Actor George Takei (Oct. 4, 2024) – Houston Public Media

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On Friday’s show: Former HPD officer Gerald Goines on Thursday had an apparent medical episode in his chair during closing remarks of the sentencing phase of his murder trial. As a result, the proceedings were delayed for the day. Lucio Vasquez updates us on the situation and the trial.

Also this hour: Actor George Takei of Star Trek fame talks about his career and the concert in Houston on Saturday he’s involved in where he’ll tell his family’s story of forced internment during World War II.

Then, from the River Oaks Theatre reopening this week after a two-year hiatus, to the biggest ranch in Texas going up for sale, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And we learn about a new six-part documentary series on PBS called Chasing the Tide, which chronicles a couple’s 21-day trek along the Texas Gulf Coast. We talk with Jay and Chrissy Kleberg, who tell us more about their journey and the discoveries they made along the way. The six episodes air on Houston Public Media TV 8 each Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from Oct. 12 through Nov. 16.

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