Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 192: Apollo Chamber Players
Posted on · The Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Jerod Impchchaachaaha' Tate, Jake Heggie, and Erberk Eryilmaz
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Houston Matters
Griner pleads guilty, and preserving Karankawa culture (July 8, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We get the latest on WNBA star Brittney Griner's case in a Russian court. Then we meet a descendant of the Karankawa people and learn about efforts to preserve their culture and language.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3090: Friedrich Richard Petri
Posted on · Episode: 3090 Friedrich Richard Petri. Today, drawing the frontier.
Houston Matters
PBS Series Explores the Advanced Civilizations of ‘Native America’
Posted on · Producer Julianna Brannum discusses the new PBS series, Native America, and what she learned about her own Comanche ancestors.
News
Full Show: Trump Rally, and ‘Native Americans’ Series (Oct. 22, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We preview Pres. Trump's rally at the Toyota Center tonight. We learn about the new PBS documentary series 'Native America.' And Jeff Balke breaks down the latest local sports stories.
Houston Matters
Native Americans In Houston: An Invisible Minority?
Posted on · We learn what struggles today’s Native Americans are facing that we have maybe overlooked as a society. We talk with local activist Chance Landry and former long-time Houstonian Lawrence Sampson about their experiences.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Court-Imposed Deadline Reunites Migrant Children With Their Families, And Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh (July 10, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn that dozens of migrant children under 5 will be reunited with their families today, Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, what would his appointment to the High Court mean for Texas. We learn repeatedly-flooded homes are costing taxpayers $1 Billion, we talk with Native Americans from Houston who says they're an invisible minority, and Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter's, new book “Astroball: The New Way to Win It All.”
News
Poll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination
Posted on · NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines
Houston Matters
Musician Bobby Bridger Reflects on His Legendary Album ‘Seekers of the Fleece’
Posted on · Back in 1976, Houstonian Bobby Bridger recorded his Americana masterpiece Seekers of the Fleece. It's the sort of album nobody makes anymore: a concept album, built around the tale of one man, in this case frontiersman Jim Bridger, who signed on with a fur expedition in 1822 and then lived nearly 60 years more as […]