{"id":313550,"date":"2026-05-29T05:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/313550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:59:15","slug":"hello-houston-may-28-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/313550\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (May 28, 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 hear from Texas State Representative and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, who shares his reaction to now facing off against Republican nominee and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November&#8217;s general election.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we&#8217;re joined by Houston-based author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalyaniadusumilli.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kalyani Adusumilli<\/a>, who tells us all about her newly released debut novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalyaniadusumilli.com\/books\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Invisible Canvas<\/a>, and how it explores mental health, trauma, and personal identity.<\/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 hear the latest installment in Ernie Manouse&#8217;s InnerVIEWS series, in which he talks with actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000589\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eve Plumb<\/a>, best known for playing Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch, about her life, career, and artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts and listeners talk about the things that have been taking over all their free time for our regular Thursday feature, Current Obsessions. 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