- 705
- Episodes
- 634
- Transcribed
- 95
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 18M
- YouTube views
About Houston Matters
Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.
- Publisher
- Houston Public Media
- Category
- arts · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
634 of 705 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The week in politics (Oct. 7, 2026)
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Dr. Renu Khator (Oct. 6, 2026)
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Money lost to vouchers (Oct. 5, 2026)
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The week in politics (Oct. 7, 2026)
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think Democrats have done a good job in getting their supporters engaged. And I think they've done a good job in reaching out to independents who could prove to be the critical piece in this election decision. We've got younger voters that previously voted for Trump that are now breaking for Tallarico and Hinojosa. Even older voters who traditionally vote for the Republicans, it's getting very equal. I mean, it's pretty much split down the middle. Then you have Latinos overwhelmingly coming over to the Democratic side. And again, independents who traditionally lean Republican are overwhelmingly leaning Democratic. […]
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- Kelly Doyle
- Renu Khator
- Daniel Anastasio
- Cristopher Rodriguez
- Mye Hoang
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- YouTube views
- 18,257,164
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 95 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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