Town Square with Ernie Manouse
568 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTown Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day’s most important and pressing issues — a place for the audience to share personal opinions and have the opportunity to ask questions of leading experts on any given subject.
Through lively conversations, ranging from issues of race to the coronavirus, we strive to keep our listeners well-informed and educated. The ability to listen and share is what moves a society forward… together!
You can listen to Town Square with Ernie Manouse every weekday at 3pm on News 88.7.
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Health and safety tips for students returning to school
August 17, 2022 23:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Now that the CDC has revised its COVID-19 guidance to help the public better protect themselves and understand their risk, there’s still concern for what this means for the health and safety of kids as school begins. School medical officials ensure there are ways schools and students can prevent...
‘Mean Girls’: Lessons from the show and how to stop bullying in school
August 16, 2022 23:08 - 49 minutes - 45 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Mean Girls the musical hits the stage in Houston. The show features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. Cast mem...
Challenges, updates on the Uvalde school shooting. What’s actually been done?
August 15, 2022 23:40 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In this episode of Town Square, we focus on grief and healing, as we continue to learn what really happened during the Uvalde mass shooting at Robb Elementary School and what's next. Although, parents of the victims are trying to handle everything with dignity, they are are still angry and don...
Actress Sharon Gless opens up about her personal memoir and iconic TV roles
August 12, 2022 23:28 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. We've seen Sharon Gless act in Cagney & Lacey, Queer as Folk, Burn Notice, and countless other shows and movies. Now, she opens up completely in Apparently There Were Complaints, a hilarious, deeply personal memoir that talks about her 50-year career in Hollywood. Fans say the role Gless played...
In crisis, CORE brings relief to those who need it most
August 11, 2022 23:40 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The mission of actor Sean Penn’s Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) non-profit organization is to build systems that better prepare communities for crisis and prevent the effects of devastation on the most vulnerable populations. CORE wants to ensure the work they do has a long-lasting im...
‘Latino USA’ host Maria Hinojosa on her life, career and finding her voice
August 10, 2022 23:43 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Combining stories from her life, Emmy Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa, talked with us about her life growing up as an immigrant in America. The adapted version of the book for young readers, Once I Was You: Finding My Voice and Pa...
FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is the first in presidential history
August 10, 2022 01:45 - 49 minutes - 45 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. What was the actual motivation behind the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Monday? What are the next steps after the FBI raid? The answers to these questions remain to be discovered, especially since this is the first time in history that federal a...
Social media culture and the power of influencers
August 09, 2022 01:14 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The world of social media influencers has become a phenomenon. But many still wonder what it really means to be an influencer and what the steps are to becoming one. While some of us mainly use social media as a tool to just connect with family and friends, there are also ways to make lots of m...
Houston ‘legendary’ country radio hosting duo Dan Gallo and Chuck Akers reunite
August 06, 2022 00:34Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. As former morning co-hosts at Cox Media Group classic country “Country Legends 97.1” KTHT Houston, Dan Gallo and Chuck Akers have informed, educated, and inspired radio listeners over a wide range of generations. They bring fun, laughter, energy, and expertise over the airwaves, while reminisc...
Live from B&B Butchers Steakhouse for Houston Restaurant Weeks 2022!
August 05, 2022 00:52 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Local residents are dining out for a good cause in support of Houston Restaurant Weeks August 1 - September 5, 2022. Founded by the late “Diva of Dining” restaurant correspondent and philanthropist Cleverley Stone in 2003, Houston Restaurant Weeks spurs an annual citywide boom in restaurant re...
TOWN SQUARE SPECIAL: Beto O’Rourke’s discusses plans on Texas power grid, Roe v. Wade, gun safety measures
August 04, 2022 01:56 - 50 minutes - 69 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Making a stop on his 49-day Drive for Texas campaign, taking him to 70+ cities in 65+ counties, Democratic nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election Beto O'Rourke is traveling more than 5,600 miles to hold around 70 public events in every part of the state this summer as he campaigns ...
With threat of a recession, how will this impact our economy, and how can we best prepare?
August 03, 2022 00:58 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Last week the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in a row, trying to help curb inflation. These concerns have us making changes in what we buy and watching our bank accounts more closely. But what has lead to these dire economic times? And with all the solutions being e...
Is there still time to contain the monkeypox virus outbreak?
August 02, 2022 01:39 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. With the total confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases in the United States at 5,811, there are 397 of those cases in Texas. And in Houston/Harris County, 83 cases have been reported. What we learned in our last segment is that the virus is not limited to one population or gender. And although...
NASA celebrates 64 years of pushing the boundaries of science and technology
July 30, 2022 01:24 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Today, in 2022, we celebrate more than six decades of space exploration and the successes of the nation’s space program. With sever...
‘Ask the Lawyer’ Episode: When it comes to all people being treated fairly in the eyes of the law, what’s the best way to navigate the system?
July 29, 2022 02:23 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Today, we are discussing the latest legal topics in the news, everything from abortion to the innocence project. Our husband and wife team of legal experts will address concerns of who do we talk to and how do we find resolution on some of the most pressing issues. But what about those we are w...
Disability Pride Month: Advocates feel the phrase ‘special needs’ has become a derogatory term, prefer the phrase be eliminated completely
July 28, 2022 01:15 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Is it ok to use the term 'disabled'? A disabled former public affairs specialist for the National Council on Disability thinks so. There's the belief that the word is necessary in that it connects members of the community through a common history — a lineage of those who fought, protested, and p...
Monkeypox is ‘not an LGBTQ disease, it just happened to hit this community first’ says Houston resident
July 26, 2022 23:45 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. As the World Health Organization declares the monkeypox outbreak as an international public health emergency, what is the risk of the virus here in Harris County? What we know is that although cases are rising, the community threat level is low, with 47 cases in Houston and 10 cases in Harris Co...
Monkeypox is ‘not an LGBTQ disease, it just happened to hit this community first’, says Houston resident
July 26, 2022 23:45 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. As the World Health Organization declares the monkeypox outbreak as an international public health emergency, what is the risk of the virus here in Harris County? What we know is that although cases are rising, the community threat level is low, with 47 cases in Houston and 10 cases in Harris Co...
Texas celebrity chef Tiffany Derry talks new show, ‘The Great American Recipe’ airing on PBS
July 26, 2022 00:30 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Food is more than just nourishing our bodies, it’s one way we communicate and share with others about our culture and family history. And with a rich history of diversity in America, our recipes have become as diverse as we are. Today, we invite your family recipes — those that have been passed...
Presidential historian says Trump’s ‘dereliction of duty’ should also be seen as criminal conduct
July 23, 2022 01:12 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In day eight of the January 6th hearing, the committee made the case that President Trump’s refusal to intervene in the Capitol Riot was a “dereliction of his duty”. Many also say evidence shows that Trump wanted to threaten constitutional order — that he was “Executive Producer” of the insu...
Is it possible for America to uphold the Second Amendment, and also have gun laws in place to stop violence? Plus, President Biden tests positive for COVID, increases risk for more severe case
July 22, 2022 00:27 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. With mass shootings consistently making headlines these days, there’s a stronger push for newer and stronger laws. Gun safety vs. the Second Amendment — why can’t both exist? "Interests are too strong in the country to have substantive gun law improvements. Easy access to guns leads to more vi...
How new abortion laws are affecting women’s mental and physical health
July 21, 2022 00:39 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. With the country still very divided over the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, states are putting their own laws on abortion into effect — making it very confusing for many Americans. As we take a look at the latest laws in Texas and across America, there's also the question of...
What parents need to know about COVID and monkeypox vaccines as they prepare to send their kids back to school
July 20, 2022 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. With the pandemic still being a part of everyone's reality after two-and-a-half years, the following questions remain: Globally, what is going on with COVID? Nationally, where are we on COVID? Locally, are we at our peak infection rate, or are the numbers still growing? And now that monk...
A closer look at Uvalde school shooting ‘systemic failures’, and what’s being done to help families heal
July 18, 2022 23:13 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. A new report by the Texas House of Representatives investigative committee on the Robb Elementary school mass shooting found that "systemic failures" and "poor decision making" failed to stop an 18-year-old shooter from killing 19 students and two teachers on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. Some say i...
Scientists race against time to save coral reefs from a life ‘On the Rocks’
July 08, 2022 20:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The difference between life and death is only a few degrees in temperature for coral reefs. Their role in our ocean is not just a multicolored jewel of ecological diversity but a way of protecting our coastlines from erosion. Scientists are in a race against time and climate change as they und...
The future of the animation industry
July 07, 2022 20:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The art of animation has made leaps and bounds since first appearing as a novelty act in the early 1900s. Now, animated films are expected to be both technically and emotionally complex as they explore themes of grief, love, and self-discovery. All while they appear seamlessly natural and fant...
Medical experts rethink weight management’s causes, contributions, and social stigma.
July 06, 2022 14:19 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Obesity rates are climbing in the United States, with Texas higher than the national average at the 30-49 percent range. As more Americans face weight challenges, a new wave of medical understanding challenges the causes, contributions, and social stigma about weight management. Dr. Nik Dhur...
The sixth Jan. 6 hearing: Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, metal detectors seem to help reveal a ‘smoking gun’
June 29, 2022 00:05 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In an inside view of what was happening inside the White House on January 6, White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, gives a play-by-play of the West Wing leading up to the insurrection, stating that Trump didn't want to stop Capitol attack. As Hutchinson gave a complete rundown of th...
Documentary ‘Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness’ airs on PBS
June 28, 2022 01:14 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. It is one of the things that traditionally we are uncomfortable talking about – mental health. It scares some, misunderstood by many more, but it is ever present. You may be surprised to know just how much it effects our younger generation. According to reports, 75% of mental illness symptoms ...
The ramifications of overturning Roe v. Wade – what it means for women’s health, and what it means for Texas
June 25, 2022 01:25 - 50 minutes - 46 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In light of the Supreme Court effectively overturning Roe v. Wade - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has declared today a “Sanctity of Life” Holiday – closing all of the Office of the Attorney General offices across the state. Meanwhile, those who support abortion rights are gathering in larg...
Is there a way to stall inflation? And, should Texas state law enforcement agencies have equal blame for the poor response to the Uvalde shooting?
June 23, 2022 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. What has caused the high gas price? War, economy, COVID? Some think it could be related to refineries, storms we've had, infrastructure, employee base, and demand. What we also wonder about is the comparison of the price of gas to the oil and gas industries' record profits right now. They ar...
January 6 Hearing Day 4: Will we ever trust or feel safe about the presidential election process again?
June 22, 2022 02:18 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In laying the narrative of how former President Trump's camp continued the pressure to overturn the 2020 election results, today's January 6th committee hearing demonstrated his scheme to submit fake slates of electors. However, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified he resisted Trump’s p...
Actor Colton Haynes sends message to queer kids everywhere that they’re ‘worthy of love without pain.’
June 21, 2022 01:30 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The celebrities and recognizable names whose faces we see on the covers of magazines and tabloids — they seem so successful, so rich, and so pretty. How could they truly have problems? Problems like us? Colton Haynes, American actor and model known for his starring role as Jackson in the MTV s...
Actor Colton Haynes sends message to queer kids everywhere that they’re ‘worthy of love without pain’
June 21, 2022 01:30 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The celebrities and recognizable names whose faces we see on the covers of magazines and tabloids — they seem so successful, so rich, and so pretty. How could they truly have problems? Problems like us? Colton Haynes, American actor and model known for his starring role as Jackson in the MTV s...
LIVE from historical Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas – the birthplace of Juneteenth
June 17, 2022 23:41 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Though the Juneteenth holiday was passed as a federal law in 2021 that derived from a lifelong dream of Fort Worth, Texas resident Opal Lee, many may not know Galveston, Texas is where Juneteenth was actually born. Juneteenth and General Order No. 3, read by Major General Gordon Granger on June ...
January 6 Hearing Day 3: Did Trump’s pressure on Pence contribute to the attack on the Capitol?
June 17, 2022 00:26 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. The third January 6 hearing just wrapped up – laying out the narrative of how President Trump latched onto a theory of how a vice president can usurp the will of the people, and select the President of the United States. This time – the focus was on how former President Donald Trump pressured h...
Warning signs and risk factors of elder abuse
June 16, 2022 01:03 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Elder abuse is common in the community and in institutional settings, with high rates in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Add in the COVID-19 pandemic, and rates went even higher. According to the National Council on Aging, approximately one in 10 Americans over the age of 60 has e...
America’s Test Kitchen has your best gadgets for 2022
June 14, 2022 23:55 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. How many times did you look up a recipe or cooking tip, only to realize you needed a better food processor, or toaster, or even wooden spoon? This happens to most of us when spending time trying to decide what kinds of cooking utensils or machines will actually help our culinary creations. Eve...
Day 2 of the Jan. 6 hearings: Does Trump believe his own lies even in the face of evidence against him?
June 14, 2022 00:46 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. One of the primary focuses of today's hearing was to underscore the idea that former President Donald Trump continued to peddle false election fraud claims after being told those claims were not legitimate. At the same time, the second hearing leaned heavily on testimony from Trump's former At...
‘Donald Trump was at the center of this conspiracy,’ says Jan. 6 House Committee Chair Benny Thompson
June 11, 2022 00:11 - 49 minutes - 45 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. With the House Committee describing the 2021 January 6 insurrection as an organized conspiracy directed and coordinated by then President Donald Trump to remain in power, it's seen as one of the darkest acts culminating in the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since 1814. House Committee Vice-Ch...
Remembering the burial of George Floyd: Two years later, has anything changed in society?
June 09, 2022 05:01 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. May 25, 2020, on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a black man died while in the custody of a white male police officer. That black man was Houston native George Floyd. The white police officer was Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes, killing him. As th...
Aldine ISD drama teacher honored with prestigious Tony Award. Plus, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins’ mother inspires others as a survivor and advocate of domestic violence.
June 08, 2022 22:47 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Often victims of domestic violence don’t speak out. This can be because of fear, or the concern they won’t be believed. Unfortunately, this can create an environment where the violence continues. On today's show, NFL star DeAndre Hopkins’ mother, Sabrina Greenlee, talks about how she experi...
Raising awareness of cancer survivorship
June 07, 2022 23:07 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated annually on June 5. It's a celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families, and an outreach to the community. Who is a cancer survivor? The National Cancer Survivors Day Fo...
Questions about caring for your pets? Ask a vet!
June 03, 2022 21:45 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Sometimes we have to guess how our pets are feeling because they can’t tell us what’s going on. So, we watch and observe – and when needed, we ask a veterinarian. Taking care of a pet can be a great deal of responsibility though. While making sure they are fed, walked, and in healthy condition, the...
Small performing arts theater season set to challenge thoughts, focusing on important social issues
June 03, 2022 00:40 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. As we continue to highlight Houston theater, we turn our focus to the smaller, local and community theatres to provide a preview of what they have coming up this summer and in their next season. With a long list of great theatres to feature, 4th Wall Theater is one longtime Houston theatre grou...
With the hurricane season now upon us, Houstonians share lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
June 01, 2022 22:43 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. All Houstonians, especially those in hurricane evacuation zones, should start getting ready for this year’s hurricane season. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hurricane season along the Atlantic Ocean is expected to be more active than usual this year, with a ...
Is the Second Amendment too vague? Most Americans now want stricter gun laws and universal background checks.
May 27, 2022 23:50 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In this third episode of our coverage on the Uvalde mass shooting, Mustafa Tameez, President and Founder of Outreach Strategists, who's also a former consultant on counter-violent extremism for the US Department of Homeland Security, addresses why some may refer to these types of shootings as ho...
Is the Second Amendment too vague? Most Americans now want stricter gun laws and universal background checks
May 27, 2022 23:50 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In this third episode of our coverage on the Uvalde mass shooting, Mustafa Tameez, President and Founder of Outreach Strategists, who's also a former consultant on counter-violent extremism for the US Department of Homeland Security, addresses why some may refer to these types of shootings as ho...
Reactions of understanding, grief, and healing from Uvalde mass shooting
May 26, 2022 23:45 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. Today's episode allows us to talk to about the healing processes involved in dealing with the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. We seek to form connections— to reach out to others— to know we are not alone. To help sort through all of this from a psychological perspective is Dr. Jeff Temple, D...
Uvalde shooting opens discussion on gun control laws and mental illness
May 25, 2022 23:14 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBTown Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. It's very heartbreaking to learn that the recent shooting in Uvalde is among the deadliest K–12 shootings in the U.S. Also, 27 school shootings have taken place so far this year, and according to NPR's "Education Week's" database, 119 such incidents have taken place since 2018. Today, we open o...