Posted on · On Tuesday's show: While current projections suggest Hurricane Beryl is not on its way toward Greater Houston, there is another tropical disturbance a few days behind it. We discuss the arrival of serious storms just a month into the Atlantic hurricane season and what impacts, if any, they could have for us.
Posted on · A new book closely follows the lives of a group of refugee women in Houston.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We examine a recent report on antisemitic incidents in Houston. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we meet women who moved to our city as refugees and have forged new bonds to build lives here.
Posted on · We learn about the not-so-little, world-traveling puppet as she makes her way through Houston.
Posted on · Ahead of an Inprint Houston event, author Viet Thanh Nguyen shares that and other revelations from his new memoir, “A Man of Two Faces.”
Posted on · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.
Posted on · On Friday's show: A new vaccine developed in Houston targeting the dangerous synthetic drug fentanyl could be a gamechanger in the opioid epidemic. And we learn how climate change could exacerbate the world's refugee crisis.
Posted on · On Monday's show: How a Houston nonprofit is preparing to welcome Ukrainian refugees, NASA opens a long-sealed container of moon rocks, fighting gridlock in the quest to stop climate change, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · With President Biden traveling to Poland to meet with world leaders, troops, and Ukrainian refugees, we continue our coverage of global developments of the war in Ukraine.
Posted on · Today, we explore the Russia-Ukraine headlines and meet a Houston couple who are working to help the displaced orphans of this conflict.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Methane leaking from oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin, the week in politics, and the annual car and boat shows join forces.
Posted on · Community leaders are calling on the Biden administration to halt deportations and investigate alleged misconduct by the border patrol.
Posted on · We discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan and the consequences of US withdrawal – including the resettling of Afghan refugees in Texas.
Posted on · Reports indicate that 30,000 refugees can be expected nationwide.
Posted on · As the U.S. military completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, many interpreters and others who worked alongside allied forces are left behind despite them and their families being eligible for special visas. Houston has resettled some 1,700 of these Afghan visa holders. Some sat down with Houston Public Media to talk about the danger their former colleagues face back home.
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