Deconstructing Dallas
Shawn Williams and Ryan Trimble deconstruct politics, government, sports, entertainment current events, all things Dallas and all things Texas. An Allyn Media production.Deconstructing Dallas has garnered multiple awards.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Legacy, Loyalty, and Life Beyond the Restaurant with Sam Romano (opens the original)
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Episode Summary Shawn is out on baby leave, which means a big moment for the show: Erin Ragsdale Joins Ryan as guest co-host. Before getting into the main event, the two swap Aggie-vs-SMU trash talk, dig into some very suspicious stadium power outages and Erin recounts literally getting bitten by a dog she was trying to rescue earlier that same day. Then the real conversation kicks off with Sam Romano, President of Romano Enterprises and the man behind Dallas staple Nick & Sam's. Sam opens up ab
From Club Kid to CEO: Brian Slye’s Full-Circle Return to The Boys & Girls Club (opens the original)
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Episode Summary Brian Slye grew up an army brat, moving constantly until his family landed in Burkburnett, Texas when he was 12 — and found a Boys & Girls Club to call home. Twenty years later, after building a career at AT&T, he walked away from corporate America to become President & CEO of the same organization that shaped him. In this episode, Brian sits down with Shawn and Ryan (who has his own Boys & Girls Club roots) to talk about that leap of faith, what it actually takes to run a 13-clu
The Business of Generosity with Megan Hyman (opens the original)
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It's a scorching 106 degrees in Dallas, but Shawn and Ryan are staying cool thanks to the best guest gift in the show's eight-year history: bagels. Before diving into the main event, the guys nerd out over State Fair of Texas dessert finalists (Fletcher's chocolate corny dog, anyone?) and settle the eternal jam vs. compote debate once and for all. Then things get real. Megan Hyman, President and CEO of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, joins the show to talk about her unlikely path from J.
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