{"id":259987,"date":"2026-04-21T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259987\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:05:12","slug":"hello-houston-april-21-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259987\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (April 21, 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/council\/4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas<\/a> joins us to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/city-of-houston\/2026\/04\/16\/549367\/houston-mayor-whitmire-hpd-ice-policy-governor-abbott-deadline-extended\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tomorrow&#8217;s meeting<\/a> over the city ordinance she spearheaded aimed at limiting HPD&#8217;s coordination with ICE agents, and what this could mean for Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we learn about Houston&#8217;s inaugural &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverygreen.com\/signature-experiences\/great-age-on-the-green\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Age on the Green<\/a>&#8221; festival with Fritz McDonald, president and founder of the Houston-based non-profit, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatage.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Age Movement<\/a>, and the Discovery Green Conservancy\u2019s marketing director, Frankie Ortega.<\/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 show&#8217;s second hour, we talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.rice.edu\/faculty\/richard-j-stoll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Richard Stoll<\/a>, professor of political science at Rice University, who shares his thoughts on the current state of peace negotiations between the United States and Iran, as well as how these kinds of negotiations work.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Misty Flores, Assistant Curator at MFAH&#8217;s Rienzi, tells us all about their new exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/art\/exhibitions\/midcentury-menu-dining-in-the-atomic-age\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age<\/a>, and how it explores how food became redefined during postwar America.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Ernie Manouse and guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chau_Nguyen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chau Nguyen<\/a> discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Houston Mayor John Whitmire\u2019s new podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/city-of-houston\/2026\/04\/20\/549560\/houston-mayor-john-whitmires-podcast-costs-up-to-60000-in-taxpayer-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">costing up to $60,000<\/a> in taxpayer money, plans being approved for President Trump&#8217;s proposed &#8220;triumphal arch,&#8221; and the Houston City Council voting on amending the ordinance limiting coordination between HPD and ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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