Houston Matters
How Exploration Has Driven Technological Progress Throughout History
Posted on · SpaceX mission manager Andrew Rader discusses his book, "Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars."
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How Elizabeth Gilbert Turned A Dark Time Into The Bright, Shiny Novel ‘City Of Girls’
Posted on · The latest novel by the author of "Eat Pray Love" is an homage to the glitz and glam of 1940s musical theater in New York.
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How Being ‘Sisters First’ Helped Bush Twins Survive The Spotlight
Posted on · Former First Daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush talk about their new children's book ahead of an appearance in Houston.
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What Drove Therapist Lori Gottlieb To See A Therapist Herself
Posted on · Gottlieb talks about the experience in her book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed."
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Full Show: The Doctor-Patient Relationship, And How The Disabled Are Depicted In Media (Sept. 24, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Improving doctor-patient relationships, how people with disabilities are represented in film and TV, and Banned Books Week.
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Writer Nic Stone On Growing Up The Daughter Of A Police Officer
Posted on · The author of the novel Dear Martin speaks at the University of Houston Aug. 16.
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Why Houston Writer Katherine Center Didn’t Want To Write About A Firefighter
Posted on · Center discusses her latest novel, Things You Save in a Fire.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2930: Overhanging Books
Posted on · Episode: 2930 Overhanging Books. Today, we stick out.
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A Veteran Returns To Iraq To Reflect On The ‘Places And Names’ Where He Fought
Posted on · Elliot Ackerman discusses his memoir of fighting in Iraq and returning as a writer.
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From Scratch: Tembi Locke Finds Healing In The Warmth Of An Italian Kitchen
Posted on · The Houston native discusses her memoir of losing her husband and finding healing in the warmth of his mother's Sicilian kitchen.
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Full Show: Possible Changes To Sex Ed, And Writer Tembi Locke (June 14, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Potential changes to sex education in Texas schools, the downside of technology, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and writer Tembi Locke and her memoir From Scratch.
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Ocean Vuong’s Debut Novel: A Mother And A Son’s Quest To Understand Each Other
Posted on · The acclaimed poet discusses his debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.
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William McRaven Shares ‘Sea Stories’ From His Life In Special Ops
Posted on · The retired Navy admiral discusses his many missions, from killing Osama bin Laden to sitting face-to-face with Saddam Hussein.
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Some College Campuses Have Squirrels Or Feral Cats – Sam Houston State Has Chickens
Posted on · A children's book tells the story of Sam Houston State through the eyes of its numerous campus-dwelling chickens.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1662: Between Two Worlds
Posted on · Episode: 1662 A book on water: between two worlds in an old library. Today, we’re between two worlds in an old library.