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The Bigger Picture: ‘Ad Astra’ Hints At What’s Next For Space Exploration
Posted on · Houston Matters explores the concepts of space travel depicted in the near-future setting of the new film, starring Brad Pitt.
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Friday’s Show: Preventing College Dropouts, And Digging Up A New Dinosaur (Sept. 27, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Ensuring students don’t drop out of college because they lack money for food or housing, unearthing a new species of dinosaur, exploring the concepts of space travel in the movie Ad Astra, and hashing out The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news.
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Special Edition: Theater And Film Greats Wes Anderson, Louis Gossett Jr., And Rita Moreno (Sept. 26, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A special edition of the program featuring highlights of conversations we've had in recent years about film and theater. We hear from director and Houston native Wes Anderson, along with actors Louis Gossett Jr., and Rita Moreno.
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Houston Symphony Celebrates The Music Of The Little Mermaid
Posted on · The orchestra will screen the Disney classic while performing the score live.
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Chicken Sandwich Wars, And Matthew McConaughey Joining The UT Faculty: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Molly Ivins Was ‘Twitter-Ready, Before Twitter’
Posted on · The documentary Raise Hell shows how the late Texas columnist was ahead of her time.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Aquarela’ Depicts Water’s Power Around The World
Posted on · As Viktor Kossakovsky’s new documentary shows us how water behaves, we discuss how Greater Houston has been shaped by water.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Culture Shock’ Marries Horror With Notions Of The American Dream
Posted on · Horror intersects with the American Dream in our latest installment of The Bigger Picture, where we examine the social or cultural issues in new films.
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Full Show: Bail Reform Settlement, Juvenile Diversion Program, And The Integration Of Texas Football (July 29, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A tentative settlement is reached in the lawsuit over the county's bail system, a new program aims to keeps kids out of the court system, lawmakers want Texas to sue the federal government over costs of securing the border, we discuss issues raised in the Hulu movie Culture Shock, and we hear stories from the integration of Texas football.
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Filmmaker Greg Carter Chronicles Life In Houston’s Fifth Ward
Posted on · Carter has depicted life in the neighborhood where he grew up for both film and TV.
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Portrayal Of LGBTQ In Film And TV Has Come A Long Way — But More Is Needed
Posted on · Members of Houston's LGBTQ community discuss how they're portrayed in TV and film.
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The Bigger Picture: Balancing Academic And Social Life When You’re ‘Booksmart’
Posted on · Houston Matters explores the challenges students face balancing academics and social life, as depicted in the new movie Booksmart.
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Full Show: Safety Measures At Sporting Events, And What We Know About CBD (May 30, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Safety measures at sporting events, the truth about CBD, lessons from the movie Booksmart, and retired Navy Admiral William McRaven.
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Producer Eddie Rodriguez Shares How He Got Into Filmmaking
Posted on · Rodriguez produced the movie Rich Kids, which was set in and shot in Houston.
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Film Explores The Psychological Toll Of The Vietnam War
Posted on · Psychologist and director Ricardo Ainslie talks about his documentary, The Mark of War.