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HISD under new management (June 12, 2023)

Posted on · On Monday's show: The first days of Houston’s public schools under new management have been dramatic. We assess the opening days of a new era for Houston ISD.

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Michael Eric Dyson on race in Harris County criminal justice (May 8, 2023)

Posted on · On Monday's show: Author and professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson discusses ways to address racial and ethnic disparities in Harris County’s criminal justice system. He’s the keynote speaker at a conference in Houston on the subject May 18-20.

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What Artemis I taught us (Dec. 12, 2022)

Posted on · On Monday's show: NASA's Artemis I mission returned to Earth on Sunday. We discuss how the mission went and what was learned from it. And we examine how a lack of proper staffing and security contributed to a deadly Texas prison escape.

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Tropical weather, and why the state continues to investigate transgender youth and their families (Sept. 26, 2022)

Posted on · On Monday's show: We get the latest on a tropical depression developing in the Caribbean Sea and whether it poses any threat to Houston -- and whether it could interfere with the latest attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission. Also: Why Texas continues to investigate transgender youth and their families for child abuse despite a court ruling temporarily blocking such actions.