{"id":459372,"date":"2025-12-20T05:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/459372\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T05:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:34:14","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-december-19-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/459372\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (December 19, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HH_Podcast-Cover_The-Commuter-Cut-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s edition of \u201cThe Commuter Cut,\u201d we hear from <a href=\"https:\/\/med.uth.edu\/emergencymedicine\/2022\/11\/18\/theresa-tran-md-mba-facep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Theresa Tran<\/a>, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Health Department<\/a>, who discusses health equity in Houston and what\u2019s being done to close the gaps in healthcare access.<\/p>\n<p>Also, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonballet.org\/explore\/artistic-staff\/stanton-welch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanton Welch<\/a>, artistic director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonballet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Ballet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonballet.org\/about\/ece\/teaching-artists\/jennifer-sommers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Sommers<\/a>, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonballet.org\/about\/academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Ballet Academy<\/a>, who tell us more about this year&#8217;s production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonballet.org\/seasontickets\/2025-2026-season\/the-nutcracker-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nutcracker<\/a>, a long-standing Houston holiday tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we hear Ernie&#8217;s conversation with actor, playwright, and director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0593463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Cameron Mitchell<\/a>, who discusses his upcoming event with <a href=\"https:\/\/arthousehtx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthouse Houston<\/a>, and our hosts share a rundown of holiday-themed weekend events for our regular Friday feature, \u201cLast Minute Plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today\u2019s edition of \u201cThe Commuter Cut,\u201d we hear from Dr. Theresa 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