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Ep. 82 Pete Makopoulos-Senftleber - A Profile in Transgender Life
H-Town Progressive - May 16, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTrans stories should be told by trans people. So this week transgender Houstonian Pete Makopoulos-Senftleber shares his story with guest host Lou Weaver.
Ep. 81 Brian Klosterboer - Defending Transgender Children
H-Town Progressive - March 11, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAttorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott have opened up their party’s anti-trans reign of terror to the executive branch of Texas government and focused their cruel sights on transgender children. This week we talk to one of the attorneys fighting to defend Texas transgender children.
Ep. 80 Tracy Daniel - Whitewashing Texas History
H-Town Progressive - March 03, 2022 11:47 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTexas Republicans have caricatured critical race theory into a boogie man in order to give them the political justification to change the narrative of history itself. Join us this week as we discuss the GOP attempt to whitewash Texas history.
Ep 80 Tracy Daniel - Whitewashing Texas History
H-Town Progressive - March 03, 2022 11:47 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTexas Republicans have caricatured critical race theory into a boogie man in order to give them the political justification to change the narrative of history itself. Join us this week as we discuss the GOP attempt to whitewash Texas history.
Ep 79 Delilah Agho Otoghile - What Should Texas Learn from Georgia?
H-Town Progressive - February 22, 2022 11:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsGeorgia progressives are clearly doing something right. So what should Texas learn from Georgia? Our guest this week, Delilah Agho-Otoghile, is uniquely situated to provide an answer, as a Houston organizer and Democratic strategist who played a leading role in Georgia’s success!
Ep. 79 Delilah Agho Otoghile - What Should Texas Learn from Georgia?
H-Town Progressive - February 22, 2022 11:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsGeorgia progressives are clearly doing something right. So what should Texas learn from Georgia? Our guest this week, Delilah Agho-Otoghile, is uniquely situated to provide an answer, as a Houston organizer and Democratic strategist who played a leading role in Georgia’s success!
Ep. 78 Bejnamin Hernandez - The State of Digital for Progressives
H-Town Progressive - February 01, 2022 11:19 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsProgressives must embrace the indispensable digital tools of our age. So join us this week as we discuss the State of Digital for Progressives in 2022 with Benjamin Hernandez!
Ep. 77 Ruby Powers - Immigration Update
H-Town Progressive - December 09, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJoin us this week as we check in on the status of US immigration under the new administration with Houston immigration attorney, Ruby Powers.
Ep. 76 Neil Aquino - A Mass Movement for Democracy
H-Town Progressive - November 08, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDemocracy is fragile during any time. But during times like this, when it is directly under assault, it cannot survive without a Mass Movement. We must fight for it. And that “we,” must be literally everyone.
Ep. 75 Dr. Earthea Nance & Iris Gonzalez - Climate Justice Part 1: Flooding Justice
H-Town Progressive - October 25, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJoin us this week as we revisit the topic of our community and governmental response to flooding in the first of a series of episodes on climate justice.
Ep. 74 Andrea Greer - 2021 Ballot Propositions
H-Town Progressive - October 15, 2021 16:16 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIt's that time of year again, election season! In what is becoming an H-Town Progressive tradition, this week we cover the eight ballot propositions that will appear on this November's ballot, with the great Andrea Greer!
Ep. 73 Sasha Legette - Building Bridges During The Great Unraveling
H-Town Progressive - September 30, 2021 10:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIt feels like we’re experiencing a Great Unraveling right now, with facts, science, decency, and humanity itself giving way to hatred, greed & bigotry. So how do you build bridges amid all this? With creative, thoughtful, resilient, and tough progressives, like our guest today, Sasha Legette.
Ep. 72 Ana Rodriguez & Nneka Iheanacho - The Texas Assault on Abortion
H-Town Progressive - September 16, 2021 10:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe Texas GOP anti-abortion law is now in effect. It employs an insidious strategy, to destroy the entire community around the person seeking care. What can we do? What are the facts, and who do we turn to now? A good start is with our guests today, who are on the front lines, fighting the figh...
Ep. 71 Sarah Syed - International Crisis and Houston's Muslim Community
H-Town Progressive - September 09, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAs the story of America's longest war slowly finds its way into the history books, we must be vigilant to make sure the perspective and unique experience of American Muslims during all of this is not forgotten or ignored. Join us this week as we discuss the international crises through the lens ...
Ep. 70 Shayna Schlosberg - Grassroots Arts Advocacy in Houston
H-Town Progressive - September 01, 2021 10:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe art a community elevates can be one of the truest reflections of that community’s identity. But if art must first be filtered through the whims of the rich and powerful, then the story it tells will be, at best, incomplete. And so, if we are to embrace our collective humanity, treat with dig...
Ep. 69 Ashton P. Woods - Black Lives Still Matter
H-Town Progressive - August 24, 2021 23:38 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBlack Lives Matter is more than just words, it’s a simple and short, yet powerful and complex verbal manifestation of American history. It rings true always, not just when our screens are filled with the blood of Black bodies. So today, a day when our media is distracted by other problems - and ...
Ep. 68 Judge Genesis Draper, Natalia Cornelio, and Te’iva Bell - The Harris County Criminal Bench
H-Town Progressive - September 29, 2020 10:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsOur criminal justice system is broken. But with the next election approaching quickly, we have a real opportunity to bring meaningful change to our community. Join us this week as we discuss the Harris County criminal bench with three of Harris County's top criminal law experts and criminal jud...
Ep. 67 Donato Clay and Rep. Gene Wu - Challenging Racist Institutions: St. Thomas' Episcopal School
H-Town Progressive - June 25, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsOne way to stop the perpetuation of racism in America is to publicly call out and hold racist institutions responsible. Houston's St. Thomas' Episcopal School is one such institution, and Donato Clay, a Black alum of the school, has lead a recent movement to demand atonement. Join us this week ...
Ep. 66 Odus Evbagharu - Trust in Government
H-Town Progressive - June 04, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsProtests are good, but they are not enough. Non-black Americans need to act. And those actions need to be informed by understanding. So we must listen. And that’s what we’re going to do today, listen. This week Odus Evbagharu shares his thoughts about the ongoing racist American police state.
Ep. 65 Dr. Dona Kim Murphey - COVID 19 & Houston's Immigrant Community
H-Town Progressive - May 29, 2020 18:21 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis administration has been targeting and ruthlessly persecuting the immigrant community literally from the day it took power. And unfortunately, as is the case with pretty much all of our structural inequities, the pandemic has made the situation worse. Join us this week as we discuss COVID-19...
Ep. 64 Dr. Bich-May Nguyen - Covid-19 Phase 2 of the Texas Reopening
H-Town Progressive - May 20, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMonths now into the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas has entered the second phase of the Governor’s plan for reopening. Yet key benchmarks in his own plan have not been met. Join us this week as we discuss Phase 2 of the Reopening of Texas with Houston physician Dr. Bich-May Nguyen.
Ep. 63 Dr. Bhavik Kumar - COVID 19 and Abortion Care in Houston
H-Town Progressive - May 01, 2020 17:27 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIt seems that abortion care is always politically charged and under attack. That’s true now more than ever, as political fanatics use the pandemic to serve their brutal interests. Today we talk to Dr. Bhavik Kumar, a family physician with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast about the state of abortion...
Ep. 62 Dr. Cedric Dark - Covid-19 and Baylor College of Medicine
H-Town Progressive - April 28, 2020 19:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDr. Cedric Dark is a professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine who works in the ER at Ben Taub Hospital, which is part of the Harris County Health System. Join us this week as Dr. Dark shares his experience on the front lines of Houston’s response to the Cov...
Ep. 61 Dr. Vian Nguyen - Houston's Response to Covid-19: Legacy Community Health
H-Town Progressive - April 24, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDr. Vian Nguyen is a doctor with Legacy Community Health, a critical wraparound health services provider in Houston. Join us this week as she shares her experience working on the front lines of Houston's response to Covid-19.
Ep. 60 Raj Salhotra - Houston's Education Infrastructure
H-Town Progressive - April 22, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSo many things outside the classroom affect the possibility of success inside the classroom. Join us this week as we discuss Houston's education infrastructure with education advocate Raj Salhotra.
Ep. 59 Council Member Abbie Kamin - Houston's Response to Covid-19
H-Town Progressive - April 13, 2020 10:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJoin us this week for an important discussion with Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin, covering the Houston City government response to Covid-19.
Ep. 58 Monica Roberts - Trans Rights are Human Rights
H-Town Progressive - April 06, 2020 15:55 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTrans rights are human rights, period. And we all need to be doing everything we can to support, uplift and embrace with love, our trans siblings. Join us this week as we discuss the condition of the trans community with human rights activist, Monica Roberts.
Ep. 57 Natalia Cornelio - Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
H-Town Progressive - February 26, 2020 14:25 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJustice for all is an ever-elusive goal that we have yet to achieve. And this is no more evident than in our criminal justice system among communities of color. Join us this week as we discuss racial disparities in the criminal justice system with civil rights attorney, Natalia Cornelio.
Ep. 56 Te’Iva Bell and Christian Menefee - Bail Reform in Harris County
H-Town Progressive - February 19, 2020 11:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsExcessive bail, even though prohibited by our Constitution, has been used as a tool for generations to propagate the existing power structure and suppress marginalized people. Join us this week as we discuss bail reform in Harris County with lawyers Te’Iva Bell and Christian Menefee!
Ep. 55 Vince Pryor - Queer Questions in Houston: The 2081 Project
H-Town Progressive - February 12, 2020 13:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsOur LGBTQIA+ siblings have a unique perspective and a lived experience that is valid. Queer voices are worthy of being heard, and so queer questions must be asked. The 2081 Project is a new podcast that does just this. Join us this week as we discuss queer questions in Houston and The 2081 Proj...
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