Episode 108: Mike Ablon does "10 Questions for 2019"
Release Date: 04/17/2019
178: Megan Kimble on why highways kill cities
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Megan spent four years researching and writing her new book, . Here's what said about it: "City Limits is a triumph. Megan Kimble echoes Robert Caro exposing how powerful groups like TxDOT are able to take away people’s homes, destroy their neighborhoods, and run roughshod over communities with virtually no accountability.” So yeah. We talked about highways and I-345. And about how Megan went on a fishing trip to the Eisenhower Library and discovered something amazing. Oh, also, we talked about her high school basketball career. Consider to D Magazine. Print makes the podcast...
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177: Mike Mooney's sex-trafficking podcast
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Mike used to work at D Magazine. Now he doesn't. But he's got a new podcast that dropped April 11 on Audible. It is titled . Over nine episodes, Mike and two other journalists ( and ) chronicle the rise and fall of Backpage.com, the Dallas-born classified ad site that a federal prosecutor "the world’s largest sex trafficking operation." Mike spent three days interviewing Mike Lacey, the founder of the New Times chain of alt weeklies and the man the feds say ran a criminal operation with Backpage.com. In addition to all that, we talked about why Mike escaped Oak Cliff for the suburbs. ...
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176: Greg Brownderville starts a literary festival
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Greg is an who hails from Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas. He's also the lead singer for and the editor of the . It is under the auspices of the latter that he is launching a new literary festival. runs April 12 and 13 in three Oak Cliff venues (Wild Detectives, the Texas Theatre, and the Kessler Theater). So we talked with Greg about how you stage a lit fest that feels less like homework and more like a party. And we talked about one of the most amazing physical feats ever performed in the city of Arkadelphia (by him). If you have a minute, throw us some stars and write a review of the...
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175: Joel Klatt on the new UFL
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You probably know from his appearances on the Ticket and his Fox Sports work on college football. Along with Curt Menefee, he'll be calling the first-ever United Football League game, at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, March 30, at noon. We got the breakdown on the game, but we also talked with him about why specialization in youth sports is lousy and the fact that he's so cheap that he listens to Spotify with commercials. You should to D Magazine. At the very least, rate and review this podcast. Do it.
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174: Troy Aikman's many slights
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Over the years, starting in 1992, D Magazine has unintentionally caused the man grief. In this episode, Tim and Zac run through the slights—but only to properly apologize. Also to give Zac a moment to humble-brag. For reference, here is what Eric Celeste's profile of Aikman looked like with the dumb "Troy Aikman Won't Dance" headline. Here's Aikman on our cover in , when Wick made up a cover blurb that suggested Troy had talked to us about his divorce. And, finally, here's the that made it look as if Tim and Troy were lovers. Again, we're sorry. to the magazine so we can keep telling you...
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173: World Cup and Arlington mess
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Right here you've got another chat recorded on the shady side of White Rock Lake, at Goodfriend. The boys tackle the goofiness of what one local official said about transportation to World Cup matches in Arlington. E.g.: "[W]e wish to have an aggressive travel demand management program to encourage our residents to participate in FIFA." Also they talked about tattoos.
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172: A giraffe death and the mayor's shoes
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We're doing a thing. Sometimes we'll have a guest on the pod, sure. But sometimes (if we stick with it), Tim and Zac will simply go to a bar near their houses (Goodfriend) and chop it up as a duo, like Simon and Garfunkel. The hatred for each other will still be there, but they'll make beautiful music together. In this episode, the boys talk about a recent giraffe death at the Dallas Zoo (and whether there are animals smart enough to kill themselves), the proposed ban on horse-drawn carriages (Zac hates them, Tim is right), and Mayor Eric Johnson's footwear at the World Economic Forum in...
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171: Casey Gerald on Erykah Badu
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Casey is one of the most committed magazine writers working today. When he profiled Leon Bridges for , he rented a house and bought a crazy-expensive shirt to establish a connection with the recording artist. For his that ran in the January issue of D Magazine, he hired a team of researchers to help him understand the icon. More than a podcast about magazine journalism, though, this one is about striving to become the best possible version of yourself. And South Oak Cliff football. Make this podcast (and all of Casey's dreams) possible by .
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170: Tim DeLaughter Broke His Depression With a New Album
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Tim is a Lakewood dad with four kids and a wife who runs a restaurant () to which he is sometimes summoned to do handyman work. He's also a rockstar, making his name first with and now serving as frontman for . The latter is dropping a new album, Salvage Enterprise, on November 17. We talked with Tim about how recording that album broke him out of a years-long depression and why kids today can't seem to listen to a song that lasts longer than a minute thirty. Also, we talked about whether Jesus ever rode a triceratops and the Dallas-based Institute for Creation Research. If you dig this...
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169: Joshua Ray Walker Almost Could Have Died
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Start if you don't know who Joshua Ray Walker is. Short version: said of Josh: "country's most fascinating young songwriter is a baby-faced, 6XL guitar hero with a Dwight Yoakam voice and songs about suicide and boat-show models." We began our conversation at the Old Monk with Josh telling the story about how he wound up in the hospital, for the first time in his life, with a roommate named Dick who was a mob enforcer. We also talk about F1 and helicopters. And the best Tex-Mex in Dallas. And East Dallas dive bars! If you do dig this episode, consider . Cheers.
info_outlineWhat's the worst thing he's ever done on vacation? How many dang cities has he visited in search of good ideas for Dallas? How much Guinness can he drink during one podcast? All questions answered. Give us all your stars.