H-Town Progressive

Art is a uniquely human thing. It's also progressive at its core, as it connects communities and ignores boundaries. Join us this week as we discuss advocacy through art with lead singer of The Suffers, Kam Franklin!

Justice for our youth homeless population is yet another strand of the broader issues of racial justice and justice with sex and gender identity. It’s all connected. And it cannot stand, as justice for some is justice for none. Join us as we discuss youth homelessness in Houston with Courtney Sellers,  Executive Director of Montrose Grace Place.

H-Town Progressive celebrates our 1 Year Anniversary with Lillie Schechter and Nisha Randle as we discuss The Road to the 2020 Election!

Even though our brains are very much a part of our bodies, for some reason our culture does not regard the health of the stuff that happens in your brain, with the same level of understanding as it does the health of the stuff that happens in the rest of your body!  Join us this week as we discuss the importance of mental health awareness with Patrick McIlvain, founder of The Walk for Mental Health Awareness - Houston.

The burden of trauma inflicted by disaster, may be suffered by everyone, but it is not borne equally by everyone. Rather, the already immense inequalities that we see and experience everyday are ripped open and made worse by disaster. So our challenge is to make sure we put our labor and the power of our industry into a recovery that acknowledges these facts and is guided not by the means of the few, but by the needs of the many. Join us as we discuss equity in disaster relief with Chrishelle Palay of the HOME Coalition.

It's election season ya'll, so get ready to put on your Democracy Pants and vote! Join us this week as we discuss the 11 ballot propositions on this year's ballot with friend of the podcast, Andrea Greer!

In a society infused throughout its history with white supremacy, it is not enough to be not racist. We must be anti-racist. Join us this week as we discuss racial justice in Houston with Alan Dettlaff, Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston.

In our ever-expanding city, as we contemplate new infrastructure decisions, like the I-45 expansion, and whether to create more light rail or build an “Ike Dike”, it is incumbent upon us all to understand how we got where we are today, so that we can infuse our major projects with values that better reflect the community that we are, and the community that we want to become. Join us as we talk infrastructure with Dr. Kyle Shelton of Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research!   

Money may indeed be the root of all evil, but it’s also a precondition for quite a bit of good. From non-profits, to educational institutions, to politicians, they all need money to be able to do good. So join us this week as we discuss fundraising for Houston’s progressive community with Januari Fox, Director of Advancement for the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

Are you vegan? No? Have you thought, seriously, about the meat products you consume? If you call yourself a progressive, then you should definitely be doing this. Join us this week as we talk about Houston’s addiction to meat with vegan activist and co-founder of non-profit, Meat Your Future, Bob Rapfogel.