In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” we hear Ernie and Celeste’s conversation with Houston City Council at large 4 candidate Alejandra Salinas, who joins us to discuss the upcoming runoff election, issues she’s passionate about, and what sets her apart from other candidates.

Then, we are joined by critically acclaimed filmmaker Ira Sachs, who talks to us about his career, his newest film, Peter Hujar's Day, as well as what drew him to this project.

Also, we learn about the early career and national legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney following his recent passing, with Chase Untermeyer, a professor of practice at the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and Loren Steffy, a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly.