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 

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 

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

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

LeeAnne Locken of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Dallas was

Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)