Podcast appearances and mentions of joshua zinn

On Thursday's show: A dust-up between Houston's mayor and controller seems to have escalated in recent days. We walk through what's going on with News 88.7 reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh.Also this hour: We visit an event raising funds for cancer research while celebrating children who are combatting cancer.Then, this month's installment of The Bigger Picture examines the new film Saturday Night, about the behind-the-scenes chaos leading up to the first episode of Saturday Night Live back in 1975. Joshua Zinn discusses the film and the show's affect on live sketch and improv comedy in the Houston area.And classical music meets hip hop tonight as the Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra teams up with Houston's Fly Dance Company and Outspoken Bean.

On Friday's show: Meteorologist Eric Berger of Space City Weather tells us about some potential rain in the region next week and what might become of a tropical disturbance that is likely to develop in the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.Also this hour: Sony Pictures is buying Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. And competitive eater Joey Chestnut is out of the Nathan's hot dog eating contest this July 4th. We discuss those and other stories in the news on this week's edition of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.Then, we revisit our tour of some of the items from The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection that are on display at Holocaust Museum Houston through June 23.And, ahead of Father's Day Sunday, we revisit Joshua Zinn's 2023 conversation with Isobella Jade, Houston-based author of a book about connecting to her late father through the few objects he left behind in his car after his death.

On Friday's show: Three officers are being sued for conducting a no-knock, warrantless entry of a Houston man's home in the middle of the night and holding him and his wife at gunpoint. The lawsuit alleges three Harris County Precinct 2 constables violated a Houston man's Fourth Amendment rights. Also this hour: From Food Not Bombs Houston suing the city, to Taylor Swift political conspiracy theories, our panel of non-experts weighs in on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. Then, classical crossover trio Time for Three talks with our Joshua Zinn ahead of a Houston performance on Feb. 9. And we learn why some Houstonians have been driven to seek medical care outside the country.

On Wednesday's show: We bring you results and analysis from Election Day in Greater Houston and then discuss the week in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Joshua Zinn talks with Grammy winning- and Oscar-nominated jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, who will perform in Houston Nov. 10 with Da Camera. And we learn about plans to expand The Orange Show and about a printmaking event there.

On Thursday's show: We get the latest on overcrowding and understaffing at the Harris County jail as county leaders prepare to meet with state officials about those problems.  Also this hour: We learn about a lawsuit being brought by a mural artist in Waller over an ordinance there setting limits on his work. Then, preventing some mass shootings might hinge on what we can learn about who are typically their first victims – family members of the shooter. One such example who was from the Houston area is the subject of a new book called Unheard Witness. Michael Hagerty talks with the author, Jo Scott-Coe, who will be in town for an event at Brazos Bookstore Nov. 8. And Joshua Zinn checks out a “mobile concert hall” bringing music to a neighborhood near you in the back of a box truck.

On Thursday's show: Many Harris County voters cast provisional ballots on Election Day because some polling places had delays in opening, and a court ordered them to stay open an extra hour. But then the Texas Supreme Court blocked that ruling, saying those provisional ballots should be set aside. Should those votes be counted? And should Texas voting laws be changed? We talk it over with a legal expert. Also this hour: You've probably heard stories about the recent rash of catalytic converter thefts. What exactly is a catalytic converter, and why are so many people stealing them? Then, an analysis of CDC data stuggests HIV positive Latinos experience high levels of discrimination. We discuss why and what can be done to address this issue. And Houston Matters producer Joshua Zinn talks about his work as a composer. Several of his works are being performed by the Texas New Music Ensemble tonight at Archway Gallery.

On Friday's show: We preview a pair of Juneteenth programs you can hear on News 88.7 this weekend. Also this hour: University of Houston Professor Nancy Beck Young discusses the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in and ensuing scandal. Then, on this month's edition of The Bigger Picture, Joshua Zinn and his guests will recall the great film about Watergate, All The President's Men. And we may soon have trillionaires among us – including a couple of them here in Texas. And a shuttered local theme restaurant runs afoul of the cartoon it was based on. We discuss those stories in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

On Friday's show: Beginning this weekend, a crucial highway ramp connecting 610 and 59 is set to close for two years. We discuss what it will mean for traffic in the region. And we find out which players the Texans picked up in the early rounds of the NFL Draft. Also this hour: With housing prices so high and supply of new homes struggling to keep up, would-be Houston-area homeowners are increasingly looking outward, beyond the suburbs, beyond the exurbs, to developments being touted as “agrihoods.” We learn about one such development in Richmond and contemplate the state of residential real estate in an increasingly sprawling Greater Houston. Plus: The long-awaited Yankees letter has been released and offers insight into how the Yankees stole signs electronically for two seasons before the Astros did. This week's panel weighs in on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. And, ahead of his final concert as music director of the Houston Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada sits down with Joshua Zinn.

On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn how Houston is helping those affected by Hurricane Ida and talk to someone taking refuge here. And we get an update on COVID-19. Also this hour: City Council Member Abbie Kamin answers your questions about issues facing the city. Then, we often hear about the so-called “great crew change” in the oil and gas industry with skilled workers retiring faster than new talent can be acquired and trained to take their place. But another part of that is getting more women into that pipeline. We talk with someone who hasperspective on that -- and what it's like to be a woman in leadership in the oil and gas world - Stephanie Hertzog, CEO of Houston-based Sodexo Energy & Resources North America. And producer Joshua Zinn visits a local trade school, the Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School in Pasadena, to learn how schools like it are preparing students for careers.

  On Friday's Houston Matters: The ACLU of Texas has found discrepancies in the number of voter fraud prosecutions Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is pursuing. We learn more. Also this hour: We dig into why Paxton's office, which is supposed to enforce the state’s open record laws, isn’t releasing to reporters his own correspondence about his attendance at the Washington D.C. pro-Trump rally before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the capitol.  Then, we... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s loosening COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, retail, and office buildings in Texas. What does this mean for Houston?  Also this hour: Joshua Zinn talks with Kinder HSPVA students who are part of a national effort to including more diverse and anti-racist texts in school curriculum. Then, Michael Hagerty talks with reporter Elizabeth Trovall and educator Tony Diaz about icons of Houston’s Latino community. And we break... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: We take a look at Mayor Sylvester Turner's new task force on police reform. Also this hour: We talk with Eric Sandler from CultureMap and Barbara Stewart from the University of Houston about how local restaurants can make consumers feel safe during the pandemic. Plus, Joshua Zinn talks with local critic Cary Darling and writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples about a new Texas-based film called Miss Juneteenth. And we learn... Read More

Video games have come a long way since Pong, and so has their music. The electronic bleeps and blorps of ye olden days have evolved into composed musical scores that have their own fans and are performed by major symphony orchestras nationwide. Final Fantasy, one such game with a musical score that – as illustrated in this episode – draws on the classical music tradition, will soon be performed (again) by the Houston Symphony. Lesley Sabol, Director of Popular Programming at the Houston Symphony, and Joshua Zinn, content producer and host at Houston Public Media, talk about the relevance of video game programs for symphony orchestras and their audiences, and the evolution of video game music; plus, hear examples of Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu’s classical music knowledge and influences. The Houston Symphony will perform Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasyon July 23, 2016. To find out more, check out their website. Audio production for this episode by Todd “Toddo” Hulslander with kansatsu by Dacia Clay. Music in this episode: “Final Fantasy Prelude” and “Dancing Mad,” from Distant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy) Bach Preludes (No. 1 and 3), performed by Tzvi Erez Bombing Mission and The Gold Saucer, from the original soundtrack for Final Fantasy VII, by Nobuo Uematsu “Chocobo” theme from Final Fantasy XII from the original soundtrack composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto Bach Trio Super, from Bach in the Back Bay, performed by Bálint Karosi The Place I’ll Return to Someday, from original soundtrack for Final Fantasy IX, by Nobuo Uematsu Fantasia by Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi, from YouTube video posted by Ernst Stolz Live opera music from Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale performed by Milan Symphony Orchestra; aria performed by Svetla Krasteva “Casta Diva” performed by Maria Callas and the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, led by Tulio Serafin Sleeping Beauty Waltz performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (now known as the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) Duel from Eugene Onegin performed by the Orchestre de Paris with conductor Semyon Bychkov Bacchanale by Jacques Ibert, performed by L’Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux with conductor Yutaka Sado Orchestral version of “One-Winged Angel” from Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Note: In the opening of this episode, I promised to post a certain photo, but my dad is still searching for it! It’s coming soon to our social media. Pinky swear. – Dacia

Take an interstellar journey to one of classical music’s most influential works. Climb aboard the great Classroom space coaster for a trip to Gustav Holst’s The Planets! Composer, MusicLab intern, and self-described professional nerd Joshua Zinn is our captain on this journey through one of classical music’s most influential and popular works. Who was Holst? How did he write the music for Star Warsbefore the movie existed!? How does one actually pronounce “Uranus”? All of these questions and more will be answered! Audio production by Todd “Titan” Hulslander with copiloting from Dacia Clay. All music in this episode is from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”.