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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The NRA’s Here, And Houstonians Are Up In Arms
Our nation has experience yet another tragic mass shooting.
22 min
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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
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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
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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
838
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
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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