{"id":566486,"date":"2026-02-04T20:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/566486\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:47:20","slug":"hello-houston-february-4-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/566486\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 4, 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&#8217;re joined by local energy expert Samuel Luna in the show&#8217;s first hour, who breaks down ERCOT&#8217;s 2026 forecast showing electricity demand increasing rapidly across Texas, and what this means for your electric bill.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/matchouston.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midtown Arts &amp; Theater Center Houston (MATCH)<\/a> and how it supports the city&#8217;s arts community, with their managing director, Kirk Markley and director of patron services, Dennis Draper.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>In the second hour of the show, we talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfthhouston.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coalition for the Homeless of Houston\/Harris County<\/a> president &amp; CEO Kelly Young and vice president of public affairs, Catherine Villarreal, who discuss the latest issues affecting the city&#8217;s homeless population.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we also hear a portion of the latest installment of Ernie&#8217;s InnerVIEWS series in which he sits down with Broadway legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001613\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bernadette Peters<\/a> ahead of her upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/events\/an-evening-with-bernadette-peters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston performance<\/a> this weekend. 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