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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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on the ballot or not. And Houston artist David McGee talks about "Caravaggio," the movie he's presenting at the next "Movies Houstonians Love" event at the MFAH.
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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.
Legacy of the space shuttle (April 11, 2024)
On Thursday's show: After Memorial Hermann Health Systems halted kidney and liver transplants, we discuss the impact that might have on patients. And a new book chronicles the ...
Political Roundup: Paxton’s latest lawsuit and Mayor Whitmire’s first 100 days
We discuss those and other developments in our regular Wednesday political roundup.
Sea level rise is coming, so how should we face it?
An upcoming four-day workshop at the University of Houston aims to tackle the challenges of rising sea levels.
The week in politics (April 10, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: The Biden administration is trying again to provide student debt relief. We discuss that and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we ...
Congressman Randy Weber: Biden administration’s LNG export freeze threatens investment in Texas’s Gulf Coast
Weber believes that investors will balk at funding for LNG export facilities still under construction, as well as new ones, because of uncertainty associated with the pause. The ...
Life is a Highway… in Texas, at least. But what have we traded off?
Journalist Megan Kimble examines some of the unintended consequences of highway expansions in Texas.
Biographer visiting Houston offers a fresh look at the life of Pete Rose
Keith O'Brien collected 160 hours of interviews, including 27 with Rose himself, to craft a fuller picture of a flawed 20th century figure.
How highways affect Texans (April 9, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: We get the latest on the death of a Harris County inmate in Louisiana. And we discuss changing attitudes about highways and how they affect ...