Dinner Plus Drinks

Hey all - we're a day late, thanks for your patience. The extra day did give us time to decide on this important programming announcement: 

Next week's episode will be out around Tuesday, November 22nd. It's our 150th and we'll be celebrating the almost 3 years of podcasting, as well as the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!

That's enough about the future, here's about what's happeni...

How are you all doing out there?

We are having great weeks and getting ready for Friendsgiving - more on that after the break. Here are links to what we talked about this week:

• Why give out candy when you can give out potatoes for Halloween treats? Check out the cool story of this Milwaukee women who found children preferred spuds to candy bars!
• If you are a dry shampoo user, check out this list of recalled products, you...

We all know banquet food can be bad, but this week we had an interesting experience with banquet food that needs to be talked out. We'd love to hear your bad banquet food experiences, let us know!

Here are a few links to what we talked about today:

• Babies don't need fancy things! Check out this article from The Atlantic to reassure yourself that no, you don't need fancy things for your baby.
• The McTrain is...

We had an awesome week full of events and friends. While it was a little overwhelming, there were still plenty of positives, so we hope you enjoy our canter through the week that was!

Check out these links from this week's episodes:

• Busch NA Beer for Dogs
• Milwaukee's New Pro Soccer Team
• Animatronic Santa at Home Depot

Have a great week - we'll talk to you soon.

Cheers!

Bridget & Ni...

We recorded this episode from the back of a truck...full of wine!

We're doing a Truckload of Wine sale at Lake Geneva Country Meats and we took the opportunity to multitask and record while getting ready for the event. If you like wine and you're in the area, you can get more details about this event and a link to buy the wines right here.

If you want to see the awesome McDonald's inspired merch tha...

In this week's episode, we test out 90's kid energy drinks and Bridget's survival skills, and you may be surprised by the results...or not!

If you want to learn more about some of the things we talked about on this week's episode, here are a few links:

• Alani Energy - plenty of energy, lots of 90's kid flavors!
• Learn about the Twins Fashion Show hosted by Gucci!
• Can You Survive Challenge! 

Have...

Hey there y'all, it's fall, y'all!

We have a bit of fall (or is it autumn?) themed fun after our product recommendations today, coupled with Bridget ACING a quiz about wine at the start of today's episode. 

We tried these three wines:

• 1924 Double Black Cabernet Sauvignon
• 3 Finger Jack Cabernet Sauvignon
• Castoro Zinfandel

Here are a few links to things we discussed on this episode:

• ...

The passing of Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith is the main subject of conversation this week, and how can't it be? The Queen was an icon and we have lots of thoughts.

If you're a Republican (that's as in you're against the monarchy), and don't...

Friends, we'll be upfront with you. The highlight of this episode is dental discussion and Nick's new toy / essential health tool:

A Waterpik water flosser. 

Yep, Nick has wanted one forever and he finally bought one. His teeth have never been so clean, and he can't wait to go to the Dentist and receive their feedback on his oral health. 

Of course, there's lots more chat on this episo...

Hey there thrifty friend!

In honor of August 17th's National Thrift Store Day, we got in the spirit and had Bridget share tips on how to thrift it up.

Here are a few links to what we talked about today:

• This clip about Thrift Store Karaoke from The Today Show is awesome!
• It's no joke, the Japanese government wants help encouraging its citizens to drink more alcohol!
• These customizable banners are perfec...

On this week's episode, you're treated to an absurd commercial about razors. It's a commentary on society's weird place, but we thought it was interesting. We hope you do as well. Of course, there's much more as we returned to the safety of our studio.

Here are a few links from this week's episode:

1. If you've ever driven from the direction of Milwaukee to downtown Chicago, you've p...

Well, as many of you pointed out, our interview with Alex Lasry may have been the Kiss of Death in his Senatorial race. Shoot. We enjoyed the interview anyway and are grateful for those of you who attended the event and listened!

We got back to a more normal episode this week and talked about these things:

• Bridget found this NPR article on how you can make changes to Instagram's suggested posts in your feed fascina...

In this episode, we interview Alex Lasry, Democratic candidate for US Senate for the State of Wisconsin.

You can learn more about the Lasry campaign at alexlasry.com or if you would like to donate through the page set up for the Dinner Plus Drinks event, you can visit alexlasry.com/lakegeneva.

If you're new to the podcast, please subscribe and listen to our weekly episodes featuring relatable chat about gett...

Hey friends - dropping in with a programming announcement:

This Friday we will be recording a live podcast at The Bottle Shop in Lake Geneva at 5:30 PM with Alex Lasry, Democratic Candidate for US Senate for Wisconsin.

You're invited to join us, listen to us talk with Alex, and then participate in a live Q & A and have the opportunity to meet him after the pod. We'll even buy you a drink!

I...

We recorded on July 14th, and Nick was excited to celebrate Bastille Day, while Bridget was excited to celebrate Mac and Cheese Day - just give her the cheese and noodles!

Are you team champagne or team Kraft? Let us know.

• If you want to read this very meta article about Coastal Granddaughter influencers being influence by other influencers to share the Coastal Grandpa style, check out this article recommended by Bridge...