{"id":260059,"date":"2026-04-21T20:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/260059\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:56:10","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-april-21-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/260059\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (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-517232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HH_Podcast-Cover_The-Commuter-Cut-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Commuter Cut,&#8221; Ernie and guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chau_Nguyen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chau Nguyen<\/a> talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/council\/4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas<\/a>, who discusses <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> to vote on the ordinance aimed at reducing HPD&#8217;s coordination with ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we hear from Rice University political science professor, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.rice.edu\/faculty\/richard-j-stoll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Richard Stoll<\/a>, who joins us to help us understand how peace negotiations work and to share his thoughts on the current state of peace talks between the United States and Iran.<\/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>Also, we learn all about the 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>, with Misty Flores, assistant curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston&#8217;s Rienzi, who explains how it explores the way food became redefined in the U.S. following the end of World War II.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Commuter Cut,&#8221; 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