The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

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  • A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.
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Episodes
  • The Rodeo Returns: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Feb 28 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • Apple plans to build a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston
    • The 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins on Tuesday, March 4th

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
    • Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
    • Lisa Falkenberg, Editor of Opinion (and soon-to-be Senior Columnist) for the Houston Chronicle
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    17 mins
  • KFC’s headquarters headed to Texas: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Feb 21 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • KFC’s national headquarters leave Kentucky for Texas
    • The NFL rescinding Joe Mixon's fine for things he never said criticizing officials
    • A kayaker briefly ending up inside a whale's mouth

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Ernie Manouse, Frank Billingsley, and Celeste Diaz Schurman of Houston Public Media's forthcoming show, Hello Houston
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    16 mins
  • Chevron planning to lay off 20 percent of its workforce: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Feb 14 2025

    A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

    This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

    • Chevron planning layoffs of 15-20 percent of its workforce by the end of 2026
    • A man defying his own genetic predisposition and not developing Alzheimer’s
    • A wildlife sanctuary helping spurned lovers get closure by feeding their exes' names to wolves

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
    • Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
    • Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
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    22 mins

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