Houston Matters

Booking Overview

This weekday public-radio current-affairs program focuses on Houston’s politics, public policy, health, education, civic issues, and cultural life, regularly featuring local officials, subject-matter experts, community voices, and cultural figures. Agencies could credibly pitch Houston-area policy experts, academics, civic leaders, public safety or health professionals, artists, and authors with direct local relevance; booking difficulty is generally low to medium when the guest offers timely Houston connections and credible expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 50

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 35.6k subscribers

Instagram: 33.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

talk@houstonmatters.org

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Houston-area elected officials, civic leaders, academic or policy experts, public safety and health professionals, community representatives, and established artists or media figures with direct relevance to local issues.

Required Achievements:

Leadership or elected office in the Houston region, Subject-matter expertise through academic, research, or public-service work, Established careers in music, media, or documentary production

Recent Guest Discussions

Kahil El'Zabar - His Upcoming Performance At The Houston Museum Of African American Culture And The Bayou City Stewards Exhibition

Everette Penn - Law-enforcement De-escalation And Officer-involved Shootings

David Greene - Gun Violence And His Documentary Louder Than Guns

Carol Alvarado - A Fatal ICE Shooting, Community Response, Public Safety, Policing, And Neighborhood Concerns In Houston’s East End

Joaquin Martinez - A Fatal ICE Shooting, Community Response, Public Safety, Policing, And Neighborhood Concerns In Houston’s East End

Recent Topics

Houston, Public Affairs, Politics, Education, Healthcare

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Houston Matters

Houston real estate market (Sept. 8, 2026)

September 08, 2026

On Tuesday's show: After years of scarcity, there is now a much greater selection of homes for sale in the Houston market. Despite that, Houston Chronicle reporter Marissa Luck talks to us about why there still aren't many good bargains out there. And we take the pulse of the Houston real estate market with Theresa Hill, chair of the Houston Association of Realtors.For years during the pandemic, Houston homebuyers were told there just weren’t enough homes on the market to bring down prices. N...

NASA’s new space telescope (Sept. 4, 2026)

September 04, 2026

On Friday's show: A Galveston County jury has sentenced James Elmore, 61, to 20 years in prison for his role in a decades-old "Texas Killing Fields" case that went unsolved for over 40 years. We get the details on his trial and sentencing.Also this hour: NASA just launched a new telescope. We learn what makes the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope different than others before it, like the Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope, and what the agency hopes to discover with new snapshots of the...

AI and medicine (Sept. 3, 2026)

September 03, 2026

On Thursday's show: We discuss the recent deal the city of Houston made promising to never absorb The Woodlands in exchange for $50 million over the next four years.Also this hour: We discuss how the growth of AI is shaping the medical field for doctors and patients.Then, a DPS trooper tells us what to do if (and, let's face it when) you’re in a fender bender on Houston roads and highways.And the folks behind Houston's online radio station Ice House Radio talk about their mission to share and...

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