{"id":440296,"date":"2026-09-18T19:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440296\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:44:11","slug":"hello-houston-september-18-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440296\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (September 18, 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\/2026\/09\/1789760651_217_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 Alie Brumel of <a href=\"https:\/\/thebreasties.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Breasties<\/a> and Michele Lampach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbieforchange.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobbies for Change<\/a>, who both tell us about Connie&#8217;s Bill and how it aims to help provide coverage for mothers who are medically unable to breastfeed their children.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we talk with local comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lizfaublas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liz Faublas-Wallace<\/a>, who discusses how she made the move from journalism to comedy and how she found her voice on stage.<\/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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wittelstephanie\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephanie Wittels Wachs<\/a>, a Houston native and co-founder and CEO of Lemonada Media, talks about her new book, Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis, and how it examines the ongoing opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we do our regular Friday feature, Last Minute Plans, in which our hosts share a comprehensive rundown of events going down in the Houston area this weekend, while they, and Hello Houston listeners, share their own plans for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Ernie Manouse talk about today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Macklemore donating $1 million to organizations that support Palestine, the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial speaking out, and Harris County Commissioners Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/harris-county\/2026\/09\/17\/562090\/harris-county-commissioners-approve-historic-3-1-billion-budget-finalize-tax-hike\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approving a property tax increase<\/a>, which they discuss with <a href=\"https:\/\/senate.texas.gov\/member.php?d=7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. 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