Houston comedian Ali Siddiq spent 6 yrs in a Texas #prison. My stepdad was his guard. Our conversation HERE: bit.ly/2zq8nwP @houstonmatters @nbcbringthefunny

Living in #Houston, this is one @cubs fan who knows Tony Kemp is a #saint. Also Dorothy Mantooth. Houston Astros

That time #BorisYeltsin visited a #Houston Randalls -- it's now an opera Opera in the Heights The former store manager recalls that day & we learn about the comic retelling HERE: bit.ly/2Vdlii2 Houston Public Media

Shoutout to the UPS driver who must’ve used a battering ram to cram our HelloFresh US box into the package lockers. Couldn’t pry it out so I literally had to sit down on the ground and cut it out. First world problems, I know. Melanie H

#Nutria #FireAnts and citris tree-destroying bugs are just some of the peskiest #invasivespecies in Texas and #Houston. Meet more of them here: bit.ly/3Liku2d Houston Public Media Sam Houston State

Richard Linklater says his new movie "Apollo 10 1/2" is a love letter to #Houston and the space race and is "embarrassinlgy" autobiographical. bit.ly/3Dv5V8A netflix⁷ Houston Public Media Craig Cohen

The Houston Art Car Parade is this weekend. Could there be a more perfectly #Houston-themed #artcar than Bill Viereck's #spaceshuttle MINI Clubman? Houston Public Media NASA's Johnson Space Center MORE HERE: bit.ly/35TZbop

ICYMI: A #Houston mother shares the experience of determining her child was #transgender, the toll it took on her family, & living in fear she could be investigated for child abuse in #Texas. bit.ly/3uL6FUw Advocates for Trans Equality PFLAG National @HoustonLGBTCoC Houston Public Media

9 years ago today, Houston Matters debuted on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM (KUHF). It has been one wild ride ever since. Thanks to everyone who has supported us the last nine years. And yeah, we're just going to keep going.... houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/houston-…

Summer is #BBQ time. Here are some of the best places in #Houston to get it: bit.ly/3zom4wH #TheFullMenu #food Eric Sandler Felice HoustonEatz Houston Public Media

PHOTOS: Check out one #Houston man's collection of memorabilia from the long-gone #ShamrockHotel #HoustonHistory and my story on how the loss of the hotel 35 yrs ago changed preservation for the better HERE: bit.ly/3n6TCYL

Very cool story about former ⁦Houston Astros⁩ draft pick ⁦Mark Appel⁩ making the majors after a long, trying journey (and bringing a delicious sandwich chain ⁦Ike's Love & Sandwiches⁩ to #Houston on the way). #HoustonSports mlb.com/news/mark-appe…

#ALeagueofTheirOwn turned 30 this month. real megan cavanagh, who stole the show as awkward slugger #MarlaHooch, now lives in Houston & reflects on the role & what the film did for #womenssport w/ @cohencraig HERE: bit.ly/3BsCW6r Houston Public Media

ICYMI: Nikole Hannah-Jones Ida Bae Wells tells mchagerty about her work on #1619Project, bringing stories of enslaved Africans out of obscurity in #AmericanHistory ahead of an event in #Houston Aug. 24 with Progressive Forum. Houston Public Media LISTEN: bit.ly/3dP6YYk

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon aka The Bacon Brothers about their music and their upcoming show at the Dosey Doe's Big Barn in The Woodlands. LISTEN HERE: bit.ly/3erIYdZ

Photos: Check out the new @HouToyMuseum HERE: bit.ly/3hRhGja Houston Public Media #Houston

ICYMI: #Houston native Tembi Locke tells the true story of love & loss that inspired the new netflix⁷ series #FromScratch bit.ly/3OhzGiG Houston Public Media

#Biscuits you shouldn't skip. A Vietnamese #tostada. Some amazing #hummus. #HoustonFood writers on the best new #Houston #restaurants of 2022 & preview 2023. Highlights from Felice Eric Sandler David Leftwich & FULL LIST: bit.ly/3Xm1uWy Houston Public Media #TheFullMenu

“Odysseus has a new home”

Last year, my friend mchagerty, a lifelong Cubs fan, married Melanie, a lifelong Astros fan. That's quite the hot hand they're playing.