<![CDATA[What's Up in Sharpstown? with The Sharpener]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/sharpener Free hyperlocal news podcast for the Sharpstown area of Southwest Houston.

Read our free articles about education, government, transit, community events, homelessness, and more at thesharpener.org. Visit and sign up for our free email newsletter to stay up to date on the latest local happenings.

News by Sharpstown, for Sharpstown.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:07 GMT en-us c993360f-8080-5e7a-b757-339a5a5d7837 https://media.rss.com/sharpener/20240126_030159_ad490e48e7aa9d5e927949c3d9170306.jpg What's Up in Sharpstown? with The Sharpener https://rss.com/podcasts/sharpener yes Tyess Korsmo 2024 Tyess Korsmo Tyess Korsmo false episodic podcast <![CDATA[Why on Earth Should We Care about Hyperlocal News?]]> Like many Americans, Tyess Korsmo didn't care much about local news--or any news--until recently. Now he's the editor, publisher, and main reporter at an independent startup news website for part of Southwest Houston. Here's why you should care too--and why Sharpstown needs hyperlocal news.

Tyess is joined by guest host Choice Okonrende, a writer, podcaster, and skateboarding English professor who also didn't care much about local news.

Tyess Korsmo takes full responsibility for the wacky intro and outro music, which is just him messing around on a guitar.

You can read tons of his articles about Sharpstown at thesharpener.org.

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