Town Square
The Pursuit of Justice for Vanessa Guillen
Posted on · Her family and their attorney speak out against the injustices that led to her murder.
Tag: Netflix
Houston Matters
The Texas Killing Fields, and Houston’s best soups (Dec. 7, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: A new series on Netflix examines The Texas Killing Fields, a string of unsolved murders along a stretch of I-45. Then, we discuss the week in politics. And food writers talk about their favorite places for soup in the city.
Houston Matters
The true story of love and loss that inspired the new Netflix series, ‘From Scratch’
Posted on · Houston native Tembi Locke discusses her memoir of losing her husband and finding healing in the warmth of his mother’s Sicilian kitchen. The story is the inspiration for a new limited series on Netflix.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 64: Pursuing A More Perfect Union
Posted on · Racial justice activist and legal expert, Jeffery Robinson, admits that he’s not about bashing America or making someone feel guilty about what happened hundreds of years ago—he simply holds a passionate advocacy for providing new perspectives on the truth of our American history.
Town Square
Errol Lindsey’s sister criticizes ‘Dahmer’ Netflix series, says it forces family to relive painful memories
Posted on · Rita Isbell, Errol Lindsey's sister, said it was difficult to watch the scene of her in a courtroom attempting to charge at Jeffrey Dahmer.
Town Square
Jeffrey Dahmer Fact vs. Fiction
Posted on · Discussion of the criticisms of the controversial Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and the dramatizing of tragedies for entertainment.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2514: Linear Algebra and Netflix
Posted on · Episode: 2514 How Netflix uses linear algebra to determine what movies you will like best. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about math and your movie choice.
Arts & Culture
Houston oozes through the screen in Mo Amer’s new Netflix series
Posted on · “Mo” explores identity and cultural convergence in America’s most diverse city.
Houston Matters
City suing streaming services, and HISD’s code of conduct (Aug. 8, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We learn why Houston and other Texas cities are suing several of the main video streaming services. And we find out why local organizers want HISD to reform the district’s code of conduct.
Texas
Texas cities say streaming giants Disney, Hulu and Netflix owe them millions of dollars in unpaid fees
Posted on · As people have cut cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services over the years, Texas cities say they have lost out on revenue from franchise fees they claim are owed by streaming giants like Disney, Hulu and Netflix.
Houston Matters
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.
Town Square
Bestselling author Harlan Coben talks about his newest thriller novel, ‘The Match’
Posted on · In this discussion about his newest novel, Harlan Coben continues the tradition of gripping suspense, jaw-dropping twists that are the trademarks of him being a master of the thriller genre.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 37: Shalita Grant Me the Serenity
Posted on · Shalita Grant – the breakout star of one of Netflix’s most watched shows, YOU – attributes much of her success to a body part we never would’ve imagined – her hair.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 5: Rise Up, Down in Mississippi
Posted on · Veteran actress, Aunjanue Ellis, shares unguarded perspective on her profession, the media, and what it means to be a Proud Mississippian
Houston Matters
Actor Jim Parsons On His Houston Roots, His New Netflix Film, And COVID-19
Posted on · Listen to Houston Matters' full-length interview.