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What Removing President Trump From Office Would Achieve (Jan. 8, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We discuss what removing President Trump from office would accomplish with so little time left in his term.
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Vanished Houston Landmarks (Nov. 30, 2020)
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.
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Adding Some Historical Context To The Story Of The First Thanksgiving
Posted on · Houston writer Kathy Haueisen, a direct descendant of pilgrims, discusses her book, Mayflower Chronicles - The Tale of Two Cultures.
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Visiting Houston Polling Places On Election Day (Nov. 3, 2020)
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.
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Wednesday’s Houston Matters: HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan, And The Week In Politics (Aug. 19, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday show: HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan, our weekly political roundup, and exploring how the Ottoman Empire shaped the modern world.
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Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Census Deadline Approaches, And City Councilman Greg Travis (July 28, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A key deadline for the census approaches, City Councilman Greg Travis answers questions, and Sam Houston's track record on slavery.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Why The Chinese Consulate Was Closed, And An American History Do-Over (July 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Why Houston’s Chinese consulate was closed, an update on potential severe weather forming in the Gulf of Mexico, rewriting American history, and planning a performing arts season in uncertain times.
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Documentary Series Details Women’s Fight For ‘The Vote’
Posted on · Filmmaker Michelle Ferrari and Houston historian Betty Chapman talk about how women won the long, arduous fight for their right to vote 100 years ago.
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Monday’s Houston Matters: Women’s Suffrage Centennial, And Having Difficult Conversations About Race (July 6, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, recent unemployment numbers, reflecting on women's fight for voting rights 100 years later, and writer Ijeoma Oluo discusses her book, So You Want To Talk About Race.
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Historian: Juneteenth Is A Fitting Time For The Removal Of Houston’s Confederate Statues
Posted on · History professor Gregory Maddox of Texas Southern University discusses the movement to take down Confederate monuments in the city.
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In Moments Of Great Social Change, America Has A History Of Violence
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses the role violence has played in social change, from the American Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Thursday’s Show: State Taking Over Houston’s Harvey Relief Program, And A Blueprint For Going Back To School (May 14, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The state takeover of the city's Harvey homeowner relief program, a blueprint for going back to school, and women shortlisted for the Supreme Court over the years.
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Turns Out Houston Doesn’t Necessarily Bulldoze All Of Its Historic Buildings
Posted on · In his book, A History Lover's Guide to Houston, historian Tristan Smith highlights some of the structures we have preserved.
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Wednesday’s Show: Renters In Crisis, The Week In Politics, And A History Lover’s Guide To Houston (April 29, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Renters in crisis, our weekly political roundup, how the pandemic might advance the use of automation and robotics, and A History Lover’s Guide to Houston.
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5 Vanished, Lesser-Known Houston Landmarks
Posted on · We all know about AstroWorld and the Shamrock Hotel. But what about the former blimp base or the first home of NASA?