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H-Town Progressive

H-Town Progressive is a podcast about big, progressive ideas, viewed through the lens of local Houston issues. Please join us as we talk about the issues that matter to Houston's Progressive community... Read more

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Ep. 63 Dr. Bhavik Kumar - COVID 19 and Abortion Care in Houston

Ep. 63 Dr. Bhavik Kumar - COVID 19 and Abortion Care in Houston

It seems that abortion care is always politically charged and under attack. That’s true now more than ever, as political... Read more

1 May 2020

50mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 27 Ann Johnson - Houston’s Human Trafficking Problem

Ep. 27 Ann Johnson - Houston’s Human Trafficking Problem

It is an unbelievable shame that slavery, in the form of human trafficking, not only exists, but thrives in Houston. Rig... Read more

29 May 2019

44mins

Ranked #3

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Ep. 15 Iris Gonzalez - Equity in Flood Control Projects

Ep. 15 Iris Gonzalez - Equity in Flood Control Projects

In 2018 Harris County authorized $2.5 Billion in flood control projects. Now, as those projects start to get moving, we ... Read more

6 Mar 2019

42mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 50 H-Town Progressive Anniversary + The Road to 2020!

Ep. 50 H-Town Progressive Anniversary + The Road to 2020!

H-Town Progressive celebrates our 1 Year Anniversary with Lillie Schechter and Nisha Randle as we discuss The Road to th... Read more

6 Nov 2019

52mins

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Ep. 5 Fran Watson - Privilege and Poverty in Houston

Ep. 5 Fran Watson - Privilege and Poverty in Houston

Houston is a world class city with world class wealth disparities. We've come a long way, but there is so much more to b... Read more

5 Dec 2018

39mins

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Ep. 51 Courtney Sellers - Youth Homelessness in Houston

Ep. 51 Courtney Sellers - Youth Homelessness in Houston

Justice for our youth homeless population is yet another strand of the broader issues of racial justice and justice with... Read more

13 Nov 2019

54mins

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Ep. 34 Oni Blair - Transportation Equity in Houston

Ep. 34 Oni Blair - Transportation Equity in Houston

Too many people struggle to safely move about our great city to do the things that people need to do in modern society. ... Read more

17 Jul 2019

46mins

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Ep. 45 Dr. Kyle Shelton - The Infrastructure Episode

Ep. 45 Dr. Kyle Shelton - The Infrastructure Episode

In our ever-expanding city, as we contemplate new infrastructure decisions, like the I-45 expansion, and whether to crea... Read more

2 Oct 2019

52mins

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Ep. 41 Angie Razo - Politically Engaging Houston's Latinx Community

Ep. 41 Angie Razo - Politically Engaging Houston's Latinx Community

The Latinx community in politics is often referred to as a “Sleeping Giant” because of its large size and low participat... Read more

4 Sep 2019

48mins

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Ep. 47 Andrea Greer - 2019 Ballot Propositions

Ep. 47 Andrea Greer - 2019 Ballot Propositions

It's election season ya'll, so get ready to put on your Democracy Pants and vote! Join us this week as we discuss the 11... Read more

16 Oct 2019

53mins

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Ep. 24 Dr. Bich-May Nguyen - Public Health in Houston: Vaccinations

Ep. 24 Dr. Bich-May Nguyen - Public Health in Houston: Vaccinations

MEASLES! DIPHTHERIA! POLIO! RUBELLA! MUMPS! SMALLPOX! TUBERCULOSIS! WHOOPING COUGH! There’s a reason you probably have n... Read more

8 May 2019

43mins

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Ep. 21 Nisha Randle - Harris County as “Political Battleground”

Ep. 21 Nisha Randle - Harris County as “Political Battleground”

Texas has become a political battleground for national politics, and Harris County is set to lead Texas Progressives in ... Read more

17 Apr 2019

39mins

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Ep. 20 SPECIAL - Houston's Advocacy Day at the Capitol

Ep. 20 SPECIAL - Houston's Advocacy Day at the Capitol

This week we’re doing something a little different. We talk a lot about advocacy on this program, so we thought it would... Read more

10 Apr 2019

56mins

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Ep. 12 Brandon Mack - Confederate Monuments in Houston

Ep. 12 Brandon Mack - Confederate Monuments in Houston

“The Spirit of the Confederacy” statue still stands in Sam Houston Park today. It and many other Confederate monuments l... Read more

6 Feb 2019

45mins

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Ep. 33 Dr. Bakeyah Nelson - Environmental Resilience in Houston

Ep. 33 Dr. Bakeyah Nelson - Environmental Resilience in Houston

This year in the Houston area we’ve suffered terrible environmental disasters, perpetrated by the corporate recklessness... Read more

10 Jul 2019

42mins

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Ep. 52 Kam Franklin - Advocacy Through Art: The Suffers

Ep. 52 Kam Franklin - Advocacy Through Art: The Suffers

Art is a uniquely human thing. It's also progressive at its core, as it connects communities and ignores boundaries. Joi... Read more

20 Nov 2019

51mins

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Ep. 39 Odus Evbagharu - A Houston Millenial Goes to Austin

Ep. 39 Odus Evbagharu - A Houston Millenial Goes to Austin

Institutional knowledge is important, but breaking unjust institutions can be much more important. So when a young black... Read more

21 Aug 2019

52mins

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Ep. 42 Tamara Siler - Diversity, Access & Inclusion in Higher Education

Ep. 42 Tamara Siler - Diversity, Access & Inclusion in Higher Education

Universities once were a tool for the perpetuation of an entrenched power structure. That has changed. These days univer... Read more

11 Sep 2019

55mins

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Ep. 9 Laura Moser - Being Boldly Progressive

Ep. 9 Laura Moser - Being Boldly Progressive

We Americans are fundamentally conservative, right? That’s what we’ve been told for as long as anyone can remember. You ... Read more

16 Jan 2019

40mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 16 Dr. Blake Ellis - Houston’s Progressive History and Future

Ep. 16 Dr. Blake Ellis - Houston’s Progressive History and Future

Houston is now positioned to play a starring role in our country’s move to the left. But how did we get here? This week ... Read more

13 Mar 2019

45mins

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