Podcast appearances and mentions of john granato

It's the Eighth Wonder of the World, and one of Houston's most iconic landmarks. The Astros played there. George Strait and Selena performed there. But for more than a decade, the Astrodome has sat empty and neglected. Now, a new poll shows a majority of Houston voters support spending public money to renovate it. So, could this FINALLY be the moment we do something with the Dome? City Cast Houston host Raheel Ramzanali is still team “tear it down,” but he's bringing on his buddy and sportscaster John Granato, who thinks the Astrodome deserves a second life. Dive deeper into today's episode: Houston voters support using public money to renovate NRG Stadium and the Astrodome, poll shows Houston's Astrodome Was a Vision of the Future. It's Past Its Prime. A $1 billion proposal is the latest plan to refurbish and save the iconic Houston Astrodome Get more from City Cast Houston when you become a City Cast Houston Neighbor. You'll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm  Learn more about the sponsor of this August 5th episode: Houston Restaurant Weeks Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston  Follow us on Instagram  @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know!  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let's Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back!  - Astros game last night got a little "hairy" but pulled through with a win! Full recap with John and Lance!  - Have you seen UH Football's BRAND NEW FACILITY?!?  - Is CJ Stroud worth 3 first round picks?  - What was THROWN at this WNBA game?! - News of the Weird! 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back!  - John and Lance react to ESPN'S ranking of the best under 25 team talent!  - Tsunami coming and Oprah is in the middle of the conversation!?! - Who are the best play callers in the NFL?  - Who is the best quarterback against playoff teams in the regular season? 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back!  - Is the Texans having 7 new offensive line starters a good thing?  - Astros win! Mauricio Dubón on FIRE with base running! Jeremy Peña HIT!  - Dylan Cease in play for Astros?? Plus more trade deadline talk!  - Is Framber Valdez out of his element talking about this to Joe Espada? - Is Laken Tomlinson a good example of " Consistency is key"? 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back with another episode!  - Coach Dave Aranda saying the "M" word?!  - Luka  Dončić on the cover of Men's Health with a new look!  - Stephen Curry offered a new opinion on player salaries! Should players get a cut of the team value when the team sells?  - Shemar Stewart signed this weekend with the Bengals and the crowd goes....mild. - News of the Weird! 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back with another episode!  - What the heck is wrong with Christian Wilkins?  - Rockets' player Amen Thompson is a "throwback player" for Lance.  - Texans' Calen Bullock makes a BOLD statement. Do you agree?  - Texans will not be a "cookie cutter" offense...or so we're told.  - John and Lance weigh in on UH Football season! 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein are back with another episode!  - The Astros just can't seem to win at home. After the embarrassing loss to the Athletics, is there hope for the upcoming Washington series?  - Former Astros' Billy Wagner inducted into the Hall of Fame with no 'thank you' to John and Lance?! - Texans Talk: could Joe Mixon be out for week one? Nick Chubb doesn't look the same? - Your favorite segment is back! What Did You Learn This Weekend? 

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, Tytus Howard wants to take on more of leadership role. Caitlin Clark is back bringing more attention to the WNBA.  Astros are one of the best in the American League right now, even with all injuries. lastly, talk on the Texans defensive line.  

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We first touch on the Deshaun Watson trade. Having a conspiracy theory that this trade could've been a plan to get Deshaun out of Houston. Moving onto last nights Astros win and Isaac Paredes' injury. We then talk about Pacers and Thunders predictions, carrying on with NBA talk. Lastly in this hour, News of the weird!  

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start with baseball talk. We talk about some of the past Astros and how they're doing now. We touch on Hector Neris and how he did the Astros, comparing it to other celerity drama. Moving on to the financial matters with the Bengals and other NFL teams. Lastly in this hour, we touch on the topic of Astros injuries. 

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start with touching on last nights Astros win. Then moving on to who will be winning the finals, Oklahoma City Thunders or Indiana Pacers? We then touch on the topic of legal troubles with players in the NFL. lastly in this hour, we talk about Baker Mayfield is making his redemption. 

In this hour with  John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start with touching on the French Open. Then moving on to the Astros, talking about last nights game and some line-ups. We touch on the Texans, Nick Chubbs is coming to Houston! Are the Texans not telling us about player injuries? We end this hour with playing, What did you learn this weekend in one sentence?

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein,  We start with hearing about Lance's sons graduation and about all the new Gen Z slang. Then moving to our Houston teams and looking at who could be new possible MVPs. We bring up Noah Knigga and talk about his upcoming. lastly, news of the weird!

In this hour with  John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We touch on the topic of NFL OTAs and mini camps. We look and the issues with some players with upcoming mini camps. Then taking a look at trading opportunities for the Texans.

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start off with touching on the topic of the NFL draft. We talk about some of the draft prospects. We had a very nice conversation with a caller! Lastly, news of the weird! 

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We first touch on the Pacers and Thunder game last night. We take a look at all the things that have happened over the past couple of days in sports news. We then touch on the Astros and what their numbers are looking like compared to others.

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start with discussing the division the Astros are in and how well they are doing! We touch on the Texas VS. Texas Tech softball game and pitching. Lastly in this hour we talk about Aaron Rodgers .

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We touch on mostly the Texans. We talk about how CJ has been doing and his fall back. We then move on to the Texans culture. And lastly, news of the weird.

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start with touching the topic of trades in the NBA. Continuing on with who should the Rockets trade for, Kevin Durant or Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We start off with touching on last nights win against the Pirates. We speak about some of the Pirates players and Astros players and how they're doing. We move on to CJ Stroud and his shoulder, is it soreness or an injury? We end this hour with touching on the topic of trades and all in the NBA and a little on Kevin Durant.

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We touch on a couple different topics. A little about John being a pope, the Knicks win yesterday, HCU and Texas game, and a little of CJ Stroud and others. Lastly, news of the weird!

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We touch on the upcoming Texans season; How will it run? Will there possibly be some bumps in the road this season? We turn back to the Astros and how they are doing so well this far! We touch on the topic of sports gambling and how its gotten dangerous and out of hand recently.

In this hour with John Granato & Lance Zierlein, We begin with touching on the Astros loss last night; How the guys played and looked. We move on to NFL, touching on the topic of mentors in the NFL. Shedeur Sanders is keeping it real and lowkey! We take a look at the Texans roster for the season.  

In this hour with John Granato and Lance Zierlein, It's time to touch on why did Alex Smith get picked over Aaron Rodgers. Many comments on the current WNBA teams and players. Lastly, news of the weird!

In this hour with John Granato and Lance Zierlein, The topic of the college football playoff committee comes up and we touch on the new news. Will Shedeur Sanders turn the browns around.

In this hour with John Granato and Lance Zierlein, We touch on the topic of Jose Altuve and the power and improvement for not only him but the Astros overall. We then move on to the Rockets and why Amen Thompson is untouchable.

John Granato and Lance Zierlein discuss and preview the CFP semifinal between Texas and Ohio State + tonight's semifinal matchup between Notre Dame and Penn State. 

John Granato and Lance Zierlein preview and discuss the upcoming playoff matchup between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers. 

Hour 1 of the Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis holiday party, LIVE from Hugh O'Connors Pub! Hour 1 featured conversations with... ESPN 97.5 morning host, and Texas Radio HOF member John Granato Jan Luc Blakborn, with Team Houston, on the business opportunities with the 2026 World Cup coming to Houston PLUS, Chris Canetti, World Cup 2026 committee President

Hour 3 of John and Lance, with John Granato and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour included more conversation about the Texans-Jaguars game, including if we still have the same hope for the Texans upside this season? Plus, they finished the show with 'News of the Weird'

Hour 2 of John and Lance with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour included... More reaction to the Texans loss to the Jaguars How will the college football playoff bracket look after a big weekend? Glenn Davis joined the show to talk about the Dynamo advancing to the Western Conference Finals

Hour 1 of John and Lance with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour... Tons of reaction to the Texans loss to the Jags including thoughts on poor officiating, poor pass protection, and too many game management mistakes. Plus, what did you learn this weekend?

Hour 3 of The Bench with John Granato, Lance Zierlein, and Del LIVE from the Wildcat Golf Club! This hour the guys continued talking about the Astros winning the AL West, asked if the Texans could make the playoffs, and got into some college football conversation from over the weekend

Hour 2 of The Bench with John Granato, Lance Zierlein, and Del out at Wildcat Golf Club! This hour the guys continued talking about the great weekend for the Astros and Texans, plus a young listener hands an L to Lance!

Hour 1 of The Bench with John Granato, Lance Zierlein, and Del out at Wildcat Golf Club! This hour the guys discussed the Astros winning the AL West, the Texans dominant win over the Steelers, and more!

Hour 3 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour the guys discussed if this is the worst season of Astros baseball during their dynastic run going back to 2017, looked ahead to Texans-Steelers next weekend, Lance caught some strays over his allegiance during the next World War, and of course they ended the show with 'New of the Weird'!

Hour 2 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour they talked Texans and Astros for a bit, but Taylor Swift fans took over the phone lines to talk about her dating Chiefs' star TE Travis Kelce!

Hour 1 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour John and Del talked about the Astros getting swept at home by the Royals, the Texans picking up an upset win on the road, the weekend of college football, and more!

Hour 1 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour the guys talked about the 49ers blowing out the Giants on Thursday Night Football, the Astros/Royals series this weekend, the injury woes continuing for the Texans, and more!

Hour 2 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour the guys talked about college football, the Astros division race/playoff seeding, and another frustrating injury for Derek Stingley Jr, and what that means for Texans GM Nick Caserio.

Hour 3 of The Bench with John Granato, and Del filling in for Lance Zierlein! This hour they talked about sports, of course, that was fine, but the highlight was Chef Kate McLean from the fantastic restaurant Tony's bringing by amazing cheeseburgers, and they even talked sports with Chef Kate as well! How good were they? It was John's favorite segment of radio...ever!

The Bench with John Granato, Lance Zierlein and Del Olaleye Astros - John searches in vain for the sense of URGENCY   News for Kevin Porter Jr. gets MUCH worse T Swift & Travis Kelce - who is more popular in Kansas City?