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How Houston actor Kedrick Brown balances Hollywood and the classroom
The Cy-Fair ISD teacher appears in a number of popular TV series, from the CW superhero series "Black Lightning" to ABC's "The Rookie."
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Want better mental health? Try a little music.
The Apollo Chamber Players partners with area mental health organizations on its next concert and discussion about music and mental health.
Why Christians are leaving the evangelical church — an NPR reporter shares her reasons and those of others like her
NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon talks about growing up in the peak of the evangelical Christian movement and why she and many others like her are leaving it, as ...
Preliminary report on HPD scandal (May 16, 2024)
On Thursday's show: We learn what a preliminary report from an independent review panel has to say about HPD suspending thousands of investigations because of a lack of ...
What letters from Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass incarceration
Damascus James talks about his project, Texas Letters, and what visiting and exchanging letters with Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass ...
HISD Superintendent Miles responds to allegations his Texas charter school sent public funds to a school in Colorado.
Miles says the report is a mischaracterization. The TEA is investigating. We discuss in our political roundup.
The week in politics (May 15, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we remember Rev. William Lawson, the founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in ...
How a playwright unearthed a lost Thornton Wilder play and brought it to the stage in Houston
Kirk Lynn talks about tracking down an unfinished work from the great playwright called "The Emporium," which is making its world premiere at Houston's Alley Theatre.
Rev. William Lawson, Houston civil rights leader and Third Ward church pastor, dies at 95
Along with serving as a spiritual guide in a predominantly Black neighborhood south of downtown, Lawson also advocated for desegregation and was an academic professor.
Thornton Wilder’s lost play (May 14, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: Has the mosquito season started earlier than usual this year? And we learn how a playwright unearthed and completed an unfinished play by the great ...
Houston ISD parents protest amid district-wide job cuts, campus leadership changes
Protesters outside Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School were particularly upset about the treatment of campus principal Auben Sarabia, who they say was given the option to ...
What can you do to prevent cannas from taking over a flower bed?
Meg Tapp from The Garden Club of Houston answers that and other listeners’ gardening questions.
The Rockets draw well and the Astros remain in fourth place in the AL West
The Rockets snagged the third overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery over the weekend. And the Astros continue to be up-and-down. We discuss what comes next for ...
Layoffs at HISD (May 13, 2024)
On Monday's show: We discuss some recent developments at area school districts, including layoffs at HISD. And, with rising sea levels, will there ever be a point when ...
Why Lizzie Fletcher believes in finding common ground even with the political divisiveness in Congress
The Houston Congresswoman discusses this and other issues, as well as answers listener questions.
What the Presidency of George H.W. Bush can teach us about character and how politics has changed
Jean Becker, longtime chief of staff for former Pres. George H.W. Bush, shares stories from working with the Bush Family, as detailed in her book, "Character Matters."
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (May 10, 2024)
On Friday’s show: Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher discusses issues affecting Greater Houston and answers listener questions. And George H.W. Bush's former chief of staff reflects on her career.