Houston Matters
No Vampires and No Dystopia: Houston’s Caroline Leech Writes Historical Fiction for Young Adults
Posted on · The author of novels "In Another Time" and "Wait For Me" discusses her writing.
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Houston Matters
Stolen Paintings From Nazi Germany Reinterpreted As Body Art
Posted on · The latest Artwork collaboration from Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray involves Spector reimagining pre-19th century paintings onto the human body,
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Intersection Of Faith And Science, And Stolen Paintings From WWII (June 8, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Mayor Sylvester Turner says he’s joining other mayors to ask the federal government to stop separating undocumented families at the border. Then, we discuss how faith and science intersect. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And a local artist reinterprets artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II as body art.
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U.S. Museum Stalls Hiroshima Exhibit Over Nuke Weapon Ban Push
Posted on · The exhibit aims to draw attention to the horrors of the bombs that destroyed both cities
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
Posted on · Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let’s talk about battleships.
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Trump Brings Up ‘Pocahontas’ At Event Honoring Navajo Code Talkers
Posted on · In an event honoring Native Americans, Trump used a term widely seen as a racial slur to refer to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. The president has frequently used the name to demean her on Twitter
Houston Matters
Affections: Novel Explores The Fictional Lives Of A Real-Life Family
Posted on · Houston-based writer – and Bolivian native – Rodrigo Hasbún talks about his novel, Affections, and the real-life family on which it's based.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3133: Juan Pujol García
Posted on · Episode: 3133 Juan Pujol García: the Liar Who Helped Win D-Day. Today, a great big liar saves the day.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3131: Jean Cavailles
Posted on · Episode: 3131 Jean Cavaillès: War Hero and Philosopher. Today, in the line of duty.
Houston Matters
No Vampires and No Dystopia: Houston’s Caroline Leech on Writing Historical Fiction for Young Adults
Posted on · Leech discusses her debut young adult novel, Wait For Me, which takes place in Scotland during World War II.
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A Pearl Harbor Survivor From Texas Remembers
Posted on · More than two dozen World War II veterans came to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library on December 7, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They included Aaron Cook, one of the last living Texans to have survived the attack.
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‘We Remember Mates:’ A Pearl Harbor Survivor Looks Back
Posted on · Today (Dec. 7, 2016) is Pearl Harbor Day. On this day 75 years ago, the Japanese attacked the U.S. fleet in Hawaii and launched America into World War II. One of the men who survived the attack was Vaughn Hamberlin, who served aboard the U.S.S. Tennessee. Some 35 years later, in 1976, he revisited the site […]
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‘The French War Bride’ — Novel Looks at the Unique Challenges of One Particular Type of Wartime Love Story
Posted on · The French War Bride is a new book from Houston author Robin Wells. Itâs a fictional story of how a young woman was able to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War IIÂ by marrying an American Army doctor and coming to America as a war bride. Houston Matters producer Maggie Martin sat down with Wells to […]
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Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece, ‘Even When God Is Silent’
Posted on · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
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Remembering Rita and Plan Houston: Thursday’s Show (September 24, 2015)
Posted on · Hurricane Rita made landfall ten years ago today. Fearing the worst, on the heels of Katrina, officials ordered a mass evacuation, which turned out, in many ways, to be more damaging than the storm itself. An estimated 2.5 million people tried to clear out ahead of what was initially a category five hurricane. Rita weakened […]