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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Dina Kesbeh Vs. Buying a House in Houston
It’s a hot, wonky market in Houston, and it’s a tough time to buy a new home.
18 min
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How To Make Our Buildings More Sustainable
Houston is changing. It's getting hotter here, and summer lasts longer. We're getting bigger storms.
15 min
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Harris County 101
Behind-the-scenes of America's third-biggest county
16 min
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Megan Thee Stallion, Soaring Prices of Homes, a...
A look back at a week in Houston!
20 min
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The Texas-City Sibling Rivalry
Which Texas cities drive you crazy?
19 min
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Crime Stoppers Targets Judges
Crime Stoppers Houston the subject of NYT scrutiny
18 min
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The Slow Genius of DJ Screw
In the early 90's, Robert Earl Davis, Jr. created the sound of Houston.
20 min
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Is Downtown Back?
How to make downtown Houston a "playscape..."
14 min
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Diesel Thieves, the Two-Year Snarl at 610 and I...
It's Friday, and we're talking news.
22 min
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Blowing Out-of-Towners' Minds in Houston
Houston has world-class spots
16 min
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Into the Wild We Go, Houston’s Nature Challenge
This weekend, hundreds of Houstonians will play along with the city nature challenge.
11 min
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The Texas War on Teachers Takes a Toll
One teacher's "form of protest"
14 min
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Ike Dike 101: What It Is and Why Houston Really...
Plans for the Ike Dike are moving along, but slowly
18 min
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Simone Biles’ New Athletic Line, Texas’ Loss of...
A Houston Friday Round up!
14 min
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Where Houston Gets Caffeinated
Our Favorite Houston Coffee Spots
19 min
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Where the Buffalo Roamed
Did you ever wonder what Houston was like, before there were freeways and concrete?
19 min
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Wondering About Solar Panels? We’ve Got Answers.
There's only upsides to solar in Houston
18 min
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Smuggling Banned Books from Houston to Austin
Meet the Librotraficantes
16 min
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A Teacher Shortage, Rice University Masks up an...
Today, we look back at the week in news
22 min
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Houston Galleria: The Largest Mall in Texas, an...
The Houston Galleria: It's all about the experience
17 min
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Lina Hidalgo’s First Scandal?
This week, a Harris County grand jury indicted three of Hidalgo's aides on charges related to an $11 million contract.
10 min
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Our Era's Version of the Galleria
Does POST Houston deserve all the hype?
20 min
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Recording the Night Skies of Houston
Thousands of birds fly over Houston each night
20 min
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The Hidalgo–Ogg War, Cutting Crime, and Sneakin...
It's a Friday news roundup!
25 min
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The Art Car Parade: Houston’s Strangest Point o...
All hail the return of the Art Car Parade!
18 min