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.

Daily News
Society & Culture
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Google Earth Images Tell The Tale of Htown
Have you ever wondered what Houston looked like before it was fully developed?
19 min
727
The Case Against the Ike Dike
Houstonians could help prevent storm damage
18 min
728
TX's War on Trans People, New Gun Bipartisanshi...
It's a Friday Roundup!
19 min
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We're Kolache Rich, Y'all!
So many cultures...one yeasty roll
18 min
730
Bit By a Snake? Don't Panic!
It's summertime, you're walking around barefoot running through the grass and you get bit by a snake, what should you do?
14 min
731
PART II – Keri Blakinger: She Was a Prisoner, N...
Keri Blakinger's story: Part II
16 min
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Keri Blakinger: She Was a Prisoner, Now She Rep...
Keri's redemption.
18 min
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Special Edition: TribCast Discusses Aftermath o...
Hey City Cast Houston listeners, today we have something different for you.
36 min
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School Safety, COVID in Our Poop, and Who's Ser...
Today we're looking back at a weeks worth of news around Houston.
22 min
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It's Hurricane Season. Here's What You Definite...
The City Cast Houston team talks hurricane season
21 min
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Hurricane's 101 With Eric Berger
It's officially hurricane season.
17 min
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Ready or Not, It's Hurricane Season
From clear skies to Cat-5's, we've got you covered
16 min
738
The NRA’s Here, And Houstonians Are Up In Arms
Our nation has experience yet another tragic mass shooting.
22 min
739
Are H-Town Amusement Parks a Thing of the Past?
Roller coasters? Funnel cakes? Ferris wheels?
15 min
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The Deep Past and Shocking Future of Texas’ Coa...
We think of rising sea level’s effect on Texas’ coast as a new thing
12 min
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Is it Racist to Love Magnolias?
15 min
742
Teaching on TikTok? This U of H Professor Has T...
13 min
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BONUS: Sleepycast Houston
Fall asleep to the Houston Municipal Code, read by Lisa
16 min
744
Harvey Funds Diverted, the Precarious Texas Gri...
It's a news roundup!
19 min
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Talking Accents and Dialects with John Nova Lomax
'Y'all,' 'Doodlebugs,' and Other Features of Texas Accents and Dialects
20 min
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Talking Sh*t with Bayou City Waterkeeper
The state of sewage overflows in Houston.
14 min
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What Makes H-Town Great? It's the People!
Listeners share their stories of individuals, communities, and institutions that make Houston special
16 min
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One of the City's Refineries is Closing. Should...
LyondellBasell's Houston refinery to close in 2023
13 min
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Roe V. Wade Protest at Discovery Green, Al Jaze...
It's a Friday news roundup!
23 min
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How to Stay Cool in Houston
With temperatures already in the 90s, we figured it wasn’t too early to talk about how to survive Houston’s crazy summer heat
18 min