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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

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  • A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.
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Episodes
  • A Texan named ‘Literally Anyone Else’ is running for president: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jul 19 2024

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • Elon Musk moving more of his companies to Texas
    • Astros mascot Orbit getting booed at the All-Star Game in Arlington
    • A Texan named "Literally Anybody Else" running for president

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
    • Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
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    19 mins
  • METRO trains lose their stripes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jul 5 2024

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • Uncertainty about bike sharing in Houston after Houston BCycle shut down
    • Transit trains in Houston are getting blander, while ones in Boston are getting googly eyes

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
    • Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
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    12 mins
  • Hidalgo and Whitmire’s relationship gets weirder: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week
    Jun 28 2024

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • A social media comment making the strange working relationship between Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo...even stranger
    • The Texas A&M baseball coach heatedly swearing he planned to never take another job again...only to go to UT the next day
    • Champion eater Joey Chestnut finding a different hot dog eating contest (in Texas) for the Fourth of July, after being banned from the Nathan's contest

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
    • Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
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    12 mins

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