On today's Hello Houston, we talk with Timothy Malcolm, Deputy Managing Editor of Texas Lifestyle at Chron, who joins us to discuss their new list ranking the 250 most influential Texans since 1776, which Texans are included on the list, and how it all came together.

Then, Houston Public Media reporters Dominic Anthony Walsh and Sarah Grunau join us again to unpack the latest episode of the new podcast series After the Flood, which examines last year's Texas Hill Country floods and the region's history with flooding.

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In the second hour, director Katie Camosy joins us to discuss her new documentary Gaslit, which follows actress and activist Jane Fonda as she talks with people living on the frontlines of America’s oil and gas production boom. The documentary will be screening at River Oaks Theatre starting this weekend.

Plus, our hosts and listeners share the latest things that are taking over all their free time as part of our regular Thursday feature, Current Obsessions. You can send us your Current Obsessions anytime by emailing us at talk@hellohouston.org.

And, as always, Ernie Manouse and guest host Katharine Shilcutt talk about today's top stories at the top of each hour, including UTMB at Galveston facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly paying a female worker less than her male counterpart, President Trump saying he will launch the largest fireworks display in history on Independence Day, a Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after crashing into a Houston-area home, and more.