{"id":240860,"date":"2026-04-08T20:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240860\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:20:16","slug":"hello-houston-april-8-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240860\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (April 8, 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 talk with Dan Anthony, Executive Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wepaythetariffs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We Pay the Tariffs<\/a>, who discusses where we are now after a year of President Trump&#8217;s tariffs, what this past year has meant for small businesses, and what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>Next, actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Kelly-Denice-Taylor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Denice Taylor<\/a>, who&#8217;s currently playing Jane Seymour in the national tour of the hit musical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/events\/six-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SIX,<\/a> joins us to tell us all about the show, which is running now at the Hobby Center through Sunday.<\/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, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/ghirp.org\/team\/chiqui-sanchez-kennedy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chiqui Sanchez Kennedy<\/a>, Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/ghirp.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project<\/a>, who tells us about their work providing free legal services to immigrants across the region and their upcoming spring fundraiser to help support their mission.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campforall.org\/staff\/brian-frazier\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Frazier<\/a>, Faith Malton, and Zach Ruhl, who tell us about the non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campforall.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Camp For All<\/a>, how they create memorable experiences for children and adults with challenging illnesses, disabilities, or special needs, and their upcoming annual &#8220;Over The Edge&#8221; event.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste talk about the top stories of the day at the top of each hour, including the U.S. and Iran agreeing to a two-week-long ceasefire and the Houston City Council voting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/city-of-houston\/2026\/04\/08\/548492\/ice-houston-police-city-council-prop-a\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approve an ordinance<\/a> designed to reduce cooperation between the Houston Police Department and ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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