Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: Relationship Faces A Pandemic Test In ‘Locked Down’
Posted on · The pandemic is hard enough on individuals, but the new film starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor shows how can it affect couples.
Tag: movies
Houston Matters
Why Chemical Disasters Keep Happening In Texas (Jan. 28, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: An investigative series called Fire Triangle explores why chemical disasters keep happening in Texas and what's being done to prevent them.
Houston Matters
Making COVID-19 Vaccination Less ‘Like The Hunger Games’ (Jan. 26, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Inside the county’s new vaccine system, a conversation with Jenn White of the program 1A, and previewing local events tied to the Sundance Film Festival.
Houston Matters
Should The State Or Local Governments Decide When To Lock Down? (Nov. 13, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Who should decide when to lock down for COVID-19, how the South is portrayed in film, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Biden speechwriter Jon Meacham on "the soul of America."
Houston Matters
How The Pandemic’s Affecting Our Children (Oct. 22, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Addressing an increase in violent crime, how the pandemic's affecting the social development of kids, and staging socially-distanced theatre in people's backyards.
Houston Matters
How Record Early Voting Might Affect The Election (Oct. 20. 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: What high early voting turnout could mean for the election as a whole, energy expert Daniel Yergin on presidential politics, a festival of films about the presidency, and how the pandemic has affected movie theaters.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: Examining Depictions Of Race And Black Women In ‘Antebellum’
Posted on · The monthly Houston Matters segment on TV and film takes a closer look at depictions of Black suffering and Black women in the film by former Houstonian Gerard Bush.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Clearing Up A COVID Test Backlog, And Grading Houston On Inclusivity (Sept. 24, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Clearing up a backlog of COVID-19 tests, Houston falls behind in racial and economic equity, a look at the movie Antebellum by Houston’s Gerard Bush, and stories from the integration of Texas football.
Town Square
Town Square: Dr. Kirstin Matthews, WSJ Sports Reporter Louise Radnofsky, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (Sept. 11, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, and the pandemic's impact on sports and the arts economy.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Halliburton’s Plans To Mitigate Financial Losses, And Making Newsrooms More Diverse (Aug. 13, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How Halliburton is planning to mitigate the economic damage caused by tanking oil prices, how to make newsrooms more diverse, and a look at the new documentary Boys State.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1903: Flubber
Posted on · Episode: 1903 Flubber: A story of persistence and reincarnation. Today, Flubber.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1890: Riding the Wrong Horse
Posted on · Episode: 1890 The Picture Play, a new technology immediately displaced by the movies. Today, we ride the wrong horse.
Houston Matters
‘It Was Like Country Night Fever’ — Mickey Gilley On Urban Cowboy, 40 Years Later
Posted on · The country music star's Pasadena nightclub was the setting for much of the film, which starred John Travolta and Debra Winger.
The Bigger Picture
The Bigger Picture: ‘The Social Network’ And The Legacy Of Social Media In Modern Life
Posted on · Houston Matters examines the history of social media through the lens of David Fincher's Facebook biopic.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3039: Computer Animation
Posted on · Episode: 3039 Computer Animation. Today, taking it down a dimension.