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July 1, 2025 98 mins

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste talk with Houston Councilmember Mario Castillo of District H who discusses making city council meetings more accessible to the public. 

Also, in the first hour of the show, Ricardo Magdaleno, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events gives us a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s Freedom Over Texas festivities, and we talk with Houstonian Dustin Jones, who discusses his experience being the subject of the popular “Bro Explaining” meme.

In the second hour, Frank and Celeste weigh in on "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. Then, we hear from Cactus Music owner Quinn Bishop who discusses the Houston record store’s 50th anniversary and how it’s evolved over the years.

Plus, Jeff Kripal and Karin Austin of Rice University’s Archives of the Impossible, tell us about their documents, recordings and files related to unexplained phenomena.

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