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Big Improvements Coming For Green Spaces Along Eastern Buffalo Bayou
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a boat tour of the bayou's east sector to learn what's planned.
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How Exploration Has Driven Technological Progress Throughout History
Posted on · SpaceX mission manager Andrew Rader discusses his book, "Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars."
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Lessons From Six Years Embedded With White Supremacist Groups
Posted on · Journalist Vegas Tenold talks about his book, "Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America."
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A Third Of The Internet Runs On WordPress, Which Was Started By A Houston College Kid
Posted on · Matt Mullenweg created the popular web design platform while a student at the University of Houston.
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How Elizabeth Gilbert Turned A Dark Time Into The Bright, Shiny Novel ‘City Of Girls’
Posted on · The latest novel by the author of "Eat Pray Love" is an homage to the glitz and glam of 1940s musical theater in New York.
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How Being ‘Sisters First’ Helped Bush Twins Survive The Spotlight
Posted on · Former First Daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush talk about their new children's book ahead of an appearance in Houston.
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Religious Historian Explores How Views On Scripture Have Skewed More Literal
Posted on · Ahead of an event in Houston, Karen Armstrong discusses her book, "The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts."
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Houston’s Cameron Dezen Hammon Wrestles With Gender Roles In Communities Of Faith
Posted on · She lays out those struggles and other issues she’s faced in faith and marriage in her new book, This Is My Body: A Memoir of Religious and Romantic Obsession.
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Why The Peace Corps Is Still Relevant In 2019
Posted on · Peace Corps director Jody Olsen and former volunteer from Houston Darryl Alexander talk about their experiences serving abroad.
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Writer Jia Tolentino Reflects On The Self-Delusion Social Media Propagates
Posted on · Tolentino, who grew up in Houston, has a new book on the topic called Trick Mirror.
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Houston’s “Bubba” The Supercomputer Aims To Be World’s Largest
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a tour of a new supercomputer in Katy.
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We’ve Known About Climate Change For Years And Young People Are Frustrated Over Inaction
Posted on · Young activists in Houston weigh in on the issue of climate change ahead of an event with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
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Houston Has Too Much Pavement — But Could Permeable Materials Help?
Posted on · Permeable pavement allows water to seep through to the ground below, preventing it from overwhelming storm drains.
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Full Show: Addressing Mass Shootings, Our Weekly Political Roundup, And The Best Happy Hours In Houston (Sept. 4, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Lawmakers and businesses respond to the Odessa mass shooting, experts break down the week in politics, food writers discuss where they like to go for happy hour, and how prison shaped Ali Siddiq's comedy.
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A Closeup Look At How Houston’s Recycling Gets Sorted
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty tours the Houston Resource Renewal Center, which processes some 95 tons of recyclables a day.