Shifting leadership in Fort Bend County (April 24, 2026)
About this episode
The episode discusses leadership changes in Fort Bend County, the cancellation of a conference on pan-African spirituality, and features an interview with author Yann Martel.
On Friday's show: We take a closer look at some recent changes in leadership in Fort Bend County and ponder how some candidates assuming new roles might affect looming elections. Also this hour: We examine why a recently planned conference on pan-African spirituality never happened and what it says about our current political and economic climate. Then, our panel of non-experts will break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And writer Yann Martel is coming to town Monday for an event with Inprint Houston where he'll discuss his latest novel, Son of Nobody . The bestselling author of Life of Pi talks with us first and explains why he often loves to give starring roles in his stories to animals. Watch
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