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D Magazine's EarBurner

167 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings

EarBurner is a weekly conversation about North Texas issues (and a lot of other stuff). It is hosted by the editors of D Magazine, the city magazine of Dallas.

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Episodes

Episode 43: Julia Heaberlin

May 27, 2016 14:04 - 51 minutes - 24.4 MB

Julia Heaberlin, thriller author of Playing Dead and Black-Eyed Susans, stops by the Old Monk to talk about the rich rewards of the book business, her days a newspaper editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the time she was briefly Tim Rogers' boss. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Episode 42: Skip Hollandsworth

May 13, 2016 13:08 - 1 hour - 29.9 MB

Skip Hollandsworth, former D Magazine writer and now executive editor of Texas Monthly, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about his newly published book, The Midnight Assassin, about the unsolved mystery of a serial killer in 19th-century Austin.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Episode 41: LeeAnne Locken of the Real Housewives of Dallas

April 29, 2016 05:13 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB

LeeAnne Locken of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Dallas was game to appear at the Old Monk to chat about the show and her own carny past — plus play a game of iPhone roulette.     Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records

Episode 40: Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk

March 25, 2016 05:28 - 47 minutes - 22.4 MB

Fort Worth lawyer Bryan Wilson, aka the Texas Law Hawk, stops by the Old Monk to talk about how his outrageous commercials went viral and led to a Super Bowl ad appearance. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 39: Dwaine Caraway on Fighting John Wiley Price

February 25, 2016 17:22 - 40 minutes - 19.3 MB

Dwaine Caraway, former Dallas city councilman and current Dallas County commissioner candidate, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about what went down recently between him and political rival John Wiley Price at a Dallas radio station.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 38: Dr. Seema Yasmin Returns

February 12, 2016 07:16 - 29 minutes - 13.9 MB

Dallas Morning News reporter and UT-Dallas professor Dr. Seema Yasmin returns to the Old Monk to explain just how worried we should (or should not) be about the emergence of the Zika virus in Dallas. Plus, Tim and Zac talk about the city's recent decision to ban a porn convention and the announcement of the cast of Real Housewives of Dallas.  Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 37: Making a Murderer Story

January 08, 2016 16:09 - 41 minutes - 19.5 MB

On today's show, in lieu of a guest, Tim and Zac reveal behind-the-scenes details of how Michael J. Mooney's January 2016 story in D Magazine, "My Brother, the Murderer," came to be published. Plus Tim plays iPhone Roulette.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 36: 'The Sweetest Lady in Burlesque,' Donna Denise

December 18, 2015 06:05 - 54 minutes - 25.6 MB

This week on EarBurner, a chat with Donna Denise, "house mom" at Dallas gentlemen's club the Lodge. Among the topics discussed are the Lewisville Lake Dam, to which country Zac would flee to escape extradition, and what Tim likes best about strip joints.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Donna Denise Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 35: Bobby Abtahi on Getting Kicked Off a Virgin America Flight

December 11, 2015 12:45 - 55 minutes - 26 MB

Lawyer Bobby Abtahi, who's also a member of the Dallas Plan Commission, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about the recent national-news-making incident in which he was kept off a Virgin America flight from New York to Dallas for murky reasons. Plus, Zac Crain goes unplugged on the Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Bobby Abtahi Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 34: Harrison Edell Returns

December 03, 2015 22:47 - 45 minutes - 21.4 MB

Harrison Edell, senior director of living collections at the Dallas Zoo, makes a return visit to Table No. 1 at the Old Monk to talk about the controversy over the zoo's plans to relocate six elephants from southern Africa to southern Dallas. Plus, are dolphins rapists and murderers? Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Harrison Edell Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 33: Mary Mapes

October 26, 2015 01:40 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Former 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes stopped by the Old Monk ahead of the nationwide release of Truth, the new film about the 2004 events that led to the departures of Mapes and longtime anchor Dan Rather from CBS.    Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Mary Mapes Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 32: Bryan DeLuca's 'Shark Tank' Appearance

October 16, 2015 14:34 - 57 minutes - 27 MB

Sock-of-the-month club operator Bryan DeLuca of Foot Cardigan returns to the Old Monk to talk about what it was like to appear in his underwear on national television for a recent episode of Shark Tank. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Bryan DeLuca Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 31: Sarah Jaffe

October 09, 2015 15:40 - 58 minutes - 27.6 MB

Musician Sarah Jaffe stopped by the Old Monk to chat about how a hook she wrote in her driveway ended up on an Eminem record, what she and her touring band listen to on the bus (Radiolab), and how much she looks up to her farmer sister. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Sarah Jaffe Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 30: Matt Alexander Returns

October 02, 2015 20:39 - 38 minutes - 18.3 MB

Dallas entrepreneur Matt Alexander returned to the Old Monk on Friday afternoon to talk about the Dallas tech and startup communities — and his hot sports opinions. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Matt Alexander Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 29: Alice Laussade

September 25, 2015 03:48 - 58 minutes - 27.8 MB

The Dallas Observer‘s own Cheap Bastard, Alice Laussade, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about her upcoming Meat Fight fundraiser, and she brought plenty of salty language with her. Consider this your mature-content warning. Maybe skip this one if you’re listening with the kids.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Alice Laussade Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 28: Dallas City Councilman Mark Clayton

September 18, 2015 11:20 - 1 hour - 30 MB

District 9 Dallas City Councilman Mark Clayton stopped by the Old Monk to chat about just how much he's let power go to his head since taking his seat at City Hall in June, his soccer fandom, and which Dallas suburb he really, really, really doesn't like. Plus, iPhone roulette.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: Mark Clayton Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Episode 27: Burger editor David Hale Smith

September 11, 2015 14:28 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MB

D Magazine burger editor pro tem — and sometime literary agent — David Hale Smith stopped by the Old Monk to talk about all the hunks of meat he consumed for our Best Burgers in Dallas issue and how his New York colleagues still can't understand that Dallas isn't a wasteland of wagon wheels and oil derricks.   Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Guest: David Hale Smith Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

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