City Cast Houston

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  • 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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Episodes
  • Before Cowboy Carter: How Black Cowboys Shaped the Rodeo

    Before Cowboy Carter: How Black Cowboys Shaped the Rodeo
    Feb 24 2025
    It’s Rodeo Week on City Cast Houston! We’re kicking things off with a look at Black cowboy culture and its impact on today’s rodeo. Host Raheel Ramzanali talks with Dr. Alicia Odewale, a University of Houston professor, about how Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album spotlights Black cowboy culture, and how we can celebrate it all year long! Plus, don’t miss our special Rodeo Week playlist on Spotify, inspired by this conversation and others all week long. Listen and add your favorite rodeo songs here. Dive deeper with these resources recommended by Dr. Odewale: Black Cowboys in the American West: On the Range, on the Stage, behind the Badge The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History African American Women of the Old West The Black Cowboy Museum and Hall of Fame in Rosenberg, TX Black Heritage Day at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Learn more about the sponsors of this February 24th episode here: Inprint Wild West Brewfest Destination Bryan Sam Houston Race Park Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let’s Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Greedy Houston Texans, Water Plant Crumbling, & Federal Cuts Impact Refugees

    Greedy Houston Texans, Water Plant Crumbling, & Federal Cuts Impact Refugees
    Feb 21 2025
    It’s Friday so we’re recapping the week that was in H-Town! Host Raheel Ramzanali is joined by executive producer Laura Isensee to talk about why the Houston Texans are catching so much backlash from fans regarding a new stadium. Plus, how much is it going to cost to build a new water treatment plant that Houston desperately needs? Oh, and our moments of joy! Stories we talked about on today’s episode: Exclusive: Houston Texans may seek public money to build new football stadium Houstonians react to news of potential new Texans stadium: 'Win a Super Bowl and we'll think about it' 'The longer it takes the more risk there is' | Houston Public Works highlights urgent need for funding replacement of aging infrastructure This program helped Afghan women learn to drive. Then Trump cut refugee resettlement. Houston’s newly arrived Afghan refugees face eviction, uncertainty after Trump cuts support What's the 'Most Houston' Thing Ever? Learn more about the sponsors of this February 21st episode here: Downtown Houston+ Inprint Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let’s Talk! Photo: Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • The Great Debate: Living in Houston or The Suburbs?

    The Great Debate: Living in Houston or The Suburbs?
    Feb 20 2025
    Texas is on track to become the most populous state in the nation by 2045 and that means a lot of people will be moving to H-Town! So, the City Cast Houston team is debating on where are the best places to live in Houston. Host Raheel Ramzanali is reppin’ the burbs, producer Carlignon Jones is making a case for hidden gems outside the Loop, but inside the Beltway, and Hey Houston newsletter editor Brooke Lewis is standing up for the Inner Loopers! To make things even more fun, we’ve brought on a special guest, Rozmin Virani, who’s fairly new to Houston and deciding where to live. She’ll pick today’s winner, so stay tuned until the end! This episode originally aired on August 22, 2024 Learn more about the sponsors of this February 20th episode here: Inprint Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let’s Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins

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