{"id":139694,"date":"2025-08-12T12:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/139694\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:52:25","slug":"educating-pandemic-babies-aug-12-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/139694\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating \u2018pandemic babies\u2019 (Aug. 12, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-381306 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png\" alt=\"The Houston Matters logo on a white background\" width=\"1000\" height=\"525\"  \/> Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener\">listen online<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2025\/08\/12\/528282\/educating-pandemic-babies-aug-12-2025\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener\">@HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u2019s show: Students at HISD campuses are headed back to school today, and among them are some kids you could call &#8220;pandemic babies.&#8221; We discuss the challenges faced by kids whose early childhoods were disrupted by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Also this hour: We remember astronaut Jim Lovell, who <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/nasa\/space\/2025\/08\/08\/528333\/famed-nasa-astronaut-and-apollo-13-commander-jim-lovell-has-died-at-age-97\/\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away last week<\/a>. We revisit a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2020\/04\/10\/366738\/a-successful-failure-50-years-later-former-astronaut-jim-lovell-reflects-on-apollo-13\/\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation from 2020<\/a> he had with producer Michael Hagerty to mark the mission\u2019s 50th anniversary. And we hear some thoughts on Lovell from the man who brought him to the big screen: actor Tom Hanks.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we explore life in Houston through the eyes of different generations, from the perspectives of Gens X, Y, and Z.<\/p>\n<p>And successful food trucks often become restaurants. And sometimes restaurants simplify and become food trucks. What challenges come with these transitions? And, in a city known for its variety of restaurant choices, do food trucks have an edge in reaching new audiences?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion. 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