IANR 2633 081526 Audrey Nath on Bible Studies Lawsuit, Political Trends in Houston by Atty Neeloy Azad, TX Pharmacy Disaster by Dr Rajender Aparasu & Manvi Sharma

IANR 2633 081526 Line Up4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali)Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 15, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day.TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.4:20 pm Five years ago, Dr. Audrey Nath, a successful neurologist heard the call for advocacy and left full-time academic medicine for more flexible telemedicine work so she could fight for immigrant rights, pre-trial detentionstandards, healthcare access and public education. The daughter of an Indian father and Chinese mother, she ran for Houston City Council District C this past April lost in the runoff. Audrey has now taken up the battle against display of the Ten Commandments and Bible infused studies in public schools by filing a lawsuit. She joins us today to explain her strategy.4:50 pm With a passion for public service and a determination to make his voice heard, attorney Neeloy Azad has his sights on the Houston Mayor’s race in November next year. The son of Bangladeshi immigrants, Neeloy has the enthusiasm and conviction of youth that the Democratic party seeks, to make a case for change that could propel him to even greater heights. But first, Neeloy seeks to make his voice heard in the vibrant Houston political scene and he joins us today in the studio to talk about his opinions.5:20 pm Of the 254 counties – a few which are very large but sparsely populated – in Texas, 60 per cent or 150 of them do not a pharmacy and one pharmacy closes each week. This is a vexing problem made worse by the near monopolistic control nationwide on reimbursements by three Pharmacy Benefits Managers or PBM – Optum Rx, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts. Some people in rural areas have to drive 20 miles or more to get their prescriptions, others do not have broadband service to order on-line. We speak with Universityof Houston professor Dr. Rajender Aparasu and pharmacist Manvi Sharma to get more details on this situation.Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected] pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years. Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University