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Full Show: Accidental Deaths In Texas, And Author Jon Meacham (Aug. 14, 2018)

Posted on August 14, 2018 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Six years after he went missing in Syria, we revisit efforts to find Houston journalist Austin Tice. Then, we learn more about what flood control projects would be included in the bond measure that goes before voters Aug. 25. Plus, the head of the National Safety Council discusses the prevalence of accidental deaths in Texas. And writer Jon Meacham talks about his biography George H.W. Bush.

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What Was Life Like for Freed Slaves in Houston After The Civil War?

Posted on August 13, 2018 · Houston Matters learns about the challenges of life in Greater Houston for freed slaves after the Civil War.

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How Did Humankind Weather Past Energy Transitions?

Posted on August 8, 2018 · Writer Richard Rhodes went digging through history for examples in his latest book, Energy: A Human History.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1541: History and Horseshoe Nails

Posted on July 18, 2018 · Episode: 1541 Do ‘Horseshoe Nails’ really alter human history? Today, we ask if horseshoe nails are real.

Houston Matters

The Spirituality Of Wine

Posted on July 17, 2018 · Looking at how wine has been used in religious and spiritual practices with a local Baptist reverend.

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Should We Be Watching Fireworks On July 2 Instead?

Posted on July 2, 2018 · Historian Nancy Beck Young shares examples from American history of things we think we know -- but maybe don’t have quite right.

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Full Show: Addressing The DNA Backlog, And Correcting History (July 2, 2018)

Posted on July 2, 2018 · On Monday's Houston Matters: We examine how some international news might affect global trade with Houston. Then, we discuss efforts to solve a backlog of DNA evidence. We explore examples of mis-remembered history. And we get an update on local sports.

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Exhuming Unmarked Graves In Sugar Land: Inside The Process And What Can Be Learned

Posted on June 14, 2018 · Nearly a hundred unmarked graves in Sugar Land will be exhumed so Fort Bend ISD can build a new student facility. Houston Matters learns about the process and the concerns of one local anthropologist.

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How The Turtle Bayou Resolutions Set The Stage For The Texas Revolution

Posted on June 13, 2018 · On this date in 1832, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed, establishing some of the key players in the more famous Texas events that would follow.

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Some College Campuses Have Squirrels Or Feral Cats – Sam Houston State Has Chickens

Posted on June 1, 2018 · A new children's book tells the story of Sam Houston State through the eyes of its numerous campus-dwelling chickens.

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Historian Jon Meacham Says Imperfection Is The Rule When It Comes To American Leadership Throughout History

Posted on May 17, 2018 · Meacham's latest book, The Soul of America, examines some particularly trying times in our nation's history when presidents and ordinary citizens came together to overcome fear and hate.

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More Than 60 Years After Brown Ruling, Are Houston Schools, In A Way, Still Segregated?

Posted on May 17, 2018 · On the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Houston Matters discusses how the case has affected local schools.

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Remembering The Lost Restaurants Of Houston

Posted on May 2, 2018 · Historian Paul Galvani reminisces about the significant restaurants that have disappeared from Houston's food scene in his new book, Lost Restaurants of Houston.

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Forensic Artist Puts New Faces On An Old Story From The Texas Revolution

Posted on April 30, 2018 · Amanda Danning is reconstructing the faces of Mexican soldiers who died at the Battle of San Jacinto. She tells Michael Hagerty what their skulls tell us about how they died.

News

New Lynching Memorial Is A Space ‘To Talk About All Of That Anguish’

Posted on April 26, 2018 · The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., and includes monuments for victims of lynchings. Organizers say it's time "to confront the brutality."