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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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08.01.2020

Our staff photographer, Elizabeth Lavin, talks about her work for the August issue of D Magazine. She donned PPE to go inside UTSW's Clements hospital to document what doctors and nurses are doing to save lives in Dallas.

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08.01.2020 126: Elizabeth Lavin shoots inside a COVID-19 ward Our staff photographer, Elizabeth Lavin, talks about her work for the August issue of D Magazine. She donned PPE to go inside UTSW's Clements hospital to document what doctors and nurses are doing to save lives in Dallas.
06.21.2020 125: Jim Schutze returns to D Magazine Jim worked at the Dallas Observer for 24 years. Now he works for us. How long will this arrangement last? God only knows. But for the time being, the most revered and reviled city columnist in Dallas will do his ...
04.11.2020 Episode 124: Mike Rawlings fights COVID in his backyard The former mayor of Dallas invited us into his backyard to talk about sheltering in place; the people he'd pick to marry, eff, and kill; how he worked with County Judge Clay Jenkins through the Ebola crisis and the lessons ...
03.24.2020 Episode 123: Mike Rhyner's coronavirus retirement Mike is a beloved radio legend and not a young man, so to avoid killing him, we recorded this podcast in a park within eyesight of the friendly Mercantile Tower and not too far from his downtown Dallas apartment. We ...
03.21.2020 Episode 122: Paula Blackmon saves Dallas from COVID-19 The councilwoman from District 9 now co-chairs a task force to help the city recover from the economic fallout of the virus. To make sure we followed all city rules and kept each other safe, we recorded this podcast in ...
02.25.2020 Episode 121: Tracy Walder, former CIA spy, has a new memoir What is a CIA spy who hunts terrorists supposed to look like? Well, maybe she's supposed to look just like Tracy. Straight out of school at USC, she went to work for the agency. Then she worked for the FBI. ...
02.21.2020 Episode 120: Texas Rangers TV man Dave Raymond hates the Astros This episode ran a bit long. You know why? Because Dave is a dang funny dude who has a lot of good stories. You'll learn the following: why he hates the Astros, how he once got traded for a blind ...
02.17.2020 Episode 119: Rosin Saez hates enchiladas Rosin is D Magazine’s new online dining editor, in charge of our SideDish blog. She comes to us from Seattle, where, apparently, she learned to hate enchiladas and flip-flops. This podcast is shocking. Don't listen to it with small children ...
02.06.2020 Episode 118: Alex Temblador wants to make Dallas more literary The novelist and travel writer started a quarterly author's panel series in Dallas because she was starved for LitTalk. Also, she was a star high school basketball player and had a surprising answer when Tim asked her who would win ...
01.29.2020 Episode 117: Sergeant Mike Mata has never shot anyone The president of the Dallas Police Association stopped by the Old Monk to talk about how much he enjoys his gig, whether Police Chief Renee Hall needs the boot, and what the hell is happening in Dallas to cause violent ...
11.17.2019 Episode 116: Mark Lamster doesn't dig the Mavs' city edition jerseys The Dallas Morning News’ architecture critic has some strong words for the designers employed by the Mavericks. He also doesn't much care for the Klyde Warren Park expansion plans. And, if you can believe it, he has never seen the ...
11.08.2019 Episode 115: Evelyn Mayo fights for southern Dallas Evelyn is a grad student at UTA's architecture school. She also works for Legal Aid of Northwest Texas as an environmental activist and community organizer. After the illegal dump known as Shingle Mountain made headlines, Evelyn undertook a first-of-its-kind land ...
07.25.2019 Episode 114: Cora Jakes Coleman is the daughter of America's most famous preacher Cora has a new book out, "Ferocious Warrior." Where'd she get the sword she posed with for the cover photo? What are the dangers of using fat cream? How'd she make money as a kid growing up in the megachurch ...
07.13.2019 Episode 113: Bobby Abtahi quits the Parks Board Abtahi explains why he REALLY stepped down from his post and what his next political move is. Oh, also, he reveals what is the most expensive portable item in his house.
06.06.2019 Episode 112: Eric Celeste's mayoral prediction Not only do we have the Griggs-Johnson battle, but there's Moore and Blackmon, Young and Bazaldua, Kingston and Blewett, and Arnold and Blair. That right there is five runoffs. Celeste, the Nate Silver of Dallas politics, reveals his picks just ...
05.07.2019 Episode 111: Mike Rawlings on being the mayor of Dallas Mayor Rawlings (for now) talks about his son posting pictures to social media of him hot-tubbing and drinking white wine, why Laura Miller lost her bid for District 13, how Trinity Forest Golf Club helps southern Dallas, what he thinks ...
04.24.2019 Episode 110: Ken Hersh explains e-sports Ken has made just a little bit of money investing in the oil and gas business. He's also the CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Why would a guy like that become part owner of the Dallas Fuel, ...
04.18.2019 Episode 109: Miguel Solis does "10 Questions for 2019" Which street in Dallas does he want to rename Dirk Way? Are Latinos trying to take over City Hall? These questions and more are answered in this episode of our mayoral interview series. At least six stars.
04.17.2019 Episode 108: Mike Ablon does "10 Questions for 2019" What's the worst thing he's ever done on vacation? How many dang cities has he visited in search of good ideas for Dallas? How much Guinness can he drink during one podcast? All questions answered. Give us all your stars.
04.15.2019 Episode 107: Albert Black does "10 Questions for 2019" Whom would he most like to face in a runoff? What is a boomama? And why is he so upset with Eric Johnson? These and more questions are answered in this episode. You should listen to it.
04.12.2019 Episode 106: Regina Montoya does "10 Questions for 2019" How fast can we sell DFW Airport? When is the last time she hung out with Hillary Clinton? Why is she wary of tearing down I-345? All questions answered. Use your ears.
04.10.2019 Episode 105: Lynn McBee does "10 Questions for 2019" How will she use her chemistry degree if elected mayor? Will she sell her Highland Park house to Tim? All questions answered. All the stars.
04.09.2019 Episode 104: Scott Griggs does "10 Questions for 2019" Has he ever punched someone? What would he do about VisitDallas? Is he still friends with Angela Hunt? All questions answered. Fifteen stars.
04.03.2019 Episode 103: Jason Villalba does "10 Questions for 2019" The mayoral candidate steps up to be the first of the nine running to sit at Table No. 1 at the Old Monk and answer 10 super hard questions about himself, including when was the last time he cried and ...
03.27.2019 Episode 102: Ron Rapoport goes to bat for Ernie Banks Ron is a sportswriter of some renown. His latest book is titled "Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks." And what the heck does Banks have to do with Dallas? Well, folks, he grew ...
03.13.2019 Episode 101: Errol Spence Jr. has a puncher's chance Possibly the best boxer pound for pound in the entire whole world brought his 10-man posse to the Old Monk to talk about why he has three cellphones and what it felt like the first time he punched the crap ...
02.18.2019 Episode 100: Mark Cuban does not own a yacht The owner of the Dallas Mavericks stopped by the Old Monk for a very special triple-digit episode. He talked with Tim and Zac about the Kristaps Porzingis trade, how long the team scouted Luka Doncic, what Dirk will do when ...
02.12.2019 Episode 99: Odessa Jenkins, a woman, is a badass running back Odessa is a three-time world champion. In a game against the Germans where the USA won 107-6, she racked up more than 300 yards on the ground. Oh, also, she is the COO of a new women's tackle league whose ...
02.06.2019 Episode 98: Michael Waters wants Dallas to get woke The Rev. Dr. Michael Waters, SMU grad and senior pastor of Joy Tabernacle A.M.E. Church, has been called the face of black lives matter in Dallas. You want to know what we should do with the Confederate monuments? You want ...
01.25.2019 Episode 97: Pete Freedman has a new model for journalism (and not smoking) Pete started a Dallas online arts and culture outfit called Central Track. He was SO dumb to try it. And yet. Here we are, seven years later, and he's going strong. Listen to hear his thoughts on local music, smoking ...
01.18.2019 Episode 96: Philip Hiatt Haigh is building a 50-mile trail around Dallas Philip is the executive director of the Circuit Trail Conservancy, the outfit that is working to complete The Loop. He's also an avid cyclist. So you should listen to this podcast if you ride a bike or pay taxes or ...
12.01.2018 Episode 95: Clarice Tinsley has anchored the news for 40 years The longtime FOX4 newscaster has sat behind the big desk for longer than almost anyone in Dallas. What does she think of Facebook? Will she ever retire? Does her house have a cabana? She stopped by the Old Monk to ...
11.16.2018 Episode 94: Vernon Wells makes wine The three-time MLB All-Star and Arlington native started his own wine label a few years ago. It's called JACK. VW stopped by the Old Monk to talk about grapes; the Rangers' new skipper, Woody (they came up together in the ...
11.02.2018 Episode 93: Tom Stephenson has new details on a mass murder Tom worked for D Magazine when it started, in 1974. He got thrown in jail for messing with cops who bungled a horrific 1976 mass murder investigation in the tiny town of Blue Mound, Texas. Now, in the November 2018 ...
10.12.2018 Episode 92: Miguel Solis brings it Miguel is a DISD trustee. Come November 6, you'll get to vote on four propositions that are SUPER important to kids in Dallas. He explains each proposition and why you should approve it. But listen! This is actually a funny ...
09.08.2018 Episode 91: Ken Bethea The guitarist for the Old 97's reflects on 25 years of rock and roll. And also on the greatest poop story that David Sedaris ever stole.
07.27.2018 Episode 90: LeeAnne Locken survived a flesh-eating bacteria We have a thing at D Magazine called the Brown Bag Lunch Series, where we invite someone up to our office during the lunch hour to either be interviewed or share some thoughts with the entire company. This week, Real ...
07.06.2018 Episode 89: Kourtny Garrett wants to transform downtown Dallas Kourtny is the CEO of Downtown Dallas Inc. It's her job to help revitalize the heart of our region and make Dallas a more livable, enjoyable city. That means dealing with the onslaught of share bikes and scooters. We also ...
06.29.2018 Episode 88: Barrett Brown returns! The National Magazine Award-winning writer and convicted felon returns to the podcast to talk about his lack of success on Tinder, paying the $890,000 restitution he owes, and his Pursuance Project, a collaborative apparatus he hopes will change the world. ...
06.01.2018 Episode 87: Katherine Seale saves old Dallas buildings Katherine is the chair of the Dallas Landmark Commission. For reasons she herself doesn't quite understand, she spends her time and talent, without pay, trying to stop the city from destroying its history and itself. In this episode she talks ...
05.18.2018 Episode 86: Oak Cliff Film Festival Barak Epstein went to film school. Jason Reimer likes to punch people in the face. Together (along with a third dude who wasn't important enough to show up) they rescued the historic Texas Theatre and then started the Oak Cliff ...
05.04.2018 Episode 85: Gavin Mulloy rocks The boys address some important topics in this episode. Foremost: did Tim deserve to be punched in the face at a rec league basketball game? But also: why is Gavin no longer working his magic at the Bomb Factory and ...
04.20.2018 Episode 84: Matt Tranchin survived Southwest flight 1380 At 30,000 feet, an engine explodes on your plane. A woman gets partly sucked out a window. You have 20 minutes to sign onto wifi and text your loved ones before the plane crashes and you die. What do you ...
03.30.2018 Episode 83: A Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar walks into a bar … Dallas' Heritage Auctions is auctioning a ’51 Fender Nocaster guitar that once belonged to Stevie Ray Vaughan. (The last time a Stevie Ray guitar was sold at auction, it went for more than $600,000.) Heritage brought the Fender to the ...
03.06.2018 Criminal Justice Every so often at D Magazine, we host in our office something called Happy Hour With an Agenda. Last week, that agenda was criminal justice. Our moderator was Pamela Metzger, director of the Deason Family Criminal Justice Reform Center at ...
02.23.2018 Episode 82: Dallas Democratic chair candidate Chris Hamilton talks about his "pistol" 777978
02.16.2018 Episode 81: Eric Celeste details the sexual misadventure of DISD trustee Lew Blackburn Blackburn had sexual relationship with a woman who was fired by DISD. He then sat on an HR panel that reviewed the appropriateness of that firing. That poor judgment is just one of the reasons that D Magazine's city columnist, ...
02.10.2018 Episode 80: Dan Koller on running for a Coppell ISD trustee seat and his internship with David Letterman Dan used to work at D Magazine's sister publication People Newspapers. Now he's running for a school board seat. It's yet another episode where Tim and Zac nearly come to blows. Enjoy! Six stars!
01.25.2018 Episode 79: Joe Bob Briggs on political correctness, John Wiley Price, gay wedding cakes, and Dallas media John Bloom (aka Joe Bob Briggs) was once a columnist for "D Magazine." He also got fired from the "Dallas Times-Herald" for a satirical column that John Wiley Price didn't much appreciate. Then he went on to host the Movie ...
01.12.2018 Episode 78: How Lila Stewart started Hari Mari and became a flip-flop mogul One day not long, Lila and her husband got a nutty idea. "Let's quit our day jobs and start a flip-flop company!" Now their Hari Maris are in every Nordstrom in the nation. Also discussed in this episode: why Zac ...

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D Magazine's EarBurner episodes:

126: Elizabeth Lavin shoots inside a COVID-19 ward

125: Jim Schutze returns to D Magazine

Episode 124: Mike Rawlings fights COVID in his backyard

Episode 123: Mike Rhyner's coronavirus retirement

Episode 122: Paula Blackmon saves Dallas from COVID-19

Episode 121: Tracy Walder, former CIA spy, has a new memoir

Episode 120: Texas Rangers TV man Dave Raymond hates the Astros

Episode 119: Rosin Saez hates enchiladas

Episode 118: Alex Temblador wants to make Dallas more literary

Episode 117: Sergeant Mike Mata has never shot anyone

Episode 116: Mark Lamster doesn't dig the Mavs' city edition jerseys

Episode 115: Evelyn Mayo fights for southern Dallas

Episode 114: Cora Jakes Coleman is the daughter of America's most famous preacher

Episode 113: Bobby Abtahi quits the Parks Board

Episode 112: Eric Celeste's mayoral prediction

Episode 111: Mike Rawlings on being the mayor of Dallas

Episode 110: Ken Hersh explains e-sports

Episode 109: Miguel Solis does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 108: Mike Ablon does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 107: Albert Black does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 106: Regina Montoya does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 105: Lynn McBee does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 104: Scott Griggs does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 103: Jason Villalba does "10 Questions for 2019"

Episode 102: Ron Rapoport goes to bat for Ernie Banks

Episode 101: Errol Spence Jr. has a puncher's chance

Episode 100: Mark Cuban does not own a yacht

Episode 99: Odessa Jenkins, a woman, is a badass running back

Episode 98: Michael Waters wants Dallas to get woke

Episode 97: Pete Freedman has a new model for journalism (and not smoking)

Episode 96: Philip Hiatt Haigh is building a 50-mile trail around Dallas

Episode 95: Clarice Tinsley has anchored the news for 40 years

Episode 94: Vernon Wells makes wine

Episode 93: Tom Stephenson has new details on a mass murder

Episode 92: Miguel Solis brings it

Episode 91: Ken Bethea

Episode 90: LeeAnne Locken survived a flesh-eating bacteria

Episode 89: Kourtny Garrett wants to transform downtown Dallas

Episode 88: Barrett Brown returns!

Episode 87: Katherine Seale saves old Dallas buildings

Episode 86: Oak Cliff Film Festival

Episode 85: Gavin Mulloy rocks

Episode 84: Matt Tranchin survived Southwest flight 1380

Episode 83: A Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar walks into a bar …

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Episode 82: Dallas Democratic chair candidate Chris Hamilton talks about his "pistol"

Episode 81: Eric Celeste details the sexual misadventure of DISD trustee Lew Blackburn

Episode 80: Dan Koller on running for a Coppell ISD trustee seat and his internship with David Letterman

Episode 79: Joe Bob Briggs on political correctness, John Wiley Price, gay wedding cakes, and Dallas media

Episode 78: How Lila Stewart started Hari Mari and became a flip-flop mogul

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