- The Joint General & Special Election is November 4;
- Harris County Flood Control seeks public input on flood risk plans across 11 watersheds;
- Inside John Whitmire’s texts: How the mayor shaped road projects and bike lane removals;
- Houston attorney bests California AI company, nets $1.5 billion for authors;
- Defense Department, local law enforcement agencies conducting training in Houston through Sept. 19;
- Trump’s use of National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules;
- Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War;
- Trump, misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, threatens to send troops to Portland [Oregon]…;
- Trump sends 10 stealth fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartels;
- An emailed news summary from the NY Times;
- Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others;
Tag Archives: Protests
#kpfthoustontx – August 31 & Sept. 1+3, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- November 4, 2025, Joint General & Special Election;
- Houston-area Labor Day protests planned as part of nationwide ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ demonstrations;
- Newly proposed ordinance would ban standing in medians in Houston;
- “There Needs To Be Justice”: 22-Year-Old Law Graduate Passes Away After Routine CT Scan;
- Parents sue Houston ISD over child’s use of different pronouns;
- Nexstar Seals Merger With Tegna in $6.2 Billion TV Mega Deal;
- Trump says DOJ will sue California over redistricting as he celebrates similar Texas effort;
- Trump admin’s new anti-renewables rule rooted in fossil-fuel misinformation;
- Trump admin pulls nearly $62M in solar grants from Utah, leaving rural towns in the dark;
- Some on Fox question Trump’s efforts to hinder new renewable projects as power demand and electricity bills skyrocket;
#kpfthoustontx – June 29+30 & July 2, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- Houston’s $16.7B CIP budget passes, but amendments, ordinances for transparency delayed to future meetings;
- Some Harris County Democrats want to oust Houston Mayor John Whitmire from the party;
- ‘The formula is flawed’: Harris County officials say funding not available for all planned projects from 2018’s $2.5B flood bond;
- Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Highlights Irregularities Familiar To Rockland Voters;
- Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe;
- “It will affect all families”: Challenges await Texas parents if birthright citizenship ends;
- The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America;
- Fired DOJ lawyer exposes Bondi’s blatant disregard for the law;
- US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers;
- Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors to protest mass tourism;
Mon, 6/8 & 15/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): BLACK LIVES MATTER! July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, THE RISE OF S.W.A.T., Pentagon Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police, Why local American police have so much military gear at protests, Public Health Experts Say the Pandemic Is Exactly Why Protests Must Continue, Some People May Have a Head Start Against Coronavirus, Surprising Evidence Shows, Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination, Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything, Jim Cramer: Coronavirus Pandemic Triggered ‘One of the Greatest Wealth Transfers in History’, These 16 retailers and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JUNE 7. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.
This week’s show was a rerun of the show from 6/1/2020. I’m re-posting that show below. Below that, I’m posting an unaired version of the show that was intended for today, 6/8/2020. That show will air on KPFT next week on it’s usual day and time.
6/1/2020:
6/8/2020:
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson.
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![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)
SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.” ~ Bill Clinton, Democratic Convention Speech (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)
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MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: BLACK LIVES MATTER! July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, THE RISE OF S.W.A.T., Pentagon Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police, Why local American police have so much military gear at protests, Public Health Experts Say the Pandemic Is Exactly Why Protests Must Continue, Some People May Have a Head Start Against Coronavirus, Surprising Evidence Shows, Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination, Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything, Jim Cramer: Coronavirus Pandemic Triggered ‘One of the Greatest Wealth Transfers in History’, These 16 retailers and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE.

