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D Magazine presents StrongSide
by machinesports
A sports variety show covering the teams, people, and stories people want to learn about most in Dallas sports. D Magazine is the city magazine of Dallas, Texas.
Episodes
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StrongSide 43: Mostly Cowboys with Zach Wolchuk
Guest: Zach Wolchuk of 105.3 The FanPreseason is over and the Cowboys’ roster is set. The highlights: a notable trade for Broderick Jones, a shakeup in the RB room, and a very unexpected development at backup quarterback. Where do you want to start?Let’s keep it on the Cowboys. I’m out of town…
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StrongSide 42: Elite Ball Knowledge with Shehan Jeyarajah
Guest: Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS SportsThe fighting Texas Rangers are still fighting and, as of this recording, are no longer in first place in the American League West. They also, for one brief, glorious moment, were above .500 again. But we’ve talked about this before. Here’s what I want to ask.…
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StrongSide 41: Toughness, Discipline, and Unity with Rhett Lashlee
Guest: Rhett Lashlee Head Coach of SMU FootballOur long, local, not-really-a-nightmare-but-not-very-fun-dream is over. The Mavs and Stars have settled their beef, releasing a joint statement Monday declaring that they “reached an agreement that resolves the outstanding matters between the two...
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StrongSide 40: Iconic Coaches and Securing the Bag with Lee Nguyen
Guest: Lee Nguyen Head Coach Trinity FCSo let me get this straight – the Cowboys signed Quinnen Williams to a big ol’ extension, for more $35 million annually over three years, which is the second highest among defensive tackles. And they did it really early, with minimal drama. How’s this all...
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StrongSide 39: Stealing Snaps and Cross Chopping with John Owning
Guest: John Owning of The Cross Chop PodcastThis damn baseball team. Last week, we led the show talking about the Rangers, who were coming off taking four of five against Seattle and Tampa. They proceeded to lose every game since. So not only are the Rangers no longer in first place, and not only...
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StrongSide 38: Dallas Nailed the World Cup with Monica Paul
Guest: Monica Paul of the Dallas Sports CommissionOn Friday Rangers went into the biggest series of the season and took three out of four games against Seattle to widen their division lead to two games before taking the series opener against Tampa. But seeing as how this team is still just three...
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StrongSide 37: Optimistic Operations with Saad Yousuf
Guest: Saad Yousuf of The AthleticKyrie Irving. Cooper Flagg. Zaccharie Risacher. The Mavs now have three No. 1 overall picks on their roster, after Dallas acquired Risacher from Atlanta for Ryan Nemhard and a top-55 protected second-round pick, which is like kevlar vest levels of pick…
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StrongSide 36: Stopping the Talent Bleed with David Castillo
Guest: David CastilloMLB season returns on Friday, and the Rangers will begin the second half in first place in the AL West. Let’s have some fun with predictions: where do the Rangers finish the season, do they make the playoffs, and how many moves will they make by the trade deadline?What is…
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StrongSide 33: No Aggregation Zone with Tim MacMahon
Guest: Tim MacMahon of ESPN and The Hoop CollectiveThe new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks is… Dusty May? The Michigan guy? We’ll talk to Tim MacMahon shortly about why May and how this came together, but for now, what’s your take on Jason Kidd’s replacement?So that’s the coach. But how do May...
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StrongSide 32: I Believe That We Will Win with Shaq Moore
0:00 - 1:17 Intro 1:18 - 25:16 Jalen Brunson reaches the mountain top 25:17 - 31:12 Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup 31:13 - 38:50 Keaton Wagler scouting report 38:51 - 53:35 What will the Mavs do on draft night? 53:36 - 1:23:28 Shaq Moore of FC Dallas talks World Cup —-------------------Like and...
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StrongSide Episode 31: We Are The Champions with Rick Carlisle
After years of anticipation, the World Cup is finally here. Are you into it, or has the adjoining layers of nonsense – high ticket prices, watering down the field, visas – taken some of the joy out of it?We’re gonna talk to the man himself about it shortly, but Friday marks the 15-year…
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StrongSide Episode 30: Good Vibes and Clear Direction with Isaac Harris
The first big domino of the future homes for was the teams’ decision to split up after spending more than 30 years in the same place. Now we’ve got the second: the Mavs have picked their site, and in a mild upset, it isn’t the City Hall site. Instead, the Mavs are staying in Dallas by way of...
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StrongSide Episode 29: In the (Spread)sheets with Slightly Biased
The Rangers managed to get themselves no-hit on Monday in spite of opening the game with three consecutive walks. Impressive stuff! Is there some larger takeaway besides a bad day at the office, and is a combined no-hitter more embarrassing than being taken down by just one guy?Story that flew...
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StrongSide Episode 28: Team Haul Ass with Mike Sirois
The Mavericks decided to fire Jason Kidd. What now and why? The Dallas Cowboys are heading into voluntary OTAs. So, what’s still to-do and what’s worrying you the most? Which position groups could derail this season before it starts? The Rangers feel tethered to being one game under .500. It’s…
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StrongSide Episode 27: Dallas > Houston with Reggie Adetula
Well, the NBA draft lottery has come and gone and, surprise, the Mavericks had bad luck again! Seems they really did use up every bit of good juju last year getting Cooper Flagg. This time around, Dallas has the ninth pick, which is one spot lower than the projected lottery odds had them going in...
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StrongSide Episode 26: Rizz and Confidence with Christian Clark of The Athletic
When we recorded our last episode, we both had a feeling the Stars were in trouble. Turns out our worst fears were realized pretty quickly, as they got bounced in Game 6 for their earliest playoff exit since 2022. You buying this as a one-off or do you think this is a sign of a deeper issue that...
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StrongSide Episode 25: Investigate and Educate with Bryan Broaddus
Some things in life are not worth the wait. That Cowboys draft was. Now that we’re on the other side of this thing, and Caleb Downs is in our lives, are you as fired up about how well that went as I am?It wouldn’t be the Cowboys if something weird wasn’t going on, though, and something weird is...
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StrongSide Episode 24: Smoke and Mirrors with Robert Tiffin
We have a series. The Stars and Wild are tied at one game apiece, with Dallas dropping the series opener before rallying in Game 2. You were pretty jacked up last week. You still feeling that way as the series shifts to Minnesota or you more like that dude Colin Blackwell knocked the fuck out?The...
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StrongSide Episode 23: The Mindset is the Culture with Duke Manyweather
Six long, excruciating months later, we are finally free of this cursed Mavericks season. Dallas finishes the season 26-56, which tied the for seventh-worst record in the league. Cooper Flagg was awesome–maybe so awesome that the league gives him Rookie of the Year like they should. Other than...
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StrongSide Episode 22: Reluctant Cowboys Fans Unite with David Helman
The NBA was having a nice little Rookie of the Year debate, and then Cooper Flagg up and decided to drop 96 points in two games. The only rookie to do that before him? Wilt Chamberlain. In so doing, Flagg also became the first teenager in history to have a 50-point game. Can we stop talking about...
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StrongSide Episode 21: When Are We Gonna Move On? with Bobby Karalla
Machine was the optimistic one of the two of us about the 2026 Texas Rangers, and so far, so good. The Rangers are 4-1, but better still is how they’ve looked getting there. You have to encouraged right now, right?Mark Cuban, come do our podcast! Because it seems like every time the man does one,...
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StrongSide Episode 20: T-Rex Arms Built Like a Backboard with Zach Wolchuk
At long last, after months of frustration and repudiation and very little spending, Opening Day is here! We’ll get into the nitty gritty with our guest Zach Wolchuk, but let’s do the top-down view now. Texas’ over-under for wins is 83.5 and more or less a coin flip with Houston for second place…
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StrongSide Episode 19: Comparison is the Thief of Joy with Sean Shapiro
Last week on this program, I got real mad about the Cowboys doing next to nothing in free agency. Since then, they’ve done less than nothing, because somehow, the talent got worse on defense. Cobie Durant is coming in on a one-year deal from the L.A. Rams, but out went Osa Odighizuwa, who was...
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StrongSide Episode 18: Digging in the Wrong Place with Bob Sturm
The Cowboys: they’re doing things! The highlights were Monday, when Dallas traded a 2027 fourth-round pick to Green Bay for defensive lineman Rashan Gary and signed safety Jalen Thompson from Arizona on a three-year deal worth up to $36 million. We’re going to talk more about both guys with Bob...
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StrongSide Episode 17: No Milk for Mechanics with Dale Hansen
Let’s begin with some news we saw coming: George Pickens got franchise-tagged. We’re seeing all the right things out there about how both sides want to continue together long-term, and I’d guess that ends up happening. But the type of franchise tag they gave him tells us this may not be quite as...
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StrongSide Episode 16: Whoopin Ass with Voch Lombardi
avonte Williams is back with the Dallas Cowboys on a three-year deal. The total outlay: $24 million, $16 million of which is guaranteed. It's far less money than Pie was planning on paying him and kind of proves Machine right that his market was nowhere close to the 10M a year range. I think the...
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StrongSide Episode 15: Dez Caught It with Kevin Turner
The NFL combine is underway. I know the NFL wants us to care about this a whole lot–it’s now a full week. And there will undoubtedly be useful information to come out of this. But how much substance is there relative to the sizzle? How much should we really care?Sebastian Walcott, the Rangers top...
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StrongSide Episode 14: Buying Back In with Tim Cato
File “Mark Cuban may or may not want to re-purchase the Mavericks” under things I did not expect to read this week. But according to Marc Stein, “an unidentified Dallas investor group is interested in partnering with Mark Cuban to buy the Mavericks back from Patrick Dumont.” Is this a real...
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StrongSide Episode 13: Nothing Major (AD Traded) with John Isner
Well it finally happened, the Mavericks have closed the circle on the Luka Doncic trade by trading Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards. What we assumed to be a pure salary dump a few weeks ago actually turns out to be rather profitable. We give the Mavs front office their flowers and take a...
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StrongSide Episode 12: Naming Names with Zach Crizer
If you caught our emergency pods on Friday, then you know our feelings about Christian Parker, the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator. Short version: we like it, and he’s going to take this defense out of the stone age. But you said something very interesting that I want to unpack more as we spin...
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Emergency Podcast: Rangers Trade for MacKenzie Gore
If you have followed the Rangers’ offseason, you understand how reasonable this assumption was. Things began boldly enough, on Thanksgiving week, when the Texas swapped club stalwart Marcus Semien for Brandon Nimmo in a trade after my own heart. Past that, it was a lot of a little—tweaks here,...
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Emergency Podcast: Cowboys Hire Christian Parker
The Cowboys held a legitimate search for their open defensive coordinator position and came to the conclusion that Eagles pass game coordinator Christian Parker was the best man for the job. Parker comes from the Vic Fangio coaching tree so what does that mean for the style of defense that the...
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StrongSide Episode 11: Not Your Story to Tell with Iztok Franko
On Saturday night, Luka Doncic returns to Dallas for a second time. I was still a Mavericks employee the first time he made it back. Now I'm not. What was that first return like, and how are the feelings different now versus a year ago? The college football season is over and Indiana is your...
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StrongSide Episode 10: Fun and Frustrating with David Castillo
Last week, we chatted quite a bit about the Cowboys defensive coordinator search. I even went so far as to give a whole tiered list for what I’d like them to be looking at. Well, Dallas has been pretty busy since then. Here’s the list of names who have gotten interviews already: Jim Leonhard,...
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StrongSide Episode 9: Hope As a Strategy with Jason Gallagher
The 2025-26 Cowboys season is in the books. Dallas finishes the season 7-9-1 and faces a pretty pivotal offseason with George Pickens heading into free agency, two first-round draft picks on hand, and presumably an opening at defensive coordinator. What moments will stick with you? What are the...
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StrongSide Episode 8: Judging Continuity with Jake Kemp
I didn’t expect to be talking about a December game involving the Mavericks and the Utah Jazz, but then again, I also didn’t expect Cooper Flagg to set an NBA record for most points scored by an 18-year-old in a single game. He dropped 42 on Monday, along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and I…
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StrongSide: Episode 7 - Legacy and Sanctimony with Jared Sandler
Tom Hicks, former owner of both the Stars and the Rangers, died over the weekend at the age of 79. Dude has a serious legacy around here. What comes to mind when you hear his name? The Cowboys lost a very big game we figured they’d win against the Lions. The playoff scenario is straightforward:...
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StrongSide Episode 6: Let the Cowboys Ride with Greg Tepper
The last time we spoke, the Cowboys were about to play the Eagles and we were… quasi-optimistic? Well, they won. And then they beat Patrick Mahomes on Thanksgiving to maybe, possibly end the Chiefs’ dynasty. And now they play the Lions tonight and if they win… I mean, it’s not hopeless. How you...
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StrongSide: Episode 5 - Do You Believe In the Mean Green? with Ishmael Johnson
The Cowboys delivered the perfect kind of Cowboy game against the Raiders on Monday night. There were emotions, fireworks, tears, and hope. Does the strong performance by George Pickens and the crew change anyone's expectations of them heading into a showdown with the Eagles? What will the legacy...
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StrongSide: Episode 4 - Nico Fired with Josh Bowe
Mavs fans have won. It felt inevitable but also like it wasn't a possibility, the Mavs have fired GM Nico Harrison. This show is not a victory lap over his dismissal but more of an examination of how we never get back to here again. It's an admission of failure not only on the basketball court…
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StrongSide: The Hidden Costs of Trading for Quinnen Williams
The Cowboys decision to trade for Quinnen Williams was a decision to admit defeat on the drafting of Mazi Smith, the re-signing of Osa Odighizuwa, and the trade to acquire Kenny Clark. It also creates a contract crossroads in the next 18 months in which you've already committed to signing Quinnen...
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D Magazine Presents StrongSide: Episode 3 - Boredom Trades, CFB Golden Hour, and Robert Tiffin
The Cowboys made a couple trades to solidify the defense that was recently depleted....from a trade. StrongSide discuss the hidden costs of acquiring Quinnen Williams and the sudden immediacy from Jerry Jones to push the envelop. The Mavs have started the season about as poorly as anybody could...
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StrongSide: Hostile Takeover or Holding the AAC Hostage?
The Mavs and Stars are entangled in a messy legal battle over the future of the AAC. The result will most likely determine if any of the 4 major sports will exist in Dallas past the year 2031. The Mavs seem to have all of the leverage and the Stars seem to be willing to move on from this…
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D Magazine Presents StrongSide: Episode 2 - Bad Roommates, Good Decisions, and David Moore
The Mavs and Stars are engaged in a messy legal battle over the future of the AAC but it seems like the city has already picked sides. Where do they do from here? Will either team be calling Dallas home in the near future? Mark Aguirre will finally be getting his number retired this season after...
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D Magazine presents StrongSide: Episode 1 - Dirk Nowitzki
It's here! The official launch of StrongSide! It'll be hard to beat Episode 1 but we're up for the task. Dirk Nowitzki joins us in-studio to discuss Cooper Flagg, broadcasting life, Outkast and so much more. We also discuss if the Cowboys are just gross enough to compete in a gross NFC East…
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A sports variety show covering the teams, people, and stories people want to learn about most in Dallas sports. D Magazine is the city magazine of Dallas, Texas.
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