Michael Hagerty

On Tuesday's show: The WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. We talk with a local epidemiologist about how concerned we should be about the disease spreading further, including to Greater Houston.

On Wednesday's show: President Trump has endorsed Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate primary runoff. We discuss that story and the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we reflect on 150 years of Prairie View A&M University, the state’s oldest public HBCU.

On Thursday's show: HISD Superintendent Mike Miles joins us to discuss the state of the district, changes in special education, and to address listener questions.

On Friday's show: NOAA is predicting a below-average number of storms during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. We dive into the agency's annual forecast. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week's news and decides if they're good, bad, or ugly.

In an interview ahead of Comicpalooza, the author of the popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” books, which tell the story of a man and his ex-girlfriend's cat stuck on an alien game show, fittingly gets interrupted by his cat, Skye, while talking about the series, his love of animals, and the different adaptations of his stories that are in the works.

It fits: ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author gets overshadowed by his cat. Princess Donut would approve.

On Tuesday's show: Today is election day for the primary runoff races. We visit polling places across Greater Houston and recap what is on the ballot. Also, we talk with Houston native fashion designer Bach Mai.

On Thursday's show: We learn about some contracts NASA has awarded to Texas companies to take the next steps toward an eventual base on the moon. And we reflect on how Supreme Court decisions of recent years have gutted the Voting Rights Act.

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.