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Joshua Zinn

Joshua Zinn

Producer, Houston Matters

Joshua is a producer for Houston Matters on News 88.7 as well as the host of Encore Houston on HPM Classical. He joined Houston Public Media as a radio intern in 2014 and became a full-time announcer the following year. Now he prepares segments and occasionally records interviews for Houston Matters and is one of the many voices listeners hear when they call into the show! Some highlights of his time at Houston Public Media have been hosting the radio broadcast of the Houston Symphony’s Ima Hogg Competition, producing a segment on the ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and interviewing notable guests like Bill Nye, Hans Zimmer, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Felicia Day.

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Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 1, 2022 · Musicians from KINETIC perform works by Schulhoff, Klatzow, and Higdon.

Tags Encore Houston Erwin Schulhoff Jennifer Higdon Kinetic Peter Klatzow string quartet

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 180: Houston Jazz Collective – Mike Moreno

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 20, 2022 · Jazz guitarist Mike Moreno performs tracks from his albums and tunes by Wayne Shorter and Victor Young.

Tags Encore Houston guitar Houston Jazz Collective jazz Mike Moreno Victor Young Wayne Shorter

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 16, 2022 · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

Tags Aaron Jay Kernis earth Encore Houston Mussorgsky Nicholas Phan River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 178: Aperio, Music of the Americas

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 15, 2022 · Aperio performs works by Kurt Weill, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez.

Tags Aaron Jay Kernis aperio Encore Houston Robert Xavier Rodriguez tango

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Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 182: Ars Lyrica

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 22, 2022 · Ars Lyrica presents three works by J.S. Bach.

Tags Ars Lyrica Houston Bach Dominique McCormick Encore Houston Jason Zacher Leia Lensing Matthew Dirst Steven Brennfleck

Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: All the President’s Men and the politics of paranoia

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 21, 2022 · Examining how films of the 1970s were influenced by the politics of the era.

Tags Charles Dove film nixon political thrillers politics The Bigger Picture watergate Woodward and Bernstein

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 1, 2022 · Musicians from KINETIC perform works by Schulhoff, Klatzow, and Higdon.

Tags Encore Houston Erwin Schulhoff Jennifer Higdon Kinetic Peter Klatzow string quartet

Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: ‘MEN’ and the psychology of masculinity

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 26, 2022 · Houston Matters considers what Alex Garland's new horror film says about men.

Tags Donna Copeland film gender gender roles houston matters Jessie Buckley Jonathan Schwartz Masculinity men movies psychology Rory Kinnear The Bigger Picture

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 180: Houston Jazz Collective – Mike Moreno

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 20, 2022 · Jazz guitarist Mike Moreno performs tracks from his albums and tunes by Wayne Shorter and Victor Young.

Tags Encore Houston guitar Houston Jazz Collective jazz Mike Moreno Victor Young Wayne Shorter

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 16, 2022 · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

Tags Aaron Jay Kernis earth Encore Houston Mussorgsky Nicholas Phan River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and Asian representation in American cinema

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 28, 2022 · The new film by director duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert brings an Asian-American icon back to the screen who originally left acting because of a lack of appropriate opportunities.

Tags Asian cinema Daniels Everything Everywhere All at Once Nguyen Le The Bigger Picture

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 178: Aperio, Music of the Americas

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 15, 2022 · Aperio performs works by Kurt Weill, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez.

Tags Aaron Jay Kernis aperio Encore Houston Robert Xavier Rodriguez tango

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 177: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 7, 2022 · Mercury performs music by Bach, Holst, and Grieg.

Tags Bach Encore Houston Grieg Holst mercury string orchestra

Houston Matters

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on new challenges to voting by mail, and what’s next

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 18, 2022 · Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee spoke with Houston Matters about recent problems with mail-in voting and how money from a major opioid settlement will be distributed in Texas.

Tags christian menefee election integrity Merrick Garland senate bill 1 voter suppression voting rights

Health & Science

COVID-19 numbers are declining across Greater Houston. But don’t let your guard down yet, the city’s health authority says

Joshua Zinn / Fabiana Chaparro, HPM Intern

Posted on February 1, 2022 · While the latest data is promising, it doesn't mean Houston's out of the woods, Houston Health Department Director David Persse told Houston Matters on Tuesday.

Tags David Persse Houston Health Authority Houston Health Department james mcdeavitt Marc Boom

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 176: Asia Society Texas

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 13, 2022 · The Asia Society Texas Center presents music from Turkey and South Asia.

Tags Asia Society Texas Encore Houston Erberk Eryilmaz Hoppa Project Ismail Lumanovski Sandeep Das South Asian music Turkish music

Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: ‘West Side Story’ and the challenges of gang culture

Joshua Zinn

Posted on December 21, 2021 · In our monthly exploration of cultural and social issues in film, we look at how gangs form and the issues they present in a community.

Tags criminal justice Donna Copeland gangs Karina Rodriguez Steven Spielberg The Bigger Picture UH-Downtown West Side Story

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 175: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

Joshua Zinn

Posted on November 17, 2021 · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents duos for violin and cello.

Tags Barrett Sills Encore Houston Sophia Silivos St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society Zoltan Kodaly

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 174: Aperio, Music of the Americas

Joshua Zinn

Posted on November 8, 2021 · Aperio, Music of the Americas presents a summer concert from Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Tags aperio Arturo Marquez Chick Corea Duke Ellington Encore Houston jazz latin Miller Outdoor Theatre

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