{"id":381432,"date":"2026-07-21T20:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381432\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:56:10","slug":"hello-houston-july-21-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381432\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (July 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, we talk with the Senior Director of Operations at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonhumane.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Humane Society<\/a>, Greg Evans, who discusses how they&#8217;re addressing the city&#8217;s stray animal crisis, and how Houstonians can help lower these rates and save these animals.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we hear from Kevin Anderson, the Founder and CEO of the Houston area non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truthprojecthtx.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The T.R.U.T.H. Project<\/a>, who tells us about their upcoming third annual &#8220;A Vibe Called Rest Fest,&#8221; and how it celebrates community wellness and healing.<\/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, <a href=\"https:\/\/eileendong.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eileen Dong<\/a>, a former UN Global Goals Ambassador and Executive Director of Hope Pyx Global, and Houston City Council Member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/council\/1\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Ramirez<\/a>, discuss the upcoming United Nations World Day Against Trafficking, how this particular issue affects us in Houston, and how we can address trafficking in our area.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Houston native Corey Ross, who will be appearing in tonight\u2019s episode of NBC&#8217;s Password, joins us to tell us all about his experience as a contestant on the game show and what it was like to interact with its celebrity guests.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Ernie Manouse and Houston Public Media reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/staff\/michael-adkison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Adkison<\/a> talk about today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the latest on Tropical Storm Bertha, which they discuss with Houston Chronicle meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/author\/justin-ballard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Ballard<\/a>, and James Talarico pledging to spend $25 million to mobilize Black voters on behalf of his U.S. Senate campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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