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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Finally, It’s Cool Enough to Garden. Time to Pl...
17 min
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The Grandmother of the Transgender Legal Rights...
Today, host Lisa Gray sits down with Phyllis Frye
14 min
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Astros, Little Mermaid & Lady Gaga
It’s that time of the week y’all where we dive into a weeks worth of news.
25 min
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All Things Fall In HTX
Our Favorite Ways To Capture All The Fall Vibes
26 min
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How this Teen Is Getting 2K More People to Vote
Joshua Martin is the Youngest SGA President in history at the University of Houston
11 min
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Meet Donnie Houston: HTX's Hip Hop Historian
17 min
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Up Close & Personal With Alligators at Brazos B...
American alligators, the kind that live in the Houston area came off the endangered species list in the 1990s.
16 min
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Texas Elections Tighten, Inflation Whacks Gen Z...
It's Friday! And on Fridays, we talk about all the latest news!
26 min
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Our Favorite HTX Celebs: From Beyoncé to Brené
Houston spawns talent. (You’re welcome, world.)
24 min
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The Slow Genius of DJ Screw
In the early 90's, Houston hip-hop artist DJ Screw developed a sound called "chopped and screwed."
20 min
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How Nature Can Heal Our Mental Health
Using Nature to Heal
14 min
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NASA’s Big Plans, Napkin Poisoning & Serena Wil...
It’s that time of the week where we dive into a weeks worth of news.
22 min
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Our Guide to Bargain Shopping in H-Town
Get Your Wallets Out, We’ve Got a list of Bargain Spots
22 min
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The Shamrock Hotel: A Wildcatter’s Dream of the...
Remembering the Shamrock Hotel
18 min
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Why Houston Is a Great Place To Raise Honeybees
The Benefits of Honeybees From a Beekeeper
13 min
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Why is Finding the Right School in HTX so Hard?
Charter schools, private schools, public schools and more!
19 min
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Mo Amer, Katy ISD, and Student Loans
It’s that time of the week where we dive into a weeks worth of news from around Houston.
26 min
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The Best Date Night Ideas in HTX
This week, we dive into the best date night spots around the city.
20 min
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Neighborhood Guide: Alief, Where Immigrants Set...
Lead producer Dina Kesbeh, who grew up in Alief, discusses the neighborhood with two of her high school classmates.
28 min
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Houston, the Magnolia City
Magnolias are a symbol of the Old South — but they’re also so much more.
16 min
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Two Texas Teachers Explain Why They Quit
Texas teachers are leaving the profession in droves
22 min
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Monkeypox Success, a Toxic Threat Map, & a Stud...
It's Friday! And on Fridays, we talk about all the latest news!
28 min
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H-town’s Best Brunches
Do you brunch?
22 min
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Oak Leaves’ Wild Secrets: What Goes on Inside G...
Where Houston Scientists Are Finding New Species
19 min
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50 Years of Downtown HTX’s Growth Spurts
Houston is changing before our eyes — and nowhere more than downtown.
24 min