Deconstructing Dallas

Author: 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. The podcast was internationally recognized with a 2021 Hermes Creative Award and a 2021 Communicator Award, and was part of Allyn Media's work that helped the firm win D CEO's Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2021 for Equity Leadership, out of fellow finalists the Boston Consulting Group, Cardinal Health Sonexus Access and Patient Support, Texas Instrument and Dallas Mavericks.
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Wild About Texas: Mustangs, Mountain Lions, and Texas Rivers with Ben Masters
Episode 26
Monday, 9 November, 2026

Ryan comes in fresh off a flight from Bentonville, and the guys compare notes on Arkansas bike trails, celebrate the opening of The Loop trail near Victory Park, and give a shout-out to Grand Prairie's new Walmart Neighborhood Market. Shawn also walks through the Dallas public safety bond, from a 74-year-old evidence room to police recruits training shoulder to shoulder in a leased building.This episode’s guest, wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters. Ben grew up in Amarillo, studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M, and rode adopted wild mustangs 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada (twice). He talks about how that trip turned into the film Unbranded, launched Fin & Fur Films, and taught him how simple living can be. He opens up about crying in the back row at the Dallas premiere of Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers while the Dallas Chamber Symphony played the score live, shares his vision for turning the Trinity River corridor between Dallas and Fort Worth into a native park, and explains how Texans for Mountain Lions got ranchers and conservationists to agree on the state's first protections for the big cats. The guys wrap with State Fair highlights, including a breakdancing kid, a brisket star, and a funnel cake worth the trip.In This Episode (0:03) Back From Bentonville (2:37) The Loop Opens & a Busy Week for the Team (4:06) Grand Prairie Gets a New Walmart Neighborhood Market (4:32) The Dallas Public Safety Bond (9:35) Meet Ben Masters (11:08) Mexico to Canada, Twice (14:18) How Fin & Fur Films Got Started (16:31) Texans Love Texas (19:37) A Live Symphony Premiere in Dallas (21:16) From One Week at the Angelika to a Rivers Sequel (22:48) Snapping Turtles & the Trinity's Potential (24:17) Where to Watch (24:31) Texans for Mountain Lions (26:47) Kindness, Respect & a Phone Call (27:22) What Gives Ben Hope (32:33) State Fair Wrap-Up