About this episode
The episode features discussions on a city ordinance regarding HPD's coordination with ICE, the Great Age on the Green festival, US-Iran peace negotiations, and a new exhibition at MFAH.
On today’s Hello Houston, Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas joins us to discuss tomorrow’s meeting over the city ordinance she spearheaded aimed at limiting HPD’s coordination with ICE agents, and what this could mean for Houston. Next, we learn about Houston’s inaugural “ Great Age on the Green ” festival with Fritz McDonald, president and founder of the Houston-based non-profit, the Great Age Movement , and the Discovery Green Conservancy's marketing director, Frankie Ortega. In the show’s second hour, we talk with Dr. Richard Stoll , professor of political science at Rice University, who shares his thoughts on the current state of peace negotiations between the United States and Iran, as well as how these kinds of negotiations work. Plus, Misty Flores, Assistant Curator at MFAH’s Rienzi, tells us all about their new exhibition, Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age , and how it explores how food became redefined during postwar America. Also, Ernie Manouse and guest host Chau Nguyen discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including Houston Mayor John Whitmire's new podcast costing up to $60,000 in taxpayer money, plans being approved for President…
People in this episode
Host: Ernie Manouse
Guests: Alejandra Salinas, Fritz McDonald, Frankie Ortega, Misty Flores, Dr Richard Stoll
Topics covered
- Houston City Council
- HPD and ICE coordination
- Great Age on the Green festival
- US-Iran peace negotiations
- Midcentury Menu exhibition
Keywords
- city ordinance
- ICE agents
- festival
- peace negotiations
- exhibition
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Great Age Movement, Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age
Books & works: Hello Houston, Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age
Places: Houston, the United States, Iran, America
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