Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘Look Both Ways’ explores the road not taken
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how we cope with the lives we didn't lead through the lens of a new Netflix movie.
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Plans to raise part of I-10, and Houston’s stress level (July 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn why some residents are concerned about plans to raise a portion of I-10. Then, we discuss why Houston might be more stressed than other cities, according to a new survey. And we reflect on the film A League of Their Own on its 30th anniversary with the actress who played Marla Hooch.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ and the draw of MCU storytelling
Posted on · Houston Matters explores what keeps audiences invested in franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Gun buyback program, and a new Texas movie studio (July 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.
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The Bigger Picture: All the President’s Men and the politics of paranoia
Posted on · Examining how films of the 1970s were influenced by the politics of the era.
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The market for liquified natural gas, and Fort Bend Co. Judge KP George (June 14, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What a recent explosion and plant shutdown means for liquified natural gas prices, and Fort Bend County Judge KP George answers your questions. Plus: Recent developments in consumer technology and the Houston filmmakers behind a new western.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘MEN’ and the psychology of masculinity
Posted on · Houston Matters considers what Alex Garland's new horror film says about men.
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The response to gun violence, and the Muslim experience in Houston (May 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Homicides involving a gun have been on the rise in Harris County since 2018. In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, we discuss how we should respond. And a new survey reveals what life is like here for Muslims.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3107: Expectations of Brilliance
Posted on · Episode: 3107 Why it matters that we expect boys to be brilliant and girls to work hard. Today, let's talk about who we expect to be brilliant.
Houston Matters
Texans’ minority owner on hiring process for coaches and improving diversity (April 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The Houston Dash have launched a discrimination and harassment investigation, and the Texans' minority owner talks about the hiring process for NFL coaches and improving diversity on that front.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 43: Black Films, White Profits
Posted on · I SEE U celebrates 50 years of one of the most influential and controversial films of its time
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Why the Texas-based horror movie ‘X’ was filmed thousands of miles away
Posted on · Director Ti West talks about his new horror film set in Houston and rural Texas and explains why it was shot so far from here.
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Banning vaping and e-cigarettes in public, and the week in politics (March 30, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: City council considers banning vaping and smoking e-cigarettes in public, we discuss the week in politics, we learn why most Americans aren't getting the end-of-life care they need, and we talk with filmmaker Ti West.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2202: Brownie Cameras
Posted on · Episode: 2202 Brownie cameras and brownie sprites — two sides of one coin. Today, cameras and sprites.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: What fictional disasters on film can teach a disaster-prone Houston
Posted on · Our city has had more than its share of natural disasters in recent years. But, unlike recent disaster films such as Moonfall and Don't Look up, no A-list celebrities came to save us. But is there anything these very fictional disasters can teach a city like Houston that's prone to very real -- and very destructive -- ones?