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Houston Matters

Boris Yeltsin’s 1989 Visit To A Houston Grocery Store Is Now An Opera

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 21, 2020 · "Yeltsin in Texas" is a mostly absurd reflection on the day the future Russian president visited a Randall's in Clear Lake and the role that moment played in ending communism.

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The Farnsworth & Chambers Building in the 1960s

Houston Matters

5 Vanished, Lesser-Known Houston Landmarks

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 19, 2020 · We all know about AstroWorld and the Shamrock Hotel. But what about the former blimp base or the first home of NASA?

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The origins of some well-known superstitions, like Friday the 13th

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 13, 2023 · Journalist Shelby El Otmani, author of The Book of Superstitions, explains the origins of some widely held, yet unsubstantiated, beliefs.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2440: Sulzer and Taste

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Posted on December 18, 2022 · Episode: 2440 Johannes Georg Sulzer, and two views of the word taste. Today, taste in the mind and taste on the tongue.

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Brittney Griner’s former coach, local political expert weigh in on her release

Ariel Worthy

Posted on December 8, 2022 · Griner was released from a Russian prison on Thursday morning, nearly nine months after first being detained. Her former Houston-area high school coach said she was "ecstatic" at the news.

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Houston Matters

Brittney Griner released (Dec. 8, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 8, 2022 · On Thursday's show: We discuss what we know about Griner’s release and whether the prisoner the United States released is a steep price to pay. And we learn why the League of Women Voters of Houston is shifting from a volunteer-only organization to hiring staff.

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