Engel Angle

Ron Thulin has been in sports broadcasting for more than 60 years. He has called Olympics, baseball games in Cuba, major college football but he's most known for calling the NBA on TNT. When media mogul Ted Turner created TNT in the late '80s, Thulin was hired as a play by play voice. Ron talked to Mac about his career, and the relationship between TNT and the NBA, which ends soon. The NBA will no...

Ron Thulin has been in sports broadcasting for more than 60 years. He has called Olympics, baseball games in Cuba, major college football but he's most known for calling the NBA on TNT. When media mogul Ted Turner created TNT in the late '80s, Thulin was hired as a play by play voice. Ron talked to Mac about his career, and the relationship between TNT and the NBA, which ends soon. The NBA will no...

Mac watched an advance screener for the 2025 summer blockbuster movie, "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning." And while his experience in the theater was a mess, thanks to the person sitting next to him, he enjoyed the movie. What he doesn't like is one particular part about Tom Cruise. And it's not what you think. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mac watched an advance screener for the 2025 summer blockbuster movie, "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning." And while his experience in the theater was a mess, thanks to the person sitting next to him, he enjoyed the movie. What he doesn't like is one particular part about Tom Cruise. And it's not what you think. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After attending the AC/DC concert in Arlington, Texas with his 16-year-old daughter, Mac got to thinking about what it means to be "washed up." There are ages and stages to this moving target that all of us can't avoid. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After attending the AC/DC concert in Arlington, Texas with his 16-year-old daughter, Mac got to thinking about what it means to be "washed up." There are ages and stages to this moving target that all of us can't avoid. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Now that Rory McIlroy has won the biggest golf tournament on the planet, The Masters, Mac is compelled to share a funny story about his "time" with the golf great. This "run in" happened during the PGA Tour event amid the fun that was the time of COVID, in June of 2020, when things were just a bit different. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Now that Rory McIlroy has won the biggest golf tournament on the planet, The Masters, Mac is compelled to share a funny story about his "time" with the golf great. This "run in" happened during the PGA Tour event amid the fun that was the time of COVID, in June of 2020, when things were just a bit different. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

ESPN NBA reporter Tim MacMahon has his new book on NBA All Star Luka Doncic done and finished. It was printed, and then he received a phone call that the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka to the L.A. Lakers. A new chapter was added, and now Tim has the timeliest book of the year on shelves, "Luka Doncic and the Curse of Greatness." Tim joined Mac to talk about the book, and why the Mavericks made the b...

ESPN NBA reporter Tim MacMahon has his new book on NBA All Star Luka Doncic done and finished. It was printed, and then he received a phone call that the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka to the L.A. Lakers. A new chapter was added, and now Tim has the timeliest book of the year on shelves, "Luka Doncic and the Curse of Greatness." Tim joined Mac to talk about the book, and why the Mavericks made the b...

Mike Kopelman is the CFO of one of the growing sensation that is "Meow Wolf" and he talks to Mac about this odd phenomena. What started out as a unique tourist destination in Santa Fe, New Mexico is blossoming into an interactive entertainment option with spots in Denver, Las Vegas, Houston, Grapevine, Texas and soon to be Los Angeles. Plus, Mac explains the torture of having a name that no one ca...

Mike Kopelman is the CFO of one of the growing sensation that is "Meow Wolf" and he talks to Mac about this odd phenomena. What started out as a unique tourist destination in Santa Fe, New Mexico is blossoming into an interactive entertainment option with spots in Denver, Las Vegas, Houston, Grapevine, Texas and soon to be Los Angeles. Plus, Mac explains the torture of having a name that no one ca...

If you are planning a trip, here are the sporting events that you need to attend, and you don't need to be a fan of either team to enjoy the experience. Mac lists his favorite "bucket list" sporting event destinations. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you are planning a trip, here are the sporting events that you need to attend, and you don't need to be a fan of either team to enjoy the experience. Mac lists his favorite "bucket list" sporting event destinations. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kim Alexander was married to, and had two kids with, former NFL player, Elijah Alexander. She had "the fairytale" life. And then reality hit her family when Elijah was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer that took his life, in 2010. She talked to Mac about the realities of being married to an NFL player, and going through the hell of caring for, and ultimately, losing her husband to cancer. ★ Suppo...

Kim Alexander was married to, and had two kids with, former NFL player, Elijah Alexander. She had "the fairytale" life. And then reality hit her family when Elijah was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer that took his life, in 2010. She talked to Mac about the realities of being married to an NFL player, and going through the hell of caring for, and ultimately, losing her husband to cancer. ★ Suppo...

On this episode of The Engel Angle, Mac recounts an especially brutal Valentine's Day from his youth, when he looked like THIS. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

On this episode of The Engel Angle, Mac recounts an especially brutal Valentine's Day from his youth, when he looked like THIS. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With the Dallas Open this week in Frisco, retired American tennis pro John Isner talked to Mac about his long, fascinating career that may never have happened had he pursued what people his height normally do - play basketball. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With the Dallas Open this week in Frisco, retired American tennis pro John Isner talked to Mac about his long, fascinating career that may never have happened had he pursued what people his height normally do - play basketball. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

LPGA Tour veteran Angela Stanford retired from the game last year, and she joins The Engel Angle to talk about her more than 20 year career. A graduate of TCU, she has the distinction of having been in a sorority in college, something that likely would never happen today with a top tier NCAA Division I athlete. She has thoughts about the state of the sport, as well as her desire to potentially pla...

LPGA Tour veteran Angela Stanford retired from the game last year, and she joins The Engel Angle to talk about her more than 20 year career. A graduate of TCU, she has the distinction of having been in a sorority in college, something that likely would never happen today with a top tier NCAA Division I athlete. She has thoughts about the state of the sport, as well as her desire to potentially pla...

In the latest edition of The Engel Angle, Mac does a throughline of the Dallas Cowboys head coaching job, which is now open after Mike McCarthy and team owner Jerry Jones could not come to an agreement about much of anything. Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman said on ESPN that he does not believe the Cowboys head coaching job is "coveted," for the obvious reason: Jerry Jones. Aikman has a poi...

In the latest edition of The Engel Angle, Mac does a throughline of the Dallas Cowboys head coaching job, which is now open after Mike McCarthy and team owner Jerry Jones could not come to an agreement about much of anything. Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman said on ESPN that he does not believe the Cowboys head coaching job is "coveted," for the obvious reason: Jerry Jones. Aikman has a poi...

For this latest episode of The Engel Angle, Mac discusses the reality of having a concussion. It's not fun. Because it's Christmas season, he lists his favorite Christmas movies. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★