss that and all the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Actor Alan Cumming is bringing his Not Acting His Age tour to The Hobby Center on March 6 and 7. Ahead of that, the Scottish-born, Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen talks with Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse. And we learn how traditional school book fairs have evolved with the ever-changin...
A perceived ‘war on police’ (Feb. 20, 2024)
February 20, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutes - 54.1 MBOn Tuesday's show: Early voting begins today in the March primary election and continues through March 1. We preview what's on the ballot. Also this hour: We discover what sociologist Michael Sierra-Arévalo learned from spending more than a thousand hours riding with police officers around the country, which he details in his book, The Danger Imperative. He explains how the perception of a "war on cops" has affected law enforcement -- and the public's encounters with police. Then, the iss...
Ranking American presidents (Feb. 19, 2024)
February 19, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 56 MBOn Monday's show: Today is Presidents' Day. Who were the best presidents in our nation's history? Who were the worst? We talk with University of Houston professor Brandon Rottinghaus about the Presidential Greatness Project and its latest survey and ranking of those who've held our nation's highest office. Also this hour: We learn how a group of Black soldiers known as "the Blue Helmets" made history in World War II and moved forward the cause of African Americans in the military. An exhib...
What’s changed since the 2021 freeze (Feb. 16, 2024)
February 16, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBOn Friday's show: We learn about some recent developments in education, including some concerns about the way the written portion of some STAAR tests will be graded in the future and news about declining student enrollment at HISD since the pandemic. Also this hour: Three years after a deadly winter storm knocked out power across Texas, what has changed -- and what hasn't? Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, including Drake, 50 Cent, and several others musicia...
Candidate Interview: Sean Teare (Feb. 15, 2024)
February 15, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBOn Thursday's show: Ahead of next month's primary election, we talk with Sean Teare, who's running for Harris County District Attorney against incumbent Kim Ogg, who visited us herself for a candidate interview recently. Also this hour: We discuss what happens when the public’s right to know bumps up against an individual’s right to privacy. Law professor Amy Gajda examines that subject in her book, Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right To Privacy. Then, we learn how a groundbre...
The week in politics (Feb. 14, 2024)
February 14, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBOn Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: In celebration of Valentine's Day, some Houstonians share their love stories. And listeners share some of their favorite love songs.
Overreacting to extreme weather (Feb. 13, 2024)
February 13, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MBOn Tuesday's show: We sit down for a candidate interview with former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards. She’s challenging Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Democratic primary for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. Also this hour: We Houstonians have been through a lot in the past decade. Floods, drought, extreme heat, freezes – has it all conditioned us to overreact? Then, we talk about the challenges of trying to live in Houston without a car. And Celeste Schurman reports on how ...