Houston Matters
The week in politics, deleting Facebook, & Jonathan Franzen (Oct. 20, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The latest developments in politics, the harms of social media, and writer Jonathan Franzen.
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Houston Matters
Vanessa Wyche Takes The Helm At NASA’s Johnson Space Center (Aug. 26, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: An update on the COVID-19 situation in Montgomery County, a conversation with the new director of the Johnson Space Center, and poet Rita Dove talks about her latest collection.
Unwrap Your Candies Now
Mariah Lyttle Gets Her Big Break In “The Color Purple” And Francis T. Goodbeer Shares Her Journey From Retired Nurse To Poet
Posted on · It’s all about new beginnings, as we feature a singer-actor starring in her first national production and a native Houstonian who has created a new life through poetry.
Voices and Verses
National Poetry Month: “The Joy of Seniorhood” By Francis T. Goodbeer
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by what she calls the most exciting time of her life.
Houston Matters
‘Lost Children Archive’ Is A Meditation On Family, And Children Detained At The Border
Posted on · Writer Valeria Luiselli talks about her latest novel ahead of a Feb. 26 Houston event.
Literature
10 Things To Know about Inprint And Its 2018-19 Season
Posted on · A profile of the Houston literary organization’s programs, reading series, and daily life in ten questions
Inprint
Inprint Live Stream Series: Colm Tóibín
Posted on · Author Colm Tóibín reads from his latest book, House of Names.
Full Show
The State of Houston Energy, and Irish Author Colm Tóibín: Thursday’s Show (May 4, 2017)
Posted on · Today on Houston Matters, we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of energy and environment in Greater Houston with the help of Travis Bubenik, News 88.7’s energy and environment reporter. Also this hour…
Inprint
Inprint Author Interview: Colm Toibin
Posted on · The award-winning Irish author talks about his latest novel, 'House of Names,' based on the Greek story of Clytemnestra, Agamemnon and their children Iphigenia, Electra and Orestes.
Literature
Inprint Live Stream Series: George Saunders
Posted on · George Saunders and actors from the Alley Theater read from Saunders' novel, Lincoln at the Bardo.
Press
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick to Visit Houston
Posted on · The award-wining documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will be in Houston on April 26, 2017 for a preview screening and discussion of their latest project, THE VIETNAM WAR, a 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series set to air this fall on Houston Public Media TV 8 and PBS stations around the country.
Literature
Writing The City: Benevolent Subversives – The Story Of Inprint
Posted on · How a unique organization, seeking to peacefully infiltrate Houstonians' lives with the written word, came to be.
Literature
Inprint Author Interview: Rabih Alameddine
Posted on · "Forgetting is as integral to memory as death is to life."
Houston Matters
A Novel About Forgetting and Remembering: Rabih Alameddine Discusses ‘The Angel of History’
Posted on · The Angel of History is a book about remembering and forgetting – and the tension between the two. The novel is the latest by author Rabih Alameddine, who has written novels such as An Unnecessary Woman, for which he was named a finalist for the National Book Award. Alameddine will discuss his latest work, along […]
Full Show
African American-Owned Banks, and The Good, Bad and the Ugly: Friday’s Show (November 18, 2016)
Posted on · Black-owned banks have been in the news this year. It started when a rapper who goes by the name "Killer Mike" called on people to open accounts at a bank in Atlanta after police shootings of African-American men. There is only one black-owned bank in Texas, and it's Unity National Bank in Houston's Third Ward. […]