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The Dallas Morning News podcast has become an integral part of my daily routine. Each morning, I eagerly tune in to hear the headline news, which provides me with just the right amount of information to get my day started. Mary and Alex do a fantastic job of delivering the news in a concise yet engaging manner. Their enthusiasm and professionalism make for an enjoyable listening experience. I particularly appreciate how they direct listeners to the articles they may want to read in more depth, allowing me to choose what interests me most.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is its coverage of the Amber Guyger trial. The courtroom descriptions and brief overviews provided by The Dallas Morning News are incredibly insightful and greatly appreciated. Furthermore, their coverage is fair and narrative in nature, which adds depth to their reporting while remaining completely unbiased. It's rare to find such comprehensive and impartial coverage these days, and I commend The Dallas Morning News for providing it.
Moreover, this podcast offers informative and impartial news on various topics beyond the Amber Guyger trial as well. I always look forward to listening because I know I'll be kept up-to-date with important events and developments. The reporters cover a wide range of stories every day, ensuring that listeners receive a well-rounded overview of what's happening in our world.
However, one aspect that could be improved upon is the length of the podcast episodes. The recent trend has been shorter episodes, often less than 30 seconds long and containing only one news item. While there is value in brevity for some listeners who prefer quick updates, it can be disappointing for those seeking more substantial content. The previous format that included a 2-minute briefing of Texas news was much more satisfying as it provided a more comprehensive summary of current events.
In conclusion, The Dallas Morning News podcast has become an essential source of information for me each day. Its hosts deliver headline news in just enough detail without overwhelming listeners with too much information. The coverage of the Amber Guyger trial has been outstanding, and I appreciate the fair and narrative nature of their reporting. While I do miss the previous longer format, I still find value in the current episodes, even if they are shorter. Overall, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking for impartial and informative news in a convenient audio format.

On today's DMN Debrief, the Dallas Stars consider moving games off free streaming, a Granbury family mourns a chiropractor killed in a Grand Canyon flash flood as two friends remain missing, and UT Arlington's president announces she will step down. Plus, reporter Niamh Ordner on why smartphones are raising concerns about young adults becoming gambling addicts. This digest was partially generated by Al and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Debrief covers a proposal to add polling locations in Tarrant County, a D-FW restaurant veteran making a comeback, and a camp wrecked by the Ross fire. Plus, staffer Joe Snell has an interview with a researcher studying how birds are building nests with plastic trash. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers North Texas heat, Ross fire update, what Dallas officials knew about deportation flights and the death of a high school athlete. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Rangers ricocheting all over the place, John and Evan try to follow along, but one thing sticks out - the return of Corey Seager's bat and its impact on the lineup. The fellas also talk about the remaining schedule and raise a caution flag. Beware the Mariners! Then Andrew Heaney joins them to discuss his memories of the 2023 season from the importance of spring training alongside Nathan Eovaldi to bringing the team "Higher" and his big last-minute start in the AL Division Series. Also, how did he get that mic drop moment out of Corey Seager? And finally, John wanders through the archives to find examples of when the Rangers have been low-hit multiple times in a season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt analyze the hot points on the Cowboys' depth chart, particularly at cornerback and linebacker. Joe shuts down Kevin's bid to give Joe Milton a few sub-packages and tells us if this team is good enough to make the playoffs. Kevin and Evan detail the case for Zeke Duran as the team's MVP and discuss where he fits best in the Rangers' future. Second base? Third? Shortstop? Center field? Seems like he can play them all. And the guys bid Dolly Parton a fond farewell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers North Texas heat, the ongoing Ross wildfire containment efforts, rising obstetrician statistics amidst abortion legislation and educational inequities found in state school performance ratings. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers the passing of icon Dolly Parton, Six Flags moving its headquarters back to Arlington, and severe wildfire risks currently threatening North Texas due to extreme heat. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Lamm is the co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, a company using genetic engineering, computational biology, artificial intelligence and reproductive technologies to bring extinct species back to life. In this conversation, Lamm talks about the potential applications of genetic technologies for human health and the ethical implications of editing life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Today's DMN Debrief: TCU takes its football program and recruiting strategy to Ireland, Dallas police say they will enforce new THC rules that can carry felony penalties, and a new Mexican restaurant and sushi bar is planned for Greenville Avenue. This digest was partially generated by Al and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Debrief covers Texas Republicans defending their grip on statewide races, families weighing the rising cost of quinceañeras and how a bird-watching video game could help people with mild memory loss or early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Plus, we look at how the World Cup games impacted the North Texas economy. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers the intense heat in North Texas, legal proceedings in a murder case, shifting school choice impacts, and major developments regarding a potential new arena for the Dallas Stars. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pudge is here! On the eve of the 1996 playoff team reunion, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez joins the fellas to discuss walking out of a corn field at the Field of Dreams, another trip to Cooperstown, Johnny Oates' impact on his career and his memories from that first playoff run. John and Evan, meanwhile, break down the incredible dichotomy of what scoring first means to the Rangers and consider whether the club should bring Sebastian Walcott to the big leagues for September. And, finally, John cracks open the vault to go over a few more numbers from that special 1996 season. Pudge is here! On the eve of the 1996 playoff team reunion, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez joins the fellas to discuss walking out of a corn field at the Field of Dreams, another trip to Cooperstown, Johnny Oates' impact on his career and his memories from that first playoff run. John and Evan, meanwhile, break down the incredible dichotomy of what scoring first means to the Rangers and consider whether the club should bring Sebastian Walcott to the big leagues for September. And, finally, John cracks open the vault to go over a few more numbers from that special 1996 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers a judge's removal from the Karmelo Anthony case, Gov. Greg Abbott's proposed H-1B visa ban impacting Dallas ISD staffing and controversial police misconduct disciplinary decisions. Plus, staffer Jessica Ma brings us a report on the state's school voucher program and how some public schools are also getting approved as vendors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins discuss the Cowboys' signing of DeSoto's own Von Miller. Calvin tells us that Von plans to play 10 to 15 snaps a game, and Kevin says if he's going to get nine sacks again, it'll require a world-record success rate. Otherwise, Calvin says the defense under Christian Parker looks better than it did at this time last year under Matt Eberflus. Kevin and Evan try to make sense of the Rangers' most confounding season ever, one in which a .500 record might be enough to get them in the playoffs. Can they do it with Corey Seager taking days off in the last quarter of the season? And what will be Seager's future if Ray Davis decides to reset his books in the offseason? All that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers the extreme heat warning for Dallas-Fort Worth, the return of seatback screens to certain American Airlines planes, the closing of a Fort Worth drive-in theater, and Curious Texas explores some local Bonnie and Clyde intrigue. Plus, staffer Joe Snell brings us a report on the recent string of heated confrontations at North Texas city council meetings. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's report, the State Fair of Texas names its Big Tex Choice Awards winners, Dallas police plan to keep Flock camera data for one year, and the Mavericks and Stars settle their American Airlines Center dispute. Plus, staffer Joe Snell introduces us to the man leading the team of investigators who responds to every unattended, suspicious and unexplained death in Dallas County. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's report, we've got triple-digit heat in North Texas, upcoming political protests at the Republican midterm convention, the memorial for Tom Luce and a federal lawsuit involving Dallas County jail mail policies. And, with elections three months away, staffer Joe Snell explains what a suspense list is, and how voters can check to see if they're on it. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's Morning Debrief: a North Texas heat advisory, a tragic road rage shooting in Fort Worth, a legal appeal in Collin County for Karmelo Anthony, airport infrastructure updates and and the last long-string player. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trade deadline has passed, the Rangers stood pat and waited for everybody to get healthy, and now John and Evan have to make sense of where they stand, which is where they seemingly always stand: stuck in the middle. Evan points out the importance of this week's road trip, especially with Houston hosting the same two losing teams next week. Then Bobby Witt, the elder, joins the guys to talk about his quick rise to the majors, the 1996 pitching staff and being the father to one of the most electric players in the game. And, since his career was impacted by the 1994-95 strike, and he now works for an agency, we had to talk about the possibility of a work stoppage after this winter. His view isn't sunny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant discuss the impact of the late Don Nelson, who, with his son, Donnie, gave the Mavs clarity and an icon, not to mention the makings of the franchise's only title. Kevin asks Evan if he's willing to bet on the Rangers, who, no matter what happens, always seem to come back to .500. Joe Hoyt joins the guys to analyze the impact of Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark and others in the locker room. Bottom line: They're not as noisy as they used to be with Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs, but they may all be on the same page for a change. Joe also says it's not lip service when Jerry Jones tells us he'd be willing to trade draft picks to finish out the roster, if it comes to that. Bonus: Did Joe blame his teammate, Calvin Watkins, for the Cowboys' opening loss to the Eagles last year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we cover the birth of Baby Gabriel, the medically fragile child at the center of a surrogacy dispute; Oak Cliff residents face displacement after explosion-related damage at The Bonnie apartments; and a lawsuit seeks repairs and landmark protections for Dallas City Hall. Plus, reporter Karen Brooks Harper on what Texans need to know about new THC rules. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers intense North Texas heat, a lawsuit between the United Methodist Church and a prominent parish, allegations of racial profiling at a restaurant, and apartment evictions. Plus, staffer Joe Snell brings us a report on a woman who talks openly about an experience most of us spend our lives avoiding: death. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's Morning Debrief: a new student-visa rule could squeeze North Texas universities and international students, a Fort Worth high school goes into lockdown on the first day of classes, and a Richardson Thai restaurant prepares to close after nearly 40 years, plus staffer Annika Sunkara breaks down what you need to know about Flock cameras. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT&T's billion-dollar Plano HQ rises on the site of EDS's demolished 'God Pod' as the Cowboys chase a defensive upgrade and Don Nelson's Mavericks legacy is remembered — plus, in Debrief Extra, how one Dallas zoologist keeps animals cool through the summer heat. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more: dallasnews.com/ai_use. We welcome your feedback: audience@dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, the boys have made it through 50 episodes without strangling one another and to celebrate Rangers legend Will Clark joins the show to reminisce about his time in Texas, the great run of 1996 and the camaraderie of that time. And, yes, all of us old-timers gripe how that same element doesn't seem to exist today in MLB. John and Evan also break down the Rangers activity - or relative lack thereof - at the trade deadline. Why didn't the Rangers do more? Is this season still salvageable. And then in the Archives in Arlington, John goes back to 1996 and the immediate impact that was made by the acquisition of John Burkett from the Florida Marlins, where Evan was just a young pup of a beat writer at the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's DMN Morning Debrief - A Dallas Independent School District police officer is wounded outside a northwest Dallas Sam's Club, a court leaves the State Fair of Texas handgun ban in place, and former employees sue Prime Data Centers over more than 400 million dollars in compensation. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Kevin away on "assignment," Evan seizes the microphone and brings in fellow Rangers insider Shawn McFarland for a lively breakdown of the Rangers' trade deadline activity. Who knew we could make 40 minutes out of the team trading Josh Smith for Adam Macko? But the guys break down the lack of activity, the reasons for it and what it means. In addition, do we, like the Rangers, believe this team, as constructed, is good enough to win the AL West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's DMN Morning Debrief, we cover the latest news from across North Texas. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's DMN Morning Debrief - we cover the latest news from across North Texas. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's DMN Morning Debrief - Social Security beneficiaries learn when the next inflation adjustment will be set, there's an update regarding a new trial for Tanner Horner, and North Texas remembers former Congresswoman Kay Granger. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you need to know about what's going on across North Texas. Coming up on the Debrief, a fallen soldier from Carrollton is laid to rest, Dallas' Texas Stock Exchange completes its trading launch and Texas attracts Gen Z movers. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it's less than a week until the trade deadline and John and Evan have been moved by the Rangers' recent hot streak. What is there to do? How can the Rangers do it? But the team deserves a chance to compete is the guys' perspective. Then Royce Clayton, at the center of the Rangers' 1998 trade-deadline makeover, joins the fellas to discuss the trade that brought him and Todd Stottlemyre to Texas, why he refused to move off shortstop for Alex Rodriguez and how much money Taco Bell actually owes him for a viral World Series moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A North Texas doctor and a Freestone County med spa owner have both been arrested and charged with murder in the 2023 death of a patient. In other news, UNT has denied 11 professors funding for memberships to professional organizations it says violate the state's DEI ban — a move some faculty members describe as unjustified and warn could undercut their career development; in a list of the 10 best state fairs for festival food in the United States from Yelp, the State Fair of Texas is sixth on the list of 10, and Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese will not be punished after what was supposed to be a light-hearted post from the WNBA's official X account went viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant look at the Rangers' prospects heading into Monday's trade deadline and discuss what makes this year different from last year. Besides the fact they're in first place. Kevin asks if anyone scares you. They also discuss whether to trade or keep Corey Seager and ask why Rangers owners are always so cheap. Calvin Watkins joins the guys to decipher what Jerry Jones was talking about in his opening address from Oxnard, when he said he'd make a big trade if necessary. Is he really just one piece away? And Calvin gets to the bottom of DaRon Bland's foot problems, thus spawning a new nickname for the organization that gave you Too Tall Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorneys for a woman who sued Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for an alleged sexual assault at a 2018 social event are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the case, arguing she has favored Jones and questioning her court staff's contacts with a social media commentator. In other news, a 40-acre data center campus proposed by Dallas developer Crow Holdings may spell the end of Dallas' Market Hall building; and nearly three-quarters of Texas' confirmed cyclosporiasis cases this year have come from just two regions of the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday, officials announced indictments against six men and two women in connection with an ongoing investigation at an adult novelty store in northwest Dallas. In other news, former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was issued a citation Monday for refusing to take a test for intoxication, stemming from his arrest in Wisconsin last Thursday; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into feminine products and various cosmetics related to toxic chemicals; and American Airlines flight operations were recovering Tuesday evening after an IT outage forced the airline to briefly ground all of its flights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The North Texas Tollway Authority and Dallas police are in talks over expanding officer patrols on toll roads within the city, a move that could put Dallas officers on more routine assignments there as state police prepare to let their agreement with the toll authority expire. In other news, a single-engine plane crashed at Arlington Municipal Airport on Monday morning. The pilot was the only person on board and escaped with no injury; HBO's John Oliver is picking a fight with Buc-ee the beaver. Oliver accused the chain of "outright bullying." and Chan Ho Park joined Mark Cuban's investment group to purchase the Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson proposed several ideas in a newsletter Sunday as ways to cut spending and raise revenue while Dallas confronts a projected $51 million gap in its next budget. In other news, a man accused of breaking into a woman's apartment was shot and killed by Fort Worth police Sunday morning; in April, the CDC issued an advisory, warning Americans of a nationwide rise in tick-borne illnesses. The agency reported tick bite-related ER visits reached their highest levels since 2017; and retiring is getting more expensive. Meet the mother-daughter duo with a solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a huge series against Seattle looming, what's the guys' level of optimism about the Rangers' ability to make a declaration that they belong? Are they merely in first place or can they be a first-place team? Then we break down the ever-growing impact of injuries and how that might further impact the ability to declare their intent. Then Evan's longtime archnemesis on the Rangers' beat, TR Sullivan, joins to discuss his new book, his 32 years on the beat and how competitive the beat was between Evan and TR, with John often having to referee. Finally, with two guys who tried on Rangers' uniforms briefly going into the Hall of Fame this weekend, John and Evan talk Hall of Fame memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Nashville International Airport earlier this month. In other news, Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling Texas-produced white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs distributed from farms between June 6 and July 3, with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17. They were shipped to Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana and Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi; PT Organics Limited is voluntarily recalling select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4-ounce fruit puree pouches after an internal packaging defect was found. The recalled pouches were sold exclusively at Target, Kroger and Meijer stores nationwide between March 6 and July 13. The recall applies only to Banana & Strawberry 4-ounce pouches with:Barcode: 8 15367 01078 0Lane number: 4 (printed on the rear right-hand seam) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 20-year-old student at Texas Christian University was deported Tuesday to El Salvador following an arrest last month in Arlington. In other news, an 80-year-old man was arrested in Colorado this July in connection with the Grapevine cold case killing of 35-year-old Beverly Bruneau in the 1980s; a woman was arrested last week in connection with a 14-year-old fatal stabbing after Arlington police received help searching for new investigative leads from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's genealogy program; and Dallas city employees returned from furlough to an email from City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert promising a pizza party if they clean up their desks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A consortium backed by BlackRock and Abu Dhabi-based fund MGX has completed the $40 billion acquisition of North Texas-based Aligned Data Centers. In other news, one of downtown Dallas' most recognizable walls was reduced to an interim layer of blue in May. What would you like to see in its place? Click here to share your thoughts; Jake Paul shared more about his family office and why he decided to start one in a Q and A with the Dallas Morning News; and the Dallas Stars have finally reached a resolution to their difficult contract negotiation with Jason Robertson, signing the forward to a short-term deal to bring him back for next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19-year old U.S. Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, and 25-year old First Lt. Tyler James Feehan of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died following an attack in Jordan. Gonzales was a 2025 graduate of Hebron HS. In other news, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is laying off hundreds amid the move of its U.S. headquarters to Plano; President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products; and a new 37,000-square-foot Admirals Club will be in Terminal C, where American recently opened the first phase of a $3 billion expansion at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tropical Depression Two has formed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, putting Texas and the western Gulf Coast in the forecast for potential impacts this week. In other news, The Mexican iceberg lettuce linked to an outbreak of cases of explosive diarrhea was distributed in Texas for more than two weeks; Texas hemp consumers will soon face new limits on which THC products they can legally buy. Beginning July 31, products containing cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and THCP will be banned in Texas; and 16-year old Chess grandmaster Andy Woodward of McKinney traveled to St. Louis to defend his U.S. Junior Chess Championship title against nine of the nation's strongest players under the age of 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the All-Star break, John and Evan spend more time on Jacob Latz's All-Star performance than Jacob Latz spent in his six-pitch effort to strike out Luis Arraez in Philadelphia. Then the guys touch on the Rangers' move to the BZZR app for a direct-to-consumer streaming option. And Evan muses on how much it pays (no pun intended) for him, as a borderline Boomer, to just keep shelling out for cable while trying to grasp the hard and chaotic transition to streaming that can leave consumers scrambling and frustrated. Then, it's time for our favorite cycle: The Bengie Molina, 2010 edition. The former Rangers catcher joins the guys to talk about that magical night 16 years ago in Boston, on how being considered so slow was a motivating factor for him and on the legacy of both the Molina brothers as catchers and Puerto Rican catchers, in general. Finally, John keeps peddling his cycle on The Archives in Arlington when he visits some of the more notable cycles in club history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed two people and forced hundreds of rescues in areas still reeling from devastating floods a year ago. In other news, the World Cup is over and so is its grass. The natural grass will be removed from AT&T Stadium; more than two dozen curious farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, energy industry employees and more convened in northeast Texas recently to learn about agrivoltaics; will Texas High School football coaches have to worry about some of their players signing NIL deals? And the Dallas Wings' home game against the New York Liberty, originally slated for last night, was postponed to Monday. The game was postponed due to mechanical issues with the Liberty's charter flight. All tickets purchased for Thursday's game will be honored for Monday's 7 p.m. tipoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices