• A UFC fight at the White House: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Aug 15 2025

    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:

    • Plans to expand Ben Taub Hospital would include seizing nine acres of land from Hermann Park
    • Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becoming a big advocate for psychedelics
    • Plans for a UFC fight at the White House on the Fourth of July next year

    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
    • Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
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    17 mins
  • Beatles statues relocating to a Houston car dealership: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Aug 8 2025

    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:

    • Late sculptor David Adickes' Beatles statues relocating to a car dealership
    • A Danish zoo seeking public donations of pets to feed to its captive predators
    • A pet insurance company handing out an annual award for the weirdest claims it receives each year

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
    • Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
    • David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
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    20 mins
  • Shipley Do-Nuts sold to a California company: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Aug 1 2025

    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:

    • Shipley Do-Nuts being sold to a California company
    • People using AI for legal advice
    • Backlash over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad campaign

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Jennifer Hadayia or Air Alliance Houston
    • Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
    • Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
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    17 mins
  • Houston’s World Series of Dog Shows returns: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jul 18 2025

    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 City Council updates its “civility ordinance," prohibiting sitting, lying down, or placing personal possessions on sidewalks in 12 different parts of the city.
    • NRG Center hosts the World Series of Dog Shows for its 47th series.

    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
    • Ernie Manouse, one of the hosts of Hello Houston
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    19 mins
  • X’s AI “Grok” goes full Nazi: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jul 11 2025

    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:

    • Last Friday, Elon Musk announced Grok had been updated after Musk complained that it and other AI chatbots like it were “too woke.” Well, Musk and his programmers may have overshot the mark a bit. By Tuesday, Grok was praising Adolf Hitler, calling itself “MechaHitler,” and publishing a number of antisemitic posts captured in screenshots but since apparently deleted.

    • After yearsof fumbling with shoe laces, enduring strangers’ smelly feet, and watching security lines move slower than molasses in January, at a news conference Tuesday, Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem announced the policy requiring most passengers to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints was no longer in effect.

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
    • Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
    • David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
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    17 mins
  • Deciding an election with a coin flip: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jun 27 2025

    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 spot on Pasadena’s City Council being decided by a coin toss
    • The reasons Texas is developing its own test to license psychologists and the repercussions for other states

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
    • Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
    • Frank Billingsley, co-host of Hello Houston
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    15 mins
  • An escaped mongoose walks into a bar: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jun 20 2025

    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:

    • Fort Bend County Judge KP George announcing he’s running for a third term — but this time as a Republican
    • Texas coming in dead last for health care access and affordability in a recent assessment
    • A mongoose that escaped from a wildlife park being safety captured after he turned up at a local pub

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
    • Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
    • Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
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    20 mins
  • Sneaking inside the Astrodome: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
    Jun 13 2025

    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:

    • After footage of the interior of the Astrodome is released online, law enforcement cracks down on people allegedly trying to sneak in
    • Walmart delivery drones coming to Houston

    Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

    • Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
    • Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
    • Ernie Manouse, one of the hosts of Hello Houston
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    14 mins