The Bubble Lounge (Highland Park & University Park Texas)

Peabody Award winner, Robert Riggs of True Crime Reporter Podcast joins us today and takes us on a journey into darkness. Riggs created an original true crime genre podcast based on three decades of real-life stories ripped from his reporter’s notebooks.  The True Crime Reporter™podcast tells the backstory of criminal cases using interviews with law enforcement. True Crime Reporter™ taps into Rigg...

This week Ron Corning, Robert Riggs, Michael Molthan and Rachel Stacy join us as we celebrate two years of The Bubble Lounge Podcast. We cover many things from how to have a Covid friendly concert in your back yard to introducing you to some amazing people who do incredible things.   We can’t thank you enough for supporting us over the past two years and we look forward to many great things for th...

We are all on information overload right now. We’re spending a lot of time on zoom calls, we’re getting so much information through emails and we’re spending a lot more time on social media and news channels. How can we stay on top of things that are important while backing off of some of the things that are causing us stress? Dr. Melanie Ross Mills, who is a licensed Temperament Therapist and is...

Grab your Quaranteam and join us as we talk about how to do Halloween during a pandemic! Everyone is grappling with how to make the most of Halloween this year.  There is a spectrum of comfort levels and we'll share options for celebrating while staying safe.  And we also reflect back on some of our favorite episodes as  we celebrate our two-year anniversary! We wish all of you a safe and hap...

Today we welcome our first public official, Mayor of Highland Park, Margo Goodwin.  We talk about her path to becoming the first female Mayor of HP, how she would like for you to address her when you see her in public and whether or not she has a bodyguard of secret service!  We also address how Halloween and the holidays will look this year due to Covid.   This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wa...

The Highland Park High School football season is finally kicking off this Friday against Coppell at Highlander Stadium after being delayed.    The much anticipated season will also mark the beginning of a new era with Senior, Brayden Schager at the helm, serving as the Team Captain and starting Quarterback.  We invited Brayden to join us on The Bubble Lounge to talk about what it takes to lead one...

University Park has long been known as one of the best neighborhoods in the country and joining us today is University Park City Manager, Robbie Corder who will share some interesting facts and history of this great community. We’ll learn what role a city manager plays and how University Park almost disincorporated and became part of Dallas. He dispels a lot of rumors and gives us all of the detai...

New episode is live!  To listen visit, http://podcast.bubblelounge.club/ This is our first Parental Advisory, please wait to listen until your children are not with you as we cover more mature content than we normally do!   Today we talk with Dr. Simal Patel, MD, CEO and Founder of Strut Health, about the effects of stress from the pandemic and how it is affecting our physical appearance and sexua...

We had the pleasure of recording live at one of our favorite neighborhood boutiques, Tootsies.  We talked with Store Director, Nerissa von Helpenstill and Sales Director, Dustin Holcomb who share how they have made some quick changes in the personal service they offer their clients as well as what they are doing to keep everyone safe and healthy in their store during COVID.  They also tell a few s...

Park Cities' mom, Emily Wickard, left the corporate world to open a clothing boutique from home. The boutique quickly became known as almost a speakeasy for shoppers because it was usually by word of mouth that news traveled about her pop-ups held in her home each week. When COVID-19 hit, Shop Avara pivoted to selling exclusively online. While e-commerce sales grew exponentially during the sh...

It's easy to dismiss TikTok as something for the kids. But did you know Dallas has its own TikTok doctor and she's joining us on The Bubble Lounge! Dr. Tiffany Moon is an accomplished doctor, professor, mother of two sets of twins, a hard-core fashionista, a wannabe comedian (her words!), and a famous TikTok star that has gone viral multiple times. Basically, she is an amazing woman! We’...

There is so much uncertainty this fall with school, sports and events getting postponed or canceled.  To help us navigate this unpredictable time, we brought in Park Cities father of four, Chris Yates and Amber Fletcher of Fletcher’s Corny Dogs. We’re going to talk about what sports will look like, what happens now that the State Fair of Texas is canceled and the fate of the Red River Rivalry.  Fo...

Kathy Fielder is a remarkable Park Cities mom. She does it all from lifestyle blogger, style maven, business owner and mother of two. But like so many, Kathy's businesses were hit by the pandemic and she had to make a tough decision to keep her businesses running and her employees working. Join us today as we talk to Kathy and learn how she took a bad situation and turned it into an opportuni...

Joining us today is Ron Corning, host of the popular podcast, Morning After, who also holds the title of the longest-running Bubble Lounge guest with four appearances and first-time guest, Mitch West, Regional Director of Sales at Next Star Media. This powerful duo shares what it’s like to work in the news business during a pandemic and how it’s affecting their jobs.  From the loss of sales revenu...

July 4th is one of the most anticipated events in the Park Cities.  Each year thousands of families line the streets to see decorated vehicles and floats in honor of showing love to our country.  You see everything from government officials, to sports teams to neighborhood blocks participate in the parade.  Just about everyone has fond memories of watching the parade and gathering in Goar Park aft...

In honor of Father’s Day, we invited Park Cities dads, Ryan Scripps and Scott Mallonee to join us. They share special memories of being a dad, how to have “the talk” with your kids and what dads really want for Father’s Day. This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your support for the show by visiting our amazing sponsors.

Jetmir "Mimi" Ahmedi and Heather Street join us in The Bubble Lounge to discuss the partnership between Mimi's Pizzeria and The Family Place. While many are experiencing a glimmer of hope with the shelter-in-place order expiring and businesses beginning to open back up, for victims of family violence their COVID-19 pandemic experience has been worse than most. Local family-owned piz...

There has been so much going on this year and over the past week history is being made with protests across the world.  Today we talk about the importance of this time, how you can talk to your kids about it and what we can all learn. This episode is supported by: Kathy L Wall State Farm Agenc y and Herb's House Coffee Please show your support for the show by visiting our amazing sponsors.

Highland Park High School PTA President, Melissa Rieman, and Sr. Activities  Co-chair, Kandi Tanner, join us on this episode. They share how a group of parents have worked together to create a very memorable end of high school experience for the Class of 2020.  They have changed directions on their plans multiple times and you won’t believe everything they have accomplished, proving that anything...

Big news was announced this week in Texas by Governor Abbott. Starting May 22, restaurants will be able to go from 25% to 50% occupancy and bars can now open with 25% occupancy.  But what does that mean for you and your family?  To help answer our questions, we invited Kersten Rettig, Principal of Pret Marketing, and a restaurant expert who shares her insights on how restaurants are handling the c...

The topic of face masks in the Park Cities has been so big this week that it’s made national news not once, but twice.   Between Hillstone Restaurant Group forbidding their employees to wear masks to work to the man who made verbal threats to employees of our local Whole Foods on social media.  In this episode, we discuss this week's headlines, the pros and cons of quarantine, and how we’re f...

Mother’s Day is a special day to show your mother appreciation for all that she does for you. As with all special occasions, the coronavirus is having an effect on Mother’s Day and we are all figuring out ways to make the day special while also keeping a distance. With some creativity and preparation, you can give your mom a day she deserves during quarantine. This episode is full of recommendatio...

Every one of us is learning how to survive quarantine and adapt to new norms and adjust to not having the freedoms we are used to.  In this episode, we talk to the ultimate survivor, Missy Payne, CBS reality show Survivor, Season 29 Blood vs. Water finalist, and Park Cities mom.   She gives us the skills to survive this crazy time and teaches us about gratitude, giving back, and how you can integr...

In this episode, we talk to Christine McKenny of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, who will tell you everything you need to know about buying and selling a home during the pandemic.  She’s going to talk to us about the ever-changing real estate market during COVID-19, what realtors are doing to make sure buyers are protected while looking at homes and how summer 2020 will be the new spring when...

In this interview we talk to Brenda Schoenfeld of Brenda Schoenfeld Now and Eric Sigmund, COO of Reddy Vineyards. Brenda will show us how to make our table beautiful and make this unusual time at home with our family special. While Eric will introduce us to Reddy Vineyards and will teach us what makes Texas wines so unique. If you would like to watch this episode, visit our Facebook page. For more...