The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Like a groundhog seeing his shadow, Sen. Ted Cruz traveling portends bad weather ahead
• A book about Billie Jean King being pulled from elementary school libraries in Conroe ISD because it mentions her sexuality
• Someone returning a library book that was 45 years overdue

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston having one, unified, Martin Luther King Day parade for the first time in 30+ years
• Matthew McConaughey being invested in AI but not wanting it to be used to mimic him
• A pair of diners in Stafford complaining about a hair they placed in their food

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Plato being censored in a class at Texas A&M University
• New nutrition guidelines pushing meat and dairy
• McDonald’s being sued over what may or may not really be in a McRib

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A woman giving birth in a Waymo taxi in San Francisco
• A Houston church-goer getting kicked by a camel during a Christmas show
• "All I Want for Christmas is You" setting an all-time record

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• A State Department policy change involving fonts
• The debut of the world's longest commercial flight route
• In-N-Out Burger removing order number 67 to sidestep 2025's most annoying trend

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston Astros and Rockets games are now available on streaming
• A Waymo taxi drives a passenger through a police standoff in LA
• Robotic dogs bear the faces of tech billionaires and notable artists at a Miami art show

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Houston having two of the deadliest roads in America, according to the Washington Post
• A movie about the life of Mattress Mack going into production
• An Australian prisoner claiming cultural discrimination because his prison won’t serve him Vegemite

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• The U.S. Mint officially stopped producing pennies
• The world's largest cruise ship comes to Galveston in 2027
• Michael Jackson charts a top 10 hit for the sixth consecutive decade

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Flight cancellations and long security lines at Houston airports because of the federal government shutdown
• A Texas company cloning Tom Brady's dead dog
• A lion on the loose turns out to be a dog with a weird haircut

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

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A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• High and low rankings for Houston in a ranking of the best Halloween experiences in America
• Up and down prices for chocolate this Halloween
• A town in Spain suspending adoption of black cats during the month of October

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor

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