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.
Posted on · Astronaut Drew Feustel discusses his time in space and describes the experience of going on a spacewalk.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Posted on · Clayton Anderson tells Houston Matters about his new children's book, A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: HISD weighs whether to freeze teacher salaries. Then, we learn about efforts to dredge the San Jacinto River to protect Kingwood from flooding. We discuss what feminism looks like in a “post-feminist” society. And retired astronaut Clayton Anderson tells us about his new children's book.
Posted on · We remember late astronaut John Young's many distinguished accomplishments -- and also one less distinguished: the time he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich on board the Gemini spacecraft.