Deconstructing Dallas

Walmart Senior Director of Community Relations discusses changes he's seen in his time with the company, Walmart's philanthropic efforts and "open call" an opportunity for potential vendors to pitch their products.Shawn and Ryan also talk about other projects they are working on including "The Odyssey" a 500 ft. observation wheel to be built near the Trinity River and the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at SMU's Dedman School of Law.Break music "Dueces" "TechLive" "Basic Implosion" "Miami Viceroy" and "Cold Sober" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Intro and Outro "Downtown" by from Bensound.comEpisode sponsored by Buck Brush (buckbrushco.com) and the University of North Texas System (untsystem.edu).

Shawn and Ryan speak to Red Bird Mall Owner/Developer Peter Brodsky about his plans for Red Bird and how he came to own the property. They guys may have also spent more than a little time discussing the Royal Wedding.#LivStronghttp://www.omniplan.com/work/case-studies/red-bird-redevelopment.htmlhttp://deadmalls.com/malls/shipyard_shops_outlet.htmlMusic from:https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions who represents the 32nd District of Texas and is Chairman of the House Committee on Rules is this week's guest. Congressman Sessions talks about the Dallas area economy, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and cybersecurity.https://sessions.house.govhttps://rules.house.govhttps://www.buckbrushco.comhttp://smumustangs.com/index.aspx?path=tickets

Ryan and Shawn speak with Detective Frederick Frazier, self described "fugitive hunter" and Chairman of the Dallas Assist the Officer Foundation. Det. Frazier talks about ways the public can help the families of 27-year-old Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander who was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday and 26-year-old Crystal Almeida who was also shot in the same incident.Frazier encourages the public to make donations at ATODallas.org.Det. Frazier also talks about what it was like for officers who were part of the chase that ended with the capture of the suspect in shooting that took place at a Home Depot in Dallas on Tuesday.

Microsoft's Central U.S. Director of Citizenship and Public Affairs Raamel Mitchell sits down with Ryan and Shawn at the company's sprawling Irving campus. They discuss cybersecurity, gaming, virtual reality and community investment.Break music from https://www.bensound.com

This week Ryan and Shawn speak with Dorsey Standish, the Chief Operations Officer of Mastermind, the region’s first “gym” for your brain. Dorsey has nearly ten years of experience practicing and teaching mindfulness. Dorsey has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently working on earning a M.S. in Applied Cognition & Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2016, Dorsey left the tech industry to pursue a career in teaching mindfulness, where she teaches high performers how to harness greater equanimity and depth of focus through mindfulness-based brain health.Mastermind is a mindfulness-based meditation resource offering a regular classes in locations throughout Dallas, workshops, custom events and corporate mindfulness events and programs.http://mastermindmeditate.comMany businesses have found that mindfulness is helpful for their employees. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-big-companies-who-swear-mindfulness-henry-stewart/Ryan and Shawn shar

Ryan and Shawn speak with 13 term Texas House Member Helen Giddings about her legislative career and her friendship with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Our guest Douglas Newby of dallasarchitectureblog.com makes the case that Trinity Groves in Dallas would make a great home for Amazon HQ2. According to Doug " it was innovators and visionaries who created Trinity Groves", and their ideas on development mesh well with what Amazon is looking for in a second home. Doug also talks about how close Trinity Groves is to other Dallas landmarks:.9 miles to the Design District.9 miles to Union Station.9 miles to American Airlines Center1.2 miles to Klyde Warren Park1.2 miles to Kessler Park1.4 miles to Stevens Park Golf Course1.4 miles to the Perot Museum1.5 miles to the Arts District2.8 miles to the Bishop Arts District 3.7 miles to Fair Park4.9 miles to SMU

Dallas Neighborhood and Preservation specialist Douglas Newby talks about how the views on neighborhoods has changed, his early memories on the Trinity River Corridor Project, and what makes Trinity Groves such a great Dallas location.

Scott Braddock talks about the surge in early turnout versus primary voting in 2014. Scott discusses statewide races as well as contested primaries in the Dallas area. Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin, Texas.

Dallas City Councilmember Adam McGough (District 10) talks about his fight to move forward with improvements and expansion to the Interstate 635 East Project. CM McGough hosted a meeting with more than 300 concerned citizens and traveled to Austin to advocate for the issue.

SMU Director of Community Relations Suzanne Massey talks about various happenings on campus from their graduate level gaming program to the university's annual civil rights pilgrimage.

Paul Quinn College Michael Sorrell discusses the significance of Marvel's Black Panther to his students and gives an update on great things happening with the Quinnite Nation.

Walmart hosted a free pre-screening of Black Panther at Studio Movie Grill and Shawn and Ryan talk to Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell about the significance of the film and the Dallas screening.

Shawn and Ryan speak with civil rights icon Fred Gray, attorney for Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., The Montgomery Bus Boycott and others. Attorney Gray was in town to speak at the Dallas County Promise Student Summit on February 5, 2018.

Deconstructing the Dallas County ballot bruhaha with the Dallas County Republican Party General Counsel, Elizabeth Bingham.

In this episode, we deconstruct the Mayor's office with Chief of Policy and Communications, Scott Goldstein.

Introductions and pilot topics