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What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?
Posted on · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
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North Dakota Didn’t See The Same Benefits Of The Oil Boom That Houston Did
Posted on · In her book, Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks and the Making of an Oil Frontier, journalist Maya Rao explores how the oil boom in North Dakota affected life there -- compared to how it impacted Houston.
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Historian Jon Meacham Says Imperfection Is The Rule When It Comes To American Leadership Throughout History
Posted on · Meacham's latest book, The Soul of America, examines some particularly trying times in our nation's history when presidents and ordinary citizens came together to overcome fear and hate.
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‘God Save Texas’ Seeks To Explain Texas To The Rest Of The Country
Posted on · Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright talks about his latest book, explaining Texas to the rest of the country and clearing up some common misconceptions about the Lone Star State.
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Book Examines The Life — And Death — Of A Legendary Storm Chaser
Posted on · Journalist Brantley Hargrove talks about his new book, "The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras."
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Writer’s Concern For His Daughter’s Future Becomes Voluminous Works On Climate Change and Fossil Fuels
Posted on · Writer William T. Vollmann talks about his two-book series on climate change and energy, which he's dubbed his "carbon ideologies."
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Full Show: Industrial Plants And Water Pollution, And Writer William T. Vollmann On Climate Change (April 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.
Arts & Culture
Sean Penn Discusses Creating Characters For The Stage — And The Page
Posted on · The actor, director, and activist has turned what was already an audio book into his first novel, "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff."
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Full Show: The Future Of Offshore Drilling, And Actor Sean Penn (April 10, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about college enrollment by HISD grads, we find out where the offshore drilling industry is headed, actor Sean Penn talks about his new novel, and we learn about the annual CounterCurrent festival.
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Founding Member Of Wu-Tang Shares ‘Raw’ Memories Of Growing Up
Posted on · In his new memoir, Lamont “U-God” Hawkins talks about growing up in the projects, selling drugs, and serving time -- and how it all fueled his desire to make it in music.
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Westerns As Morality Plays: High Noon And The Hollywood Blacklist
Posted on · Writer Glenn Frankel discusses High Noon as a parable about the Hollywood blacklist. Then, film critic Joe Leydon talks about why the genre of Westerns fell out of favor.
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While We Might Be Divided, Dan Rather Says There’s More Of ‘What Unites Us’
Posted on · Longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather talks with Ernie Manouse about his book of essays on patriotism in the modern age.
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Book Chronicles Slower-Paced Life Found In ‘Hometown Texas’
Posted on · Writer Joe Holley and photographer Peter Brown set out to document a side of Texas not often seen in the news.
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The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World
Posted on · Cows don’t write symphonies. Dogs don’t build rockets to the moon. But humans have. What’s makes us so capable of changing the world around us?
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What Does Space Smell Like? Astronaut Scott Kelly Reflects On His Year In Space
Posted on · Astronaut Scott Kelly says there is a distinct smell when you're in space. Describing that smell is just one of the many insights in his memoir, Endurance, which chronicles the year he spent on the International Space Station.