On today’s Hello Houston, hosts Ernie Manouse and Celeste Diaz Schurman discuss the biggest topics of the day such as a City Hall budget battle, HISD’s Mike Miles advocating for a new school ranking system, Houston’s James Beard Award finalists and more.

In the first hour, we talk to Margaret Kidd, the leading expert on tariffs and program director for the University of Houston Supply Chain and Logistics Technology program, about President Trump’s tariffs.

Then, we hear the first installment of a recurring series we call “Friends of Frank.” Hello Houston host Frank Billingsley talks with Jean Becker, author and former chief of staff for George H.W. Bush, as they discuss her book Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush.

In the second hour, we hear Ernie Manouse’s conversation with Broadway and TV star Sutton Foster ahead of her one-night concert at the Hobby Center. Plus, we have our first edition of “Current Obsessions” where our hosts and listeners share the latest things they’re into pop culture-wise.