Election Day guide (Nov. 4, 2024)
On Monday's show: Ahead of Election Day, for those who haven't voted early, we offer an election guide for procrastinators. And we offer listeners their monthly chance to vent their pet peeves about...
View ArticleGambling is ubiquitous now in pro sports — is that a problem?
Houston Press writer and Bleav in Astros podcast co-host Jeff Balke weighs in.
View ArticleElection Day in Houston (Nov. 5, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: We mark Election Day in Greater Houston by visiting some polling places around the city. And are there lessons professional athletes learn about nutrition that can benefit the rest...
View ArticleHoustonians share their thoughts on the election (Nov. 6, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We devote the entire hour to election results and analysis and welcome your thoughts on it all.
View ArticleWatching Hurricane Rafael (Nov. 7, 2024)
On Thursday's show: We’re keeping a close eye on the rapidly intensifying Hurricane Rafael in the Gulf of Mexico. Could it head here?
View ArticleAfter another intense election, an activist says to avoid the impulse to tune...
Sam Daley-Harris says the periods between elections are when a lot of change can be made and offers advice on how to do so from his years of activism.
View ArticleElon Musk discovers Harris County exists: 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.
View ArticleChanges in city leadership (Nov. 8, 2024)
On Friday's show: We get an update on some leadership changes in Houston city government. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
View ArticlePreviewing the next legislature (Nov. 11, 2024)
On Monday's show: We discuss what a further shift to the right means for the next Texas legislative session. And on this Veterans Day we learn about services provided by the Houston VA.
View ArticleAn engineer’s ideas for ‘Fixing America’ (Nov. 12, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: We talk with Houston engineer William Taggart, who says he knows how to fix the country's problems, which he outlines in his new book, "Fixing America: An Engineer’s Solution to our...
View ArticleHouston Cinema Arts Festival celebrates Houstonians’ short films about rebellion
Filmmaker Elisha Luckett explains what his short film, "A Town Called Houston," tries to capture about our city.
View ArticleHoustonians on their quality of life (Nov. 13, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We learn what Houstonians had to say about their quality of life in a recent survey. Then, we discuss the week in politics. And food writers talk about their favorite restaurants...
View ArticlePolitical Roundup: Second Trump administration taking shape
President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team have made some announcements about who will be a part of the second Trump administration beginning in January. We learn who’s in so far and discuss...
View ArticleThe Full Menu: Where to eat in Houston for special occasions
Food writers discuss their favorite restaurants in Houston to go to for special occasions, like birthdays and anniversaries.
View ArticleLatest proposal for the Astrodome (Nov. 14, 2024)
On Thursday's show: We learn what the Astrodome Conservancy unveiled in its latest plan to repurpose the Astrodome.
View ArticleA ride-sharing service featuring armed drivers: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of...
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.
View ArticleBeryl’s effect on the coast (Nov. 15, 2024)
On Friday's show: We discuss how Sen. Ted Cruz's solid election win might signal for his political future. And we learn how Hurricane Beryl affected the Texas coast.
View ArticleHouston immigrants groups prepare for Trump administration (Nov. 18, 2024)
On Monday's show: We learn how Houston-area immigrant rights organizations are preparing for another Trump administration.
View ArticleHouston’s indigenous name (Nov. 19, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: We discuss what HISD will do now that no new bond money is coming. And we learn what one group of indigenous people once called Houston and efforts to reclaim what Native Americans...
View ArticleIndigenous group resurrects what its people called Houston before the...
Houston Matters talks with members of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation to learn about their culture and what their ancestors called Houston a few hundred years ago.
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