{"id":876576,"date":"2026-06-18T19:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/876576\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:49:27","slug":"hello-houston-june-18-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/876576\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (June 18, 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, as Juneteenth approaches, historian and author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profblmkelley.com\/bio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blair LM Kelley<\/a> and Prairie View A&amp;M&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/blog\/melanyeprice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Melanye Price<\/a> join us to explore what the holiday means to us today and how it&#8217;s still shaping conversations about social justice in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Militza Mezquita, the Texas State Director for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Save the Children<\/a>, joins us to share tips for how parents can keep their children learning throughout summer break.<\/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, we hear an excerpt of the latest installment of Ernie Manouse&#8217;s InnerVIEWS series, in which he talks with Netflix BBQ star and fourth-generation Texas pitmaster <a href=\"https:\/\/texasq.com\/our-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sloan Rinaldi<\/a>, who shares some simple grilling tips that can help take your Father\u2019s Day cookout to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, it&#8217;s Thursday, which means it&#8217;s time for our regular feature, Current Obsessions, in which our hosts and listeners share the latest things that are taking over all their free time. 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