Hello Houston (September 5, 2025)

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste discuss Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s heated Senate hearing yesterday at the top of the show’s first hour.

Also, in the first hour, we hear from David A. Gantz, a Fellow in Trade and International Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, who discusses how import tariffs are affecting the auto industry here at home and abroad.

Then, we hear the latest installment of Frank’s “Friends of Frank” series, in which he talks with psychotherapist Karen Winston about her work counseling the Houston Texans. 

In the show’s second hour, podcast host Charlie Pallilo joins us to break down the new Houston Texans season, which starts Sunday. We then talk with Jan-Luc Blakborn, the Board Co-Chair for T.E.A.M. Houston, who tells us about the city’s preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Plus, we also share a list of events happening this weekend in Houston for our regular Friday feature – “Last Minute Plans.”