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Now displaying: 2016
Nov 15, 2016

D Magazine's Nancy Nichols hosted a happy hour on November 14, 2016 to discuss various topics concerning the past, present and future of the DFW restaurant landscape.

Nov 4, 2016

Charles Glover of the Meadows Foundation chats with Tim and Zac about the newly announced $50 million donation to fund a Trinity River park, the Early Matters Dallas education initiative, and what it's like be part owner of Mac's Southside bar in the Cedars.

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Oct 21, 2016

Wolfgang Puck stopped by his restaurant Five Sixty at Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas to talk about the 100th anniversary of Union Station, what it's like to command a restaurant empire, and what he really thinks of his fellow celebrity chefs.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Oct 14, 2016

D Magazine city columnist Eric Celeste stops by the Old Monk to talk about the just-announced sale of Texas Monthly, the arrest of the owners of Dallas-based Backpage.com, and why Arlington voters should give the Texas Rangers what they want.

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Sep 21, 2016

D Magazine editors Kathy Wise, S. Holland Murphy, and Catherine Downes, made a road trip to Barley & Board in Denton to interview singer Luke Wade, who made his name on the NBC talent show The Voice. They discuss North Texas Giving Day and just what makes Barley & Board's burger one of the best around.

 

 

Sep 9, 2016

Dallas Park Board member Paul Sims and Bobby Abtahi, chairman of the Friends of Fair Park, debate the merits of the proposed plan to privatize the management of Fair Park. 

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Sep 1, 2016

D Magazine editors Kathy Wise, Holland Murphy, Nancy Nichols, and Catherine Downes are joined by actor-comedian Baron Vaughn and restaurateur Jack Perkins to discuss the Dallas comedy scene, barbecue, and the new look at iconic bar Ships Lounge.

Aug 26, 2016

Coalition For a New Dallas executive director Matt Tranchin stops by the Old Monk to talk about how decisions on transportation and a movement toward greater walkability are vital to the future of the city.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Aug 19, 2016

Legendary newsman Dan Rather makes another visit to the Old Monk, with his grandson Martin in tow, to talk about the state of this year's presidential election, his respect for Mark Cuban and David Hasselhoff, and why he always totes peanut butter while on assignment in exotic locales. Plus, Tim and Zac surprise him with some old friends.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Aug 5, 2016

D Magazine executive editor Kathy Wise sits down at Table No. 1 at the Old Monk in East Dallas to explain why the Dallas Cowboys' new star acquisition, Ezekiel Elliott, holds a special place in her heart even if she doesn't give a damn about football.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record

Jul 14, 2016

D Magazine staff editors Kathy Wise, S. Holland Murphy, and Catherine Downes invited mixologist Eddie "Lucky" Campbell and real estate agent John Murray for a tiki- and housing-market-centric conversation. Be sure to hang around for the thrilling third act: "What's Catherine Putting in Our Mouths?"

Jul 1, 2016

Barrett Tillman, the "mad scientist of sour beer" at Deep Ellum Brewing Co., stopped by the Old Monk to chat with Tim and Zac about how he got into the beer-making business — and to offer samples of his wares.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record 

Jun 24, 2016

DART needs to build a new light-rail line through downtown Dallas, but there's disagreement over which route it should take. The decision will have a significant impact on the future of public transportation in the city. D Magazine staffer Peter Simek sits down with Tim and Zac to talk about that, about a state senator suing a Dallas Cowboys player over the trashing of a rental house, and increasing calls for the resignation of the Dallas County district attorney. 

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record 

May 27, 2016

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

May 13, 2016

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

Apr 29, 2016

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

Mar 25, 2016

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)

Feb 25, 2016

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)

Feb 12, 2016

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)

Jan 8, 2016

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)

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