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  1. Hello Houston (September 15, 2026)

    Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 37m

    On today’s Hello Houston, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Erik Ibarra, co-founder of Ox St. Kitchen, and Ivan Chavez of Chavo’s BBQ, who both discuss how Latino-owned businesses are creating new opportunities and flavors in Houston. Also, we have another edition of our Tuesday feature, Five Simple Questions, in which Hello Houston Executive Producer Jim Kovacik talks with Houston-based m

  2. Hello Houston (September 14, 2026)

    Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 37m

    On today’s Hello Houston, we’re joined by Dr. Luis Ostrosky, chief of infectious diseases at UTHealth Houston, who helps us understand what Houstonians should know about the recently updated COVID vaccine as we prepare to enter the Fall season. Next, we have our first Producer Spotlight, in which Hello Houston producer William Menjivar talks with Madison Elaine Sutton, the founder and artistic dir

  3. Hello Houston (September 11, 2026)

    Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 40m

    On today’s Hello Houston, we observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with Christopher Combs, a former FBI agent who was at the Pentagon minutes after the building was struck. He recounts to us what he witnessed and the lessons he carries with him to this day. Then, Tessa hosts the first edition of her feature, Tessa Takes On, in which she talks with Andrew Johnson, known to football fans as the Houst

  4. Hello Houston (September 10, 2026)

    Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 38m

    On today’s Hello Houston, Dr. Zoabe Hafeez, a nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute’s Center for Health Policy, joins us to discuss a new study that looks at how changes to streets and school campuses could make traveling to school safer for students. Then, we have our first HPM in Focus with Houston Public Media reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh, who joins us to discuss his article on how misdem

  5. Hello Houston (September 9, 2026)

    Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 38m

    On today’s Hello Houston, we talk with Dr. Anitra Beasley, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, who shares her thoughts on President Trump’s new leader of the FDA and how this choice could impact women’s health. Then, we turn to the arts and debut the first edition of Ernie’s On the Marquee, in which he learns all about the upcoming production Gloria: A Life with Janye Anderson, fo

  6. Hello Houston (September 8, 2026)

    Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 38m

    On today’s Hello Houston, we discuss a new report that finds renting a starter home is still cheaper than buying in all fifty of the nation’s largest metro areas with Jiayi Xu, an economist with Realtor.com, who also explains what the numbers look like in the Houston area.  Then, Hello Houston Executive Producer Jim Kovacik launches our brand-new Tuesday feature, Five Simple Questions, where he as

  7. Hello Houston (September 4, 2026)

    Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 39m

    On today’s Hello Houston, with food recalls growing in recent months, we talk with Dr. Byron Chaves, a professor in the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University, who discusses food safety and how food contamination is prevented. Then, Brandon Johnson, a professional athlete, impact speaker, and founder of The AWAKE Program and The No Script Nonprofit, shares his story of turning his own ex

  8. Hello Houston (September 3, 2026)

    Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 40m

    On today’s Hello Houston, Ronaldo and Lorenzo Salgado join us to discuss the emotional impact of the death of their father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on July 7 in Houston, and what they’re looking for when it comes to justice. Then, we turn to medicine and talk with Dr. Vipal Durkal, a medical oncologist with Texas Oncology-Houston Medical Center, who tells us

  9. Hello Houston (September 2, 2026)

    Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 38m

    On today’s Hello Houston, retired NASA astronaut, engineer, and NFL football player Leland Melvin tells us how he went from the football field to the stars, his experiences in space, and his post-NASA career ahead of his upcoming event at Space Center Houston. Next, director Tyler Mann, actress Rachel DeRouen and actor Eric Roberts discuss their film I Voted, which takes a real-life experience and

  10. Hello Houston (September 1, 2026)

    Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 38m

    On today’s Hello Houston, the University of Houston Law Center’s David Froomkin joins us to help us make sense of what’s happening with mail-in voting after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting. Then, we discuss why childhood vaccination rates are declining and what this means for children and communities with Dr. Michael Bur