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City Cast Houston

The daily podcast for food, culture, news, and nature in the sweaty Bayou City. Join host Raheel Ramzanali and the City Cast Houston team every weekday morning 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 at houston.citycast.fm.

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31:36

Florida vs. Texas, Houston Art Thrives, and Can We...

City Cast Houston ·

2023/01/06

It’s time to hash out the week’s news. Contributor Shiyam Galyon, producer AK Al-Moumen and host Lisa Gray discuss the biggest stories — and the ones that should have gotten more attention. This week's biggest stories: Texas and Florida are the future of the U.S. Harris County election post-mortem. Southwest Airlines has a meltdown over the holidays. This week's most underrated stories: 2 Texas Business men with ties to former TX Governor Rick Perry pitched overturning the election to Trump. The

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18:02

Houston's Best Places to Take Your Enemies

City Cast Houston ·

2023/01/05

Usually the City Cast crew talks about Houston’s greatest stuff, the places and experiences you want to share with people you love. But life isn’t all Discovery Green and crawfish. Today the crew dishes about the experiences you’d wish on your archnemesis — the worst miseries that our city has to offer. Our morning newsletter Hey Houston brings updates on local news to you daily. Sign up here. Make sure you stay connected to us by following us on Twitter and Instagram @CityCastHouston Or leave us a

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23:42

The Gulf Coast's Original Settlers Are Far from...

City Cast Houston ·

2023/01/04

The Karankawa tribe was long thought to be extinct but Absolem Yetzirah, a Karankawa native and Council-member of the Five Rivers Council, proves the tribe is alive in the heart of the Houston metro area. It's a history that goes back to the first settlers of the gulf coast and the human cost of the founding of the State of Texas. Learn more about Karankawa History. Sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston! It has all the local news you need! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram We want to

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14:29

How to Fix Houston in 2023

City Cast Houston ·

2023/01/03

What do we want out of Houston this year? City Cast guests and contributors offer suggestions — and a few predictions. Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:33

The Astros Worlds Series Parade: The Celebration of a...

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/30

Houston rained victorious this year as the Astros took home the trophy for the World Series! With over 1 million fans lining the streets and hanging off the sides of the buildings just to get a view of the team - I think it's safe to say this was one of the biggest celebrations of 2022 - and our producers Carlignon Jones and AK AL-Moumen were there to capture it all. Sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston here to stay in the know about local news! Stay connected with us by following us on

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27:00

ChopNBlok Brings HTX a Taste of Africa

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/29

Today, as we continue our celebration of 2022’s superlatives, we’re revisiting the show that made us hungriest. In September, Ope Amosu, the chef and businessman behind ChopNBlok, joined newsletter writer Brooke Lewis and host Lisa Gray — and explained how a former chemical engineer came to run one of Houston’s most celebrated new restaurants. Find out more about ChopNBlok here . Make sure you sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston here. We're on Social media too! Follow us on Twitter and

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22:12

Is There a Houston Accent?

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/28

On today’s celebration of 2022 superlatives, we’ll hear from one of this year’s most entertaining guests — and also the one with the best Texas accent. In May, John Nova Lomax, who writes the newsletter “Ruckus,” joined producer Ferrill Gibbs and host Lisa Gray to talk about Houston accents. John Nova Lomax's newsletter Ruckus. Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter here. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text

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18:21

The Dream of A Blimp Race Around the World

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/27

As we look back on 2022, we’re doing a week of superlatives! Today we give you the year’s biggest Houston dreamer: Don Hartsell, who we talked with in August. The founder and first commissioner of the World Air League, he aims to start the World Sky Race, a first-of-its-kind competition that would send blimps, Zeppelins, and other airships racing each other around the globe, jockeying to win a $5 million prize Here's more about The World Sky Race Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our

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32:17

Houston’s Best Moments 2022

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/22

The City Cast crew looks back on the year’s most Houston moment, the city’s hottest hotspot, and more. The Most Houston Moment: Bun B’s first H-Town Takeover Concert at the Rodeo. Our 2022 Astros squad might be the best in the 21st century. Mo Amir used his Show to give love back to his Hometown, Alief. The unanimous hottest spot in Houston is: Post Houston. Our Most Impactful episodes: Two Texas Teachers Explain Why They Quit. How Montrose Got To Be Gay. What Does a Poet Laureate Actually Do? We

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20:05

The Ancient Joy of Texas Tamales

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/21

For lots of Mexican-American families in Texas, Christmas is celebrated with tamales — often homemade ones. Adán Medrano, author of the cookbooks Texas Mexican Cooking and Don’t Count the Tortillas, has spent more than a decade celebrating comida casera, the homemade food that he grew up with. Behind those Christmas tamales, he says, is a history that stretches back hundreds of years. Plus, he tells us about Houston restaurants whose tamales he loves. Sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston

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22:14

Naughty or Nice? The HTX List

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/20

Which Houstonians delighted us this year? And which ones deserve coal in their stockings? Texas Monthly staff writer Michael Hardy and host Lisa Gray offer Santa their guidance. Naughty List: Mattress Mack, for his open letter to Lina Hidalgo. Isabel Longoria, for botching the 2022 primary. Vidal Martinez. for falsely accusing Alex Mealer’s grandfather as a Castro supporter. Ted Cruz, because in April, he accused Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of supporting critical race

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18:53

The Amazing Nature Preserve in HTX’s Backyard

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/19

In the Houston area, winter is the best season to be outdoors. But if you want to immerse yourself in nature, where do you go? Consider the Big Thicket, a national preserve that’s less than two hours from Houston. Rice University biologist and City Cast contributor Scott Solomon explains. Learn more about the Big Thicket National Preserve. Our morning newsletter Hey Houston brings updates on local news to you daily. Sign up here. Make sure you stay connected to us by following us on Twitter and

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28:36

UH’s Defrocked Dean, Bun B’s Brick-and-Mortar, and...

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/16

Time to recap the week’s Houston news! City Cast cultural contributor Antréchelle Dorsey joins producer Carlignon Jones and host Lisa Gray. Governor Abbott claims non-government agencies are assisting in border crossings. The rising numbers of border crossings. The demotion of the dean of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Bun B's Trill Burger is opening its first location in Montrose. Latino Houstonians say they have fallen victim to a Ponzi scheme. Harris County courts

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29:51

Is Whataburger Overrated?

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/15

An out-of-state colleague recently tried Texans’ favorite fast-food chain and says that he can’t understand why it’s so popular. The City Cast crew explains. Find you a Whataburger. Some fun facts about Whataburger. Get deeper into the city by subscribing to our daily newsletter, Hey Houston! Follow us on Twitter to get updated on what we're doing! Follow us on Instagram to see what we're doing! Leave us a text or voicemail at +1 713-489-6972 and let us know your thoughts! Learn more about your ad

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23:20

Secrets of a Texas Santa

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/14

How do you get to be a Santa? Do you hang out with other Santas? Isn’t that suit hot? Santa Lance Mclean, sleighmaster of Lone Star Santas, gives us the low-ho-ho-ho-down. Want to hire Santa Lance for your next private event? Also, check out Lone Star Santas ! Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston! here. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your

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15:01

Best Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in HTX

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/13

Hot chocolate, snowmen, and a crackling fire in the hearth? Bah, humbug: Here in subtropical Houston, the azaleas are blooming, and linen fits the weather better than cashmere. So how can you get in a Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Kwanzaa kind of mood? Host Lisa Gray trades ideas with contributor Evan “Grinch” Mintz. Winter Lights Marriott. Galaxy Lights at NASA. Zoo Lights. Lightscape at Botanical Garden. Neighborhoods that do a lot of lights. Houston Ebony Opera. Pre-Kwanzaa Market. Hugo’s

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26:05

What Went Wrong in Texas’ Deadliest Prison Escape

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/12

In May inmate Gonzalo Lopez, a former member of the Mexican mafia, hijacked a Texas prison bus on its way to Huntsville. Weeks later, police shot and killed him in a standoff. But by then it was already too late: Lopez had killed a Tomball resident and the man’s four grandsons. What went wrong? And could it happen again? Our guest is Marshall Project corrections reporter Keri Blakinger, author of Corrections in Ink. Keri's reporting on this story and the inspiration for this episode. KHOU's

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21:57

Brittney Griner, Guns N’ Roses, and Texas’ $27B Surplus

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/09

What happened this week in Houston? Lisa Gray, AK AL-Moumen, and Olivia Flores Alvarez process the week’s biggest stories. The Chron's reporting on Justin Verlander's exit from Houston. CNN's Live updates of Brittney Griner's release. Rolling Stone reporting on the arrest of the suspect in Migos member Takeoff's murder. Texas Tribune's reporting on Texas' $27 Billion surplus. Texas Monthly's piece on Guns N' Roses Lawsuit against Texas Guns and Roses (the names matter!) Houston Theater's site for

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28:21

Is H-E-B Really The Best Grocery Store in HTX?

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/08

The City Cast crew checks out Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and other worthy competitors. H-E-B. Central Market Houston locations. Trader Joe's Houston Locations. Whole Foods Houston locations. Hong Kong Market. Phoenicia Specialty Foods. La Michoacana. Wanna know what's happening around H-Town during the Holidays? Subscribe to our daily newsletter, Hey Houston to keep up to date! Follow our Twitter to find out what we're doing next! Follow our Instagram to see what we got! And if you got a burning

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16:30

A Coral Reef? Near HTX? Yes, Really.

City Cast Houston ·

2022/12/07

Usually we think of coral reefs — the oceans’ most thrilling displays of life — near exotic vacation destinations, such as Australia or the Caribbean islands. But not only are the Flower Garden Banks right here, off Texas’ Gulf Coast, they’re also among the healthiest reefs left. “The Flower Garden Banks are Astros-level,” says Rice University coral researcher Adrienne Correa. “They’re the world champion of reefs in the United States! They deserve a parade.” Correa Lab's website. More about the

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