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:

• Apple plans to build a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston
• The 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins on Tuesday, March 4th

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Lisa Falkenberg, Editor of Opinion (and soon-to-be Senior Columnist) for the Houston Chronicle

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:

• KFC’s national headquarters leave Kentucky for Texas
• The NFL rescinding Joe Mixon's fine for things he never said criticizing officials
• A kayaker briefly ending up inside a whale's mouth

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Ernie Manouse, Frank Billingsley, and Celeste Diaz Schurman of Houston Public Media's forthcoming show, 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:

• Chevron planning layoffs of 15-20 percent of its workforce by the end of 2026
• A man defying his own genetic predisposition and not developing Alzheimer’s
• A wildlife sanctuary helping spurned lovers get closure by feeding their exes' names to wolves

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of 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:

• HISD students staying home from school to protest Mike Miles
• The City of Houston’s budget deficit growing some more
• Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour coming to Houston for two shows this summer

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jennifer Hadayia or Air Alliance Houston
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

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 Doomsday Clock being set to 89 seconds away from midnight, closer than it has ever been
• HISD students making some academic progress from 2022, but still trailing scores their predecessors got before the pandemic
• A huge mammoth skull being unearthed in Central Texas

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

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

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 “once in a generation” snow storm hitting Houston
• A Trump Burger location coming to Houston

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse

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:

• Heat-related illnesses rising in Harris County
• Charlotte's NBA team stepping into a proverbial "Hornets" nest with a PR gaffe involving a kid and a PlayStation 5

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor

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:

• Cruise could be getting out of the driverless car game in Houston
• Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter has inspired a new history class at UH

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

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 mysterious return and relaunch of Enron
• More self-driving cars heading onto Houston roads

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

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:

• Ken Paxton suing Memorial Hermann for allegedly restricting off-duty officers from carrying firearms in its hospitals
• The ongoing saga over the sale of InfoWars to The Onion
• The Houston Zoo welcoming a new baby elephant

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• Houston Public Media host Ernie Manouse