{"id":990710,"date":"2026-08-09T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/990710\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T08:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:45:43","slug":"hello-houston-august-7-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/990710\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (August 7, 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 talk with Dr. Peter Stout, President and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Forensic Science Center<\/a>, who discusses their work providing forensic services to help support criminal investigations and why scientific integrity is important for the investigative process.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Timothy Hudson, founder and CEO of Houston Reggae Summer Fest, and the festival\u2019s entertainment director, Tafari Toney, talk to us about the event taking place at Hermann Square tomorrow, August 8, and what sights and sounds Houstonians can expect.<\/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 do our regular Friday feature &#8220;Last Minute Plans,&#8221; in which our hosts share a comprehensive rundown of events going down in the Houston area this weekend, while they, and Hello Houston listeners, share their own plans for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, we revisit an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/shows\/party-politics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Party Politics<\/a> co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/faculty-and-staff\/professors\/rottinghaus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Rottinghaus<\/a>\u2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/tag\/texperts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texperts<\/a> series, in which he explores a new Texas law that creates a single statewide health permit for food trucks and what its supporters and critics are saying about it.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/author\/michael-adkison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Adkison<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/donnareedvo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donna Reed<\/a>, discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including a Texas appeals court rejecting Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s push to overturn the State Fair&#8217;s firearms ban, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare&#8217;s investigation into the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/harris-county\/2026\/08\/06\/558803\/harris-county-das-investigation-into-fatal-ice-shooting-gets-2-5-million-boost-from-commissioners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">receiving a funding boost of $2.5 million<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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