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Houston MattersWhy Kerr County didn’t upgrade its flood warning system (July 24, 2025)On Thursday's show: We learn why officials in Kerr County didn't upgrade their flood warning system over the years, even when the county had a surplus of funds.Also this hour: Larry Bagneris helped launch Houston’s first Pride Parade and became the first Black president of the LGBTQ+ Political Caucus. He reflects on overcoming racism and homophobia, which he details in his new memoir, Call Me Larry.And the new Ari Aster film Eddington explores the sticky world of small-town politics amid the controversies of the COVID era. On this month’s instal...2025-07-2450 min
Indianz.ComQ&A with Panel I [38:23]House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2338 minIndianz.ComOpening RemarksHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2316 minIndianz.ComJustin Garris / Federal Bureau of InvestigationHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComStacy ZinnHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComFrank White Clay / Crow TribeHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComQ&A with Panel II [23:44]House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2323 minIndianz.ComAnthony Hillaire / Lummi NationHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComJoshua Roberge / Fort Belknap Law EnforcementHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComCharles Addington / Bureau of Indian AffairsHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2305 minIndianz.ComIntroduction of Panel IIHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Trump Administration’s Work Combatting Transnational Cartels in Indian Country.”
Panel I (Administration Witnesses)
Mr. Charles Addington
Principal Director of Justice Services and Law Enforcement for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Justin Garris
Acting Section Chief
Violent Crimes Unit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
Panel II (Outside Experts)
Ms. Stacy Zinn
F...2025-07-2301 min
WHMP RadioMegan Zinn w/ Kate Russo, author of "Until Alison,” coming to the Odyssey7/14/25: Dr. Angel Foster & Dr. D: the Mass Medication Abortion Access Project. Megan Zinn w/ Kate Russo, author of "Until Alison,” coming to the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: local school control & federal $miilions withheld. Ehmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the new state Commr of Conservation & Recreation.2025-07-1417 min
WHMP RadioEhmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the new state Commr of Conservation & Recreation7/14/25: Dr. Angel Foster & Dr. D: the Mass Medication Abortion Access Project. Megan Zinn w/ Kate Russo, author of "Until Alison,” coming to the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: local school control & federal $miilions withheld. Ehmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the new state Commr of Conservation & Recreation.2025-07-1419 min
WHMP RadioHolyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: local school control & federal $miilions withheld7/14/25: Dr. Angel Foster & Dr. D: the Mass Medication Abortion Access Project. Megan Zinn w/ Kate Russo, author of "Until Alison,” coming to the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: local school control & federal $miilions withheld. Ehmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the new state Commr of Conservation & Recreation.2025-07-1425 min
WHMP RadioDr. Angel Foster & Dr. D: the Mass Medication Abortion Access Project7/14/25: Dr. Angel Foster & Dr. D: the Mass Medication Abortion Access Project. Megan Zinn w/ Kate Russo, author of "Until Alison,” coming to the Odyssey. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: local school control & federal $miilions withheld. Ehmptn Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the new state Commr of Conservation & Recreation.2025-07-1426 minHouston MattersRep. Lizzie Fletcher (May 30, 2025)On Friday's show: Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher joins us to talk about issues in Congress affecting our region and to take listener questions.Also this hour: From a recent study suggesting AI isn’t saving workers a ton of time on the job, to eight Houston-area barbecue restaurants making Texas Monthly's Top 50 list (after Yelp snubbed the city), we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.And Joshua Zinn chats with Bob Simpson, the retiring founder and artistic director of the Houston Chamber Choir.2025-05-3050 min
How An Elephant ForgetsWhat Labor BuiltYou ever flip a light switch, take a weekend, or clock out after eight hours and think, “Huh, sure is nice livin’ in a civilized society”? Well, buckle up. None of that was handed down from on high—it was won, strike by strike, march by march, over the broken backs and blistered hands of folks who stood up and said, “Enough.” This episode walks you through what labor really built—and how easy it is to lose it if we forget where it came from.Further Reading :Books & Academic Sources:Dray, Philip. There Is Power in a Uni...2025-04-0310 min
CounterPunch RadioThe Struggle for Anti-Racist Education w/ Jesse HagopianOn this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk with Jesse Hagopian about his new book Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. Jesse has taught in the public schools for over 20 years, serves on the Black Lives Matter at School steering committee, organizes for the Zinn Education Project, and founded the Ethnic Studies course at Seattle’s Garfield High School. He is an editor for Rethinking Schools magazine, the co-editor of Black Lives Matter at School and Teaching for Black Lives. More
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Ye Olde Crime"Thanksgiving Day" Massacre of 1637Lindsay and Madison discuss the “Thanksgiving Day” Pequot/Mystic Massacre of 1637, as well as why it’s not okay to celebrate slaughtering people, that history doesn’t always have everything right, and how you can ethically acknowledge our traditional American Thanksgiving.Information pulled from the following sources:
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The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ FollowersEpisode 43: Interpersonal MindfulnessReferencesAPA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Mindfulness. https://dictionary.apa.org/mindfulnessBishop, S. R., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N. D., Carmody, J., & Devins, G. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 230.Brother Lawrence. (2015). The practice of the presence of God. ICS Publications.de Sales, F. (2011). Treatise on the love of God. Paraclete Press.Feldman, G., Hayes, A., Kumar, S., Greeson, J., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2007). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: The development and initial validation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R...2023-07-2342 minThe Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ FollowersEpisode 37: Doing Versus BeingReferencesCarroll, J. (2012). Luke: A commentary. Westminster John Knox Press.Cutler, D. (2003). Western mysticism: Augustine, Gregory and Bernard on contemplation and the contemplative life. Dover Publications, Inc.Ewais, T. (2021). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and depression. In C. Martin (Ed.), The neuroscience of depression (pp. 413-421). Academic Press.Frenette, D. (2012). The path of centering prayer: Deepening your experience of God. Sounds True, Inc.Green, J. (1997). The gospel of Luke. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living. Bantam Dell.Knabb, J. (2016). Faith-based ACT for Christian...2023-05-0742 min
The Courageous LifeThe Pandemic of Love | Shelly Tygielski Pt. 1At the time we recorded this conversation Shelly Tygielski was ten days into the creation of what has now become a global movement called the Pandemic of Love. During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Shelly found a way using simple google forms to connect people in need of groceries, diapers, money to keep the heat on etc, to those who could help them directly. What started out as just an idea sitting around Shelly’s kitchen table boasts nearly 4000 volunteers worldwide and has directly exchanged nearly $100 million in donations and has connected over 3 million people. The Pandemic of Lo...2023-02-011h 10
The Livestream Of Consciousness!TLOC S2:E78 Joshua "JAYEE BATTLESTRONG"Josh "Jayee" Battlestrong is a great example to others by being exactly what he tells you he is. Transparent in all that he does, Josh is committed to helping families through his business of Life Insurance. At first a random acquaintance on Facebook, Josh soon became an inspiration as he pulled his life together "live" on Facebook and learned a new trade and became successful at it. Now, He is interviewing people with their own success stories on his Battlestrong Podcast! I cant wait to introduce my audience to this awesome human!
This was a tough one te...2023-01-251h 21The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ FollowersEpisode 15: StressReferencesAmerican Psychological Association. (2014). Stress in America: Paying with our health. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdfAno, G., & Vasconcelles, E. (2005). Religious coping and psychological adjustment to stress: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 461-480.APA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Stress. https://dictionary.apa.org/stressClements, A., & Ermakova, A. (2012). Surrender to God and stress: A possible link between religiosity and health. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 93-107.Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and...2022-12-0442 min
Holy Heretics: Losing Religion and Finding JesusFrom Fundamentalism to Nuance: Rediscovering Ancient Spiritual Practices with Travis Wade ZinnFrom his fundamentalist, homeschooled (Bill Gothard style) upbringing to finding himself addicted to alcohol and homeless in France, Travis Wade Zinn has been through a lot. His faith has understandably gone through many changes—including being nonexistent for a while—yet he believes he’s found a deeper connection to God via ancient Christian practices that the modern American Church has lost. Listen to his story of struggle, loss, transformation, and finding God in unlikely ways.Follow Travis on Facebook (@twzinn), Instagram, and Twitter (@traviswadezinn).For show notes, click here or go to...2021-05-0442 min
Revolutionary RouletteChapter One: Columbus, the Indians, and Human ProgressRob Zielinski and Joshua Catlow discuss Chapter One: Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
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GenX VoiceThe History of the Open Border Between USA and Mexico with Dr. CarlosMillennial guest and recent doctoral graduate of 19th-20th century US west Latino/a/x History, US-Mexican Borderlands, and Modern Mexico helps us unpack some of the controversy surrounding the wall issue in southern Arizona where we both met as teachers. He shares his upbringing along the border on the Arizona side, as well as shares the vision of his passion project Nomadic Border, or La Frontera Nomada, a website dedicated to telling the border story he barely got in high school.
Nomadic Border/La Frontera Nomada
NomadicBorder: "Monumental Border Mistakes:Boundary Monument 127 and the...2021-02-091h 10
Hello SomebodyLet's Get Ella Bakered with Dr. Barbara RansbyOur former history professor SNT prophesizes with respected historian, author, activist, intellectual and educator, Dr Barbara Ransby. These two history teachers make an intersectional analysis on where we’ve been and where we’re going by looking specifically at the Black woman’s experience in America and how that affects ALL people. Looking back to our foremothers and sisters like Ella Baker and Anita Hill, Turner and Ransby – bonded in defense of ourselves – present an educational prelude to how we must reimagine society in a fundamental way to see a future that embraces equality across race, class, gender, economics and wealth...2021-01-0754 minThe Courageous LifeThe Inner Work of Racial Justice | Rhonda MageeRhonda V. Magee, J.D. is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco, and an internationally recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into Higher Education, Law and Social Justice. She also is a leading expert on how mindfulness can be an effective way to reduce implicit bias. You can find out much more about Rhonda's remarkable background in her bio below. In this episode we had a deep, authentic, and wide-ranging conversation related to mindfulness, race, and social justice. Some key highlights included: Rhonda’s perspective on building orga...2019-03-271h 10
Classical ClassroomFinal Fantasy And The Evolution Of Video Game MusicVideo games have come a long way since Pong, and so has their music. The electronic bleeps and blorps of ye olden days have evolved into composed musical scores that have their own fans and are performed by major symphony orchestras nationwide. Final Fantasy, one such game with a musical score that – as illustrated in this episode – draws on the classical music tradition, will soon be performed (again) by the Houston Symphony. Lesley Sabol, Director of Popular Programming at the Houston Symphony, and Joshua Zinn, content producer and host at Houston Public Media, talk about the relevance of video game...2016-07-0438 min
Classical ClassroomClassical Classroom, Episode 133: Final Fantasy And The Evolution Of Video Game MusicLesley Sabol, Director of Popular Programming at the Houston Symphony, and Joshua Zinn, content producer and host at Houston Public Media, talk about the relevance of video game programs for symphony orchestras and their audiences, and the evolution of video game music; plus, hear examples of Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu’s classical music knowledge and influences.2016-07-0438 min
Classical ClassroomClassical Classroom, Episode 57: …To Holst’s Planets With Joshua ZinnComposer, MusicLab intern, and self-described professional nerd Joshua Zinn is our captain on this journey through one of classical music’s most influential and popular works. Who was Holst? How did he write the music for Star Wars before the movie existed!? How does one actually pronounce “Uranus”? Questions will be answered!
Audio production by Todd “Titan” Hulslander with copiloting from Dacia Clay.
All music in this episode is from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”.2014-08-1135 min
Classical Classroom#57: …To Holst’s Planets With Joshua ZinnTake an interstellar journey to one of classical music’s most influential works. Climb aboard the great Classroom space coaster for a trip to Gustav Holst’s The Planets! Composer, MusicLab intern, and self-described professional nerd Joshua Zinn is our captain on this journey through one of classical music’s most influential and popular works. Who was Holst? How did he write the music for Star Warsbefore the movie existed!? How does one actually pronounce “Uranus”? All of these questions and more will be answered! Audio production by Todd “Titan” Hulslander with copiloting from Dacia Clay. All...2014-08-1135 min