Houston Matters
Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.
Episodes
On Wednesday's show: The Supreme Court of Texas has blocked implementation of Uplift Harris, the county’s guaranteed income pilot program for low-income households. And opening statements and testimony began...
On Tuesday's show: From the ongoing court challenge to the county’s income assistance program, to calls for more transparency in how the county hands out contracts for infrastructure projects, we discuss is...
On Monday's show: A new PBS documentary called Poisoned Ground tells the story of the Love Canal environmental disaster near Niagara Falls that led to the creation of the EPA's Superfund program. Much of the...
On Friday's show: The Anti-Defamation League recently conducted an audit of antisemitic incidents that showed a 45 percent increase in the region that encompasses Houston. We learn more about the audit and w...
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: Writer Anne Lamott, who recently turned 70, shares the revelations she's had over the years about lov...
On Tuesday's show: A new poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation examines the presidential horse race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Texas and considers how those numbers might look whether ind...
On Monday's show: We reflect on the last 18 months at HISD and preview a new Houston Public Media podcast called The Takeover, which examines power and public education with a focus on the largest school dis...
On Friday's show: Fort Bend ISD trustees have responded to a complaint filed with the Texas Education Agency over the early retirement of then-superintendent Christie Whitbeck. News 88.7 reporter Natalie Web...
On Thursday's show: Memorial Hermann Health Systems has halted a kidney transplant program days after abruptly announcing they also stopped liver transplants. A public health expert helps us understand why a...
On Wednesday's show: The Biden administration is trying again to provide student debt relief. We discuss how that proposal is being received and other developments in Washington and back here in Texas in our...
On Tuesday's show: A Harris County inmate has died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana. News 88.7 reporter Lucio Vasquez brings us the latest on the second reported in-custody death thi...
On Monday's show: As much of Texas watches today's eclipse, we learn about some experiments some University of Houston researchers will be doing with a balloon during it.
Also this hour: We discuss the trade...
On Friday's show: Dominic Anthony Walsh joins us to discuss Thursday’s sick out by some HISD teachers protesting reforms put in place by the state-appointed superintendent and board.
On Thursday's show: We examine ITC's recent settlement deal stemming from the 2019 Deer Park fire and discuss the larger ramifications it could have on environmental regulation.
Also this hour: We learn why s...
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: In this month's installment of The Full Menu, local foodies discuss their favorite places for Middle ...
On Tuesday's show: Houston City Council is considering extending the hours for paid parking downtown. And TxDOT is ending its agreement with a private company to run the toll lanes on State Highway 288. We d...
On Monday's show: Rapper Travis Scott wants to be removed from a lawsuit against numerous parties connected to the deaths at the 2021 Astroworld Music Festival. We learn why and discuss what legal standing h...
On Friday's show: With the bridge collapse in Baltimore after a container ship struck it, we talk with Roger Guenther of the Port of Houston, about whether something like that could happen in the Houston Shi...
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