On Tuesday's show: You’d think gun rights and abortion would be two wedge issues that divide Houstonians. However, the latest Houston Area Survey from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University suggests there’s a meeting of most minds on some aspects of both. We dig into the latest findings of this long-running survey of attitudes and beliefs in our region.

Also this hour: We discuss where Texas stands on marijuana laws.

And we find out what it's like digging through the secret archives of one of your literary heroes as we revisit a 2019 conversation with Houston native Ben Moser, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Susan Sontag.

On Monday's show: A Texas House committee is scheduled to take up a school vouchers bill today. We learn more about it from News 88.7 reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh.

Also this hour: Last week, the TCEQ heard comments from residents over a permit renewal for the ITC plant where a days-long fire took place in 2019. Just a few hours later and just a mile down the road from ITC, a fire broke out at a Shell plant in Deer Park. While that timing is coincidental, it punctuated concerns some residents near those plants have about safety. We learn more about the permitting process for such plants and what influence -- if any -- public input has on that.

Then, veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions.

And we get an update on sports from Jeff Balke.

On Friday's show: We discuss the Greater Houston Partnership's annual report about our region's connections to the global economy, from exports, to imports, to foreign investment here.

Also this hour: Former Houston Rocket Kenny Smith discusses his new memoir, Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me.

Then, from a driverless ride-hailing service coming to Houston, to a large load of illegally dumped pasta, we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And DaCamera hosts jazz drummer and Houston native Kendrick Scott in a performance tonight of his production Unearthed, about the Sugar Land 95, the Black men used in convict leasing whose unmarked graves were discovered in 2018.

On Thursday's show: Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Garret Foster during a protest against police violence and racial injustice in Austin in 2020. We discuss the politically charged case with the Texas Tribune's Jolie McCullough.

Also this hour: As the Title 42 immigration policy comes to an end, we consider whether Houston is prepared for a possible influx of migrants with FIEL Houston, Catholic Charities, and immigration lawyer Gordon Quan.

Then, we talk with The Marshall Project journalist Maurice Chammah, the reporter and host behind the investigative podcast series called Smoke Screen: Just Say You’re Sorry. The series examines the tactics a famed Texas Ranger used to get a man to confess to a murder he now says he didn't commit.

And we learn about the final concert of the 15th anniversary season of Apollo Chamber Players.

On Wednesday's show: From debt ceiling negotiations, to Title 42 ending, to bills under consideration in the Texas Legislature, we discuss the latest developments in local, state, and national politics in our weekly roundup.

Also this hour: After the school shooting in Santa Fe, a state law requires schools to utilize threat assessment protocols that include mental health interventions for troubled students. But a Texas Observer investigation finds most districts aren’t complying with it.

And lots of Texas-related movies and TV are coming your way thanks to Texas Monthly. We learn why.

On Tuesday's show: We get an update on efforts to clean up after the Shell plant fire in Deer Park last week.

And are some Houston public schools still suspending more students than they need to? Hannah Dellinger of the Houston Chronicle walks us through the paper’s investigative report.

Also this hour: We find out what a hurricane is like from the inside from NOAA's Hurricane Hunters, who recently brought some of their aircaft to Ellington Field.

Then, an expert discusses the good and bad aspects of the host of new mental health apps available to the general public in recent years.

And we discuss the effect book banning has on minority youth ahead of this weekend's BIPOC Book Festival.

On Monday's show: We learn about the death of a worker at Tesla's factory near Austin and why the company didn't report it as required.

Also this hour: We talk with author and professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. He’s the keynote speaker at a conference May 18-19 Harris County officials are organizing  on racial and ethnic disparities and fairness in the county’s criminal justice system.

Then, Meg Tapp of The Garden Club of Houston answers your questions.

And we get an update on sports from Jeff Balke.

On Friday's show: It may sound like science fiction, but research from the University of Houston outlines a fuel-efficient concept for moving vehicles along a modified highway system of the future at up to 400 miles an hour, making some air travel obsolete.

Also this hour: From an article from The Onion mocking Houston and its abundance of pavement, to the World Wide Web turning 30 this week, our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

Then, we learn why some school districts across Texas bring attorneys to meetings with parents of special education students, despite federal guidance opposing the practice.

And the Houston Youth Symphony, one of the oldest, still-running youth orchestras in the country, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with concerts this weekend.

On Thursday's show: We learn about the findings of the latest homeless count.

Also this hour: Dr. Richard Ludwick, the president of the University of Saint Thomas, discusses the state of his institution and the challenges facing small, liberal arts colleges these days.

Then, NPR recently reported on why ice melting in Antarctica is affecting Texas -- and Galveston specifically -- more than other places. Reporter Rebecca Hersher explains why.

And a new exhibit focuses on The Jewish Deli, exploring how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, brought recipes and traditions with them to create an American restaurant staple of the 20th century.

On Wednesday's show: Activity is really heating up now in the Texas Legislature. We walk through the latest with in this week’s political roundup.

Also this hour: Food writers share their favorite places for brunch in the latest installment of The Full Menu.

And Third Coast Percussion, a Grammy Award-winning ensemble of classically trained percussionists, explores the "duality of human nature" in a performance Friday night.