<img class="alignnone wp-image-381306 size-medium" src="https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png" alt="The Houston Matters logo on a white background" width="1000" height="525" /> On Friday's show: We discuss the long-term effects of COVID-19 five years after the beginning of the pandemic.Also this hour: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hockeydayinhouston.com/" rel="noopener">Hockey Day in Houston</a> is on Saturday, and we'll talk with one of the organizers of that as well as a former player.Then, our non-expert panel discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of the week's news.And Laura Walker previews a new comedy whodunnit by a local playwright.

On Friday's show: We discuss the long-term effects of COVID-19 five years after the beginning of the pandemic. Also this hour: Hockey Day in Houston is on Saturday, and we'll talk with one of the organizers of that as well as a former player. Then, our non-expert panel discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of the week's news. And Laura Walker previews a new comedy whodunnit by a local playwright.

&nbsp;On Friday's show: We discuss the long-term effects of COVID-19 five years after the beginning of the pandemic.Also this hour: <a href="https://www.hockeydayinhouston.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hockey Day in Houston</a> is on Saturday, and we'll talk with one of the organizers of that as well as a former player.Then, our non-expert panel discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of the week's news.And Laura Walker previews a new comedy whodunnit by a local playwright.

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Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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