City Cast Houston

By City Cast

The daily podcast for food, culture, news, and nature in the sweaty Bayou City. Join host Raheel Ramzanali and the City Cast Houston team every weekday morning as we celebrate and interrogate this spr... more

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The podcast currently has 1,209 episodes available.

City Cast Houston episodes:

March 09, 2023How to Meet People in Htown
We got an email from a listener who is 63 years old, asking us for help on how to meet people her age in Houston. So, lead producer Dina Kesbeh, producer Carlignon Jones, and newsletter editor Brooke Lewis talk about the best things to do and places to go that would help all our listeners make new friends in the city.

Things to do that we mentioned in this episode:
City Girls Who Walk Houston
Jazzy Sundays
Modern Ink Fine Art Gallery
Eventbrite Houston Events
365 Things to Do in Houston
Bayou City Outdoors
Houston Rodeo (on 3/15, free admission before noon for seniors 60+ and kids under 12)
Champion Wine Garden (at the Rodeo)
Waters Edge Winery
Sable Gate Winery
Wine Vibes
OMG Food Fest (3/11)
Donut Fest Houston (4/30)
Book Clubs at Lone Star College
Houston Romance Book Club
Fitness in the Park at Discovery Green
Events at Levy Park
Bingo in the Heights at Lodge 88

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18min
March 08, 2023 Your Guide to the Houston Rodeo
Some say the Houston Rodeo is a right of passage for any transplant or longtime resident. From the concerts to the food and the rides — there’s so much to experience. But, one of our team members has never been to the Rodeo. Listen to producers AK ALMoumen and Carlignon Jones document what it was like to spend an evening at the Rodeo.

Get your rodeo on!

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14min
March 07, 2023 Houston’s Best Hidden Dessert Spots
Our city is full of places to get your grub on, but what about places to satisfy your sweet tooth? Today lead producer Dina Kesbeh is talking dessert hidden gems with food blogger Sean The Food Sheep.

Milk Mustache
Raja Sweets
Shun Japanese Kitchen

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19min
March 06, 2023 How Dumping Chemicals in Public Waters Is Legal
From 2019 to 2021, six Houston-area refineries dumped 55 million gallons of chemicals into the Houston Ship Channel and other public waterways — and this was all done legally. Lead producer Dina Kesbeh and contributor Loren Steffy talk what implications this might have and how this is allowed.

Learn more about the story by clicking here!

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21min
March 03, 2023State Taking Over HISD, 4-Day School Weeks, and the Rodeo
It’s Fri-YAY! Which means it’s time to dig deep into some Houston news! This week was packed with big stories, so hold tight as Lead producer Dina Kesbeh, producer Carlignon Jones, and contributor Evan Mintz break down all the headlines for you!

Stories:
Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips
Nonprofit to honor George Floyd’s memory!
Crosby ISD 4-Day School Week
“Food Not Bombs” Ticketed For Feeding the Homeless
State takeover of Houston ISD by TEA

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26min
March 02, 2023The Best Patio Spots in Houston
The humidity is low and the temperatures are rising, which means it's the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with some good food, friends, and family! And what better way to do so than patios? The City Cast Houston team's newsletter writer, Brooke Lewis, and producers Carlignon Jones and AK AL-Moumen are chatting about the best patios to sit and enjoy the breeze!
Patio spots we mentioned in this episode:
Brasil Cafe
Original Ninfa’s
BB’s Tex-Orleans
Leeland House
Postino’s
Boheme
Lost & Found
Empire Cafe
La Pasha Lounge & Grill
Ranosh Cafe
Razzoo's Cajun Cafe

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24min
March 01, 2023 The Forgotten History of Freedmen’s Town
Freedman Town (now known as Freedmen’s Town), was established in 1865, and was home to one of the most robust black communities Houston has ever known. But why don’t many people know of its existence? Producer Carlignon Jones is with Debra Blacklock-Sloan, lead docent and historical researcher for the Yates Museum, and Gladys House, a native Freedmen's Town resident, to talk about the things you didn’t learn in your history classes!

Want to know more about the history of Freedmen's Town? Visit the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, located at the Rutherford B. H. Yates House Museum!

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18min
February 28, 2023Where to Get the Best Soul Food in Houston
Soul Food is a staple in many southern households but what about if you want to add a little variety to your soul food experience? Well we got a treat for you! Food influencer G from Bless Tha Belly joins producer Carlignon Jones to give us the low-down on the best spots to get your meals made with love and — most importantly — seasoning!

Links:
Esther’s Cajun Cafe & Soul Food
Mikki’s Soul Food Cafe & Catering
Comfort Foodies
Heavenly Choices
Soul Goode Food Truck

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19min
February 27, 2023 What’s Up Rodeo Houston!
This week, The Houston LiveStock Show and Rodeo officially kicks off. What’s the concert line-up looking like? What’s new this year? Here to talk all things rodeo with lead producer Dina Kesbeh is culture contributor Antrechelle Dorsey.

More on the concert list here
More on the giveaway here
Read up on the lack of diversity for the first time in 10 years at the rodeo here

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22min
February 24, 2023Elon Packs His Bags, Mattress Mack Is Holding a Grudge and a 4 Day Work Week.
It is this time of the week again and the City Cast crew lead producer Dina Kesbeh and producer Carlignon Jones are joined by politics contributor Evan Mintz to round up the biggest stories impacting Houston this week.

LINKS:
Tesla Engineering HQ is moving from Travis County back to California.
Mattress Mack is launching a website to collect evidence of voter disfranchisement.
Houston is getting new floodplain maps.
Mental Health Professionals are in short supply.
4-day work week study in the U.K shows a 32 hour week is sustainable.
First AP African American studies course in Texas.
The City of Houston has officially opened a new senior living community in the Second Ward area in East Downtown.

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