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Jan 14, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | John H. Lienhard |Chris Miller |Abner Fletcher
Posted on · Did you get enough sleep last night? One in three adults don't get enough sleep. Why is sleep so important, anyway? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society insist that sleeping less than seven hours per day is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, […]
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Carrie Johnson |Abner Fletcher |Craig Cohen
Updated January 5, 2024 at 5:10 PM ETThe Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the ballot in Colorado, thrusting the justices into the heart of the 2024 presidential campaign. The court will hear oral arguments in the case on Thursday, Feb. 8.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Adam Zuvanich |Michael Hagerty |Abner Fletcher |Florian Martin
Springtime professional football is headed back to Houston, which will field one of the eight teams in a newly created league. The United Football League (UFL), which will begin its inaugural 10-game season March 30, was created through a merger between the XFL and United States Football League (USFL).
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ariel Worthy |Mark Norris |Adam Zuvanich |Abner Fletcher
Spring was named the most generous city in the U.S. this year by GoFundMe. This is the fourth year in a row that the online fundraising site ranked the Houston suburb in the top two. In 2020 and 2022, Spring ranked number two. "Our mission at GoFundMe is to help people help each other, and we are excited to celebrate the generosity of Spring, Texas," company spokeswoman Melanie Standage said. "Year after year, Spring continues to top the list as one of the country's most generous cities.
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Dec 25, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | John H. Lienhard |Michael Hagerty |Abner Fletcher
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Stafford schools look to ensure safety after funding was cut for security officers. We examine why Houston immigration judges are less likely to grant asylum. We learn what Texas A&M's role might be as part of the new group managing Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then, we learn about NASA's new mission to the sun. Author Reza Aslan discusses his book, God: A Human History. And we visit to Houston's 311 call center.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Andy Boyd |John H. Lienhard |Michael Hagerty |Abner Fletcher
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Proposed changes to the city's noise ordinance are being voted on this week to address noise stemming from Washington Avenue bars. Plus Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle answers your questions. Then actor Jeff Goldblum talks about performing with his jazz band. And Houstonian KC Davis talks about her new book, How to Keep House While Drowning.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Nina Totenberg |Sophie Moll |Abner Fletcher
Sandra Day O'Connor being sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice on Sept. 9, 1981. She served for more than a quarter of a century. She died at 93. (Photo Credit: Wally McNamee/Corbis)O’Connor during her college years. At age 10, she was sent away to school in El Paso, and at age 16 she enrolled at Stanford, eventually graduating from law school third in her class.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Catherine Patterson |Michael Hagerty |John H. Lienhard |Abner Fletcher
Episode: 2081 A Monstrosity, a Skeptic, and a new view of the 16th century. Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson gives birth to a cat.
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Oct 8, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | John H. Lienhard |Abner Fletcher |Camila Domonoske |Merrit Kennedy
Related Posted on · The Trump administration is pushing to expand drilling in federal waters, but how interested are oil companies? Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about college enrollment by HISD grads, we find out where the offshore drilling industry is headed, actor Sean Penn talks about his new novel, and we learn about the annual CounterCurrent festival.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau |Houston Matters |Abner Fletcher |Michael Hagerty
A non-profit out of Washington D.C. filed a complaint against Houston-based health insurance agency Community Health Choice, claiming the organization discriminated against people with HIV. Community Health Choice is a Houston non-profit that has been providing Medicaid coverage to low-income families since its start in 1997. The complaint filed on Sept.
