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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3267: Character Amnesia

Posted on April 5, 2022 · Episode: 3267 The Human Benefits of Writing by Hand. Today, handwriting in the digital era.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Texas Author Larry McMurtry Dies At 84

Jamie Stengle, AP

Posted on March 26, 2021 · McMurtry penned almost 50 books and dozens of screenplays during a career that spanned over half a century, often depicting the American West.

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Monday’s Show: A Potential Second Wave Of COVID-19, & Poet Jericho Brown (May 18, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 18, 2020 · On Monday's Houston Matters: An update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston, what a potential second wave of the virus might mean, vocational training programs find ways to continue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.

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Wednesday’s Show: COVID-19 Demographics, And Local Pulitzer Winners (May 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 6, 2020 · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The demographics of COVID-19, our weekly political roundup, conversations with two Pulitzer Prize winners, and a documentary about the origins of the jump shot in basketball.

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Jared Diamond Explores How Past Nations Have Handled ‘Upheaval’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 9, 2019 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel talks about his latest book.

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