More with Marc Istook
Conversations. Context. Clarity. Whether it's going behind the scenes with your favorite actors and athletes, or getting expert insights on the issues that affect you every day, Emmy-winning journalist and veteran host Marc Istook digs deeper to share the stories and perspectives you might otherwise miss. Because there's always more to the story.
Episodes
Texas leaders often celebrate the “Texas miracle.” But what does that promise mean for families struggling with housing costs, teachers seeking better support, or communities facing large data center developments?
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin joins Marc Istook to discuss her campaign against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the choices she believes will shape Texas’ future. A Dallas native serving her fourth term in the Texas...
Katie Dapkus: Viral Speech, AI Data Centers, and a Possible Run for Office
Who do elected officials really work for: the people who elect them or the corporations seeking to do business in their communities?That's the question at the heart of a fiery speech delivered by Katie Dapkus at a city council meeting in Lexington, Kentucky. Her remarks opposing a proposed data center from developer DartPoints have since racked up ...
Democracy rarely disappears all at once. It erodes through attacks on truth, the weakening of institutions, the spread of fear, and the silence of ordinary people who believe their individual choices do not matter.
Melissa Dalton-Bradford has spent 18 years living in German-speaking countries, where the legacy of authoritarianism is never far from the surface. In this conversation, she explains why history does not repeat itself bu...Dr. Jessica Hawk spent 32 years in public education before retiring from the classroom and becoming a full-time content creator. Known online as @MyTeacherFace, she now uses humor, experience, and a growing social-media platform to speak candidly about the challenges facing teachers and public schools.
Jessica joins Marc to explain why she misses her students but not the stress, unpaid labor, and expanding responsibilities that cam...
Dave Holmes became one of the most recognizable faces on MTV after losing the network’s Wanna Be a VJ competition to Jesse Camp. But losing the contest was only the beginning.
In this episode, Dave explains why he entered the competition without expecting to appear on television, much less begin an entirely new career. He remembers recognizing that Jesse would probably win and deciding that his own goal should be to “lo...Few reporters know the Dallas Cowboys better than Ed Werder.
The veteran NFL insider joins Marc for a candid conversation about the Cowboys’ three-decade absence from the NFC Championship Game, whether this year’s team can finally change the story and why Ed believes Dallas could finish 11-6.
The offense, led by Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, should be capable of competing with almost anyone. The defense ...
Attorney Mark Lyda has built a rapidly growing social media audience by doing something deceptively simple: reading the law, digging into the details, and explaining what they actually mean.
In this episode of MORE with Marc Istook, Marc (Istook) talks with Mark (Lyda) about his unexpected evolution from practicing attorney to online legal commentator - and why he believes social media has become an important place for serious...
For more than two decades, Trey Wingo was one of the most recognizable faces and voices at ESPN, anchoring SportsCenter, hosting NFL Live and covering everything from the NFL Draft to major golf championships.
Now, he’s doing things on his own terms.
In the inaugural episode of the revamped More with Marc Istook, Trey joins Marc for a wide-ranging conversation about ESPN’s heyday, the changing sports-media landscape, wh...
A new name. A broader focus. The same curiosity.
In this short announcement, Marc shares why "Dream Job" is evolving into "More with Marc Istook." The show will continue going behind the scenes with interesting people from sports, entertainment and media, while also featuring experts and newsmakers who bring greater perspective and insight to the issues that affect us every day.
Conversations. Context. Clarity.
Because there’...
What does it take to build a professional sports franchise around one of America’s oldest and most dangerous competitions?
In this episode of Dream Job, Marc Istook sits down with Chad Blankenship, President and General Manager of the Texas Rattlers, to explore the evolution of professional bull riding and the remarkable career path that prepared Chad to help lead it.
Chad explains how the PBR Teams league took a traditionall...
The Quiet Dismantling of Texas Public Schools, with Dan Dawer
Texas has taken over more school districts than any other state in the country, and a majority of those takeovers have happened in the last ten years under Governor Greg Abbott and Education Commissioner Mike Morath. The official story is accountability. The real story, according to this week's guest, is the construction of an entirely new model for public education in T...
Award-winning filmmaker, activist, and founder of Women Rising, Sara Hirsh Bordo joins the Dream Job Podcast to discuss her debut book Autoimmunity and the Good Girls — a groundbreaking exploration of how women raised to self-silence and caretake are disproportionately likely to develop autoimmune disease, and how reclaiming your own voice may be the most powerful medicine of all.
EPISODE NOTES
What happens when we hand seventh graders "a hundred million people and a hundred million choices"?
Chris McKenna spent 12 years in business risk consulting at Ernst & Young before a call to youth ministry put him face-to-face with the rise of the smartphone in kids' lives. What he saw there led him to launch Protect Young Eyes, now one of the most respected voices in the fight for online child safety.
In this conversation, Chr...
If you've ever sat in the bleachers and wondered when youth sports got so intense, this episode is for you. Meet Jonathan Carone, creator of Healthy Sports Parents (100K+ on Instagram), and hear a candid conversation about what's gone wrong - and what we can do about it.
We discuss the "self-love and self-glory" forces driving parent behavior on the sidelines, why "winning is everything" coaching is still the default even when we k...
From a church play to the longest-running Genie on Broadway, Major Attaway's journey has taken him from Forth Worth, Texas to Broadway in New York City, and beyond. Major talks about the exact moment at a performance of the Lion King that made him tell his mom, "I'm doing this" - no question mark. He opens up about learning his craft, learning patience, and learning to make it in a business that's notoriously tricky. And he shares ...
Episode 2.05
2 million followers on Facebook. More than 700k on Instagram. Bob Morano a great chef who just wants to teach you how to cook. Known for his fast-growing account (@everydayisfeastday), Bob's built a growing fandom of people who love him and the food he cooks. He shares his journey from the Culinary Institute of America to some of the best kitchens in the country to working as a full-time chef at a monastery kitchen...
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Sara Wiles knows what it's like to go viral. The Florida-based business owner and content creator activist has racked of millions of views with videos sharing her perspectives and journey from corporate event planner to virtual assistant trainer to progressive activist. Sara and explains why she believes her sales and marketing brain is her secret weapon for driving real political change, the motherhood penalty, t...
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TCU's Sonny Dykes grew up the son of a coaching legend, but forged his own path through high school classrooms, scraping by in a dorm room at Navarro Junior College and the ups and downs that would make anyone question their path. In this episode, Coach Dykes opens up about the circuitous route that led him to one of college football's most coveted jobs - including what Mike Leach taught him about forging your own pat...
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It feels like Kevin Frazier has done it all — ESPN SportsCenter, Entertainment Tonight host, and much, much more. He's easily one of the smoothest broadcasters around - and one of the most versatile. But behind the Emmy-winner's polished delivery is a guy who grew up charting offenses on his dad's basketball bench, raced out of TV shoots to catch his son's playoff games, and still credits the grind for helping h...
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett isn't one to back down from a fight.
She called out a witness in a congressional hearing for not understanding how witnesses work. She's running for U.S. Senate in a state where no Democrat has won statewide since the 1990s. And she wakes up some mornings and asks herself, "Girl, what were you thinking?"
That's Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett - Texas representative, civil rights attorney, and one ...
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