- I think that possibly the most important story of the week as of Saturday night …;
- Runoff Elections, June 7rd;
- Houston Democratic group drops support for Mayor Whitmire;
- As temperatures rise, so do our AC bills in Houston: Ways to save on your energy bill;
- School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session;
- Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard members after LA immigration protests;
- Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?;
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#kpfthoustontx – Feb. 16+19, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). TOPICS: 1. Election Info; 2. ‘Every child made homeless is on you’: CFISD approves gender disclosure policy amid backlash; 3. Jersey Village City Council moves forward with pool demolition; 4. Mayor Whitmire releases efficiency audit of city departments, actual savings still unknown; 5. ‘You’ve Seen the Tweet, Right?’: Sheinbaum Aces Trump Playbook; 6. Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” Could Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion!; 7. White House defends blocking AP from event for using ‘Gulf of Mexico’; 8. Speaking of which … Going forward; 9. Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel; 10. German officials hit back at Vance over censorship lecture: ‘Unacceptable’; 11. Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2.
Now in our 12th year on KPFT!
Going forward, new shows will broadcast on Sundays at 1PM (CT) broadcast and re-run on Wednesdays at 11AM.
AUDIO:
TOPICS:
- Election Info;
- ‘Every child made homeless is on you’: CFISD approves gender disclosure policy amid backlash;
- Jersey Village City Council moves forward with pool demolition;
- Mayor Whitmire releases efficiency audit of city departments, actual savings still unknown;
- ‘You’ve Seen the Tweet, Right?’: Sheinbaum Aces Trump Playbook;
- Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” Could Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion!;
- White House defends blocking AP from event for using ‘Gulf of Mexico’;
- Speaking of which … Going forward;
- Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel;
- German officials hit back at Vance over censorship lecture: ‘Unacceptable’;
- Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid;
Weds, AUGUST 23+24, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Naming Hurricanes; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; Texas Supreme Court says Harris County must abolish its elections administrator’s office by September 1; In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing; These Voters Share Almost No Political Beliefs, but They Agree on One Thing: We’re Failing as a Nation; Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24; China-based BRICS bank aims to de-dollarize debt by expanding local currency lending; China says African countries want industrialisation over infrastructure; Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis; European Union To Require U.S. Travelers With Passports To Fill Out Visa Application; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information;Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Naming Hurricanes; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; Texas Supreme Court says Harris County must abolish its elections administrator’s office by September 1; In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing; These Voters Share Almost No Political Beliefs, but They Agree on One Thing: We’re Failing as a Nation; Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24; China-based BRICS bank aims to de-dollarize debt by expanding local currency lending; China says African countries want industrialisation over infrastructure; Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis; European Union To Require U.S. Travelers With Passports To Fill Out Visa Application; More
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host, assistant producer and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) or Thursdays at 6PM on KPFT 90.1 FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Media. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Weds, Mar. 22+23, 2023, Weds.11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline (CODA); “Y’all tryna take our community”: Parents share their outrage during first public meeting over Houston ISD takeover; Harris County commissioners approve $7.4M for jail staff bonuses, body cameras; California Gov. Newsom announces new vision for San Quentin State Prison: ‘We have failed for too long’ You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect; Rand Paul calls for DA Alvin Bragg to be jailed for ‘disgusting abuse of power’ in Trump probe; EU agrees to send Ukraine one million artillery shells; Putin says Russia will “respond accordingly” if Ukraine gets depleted uranium shells from U.K., claiming they have “nuclear component”; MORE. … [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHoustonTX 90.1 FM-HD2
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline (CODA); “Y’all tryna take our community”: Parents share their outrage during first public meeting over Houston ISD takeover; Harris County commissioners approve $7.4M for jail staff bonuses, body cameras; California Gov. Newsom announces new vision for San Quentin State Prison: ‘We have failed for too long’ You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect; Rand Paul calls for DA Alvin Bragg to be jailed for ‘disgusting abuse of power’ in Trump probe; EU agrees to send Ukraine one million artillery shells; Putin says Russia will “respond accordingly” if Ukraine gets depleted uranium shells from U.K., claiming they have “nuclear component”;More.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. Continue reading
Weds, FEB. 15+16, 2023, Weds.11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; League City City Council to discuss creation of library review committee at Feb. 14 meeting; Pearland hires consultant to audit tax calculation process; West University Place council members express interest in updating city’s entire stormwater pipeline infrastructure; Sugar Land approves 30-year deal with fiber-optic internet company SiFi Networks; ShotSpotter technology questioned after Houston City Council approval; Mattress Mack sues Harris County over November elections; Applications open for career and technical education grants; ‘It’s just crazy’: Republicans attack US child labor laws as violations rise; Republicans face continued claims of ‘homophobic and sexist fear-mongering’ over blocked FCC nominee; EU to launch platform to fight Russian, Chinese disinformation; Russia deploys nuclear-armed ships for first time in 30 years, Norway says; OPINION: Will the non-Russians rebel?; Videos show Turkey’s Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHoustonTX 90.1 FM-HD2
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; League City City Council to discuss creation of library review committee at Feb. 14 meeting; Pearland hires consultant to audit tax calculation process; West University Place council members express interest in updating city’s entire stormwater pipeline infrastructure; Sugar Land approves 30-year deal with fiber-optic internet company SiFi Networks; ShotSpotter technology questioned after Houston City Council approval; Mattress Mack sues Harris County over November elections; Applications open for career and technical education grants; ‘It’s just crazy’: Republicans attack US child labor laws as violations rise; Republicans face continued claims of ‘homophobic and sexist fear-mongering’ over blocked FCC nominee; EU to launch platform to fight Russian, Chinese disinformation; OPINION: Will the non-Russians rebel?; Videos show Turkey’s Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes; 15 million people live under threat of glacial lake outburst floods, study finds; More.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. Continue reading
#Thinkwing: Mon,1/23/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: SUPPORT KPFT! Tillerson nom goes to Senate, Trump Bans Abortion Worldwide, CREW Sues to Impeach, UK Tanks Transit Chunnel, Skittles are cattlefeed?, Trump Inaugural Numbers, Wisdom Teeth And Opioids, Lazy Passwords, GOP Congress Claims Mandate & lays plans to propel sweeping conservative agenda, Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, moreEmoluments Clause of the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show.
TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Trump Inauguration coming, New Theory on Titanic Sinking, Eight men are as rich as half the world, Lazy Passwords, New DB Cooper Theory, US Troops Arrive in Poland, European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and EU, FDR’s Four Freedoms, GOP Congress Claims Mandate & lays plans to propel sweeping conservative agenda, Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, more
GUEST: OPEN FORUM
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:
“Unhappy events abroad have retaught us two simple truths about the liberty of a democratic people. The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any other controlling private power. The second truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if its business system does not provide employment and produce and distribute goods in such a way as to sustain an acceptable standard of living. Both lessons hit home. Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Simple Truths” message to Congress (April 29, 1938) Click here for full text Click here for contemporary analysis of the speech in TIME Magazine
#Thinkwing: Mon,1/16/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: SUPPORT KPFT! Trump Inauguration coming, New Theory on Titanic Sinking, Eight men are as rich as half the world, Lazy Passwords, New DB Cooper Theory, US Troops Arrive in Poland, European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and EU, FDR’s Four Freedoms, GOP Congress Claims Mandate & lays plans to propel sweeping conservative agenda, Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show.
TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Trump Inauguration coming, New Theory on Titanic Sinking, Eight men are as rich as half the world, Lazy Passwords, New DB Cooper Theory, US Troops Arrive in Poland, European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and EU, FDR’s Four Freedoms, GOP Congress Claims Mandate & lays plans to propel sweeping conservative agenda, Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, more
GUEST: OPEN FORUM
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” ~ John F. Kennedy, March 13, 1962. Audio-only portion is from remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, 13 March 1962. Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLvIDFC6rLc
#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 7/4/16, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICS: Open Forum! Jihadism (and other forms of extremism), Brexit and the EU, The Brexit Cowards, Student Debt Survives Death, MORE. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
We take callers during this show. 
SHOW AUDIO:
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike (Dec. 14, 2015)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: “World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.” ~ John F. Kennedy in his A Strategy of Peace speech, the Commencement Address at American University (10 June 1963). Citation Continue reading
#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 6/27/16, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICS: Open Forum! SCOTUS Scraps Texas TRAP law, Britain Votes for Brexit, Boeing Deals with Russia, Maine’s LePage an Environmentalist?, Anton Yelchin’s Jeep Defect-related Death, MORE. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
We take callers during this show. 
SHOW AUDIO:
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike (Dec. 14, 2015)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: “ It is always the moralists who do the most harm. … —Max Frisch (Max Frisch – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), part of a longer quote. Continue reading
#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 6/20/16, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICS: Open Forum! Trump Assassination attempt, Guns and the Senate, Boeing Deals with Russia, Maine’s LePage an Environmentalist?, BrExit, TX Abortion Rules In Practice,Anton Yelchin’s Jeep Defect-related Death, MORE. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
We take callers during this show. 
SHOW AUDIO:
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike (Dec. 14, 2015)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: “In 1791 when the 2nd Amendment went into effect, firing 10 shots without reloading required carrying 10 guns.” ~ Mike Honig, 2014 Continue reading
#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 9/21/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): When Green…Isn’t?, Syrian Refugees, When Worlds Collide?, What is the future of Journalism, and more. GUEST: Open Forum [AUDIO]
THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.
SHOW AUDIO:
Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Monday night from 9-10PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)
OPEN FORUM
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
- When Green…Isn’t?
- Syrian Refugees
- When Worlds Collide?
- What is the future of Journalism
SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:
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#PoliticsDoneRight: Weds, 9/17/2015, 3PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): GOP Debates, Bernie Sanders at Liberty U, Refugees Seeking Asylum, What is the future of Journalism, and more. GUEST: Open Forum [AUDIO]
THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.
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SHOW AUDIO:
Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Monday night from 9-10PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)
OPEN FORUM
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
- GOP Debates
- Bernie Sanders’ speech at Liberty University
- Syrian Refugees
- The Future of Journalism
SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:
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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 9/14/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): Bernie Sanders at Liberty University, Syrian Refugees, What is the future of Journalism, and more. GUEST: Open Forum [AUDIO]
THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.
SHOW AUDIO:
Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Monday night from 9-10PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)
OPEN FORUM
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
- Bernie Sanders’ speech at Liberty University
- Syrian Refugees
- The Future of Journalism
SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:
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Great Article, Worth Reading: “An Open Letter to the Left on Libya”, by Juan Cole
“Allowing the Neoconservatives to brand humanitarian intervention as always their sort of project does a grave disservice to international law and institutions, and gives them credit that they do not deserve, for things in which they do not actually believe.” – Juan Cole


