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How Houston’s food scene has changed (April 25, 2023)

Posted on · As Houston Matters prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary this week, we talk about how the food and restaurant scene has changed here in the past decade with our panel of food writers from The Full Menu.

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Full Show: Lawsuit Over Harvey Recovery Funds, And Political Roundup (March 21, 2018)

Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We bring you the latest on the death of a suspect in the Austin serial bombings. Then, housing advocates in Austin are suing to block Houston from receiving Harvey recovery money. Also, we discuss the latest political stories. Plus, we meet a University of Houston researcher studying health disparities across Houston. And we learn about the Houston Latino Film Festival.

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Political Roundup and Lunch Shaming: Wednesday’s Show (May 16, 2017)

Posted on · It's time again for our weekly political round up and analysis of national, state and local political stories. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss the latest on reports that fired FBI Director James Comey wrote a memo recounting President Trump asking him to shut down the Bureau’s investigation into the President’s former national […]

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Houston Event Encourages Conversations About Mortality

Posted on · This weekend, the Aurora Picture Show hosts a film festival...about death. The event is organized by Death Salon, an initiative that encourages conversations on mortality and mourning. The group travels from city to city holding different events that relate to the topic of death, which founder and director Megan Rosenbloom says is too often sanitized […]