Hurricane Season Forecast (May 30, 2024) – Houston Public Media

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On Thursday’s show: News broke yesterday that ConocoPhillips plans to buy Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at about $17.1 billion. We’re learning more about the deal and what it could mean for Houston and energy prices.

Also this time: Atlantic hurricane season officially begins Saturday. Matt Rosencrans, senior hurricane season forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, tells us what to expect in terms of major storms over the coming months.

Next: We discuss how the latest Planet of the Apes movie, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, explores legacy and how history is remembered, which is the subject of this month’s episode of our film segment, The Bigger Picture.

And we reflect on Sam Houston’s life, namely his final years, which he spent in self-imposed exile in the pines of East Texas. This is the subject of Ron Rozelle’s book Exiled: The Last Days of Sam Houston.

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.