District 8's Plan Commissioner Lorie Blair stops by to explain the farthest southern reached of our town. Commissioner Melissa Kingston co-hosts.
D3 Plan Commissioner Darrell Herbert tells us what land use and civic engagement look like in his district.
The great Matt Bruenig joins the show to talk People's Policy Project and his groundbreaking work as an internet troll.
The great Matt Bruenig drops by for our continued summer break from local politics to talk progressive economic policy and the People's Policy Project. We also hail the return of founding host TC Fleming.
The great Tyler Wade returns to talk us through the craziness that has been national politics this summer. It's not our usual local focus, but it felt warranted.
Crew show. Elections, bond, charter, SB4, Ed Cloutman. And Tyler has a major announcement.
Emergency episode! TC Broadnax is out. Our exclusive TC Broadnax correspondent TC Fleming joins us to wildly speculate about how it happened and what it means.
Parking show with our friends Krita Nightengale, Paul Carden, and Nathaniel Barrett. Listen to the carless, dystopian future these commies want.
Crew show. Bond and charter updates, the Trinity East judgment and the story of Mary Suhm the Christ
Special Guest Star Brandon Friedman visits to talk Community Police Oversight BoardAlso, 100 episodes!
Crew show grab bag. Israel, bond, charter, prostitution AND strip clubs, vouchers, the Lege, surprising amount of sports talk
Crew show. Impeachment, city hall HR stuff, affordable housing. It's much better than it sounds!
Post-vacation crew show: Dumb Zone litigation update, charter, budget, bond, CAO, council dynamics
Crew show. Inauguration drama, committee drama, Park Board drama, CD 32 drama, HD 115 drama
Crew show. STRs, Philip's affordable housing project, inauguration, fawning WaPo, and so much more
DISD Trustee Joyce Foreman, D.Div., joins us to talk DISD, school funding, equity, teacher pay, vouchers, the whole 9
And yes, it's a non-explicit ep bc apparently I don't swear in front of Joyce
The great Bud Kennedy visits to tell us what the hell is happening in Tarrant County and also where to eat
Crew show, grab bag, election wrap-up
No YouTube this week bc we recorded live and I forgot to set up a camera. Send us a SASE for your refund
Municipal and school board election preview. You people are so apathetic about these elections, but Tyler and I inject some energy into them to get you to vote.
The great Paula Blackmon returns to Loserville as the next installment in our Decision '23 election series. We will be uploading the video from this ep to YouTube as our first foray into video, and you will be amazed that Tyler and I don't already have a TV show
Crew show grab bag. Lots to update including the 2024 bond, murder case evidence destruction, STRs, and the sublease program
Steven Monacelli returns to tell us about the Southern Gateway deck park, 10th Street, and some extremism teases
The great Chad West visits Loserville. This is the first in our municipal election series.
Crew show. City Attorney, poker rooms, the greatest affordable housing story never told, DISD D2 race, arrests are down, and an apology to the great Paula Blackmon
H. Drew Galloway of Bridge Movements Fund drops by to talk electoral infrastructure, non-profit gardening, and what new voters care about
STR episode. Happy Thanksgiving. Use this ep to avoid talking to your uncle about abortion or why he's a sovereign citizen
The great Pete Schulte calls long distance to Loserville to explain the nearly unbelievable case of the wrongful prosecution of Judge Suzanne Wooten.
Crew show. Tyler escapes the border, I-345, Philip almost ruins the State Fair, a questionable plan for reducing homelessness, Suzanne Wooten, give Greg Casar money
Crew show: TX/OU, UBI, The Freak, Oncor, Scooters, Housing Bond
Poll results from last ep on what was Tyler's illness: The Croup and The Screamers tied
Bethany Erickson of D Magazine joins just Philip (Tyler is indisposed) to talk environmental justice, education, affordable housing, and other shenanigans
Tom Leppert wants us to avoid extremism, affordable housing rage in the OC and east Dallas, leaf blowers are still with us
Highly important episode with one of our best guests yet. It's the fabulous Macey Davis! We give TC Broadnax the review council ought to give him next week. Please excuse the poor sound quality from your humble host's track. I'm on the very edge of the earth, and Neal Armstrong had better audio quality. Tyler and Macey sound great, though.
A discussion of extremism with Steven Monacelli (and this time I uploaded the edited file; sorry, margs got me)
Special ep demanded by listeners on the potential firing of TC Broadnax this week. Who would we turn to for expertise on this momentous event other than Dallas's foremost TC Broadnax interviewer TC Fleming?
Tyler and Philip talk to the great Melissa Kingston about the City Plan Commission and all that entails
In this deleted and reuploaded-with-the-right-file episode, Tyler and Philip ponder the misery of a primary runoff and the miserable behavior of some candidates. (sorry for the F up - PK)
DISD Trustee and Loserville-endorsed candidate Joe Carreon stops by to talk all things DISD as public education takes over the show for another ep
Richardson ISD Teacher of the Year Casey Boland explains that people are not mad about cathode ray tubes