Is it true that Matthew McConaughey, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood icon, was randomly cast in Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused after spontaneously going out with famous casting director, Don Phillips (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) on an all-night bender in Austin, TX? The boys from Midland sit down with iconic actor and Texas’ favorite son, Matthew McConaughey, to talk music, how he got his first and most famous big screen role as David Wooderson, how he drew inspiration from his older brother, and whether there’s a potential run for Governor McConaughey in the near future.

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