City Cast Houston

Food, culture, news and nature in the sweaty Bayou City. Join Host Raheel Ramzanali and the City Cast Houston team as we celebrate and interrogate this sprawling place with our favorite journalists, thinkers, leaders, neighbors and gadflies. Learn more and subscribe to our daily morning newsletter, Hey Houston, at houston.citycast.fm.

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Society & Culture
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Party Bike With the H-Town Sound
Pedaling to the Houston hits
13 min
377
What Is Bail Reform? And Why Should I Care?
The successes of Harris County's bail reform
17 min
378
Making Sense of Ted Cruz
A Ted Cruz 101
18 min
379
MFAH Goes to Court, Texas Is Stressed, Glorious...
It's a Friday news roundup!
16 min
380
Ramadan in Houston: Reflection, Spiritual Growt...
A Snapshot of Ramadan in Houston
19 min
381
We don’t think of Houston as a nature hotspot. ...
We think of Houston as a city of skyscrapers, sprawl and freeways — but it's also a surprisingly natural place
15 min
382
What Texas Can Learn From Illinois about Cannabis
A Chicagoan explains legal weed to Lisa Gray
17 min
383
More Oil? Less Oil? Where Does Houston Go From...
When it comes to energy, Houston is a city of big ideas.
14 min
384
39 Wildfires, One Space Station, and Four Houst...
First-time guest Claudia Kolker joins the City Cast team to talk about the news of the week.
15 min
385
Love the Park, Hate the Parking
Hermann Park is coming back to life, and Houstonians are there for it!
14 min
386
How Will a Latino Cultural Center Help Tell Hou...
Let’s just say it: Houston’s arts scene is way whiter and more Anglo than the rest of the city.
13 min
387
Will Houston See a Surge of BA.2?
Houston's Dr. Peter Hotez Offers His Thoughts
12 min
388
The Houston Rodeo Celebrates a Manufactured Past
It was a milestone year for RodeoHouston, but does the rodeo really reflect Houston's roots?
16 min
389
Stolen Gas, a New COVID-19 Subvariant, and Free...
Today we'll dive into the most important stories of the week and the ones that weren't in the headlines enough.
22 min
390
Nothin' Can Come Between a Texan and Their Blue...
Blue Bell just dropped a new flavor called Peachy Peach
18 min
391
Harwin Flag Shop Owner Tells Us What Makes the ...
This bargain shopping strip has been called “Houston’s best-kept secret,” and today we’re cracking it open
17 min
392
Why a Chef and an Entomologist Recommend Eating...
Would Houstonians ever eat insects, not just as a fear factor kind of dare, but because they are delicious?
18 min
393
From Slime to Lip Gloss: The Making of a 17-yea...
Meet one of Houston's youngest entrepreneurs
16 min
394
News Round Up: Oil Hike, the Texas Transgender ...
Overhyped stories, under-hyped stories – and a moment of joy!
18 min
395
The City Cast Houston Doughnut Free-For-All
Krispy Kreme? Shipley's? Voodoo Doughnut?
19 min
396
How the Disastrous Primaries Led to Harris Coun...
Harris County Elections Administrator submits resignation
18 min
397
The Complex Pros and Cons of the I-45 Expansion...
TXDoT Is Listening to Representatives for Independence Heights
18 min
398
Not Everybody Wants Houston to Be Bike-Friendly
Houston's Getting Friendlier to Bicyclists and Pedestrians
18 min
399
Special Edition: The Tribune’s 2022 primary ele...
Hey City Cast Houston listeners, today we have something different for you.
56 min
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News Roundup: Texas Primaries, Birds, and the P...
It's Friday! And on Fridays, we talk about all the latest news!
21 min