{"id":550263,"date":"2026-01-28T23:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550263\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T23:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:41:19","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-january-28-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550263\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (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-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&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Commuter Cut,&#8221; we discuss a new study from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research about Houston&#8217;s Asian American population, with the institute&#8217;s <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>, who break down the study&#8217;s findings.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we hear from actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zachary-keller.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachary Keller<\/a>, who talks about playing the character Jacob Jankowski in the hit Broadway musical <a href=\"https:\/\/waterforelephantsthemusical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water for Elephants<\/a>, 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>Also, we&#8217;re joined by Cindy Pe\u00f1a, assistant curator of Latin American and Latino Art at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MFAH<\/a> 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>, who discuss the museum\u2019s 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 how Frida Kahlo became one of the world&#8217;s most influential artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Commuter Cut,&#8221; 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