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Tag: Rick Steves

Travel Expert Rick Steves

Houston Matters

Rick Steves Takes Houston Symphony Patrons On A Guided Tour Of Europe

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 11, 2019 · The PBS travel expert is in Houston this weekend for three concerts with the symphony.

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Houston Matters

Friday’s Show: Childhood Obesity, Life In The Peace Corps, And Rick Steves (Oct. 11, 2019)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 11, 2019 · On Friday's Houston Matters: New childhood obesity numbers, serving in the Peace Corps, The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week's news, and travel expert Rick Steves.

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Politics

Rick Steves On Travel As A Political Act

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 29, 2017 · The host of travel shows on NPR and PBS will be speaking at the University of Houston on Thursday evening.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2244: The Gentleman Traveler

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 11, 2022 · Episode: 2244 The Gentleman traveler: Victorian polymath, Francis Galton. Today, we travel the wilds with the highborn.

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 3: The Tulsa Opera[tion] [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on June 3, 2022 · Acclaimed composer talks candidly about the opera industry with the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot as a backdrop. This episode is an encore of the June 3rd, 2021 original broadcast to commemorate the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre.

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Houston Matters

Ramp connecting 59 with 610 set to close for two years, and a farewell to Andrés Orozco-Estrada (April 29, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 29, 2022 · On Friday's show: A major highway closure begins this weekend, we find out who the Texans selected in the NFL Draft, we learn what "agrihoods" are, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and Andrés Orozco-Estrada talks about his tenure with the Houston Symphony ahead of his final concert.

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Town Square

Houston Symphony captures love, pain, and triumph in tribute to Aretha Franklin

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on April 18, 2022 · Capathia Jenkins, Broadway singer and actress, talks about her upcoming powerful performance of Aretha Franklin's songs with the Houston Symphony April 22 - 24. Plus, award-winning writer and biographer David Ritz shares memories of compassion and other things he learned while working with the Queen of Soul.

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