Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get the latest on the sweltering weather and the potential this weekend for a weather disturbance in the gulf, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her book On Juneteenth.
Posted on · Episode: 2030 In which we listen to ghosts, and they explain history to us. Today, we learn history from ghosts.
Posted on · With the release of the Netflix film Concrete Cowboy, the Houston Matters film segment takes a look at the real history of Black cowboys in Texas.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What’s behind a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the country, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee answers your questions, and we discuss ways Houston has changed the national sports landscape over the years.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The latest on sexual assault allegations against Deshaun Watson, State Rep. Gene Wu answers your questions, we reflect on the women of the Bush family, and how music venues are returning to staging concerts.
Posted on · Experts weigh in on the impact of women in recent history and how the pandemic highlighted discrimination that women face every day.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A review of renters' rights in the wake of February's freeze, and, one year in, we reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected society -- from working from home, to virtual classrooms, to mask-wearing.
Posted on · Donald Trump leaves the presidency after one term and on the day 400,000 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We discuss what removing President Trump from office would accomplish with so little time left in his term.
Posted on · Author Mark Lardas discusses his book, Vanished Houston Landmarks, which focuses on – like it sounds – some locations key to local history that we've torn down.
Posted on · Episode: 2597 Mathematical models of historical events. Today, let's see what mathematics tells us about history.
Posted on · Houston writer Kathy Haueisen, a direct descendant of pilgrims, discusses her book, Mayflower Chronicles - The Tale of Two Cultures.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A visit to some local polling places, comparing 2020 to other pivotal elections, great places for comfort food in Houston, and what we get wrong about the history of Thanksgiving.
Posted on · Episode: 2597 Mathematical models of historical events. Today, let's see what mathematics tells us about history.
Posted on · Episode: 1212 Human history in terms of macroparasites and microparasites. Today, we wonder who feasts upon whom.