{"id":181948,"date":"2026-02-26T22:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/181948\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:38:09","slug":"hello-houston-february-26-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/181948\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 26, 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, we begin the show by listening to the newest episode of University of Houston political science professor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/shows\/party-politics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Party Politics<\/a> co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/faculty-and-staff\/professors\/rottinghaus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Rottinghaus<\/a>&#8216; series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/tag\/texperts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texperts<\/a>, in which he explains what county attorneys do and the role they play in elections.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we hear Frank and Celeste&#8217;s conversation with actor, comedian, and screenwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maemartin.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mae Martin<\/a> ahead of their upcoming show this Friday at the Cullen Performing Arts Center.<\/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&#8217;re joined by Eric Broussard, curator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thebryanmuseum.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Museum<\/a> in Galveston, who tells us all about their large collection of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the American West.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Hello Houston team and listeners share the things they&#8217;ve been obsessed with lately for our regular Thursday feature, Current Obsessions.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, at the top of each hour, Ernie Manouse talks about today&#8217;s top stories, including a new poll showing Jasmine Crockett leading over James Talarico, which he discusses with HPM&#8217;s politics and government reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/staff\/andrew-schneider\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Schneider<\/a>, and U.S. Rep. 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