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This one comes with a bonus. Josh brought along his songwriting partner and recording engineer, John Pedigo . So, yes, we talked about Josh's new album, Stuff , but we ventured far afield to explore the tattoos on...

In this movie-intensive episode, D Magazine contributing editor and noted cinephile Eric Celeste joins Tim Rogers at the Old Monk to hear Giovannie 's stories about James Gunn, Richard Dreyfuss, and the Old 97's; learn...

In the Roman Catholic tradition, there's something called a year's mind. It's a requiem Mass held on the one-year anniversary of someone's death. That's exactly what we did for Zac and those who loved him. Except the...

Sarah was the U.S. Attorney for the North District of Texas before Barack Obama appointed her head of ICE in 2014. She talks with Tim about why the agency shouldn't be abolished, despite President Trump's current...

It's a themed episode! Kathy tells us about a controversy she experienced while judging cakes for the State Fair of Texas. Brian covers the same ground, except with a halal barbecue contest. And then Tim takes us to the...

Our own Mike Piellucci talks about one of the world's best bull riders, John Crimber, who lives with a bunch of other badass Brazilian bull riders in or near Decatur, Texas. Kathy Wise reveals her secret nicknames and...

We discuss meat and the proper smoking thereof. Plus what is "motorcycle paint" and who in the D Magazine office is most likely to assassinate whom? Oh! Also, we reveal a secret Thai menu at a restaurant in Allen. But...

D Magazine 's dining critic, Brian Reinhart, joins Tim and Kathy to talk about the Dallas dining scene, the origin of Texas toast, how the Rice University mascot got its name, the best pancakes in town, and whether...

If you listened to the previous episode of EarBurner (and you should), you know that Bobby Abtahi was sitting at the table at the Old Monk as Matt and Tim interviewed Mike Rawlings. When they finished the episode with...

On your November ballot, there will appear 18 proposed amendments to the Dallas city charter, which is quite something. Three of those props—S, T, and U—if they were to pass, would throw the city into chaos. The 59th...

The Oak Cliff Film Fest runs this year from June 20–23. Barak is one of the smartest, funniest dudes in Dallas, so it's always a pleasure to have him on the pod to talk about the film festival he co-founded. Tim...

In another lifetime, Julia was Tim's boss at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Now she's a best-selling author with six novels to her credit. Her latest is Night Will Find You . Zac gives it five stars. Tim confesses he...

In the May issue of D Magazine , Matt Goodman wrote a story titled " The Lawyer Who Landlords Don't Want to See in Court ." That would be Mark. Sort of by accident, he started the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, which...

James is the artistic director of the Dallas International Film Festival , which runs from April 25 through May 2. We talked about how many movies he had to watch to pick the 145 (so far) that will screen this year. We...

Megan spent four years researching and writing her new book, City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways . Here's what Richard Florida said about it: " City Limits is a triumph. Megan...