D Magazine's EarBurner

192: Joshua Ray Walker defends East Dallas

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 Josh's "trash leg," BlueChew commercials, the official Tex-Mex dish of Dallas, and lesbians gentrifying Oak Cliff. Buckle up and prepare yourself for some snort-laughing.  Consider subscribing to D Magazine. Print makes the podcast possible. 

191: Actress Giovannie Cruz did bad things in "Superman" and got to meet a real hero, Flo from Progressive

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 what a "honeywagon" is; and discuss whether her parents should have let her play outside when she was little. Also, she explains the Chuck E. Cheese universe.  Consider subscribing to D Magazine. Print makes the podcast possible. 

190: Remembering the Great Zac Crain

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 Mass was held at a bar called the Old Monk. And we recorded a podcast during the Mass. We boldly declare that it's the funniest year's mind you'll ever listen to. Stick around till the end, when Zac's son, Isaac, drops in and delivers one of the sickest burns you'll ever hear. Here are the links to all the Zac stories we talk about. And remember: print makes the podcast possible. Consider subscribing to D Magazine.

189: Sarah Saldaña, former director of ICE

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 campaign to use it as a tool of terror; about why Dallas hasn't yet seen the sorts of raids that have gone down in other large cities; about why the agency will never deport the number of people the president claims it will; and about why her family was ultimately wrong when they encouraged her to become the first Latina to lead ICE. Remember: print makes the podcast possible. Consider subscribing to D Magazine.

188: How to Judge BBQ, Cake, and Fort Worth Women

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 Colonial for some golf talk that involves way more fashion choices than it does golf. Remember: print makes the podcast possible. Consider subscribing to D Magazine.