Our hosts Ryan and Shawn sit down with Vana Hammond, the outgoing Chief of Community Relations & GrowSouth Project Manager for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. Vana shares her reflections on her time in the Mayor's office and the successes of GrowSouth.

Shawn and Ryan also congratulate the winners in the Dallas Civic Runoff Election, and talk NBA Finals.

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"Severe Tire Damage" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Naraina" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Shawn and Ryan visit with Brian Williams, MD, known for his role in treating the victims of the 7/7/2016 Dallas Police shootings. Dr. Williams discusses his career as a trauma surgeon, and shares his unique insights on resiliency. Dr. Williams also discusses his role at the upcoming event "Shop Talk: A Men's Health Forum" on June 1, 2019 in Dallas.

Shawn, Ryan and their colleague Kristin Welsh introduce a new podcast produced by Allyn Media. The new podcast, titled MAD: The Phil Romano Story, is now available on Apple Podcasts Stitcher, You Tube and other podcast platforms. MAD: The Phil Romano Story is six part series outlining the life and career of one of America's most celebrated entrepreneurs. The podcast is based of the book The MAD Entrepreneur.

Former Dallas Cowboys fullback Timmy Newsome reflects on his 9 year pro football career and recent induction to the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Timmy also talks about his success after football in business as well as his quest to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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This week Shawn and Ryan speak to District 13 City Councilmember Jennifer Staubach Gates. Councilmember Gates currently serves as Chair of the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, she serves on our city’s Public Safety Committee and she’s been Chair of the Domestic Violence Task Force. You can learn more at http://jenniferstaubachgates.com.

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We're all busy. But Matt Houston is really busy. Matt discusses his roles as Principal of MLH Enterprises, Lecturer at the UNT Dallas School of Business and Interim President of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce. He also gets into his Facebook Live Show 'The Porch.'

Shawn and Ryan also talk about Dirk Nowitzki's retirement and Dallas Summer Musicals' Hamilton.

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Ken Malcolmson, President and CEO of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce is this weeks guest. He talks about how the chamber is helping to amplify the cities voice and share their upcoming agenda. Shawn and Ryan also discuss recent media wins for the firm.

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Jon Killen, DART Boardmember and former SMU Basketball standout is this weeks guest. Ryan has a chance to show the Ponies some love once again and Shawn tries to fight through all the Mustang love. Jon talks about how we started serving out by serving on the Library Board in Dallas before being asked to be a DART Trustee. Ryan tells a story about recent car troubles and Shawn saw his first opera (without doing all of his homework).

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The Dallas Fuel, our local Overwatch League team is preparing for their second season. On this episode of Deconstructing Dallas we talk with Mike Rufail, Owner and CEO of Team Envy and the Dallas Fuel. Mike discusses how he started in gaming and how the industry has become big business around the world.

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Veronica Torres joins the show to talk about Hey Chica Summit which started as a wellness conference but turned into a movement for Dallas Latinas. Veronica talks about a difficult period in her life which inspired her to found the summit. Ryan and Shawn also make their Super Bowl predictions.

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