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Parking in Houston, and NPR’s Peter Sagal (April 18, 2024)
On Thursday's show: We discuss the challenges many Houston businesses face with parking. And, ahead of an event in Houston, "Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!" host Peter Sagal talks about what he's learned after 25 years of making fun of everything.
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Is there a celebrity that Bob Mackie hasn’t designed an outfit for?
The renowned costume and fashion designer shares insight on his most famous work, as well as his recent work on the musical “The Cher Show,” which is on ...
How love looks differently at 70 for writer Anne Lamott
Lamott talks about her latest book, "Somehow: Thoughts on Love," ahead of an event with Houston's Brazos Bookstore.
Political Roundup: Historic trial of a former president and another impeachment
Houston Matters discusses former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial beginning, the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and other developments in politics in our weekly ...
Conversations with Anne Lamott and Bob Mackie (April 17, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics. Writer Anne Lamott talks about her latest book, "Somehow: Thoughts on Love." And acclaimed fashion designer and costumier ...
‘What an enormous room’ for a solo performance — TORRES sings on the roof at Houston Public Media
Before a recent concert in Houston, TORRES, the recording project of Mackenzie Scott, visited Houston Public Media to record a Skyline Sessions performance on the roof.
Celebrating Caravaggio: an artist out of time
Houston artist David McGee explains why a film about the famed Italian artist is his choice for the next "Movies Houstonians Love" screening from MFAH.
Presidential race in Texas (April 16, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: A new poll examines the presidential horse race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Texas and considers how those numbers might look whether independent ...
Trump leads Biden in Texas by 12 points head to head & multicandidate race with RFK, Jr., poll finds
The survey by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation also shows Republican Senator Ted Cruz just five points ahead of Democratic Congressman Colin Allred.
Can you bury a word? How about a really, really bad word?
A Houston playwright, inspired by a mock funeral held by the NAACP in 2007, contemplates that question.
Theories abound about why the Astros are off to a rotten start
Are injuries or the schedule behind the team's rough start to the season? Or is the dynasty over?
The last 18 months at HISD (April 15, 2024)
On Monday's show: We reflect on the last 18 months at Houston ISD and preview a new podcast called "The Takeover," examining power and public education with a ...
Writer Elizabeth Acevedo on the ways we pass down ‘Family Lore’ — and why we sometimes fail to
The National Book Award-winning author of "The Poet X" talks about her latest novel ahead of an appearance in Houston on April 15.
The Houston Symphony presents Medieval songs of love, fortune… and drinking
Houston Matters explores the history and cultural impact of Carl Orff's epic work, "Carmina Burana."
Complaint against Fort Bend ISD (April 12, 2024)
On Friday's show: Fort Bend ISD trustees respond to a complaint filed with the TEA over the early retirement of then-superintendent Christie Whitbeck. And our non-experts weigh in ...
Tearing down the ‘Reality Bites’ house: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
How the successes and failures of the shuttle program moved space exploration forward
Former astronaut Tom Jones talks about his book, "Space Shuttle Stories," which chronicles all 135 shuttle missions with oral histories from the crews who flew them.