Mike Miles Town Hall Preview (May 20, 2024) – Houston Public Media

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On Monday’s show: We get a sneak peek at a town hall discussion tonight between HISD Superintendent Mike Miles and four high school seniors affected by his new policies. Asher Lehrer-Small, which covers K-12 education Houston Landingwill moderate the discussion and he joins us to get an overview.

Event information: Doors open at 6 p.m. and City Hall starts at 7 p.m. The Conversation is a general admission, pay-what-you-can, ticketed event, with a suggested cost of $5. Tickets are available at thehobbycenter.org.

Also at this time: Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl, discusses his book, Challenger, which offers a dramatic, minute-by-minute history of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Higginbotham will be in town for an event at the Brazos Bookstore Monday evening.

Next, veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your questions about caring for your pet.

And we get an update on Houston sports from Jeff Balke.

Audio from today’s show will be available after 11:00 a.m. CT. We also have a free podcast here, on iTunes, Stitcher and other apps.