{"id":19719,"date":"2025-10-24T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/19719\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:40:09","slug":"hello-houston-october-24-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/19719\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (October 24, 2025) \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 learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texaschildrens.org\/departments\/kangaroo-crew\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Children&#8217;s Kangaroo Crew<\/a>, with their program director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texaschildrens.org\/find-a-provider\/mubbasheer-ahmed-md\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Basheer Ahmed<\/a> and critical care nurse Lamont Seltzer, who tell us about their work providing intensive care services to patients from across the U.S. and Central America in the show&#8217;s first hour.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in the first hour, paranormal researcher and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hauntedobjectspodcast.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haunted Objects Podcast<\/a> host, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregorynewkirk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Newkirk<\/a>, tells us all about the show he&#8217;s performing tonight at the Hobby Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/events\/haunted-objects-live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haunted Objects Live!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the second hour of the show, we&#8217;re joined by ABC13 Chief Meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/about\/newsteam\/travis-herzog\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Herzog<\/a>, who shares his thoughts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/weather\/2025\/10\/24\/534181\/houston-weather-rain-thunderstorms-flooding-governor-greg-abbott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">severe weather that&#8217;s expected across Texas<\/a> and the Houston area this weekend, and what we can expect.<\/p>\n<p>Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerinstitute.org\/expert\/john-w-diamond\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. John Diamond<\/a>, Senior Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice University&#8217;s Baker Institute for Public Policy, helps break down how the government shutdown is affecting workers, markets and the broader economy.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts share a list of events happening this weekend in Houston for our regular Friday feature, &#8220;Last Minute Plans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Frank discuss some of today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Lieutenant Governor Dan\u202fPatrick calling for the registration of Alamo\u202fTrust President and CEO Kate\u202fRogers over views found in her 2023 dissertation and the rise of eye injuries while playing Pickleball.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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