Hello Houston (July 17, 2025)

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste discuss the Senate approving legislation to rescind $9 billion in federal funding for NPR and PBS with Houston Public Media's Associate Vice President and General Manager, Josh Adams, at the top of the first hour.

Also, in the first hour, we discuss the dismantling of the Department of Education with University of Houston Law Center professor David Froomkin. Also, Mark Hughes, the Principal Trumpet of the Houston Symphony, tells us about Summer Symphony Nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Then, in the second hour, we talk with Arlen Chase and Diane Chase, a pair of husband and wife archaeologists from the University of Houston who made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize. We hear them tell us more about this amazing story, their archeology careers, and the story of their relationship.