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Farmers Markets Highlight Houston’s Local Food Growers And Products
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty visits the City Hall Farmers Market.
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He Won a Pulitzer, And He’s Undocumented
Posted on · Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story in his new memoir, Dear America: Notes of An Undocumented Citizen.
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More Spectacle Than Sport: Remembering The ‘Battle of the Sexes’ At The Astrodome
Posted on · The "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match took place at the Astrodome 45 years ago today.
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How Fracking Made America The World’s Largest Oil Producer
Posted on · Journalist Bethany McLean discusses her book "Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World."
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How A Freed Slave Disguised Herself as A Man And Fought with The Buffalo Soldiers
Posted on · In her historical fiction novel, "Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen," writer Sarah Bird builds on the true story of Cathay Williams.
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Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley
Posted on · Hawke discusses Blaze, his new film about the unsung Texas outlaw musician.
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Crew Repairs Space Station Air Leak
Posted on · The leak was discovered on one of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the station.
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Full Show: Enron Exec Released, and Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley (Aug. 31, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a leak on board the International Space Station. We discuss former Enron executive Jeff Skilling being released from prison. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news. We discuss the correct way to honor the dead while still calling attention to any negative aspects of their legacy. And actor Ethan Hawke tells us about Texas songwriter Blaze Foley, to whom he pays tribute in his new film.
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What the Arkema Criminal Case Could Mean for Other Companies Preparing for Storms
Posted on · NPR science reporter Rebecca Hersher tells Houston Matters what she’s learned about what happened before and during the flooding at Arkema.
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No Vampires and No Dystopia: Houston’s Caroline Leech Writes Historical Fiction for Young Adults
Posted on · The author of novels "In Another Time" and "Wait For Me" discusses her writing.
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H is for Harvey: Children’s Book Highlights Positives of the Storm
Posted on · Writer Julie Beasley talks about her book, H is for Harvey, which aims to help children focus on the positive aspects of the storm.
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How is the City Addressing Thousands of Sewage Overflows?
Posted on · A nonprofit environmental group is taking the City of Houston to task over some 9,300 violations of the Clean Water Act over the last five years.
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Crazy Rich Asians: Houston’s Kevin Kwan Chronicles the Lives of Asia’s Uber Wealthy
Posted on · Kwan, who grew up in Houston, talks about his book Crazy Rich Asians. The movie adaptation hits theaters today.
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Is Dredging the San Jacinto River Enough to Protect Kingwood?
Posted on · The buildup of sediment in the river led to much of Kingwood’s flooding during Harvey. Work recently began to dredge a two-mile stretch -- but should more be done?
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How Did Humankind Weather Past Energy Transitions?
Posted on · Writer Richard Rhodes went digging through history for examples in his latest book, Energy: A Human History.