{"id":550009,"date":"2026-01-28T21:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550009\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:09:15","slug":"hello-houston-january-28-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550009\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (January 28, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HH_Podcast-Cover-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Houston: where Houston talks!\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s Hello Houston, we speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/socialpolicy.rice.edu\/faculty\/dan-potter-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Potter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.rice.edu\/staff\/katharine-yang-bao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katherine Yang Bao<\/a> from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, who discuss a new study highlighting one of the Houston region&#8217;s fastest-growing and most diverse populations: Asian Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Then, actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zachary-keller.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachary Keller<\/a> joins us to discuss his role as Jacob Jankowski in the North American tour of the hit Broadway musical <a href=\"https:\/\/waterforelephantsthemusical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water for Elephants<\/a>, which is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/events\/water-for-elephants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running at the Hobby Center<\/a> through Sunday.<\/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>Plus, MFAH curator Cindy Pe\u00f1a and Arden Decker, associate director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/learn\/icaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Center for Art of the Americas<\/a>, tell us about the museum&#8217;s new exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/art\/exhibitions\/frida-the-making-of-an-icon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frida: The Making of an Icon<\/a>, which explores the life and legacy of legendary artist Frida Kahlo.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie, Celeste, and Frank discuss today&#8217;s stories at the top of each hour, including Congress steering closer towards a possible partial government shutdown and protesters calling for the Houston City Council to cease all cooperation with ICE during a meeting yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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