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Now displaying: 2015
May 8, 2015

Ahead of a pivotal Dallas municipal election, City Councilman Philip Kingston comes again to the Old Monk to discuss politics, zombies, boating, and break dancing. Is he angling to take Zac's co-hosting gig for himself? Perhaps.

 

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

May 1, 2015

Dallas entrepreneur Matt Alexander stops by the Old Monk to speak in his British accent about the state of his online fashion businesses, the future prospects of the Dallas Mavericks, and his brief professional rollerblading career. Plus, who will win in Zac Crain's U.S. Citizenship Test challenge?

 

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

Apr 24, 2015

Steven Walters is a Dallas Theater Center company member currently appearing in DTC's Colossal. He stopped by the Old Monk to talk about that production as well as some of his past work as co-founder of Second Thought Theatre and co-writer of plays and films including the well-received comedy Love & Air Sex.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Liz Johnstone
Guest: Steven Walters
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Apr 17, 2015

Harrison Edell, director of living collections at the Dallas Zoo, stops by the Old Monk to talk about the zoo's recent Animal Planet special documenting a live giraffe birth. We also delve into his fondness for kilts.

 

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

Apr 10, 2015

Former Dallas City Councilwoman Angela Hunt stops by the Old Monk to discuss recent setbacks for supporters of the Trinity toll road, when she'll run for mayor, and why current Mayor Mike Rawlings is so committed to building a highway that seemingly few people still want.

 

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

Mar 27, 2015

Michael J. Mooney, author of The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle: American Sniper, Navy SEAL, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about his recent Dallas book signing and to discuss the news of the day, including the Dallas Cowboys' Greg Hardy, Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow, and the recent "booty shot" death in Deep Ellum.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain
Guest: Michael J. Mooney
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Mar 20, 2015

Mark Followill, TV play-by-play man for the Dallas Mavericks, stops by the Old Monk in the aftermath of SMU's painful NCAA tournament loss. He chats with Tim and Zac about the Dallas Cowboys' signing of Greg Hardy, WFAA sports anchor Dale Hansen's reaction to it, and how he got his start in broadcasting.

 

Hosts: Tim Rogers and Zac Crain

Guest: Mark Followill

Music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

 

Mar 13, 2015

Dallas City Councilman Philip Kingston stops by the Old Monk to admit the truth about his relationship with infamous blog commenter Wylie H. Dallas, explain what ordinary citizens can do to stop the Trinity Toll Road, and pick which of his colleagues he'd want by his side if drawn into a gangfight with the Fort Worth City Council.

 

Hosts: Zac Crain and Michael J. Mooney

Guest: Philip Kingston
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Mar 6, 2015
Nancy Nichols talks about how her job as D Magazine's lead dining critic nearly killed her. Also garnering attention this go-round are Sex Box, bowel-related mishaps, and why Nancy was at Martina Navratilova's wedding.
 
 
Hosts: Zac Crain and Tim Rogers

Guest: Nancy Nichols
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

Feb 27, 2015
The man behind Earth Day Texas stops by the Old Monk to chat with D Magazine's Tim and Zac about what it means to be an environmentally-conscious Republican, which Olympic sport he thinks he could master if he set his mind to it, and why he has hopes of winning over Texas' climate-change-denying lieutenant governor:  "Dan Patrick's not going to be the same after this Earth Day. ... He's a smart guy. Part of his mind is open, and he's going to go home with some new ideas."
 
 
Hosts: Zac Crain and Tim Rogers
Guest: Trammell S. Crow
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)
Feb 20, 2015
Hosts: Zac Crain and Tim Rogers
Guest: Tara Nieuwesteeg
Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)

D Magazine's charming Dallas bar columnist joins the boys to talk about smoking cigarettes in "sports cafés," Amar'e Stoudemire's sartorial tendencies, why Ottawa is a lousy town, and whether a man should be allowed to wear Crocs-brand sneakers in public. Special thanks to our sponsor, the Old Monk. 

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