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The Bigger Picture: ‘Look Both Ways’ explores the road not taken
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how we cope with the lives we didn't lead through the lens of a new Netflix movie.
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How Harvey taught us every storm is different (Aug. 25, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday’s show: We continue our discussions of lessons learned five years after Harvey. Former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett joins us to contemplate how every storm presents a unique set of challenges for the region.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2295: Using Up Aeroplanes
Posted on · Episode: 2295 All the old biplanes allowed to crash, because it was so much fun. Today, we use up the old aeroplanes.
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Plans to raise part of I-10, and Houston’s stress level (July 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn why some residents are concerned about plans to raise a portion of I-10. Then, we discuss why Houston might be more stressed than other cities, according to a new survey. And we reflect on the film A League of Their Own on its 30th anniversary with the actress who played Marla Hooch.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ and the draw of MCU storytelling
Posted on · Houston Matters explores what keeps audiences invested in franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Gun buyback program, and a new Texas movie studio (July 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.
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The market for liquified natural gas, and Fort Bend Co. Judge KP George (June 14, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What a recent explosion and plant shutdown means for liquified natural gas prices, and Fort Bend County Judge KP George answers your questions. Plus: Recent developments in consumer technology and the Houston filmmakers behind a new western.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘MEN’ and the psychology of masculinity
Posted on · Houston Matters considers what Alex Garland's new horror film says about men.
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The response to gun violence, and the Muslim experience in Houston (May 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Homicides involving a gun have been on the rise in Harris County since 2018. In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, we discuss how we should respond. And a new survey reveals what life is like here for Muslims.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2227: A Late Night Movie
Posted on · Episode: 2227 A Late Night Movie: Beatrice Lillie and a glimpse of another time. Today, let us go to a very old movie.
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Texans’ minority owner on hiring process for coaches and improving diversity (April 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The Houston Dash have launched a discrimination and harassment investigation, and the Texans' minority owner talks about the hiring process for NFL coaches and improving diversity on that front.
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ is a love letter to Houston and the space race
Posted on · The director of films like Boyhood, Slacker, and Dazed and Confused talks about his new animated movie that draws heavily on his own childhood growing up in the shadow of Mission Control.
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Russian cyber threats to the energy grid, and Richard Linklater’s love letter to Houston and the space race (April 1, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Experts believe Russian hackers are looking for ways to disrupt Texas energy infrastructure, filmmaker Richard Linklater talks about growing up in Houston during the space race and his new film Apollo 10 1/2, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
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Why the Texas-based horror movie ‘X’ was filmed thousands of miles away
Posted on · Director Ti West talks about his new horror film set in Houston and rural Texas and explains why it was shot so far from here.
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Banning vaping and e-cigarettes in public, and the week in politics (March 30, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: City council considers banning vaping and smoking e-cigarettes in public, we discuss the week in politics, we learn why most Americans aren't getting the end-of-life care they need, and we talk with filmmaker Ti West.