The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

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  • A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.
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  • Cowboy Carter Tour coming to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Feb 7 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • HISD students staying home from school to protest Mike Miles
    • The City of Houston’s budget deficit growing some more
    • Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour coming to Houston for two shows this summer

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Jennifer Hadayia or Air Alliance Houston
    • Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
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    15 mins
  • Huge mammoth skull unearthed in Central Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jan 31 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • The Doomsday Clock being set to 89 seconds away from midnight, closer than it has ever been
    • HISD students making some academic progress from 2022, but still trailing scores their predecessors got before the pandemic
    • A huge mammoth skull being unearthed in Central Texas

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
    • David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
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    18 mins
  • Trump Burger headed to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jan 24 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • A “once in a generation” snow storm hitting Houston
    • A Trump Burger location coming to Houston

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
    • Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
    • Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse
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    15 mins

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