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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 18 MIN

Teaching vs. indoctrinating college students: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters · host Michael Hagerty

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Police uncovering a scam in South Houston to steal money from families legally seeking U.S. citizenship Change afoot at the state’s public universities related to classroom content, among other things, and the debate over the line between teaching and indoctrinating studentsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.This week, our panel weighs in on these stories: Police uncovering a scam in South Houston to steal money from families legally seeking U.S. citizenship Change afoot at the state’s public universities related to classroom content, among other things, and the debate over the line between teaching and indoctrinating studentsOur panel of non-experts this week includes: Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

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