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Monday’s Houston Matters: COVID-19 Update, And Ask The Sleep Doctor (Aug. 17, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, a local sleep expert answers your questions, and we check in on the Astros and the Rockets.
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Turning Walmart Parking Lots Into Drive-In Movie Theaters: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Monday’s Houston Matters: The Pandemic’s Impact On Public Hospitals, And A New Addition At Memorial Park (Aug. 10, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How the pandemic is affecting Houston’s public safety net hospitals, research regarding pets and COVID-19, immigrants sue the Trump administration over their DACA applications, Memorial Park's Eastern Glades opens, and an update on sports.
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Monday’s Houston Matters: El Paso One Year After The Walmart Shooting (Aug. 3, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The one-year anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting, an edition of Houston Pet Peeves, and an update on sports.
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Confusion And Inconsistencies On Going Back To School: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Astros’ Verlander Out At Least 2 Weeks With Forearm Strain
Posted on · Astros manager Dusty Baker denied a report that said the injury would end Verlander’s season. He said Verlander would be evaluated after two weeks.
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Monday’s Houston Matters: How Work Might Change Post-Pandemic (July 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19 numbers in the region, how the pandemic might affect how we work in the future, how the nursing home industry is handling the outbreak, and an update on sports.
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Friday’s Houston Matters: Tropical Weather Approaching, And Forming Coronavirus Bubbles (July 24, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: An update on tropical weather in the gulf, the benefits of forming coronavirus "bubbles," The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and a preview of the shortened Astros season.
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Monday’s Houston Matters: How The Medical Center Reports On ICU Capacity, And Early Voting Begins Amid The Pandemic (June 29, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Why the Texas Medical Center changed how it's reporting on ICU capacity, early voting amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, checking in with the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the Astros take initial steps for the return of baseball.
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Former Astros Manager And Player Art Howe Released From Hospital
Posted on · The 73-year-old Howe will be isolated at home for another week or two.
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Monday’s Show: Ranking The Presidents, And Publishing Mug Shots (Feb. 17, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A survey ranks all the U.S. Presidents, the effects of publishing mugshots, local cardiologists discuss heart health, and an update on sports.
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When Did The Astros Beat Their Trash Can? One Fan Transformed His Grief Into Data
Posted on · Longtime fan Tony Adams pored through footage of the 2017 season, logged every trash can bang her could hear, and published the data on an interactive website.
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Thursday’s Show: Flood Resiliency, And Mardi Gras In Galveston (Feb. 13, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The city's Resilient Houston plan, the role climate change plays in Houston's flooding, an Astros fan who went in search of the facts in the sign-stealing scandal, and Mardi Gras in Galveston.
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Pete Rose Cites The Astros To Make His Case For Reinstatement: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Astros Hire Rays Exec James Click As GM To Replace Luhnow
Posted on · The Astros made the announcement a week after the hire of new manager Dusty Baker, in the wake of a sign-stealing scandal that led to the suspension and eventual firing of both former GM Jeff Luhnow and former manager AJ Hinch.