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Posted on · On Thursday's show: Sportscaster and UH alum Jim Nantz is calling his last Final Four on CBS this weekend. We talk with the longtime broadcaster about his Houston connections and memories of college basketball tournaments past.
Posted on · Episode: 2628 When traveling into space, how do you know you’re there? Today, astronaut Michael Barratt asks, where exactly is the border of space?
Posted on · How can you tell if that plant in your yard survived the recent freeze? And, if so, how can you bring it back from the brink?
Posted on · Episode: 2619 Practicing Medicine Off the Planet; A New Physiology. Today, Astronaut Michael Barratt talks about medicine in space.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced she is launching an investigation into alleged irregularities at polling places on Election Day. And we discuss what's being done to address antisemitism in Houston.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We reflect on what took place on Jan. 6, 2021 and check in on some of the criminal cases of Texans and Houstonians who were involved.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.
Posted on · Retired Houston astronaut Terry Virts talks about his book, How to Astronaut.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Addressing Houston's rising murder rate, how some Gulf Coast residents plan to handle rising sea levels, a conversation with astronaut and Houston native Loral O’Hara, and reflecting on the contributions of the late columnist Molly Ivins.
Posted on · The ill-fated lunar mission launched 50 years ago this weekend and gave us the infamous misquotation, "Houston, we have a problem."
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Former astronaut Joan Higginbotham talks about her career with NASA, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Posted on · Though Alfred Worden and Shane Kimbrough attended West Point 30 years apart, they had similar journeys to becoming astronauts.
Posted on · We learn more about a research project that studied the effects of long-term spaceflight on the human body, and what its findings imply for the future space exploration.
Posted on · In his new memoir, the former Canadian astronaut discusses his career in space, in medicine, and in underwater exploration.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Investigating an HPD officer, former astronaut Dave Williams discusses his memoir, a local veterinarian answers your pet care questions, and we get an update on Houston sports.