{"id":8909,"date":"2025-10-17T20:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/8909\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:17:09","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-october-17-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/8909\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (October 17, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s edition of \u201cThe Commuter Cut,\u201d Ernie, Celeste, and Frank discuss the growing sex trafficking problem in Houston with Rania Mankarious<\/a>, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston<\/a>, who explains what’s being done to address this issue.<\/p>\n

Then, they are joined by Hope Guidry Groves, Vice President of Experience and Product Operations for the National Marrow Donation Program<\/a>, who tells us about their work connecting patients in need of a transplant with a matched donor.<\/p>\n

Also, we hear from Kenzie Paul, a stem cell transplant recipient who shares her experience after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia.<\/p>\n

Plus, we hear the latest installment of Frank\u2019s \u201cFriends of Frank<\/a>\u201d series, in which he talks with major faith leader and spiritual advisor Reverend Russell Levenson<\/a>, who discusses his new book \u201cWitness to Belief: Conversations on Faith and Meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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