Posted on · On Friday's show: Memorial Park celebrates the grand opening of its new land bridge this weekend. And former NFL player Delvin Williams reflects on life during and after football.
Posted on · Episode: 2468 Fort Independence, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Cask of Amontillado. Today, a cask of Amontillado in Boston Harbor.
Posted on · Episode: 2445 In which Renaissance engineer Robert Norton thinks about gunnery. Today, the inner life of an early engineer.
Posted on · Episode: 2395 The world’s worst weapons: Why were some so bad? Today, the world’s worst weapons.
Posted on · On Friday's show: HISD's challenge to the TEA's attempted takeover of its board went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday. The outcome could determine who controls the largest school district in Texas.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Why we won't see new numbers on maternal mortality rates. Then, we discuss whether age restrictions for purchasing assault-style guns could pass Constitutional muster. And playwright Ken Ludwig explains why he rewrote one of his most successful plays with women in the lead roles.
Posted on · The South Montgomery Girls Softball League is now offering gift cards to a gun and ammunition store as well as a sporting goods store as prizes for its fall raffle fundraiser, instead of an assault rifle and pistol, according to information posted on its website.
Posted on · The Republican governor’s comments come four days after a group of parents and family members of Uvalde shooting victims protested outside of Abbott’s home and at the Texas Capitol.
Posted on · On Friday's show: An international relations expert explains what it might take for the United States to arrange for Griner's release after her guilty verdict and sentencing. Then, we discuss how a recent ruling limiting the EPA's power might affect Houston. And Indian composer and violinist L. Subramaniam talks about his concert in Houston this weekend celebrating 75 years of Indian independence.
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.
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.
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.
Posted on · More than a dozen Republican lawmakers declined to comment on the possibility of new gun laws, and those who did offered little support.
Posted on · The community continues to mourn the 21 people killed during last week’s elementary school shooting. Some are turning their attention to Texas’ gun laws.
Posted on · Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from individuals found to be a danger to themselves or others.