{"id":111829,"date":"2026-01-05T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111829\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:40:14","slug":"hello-houston-january-5-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111829\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (January 5, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HH_Podcast-Cover-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Houston: where Houston talks!\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s Hello Houston, in the wake of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Rice University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.rice.edu\/faculty\/richard-j-stoll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Richard Stoll<\/a>, who breaks down the recent developments and how this situation impacts Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerinstitute.org\/expert\/bill-king\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bill King<\/a>, a fellow at Rice University&#8217;s Baker Institute for Public Policy, who discusses his new book, Depopulation: Our New Demographic Reality, which is about how shifting population changes will reshape our world.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>In the second hour of the show, we continue our coverage of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela with University of Houston energy fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/uh-energy-innovation\/uh-energy\/about-uh-energy\/faculty-engagement\/energy-fellows\/ed-hirs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Hirs<\/a>, who shares his thoughts on President Trump wanting to bring in American oil companies to fix the country&#8217;s oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Jack Massing, executive director of the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, and one half of the legendary artist duo &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartguys.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Guys<\/a>,&#8221; joins us to discuss the 25th anniversary of one of their most recognizable works \u2013 &#8220;SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we also learn more about pet health and nutrition with Houston-area veterinarian Dr. Kristen Cleary and Barbara Marshall, owner of the organic dog food company Wag Tantrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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