Episodes

  • Tips and tricks for this holiday travel season!

    Tips and tricks for this holiday travel season!
    Nov 22 2024
    Holiday travel is in full swing!!! People are booking flights and with airlines packing more passengers onto flights due to production issues, delays and cancellations may be more common. On Ask the Expert, Dr. Clint Purtell joined KRLD to discuss some of the key tips to help manage a smoother flight experience.
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    12 mins
  • Ask the Expert: How to plan for a fulfilling and healthy Thanksgiving dinner

    Ask the Expert: How to plan for a fulfilling and healthy Thanksgiving dinner
    Nov 22 2024
    This could be a tradition or maybe you picked the short straw. Regardless, if you're this year's Thanksgiving host, you might be spinning your wheels on how to accommodate everyone's dietary needs or restrictions. On Ask the Expert, Meridan Zerner offers practical tips for accommodating various requests without compromising on flavor. Meridan, a registered dietitian from Cooper Clinic in Dallas, shares her expertise to help you serve up a delicious and inclusive holiday feast.
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    6 mins
  • Is Bluesky turning into the Twitter-killer?

    Is Bluesky turning into the Twitter-killer?
    Nov 18 2024
    Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it to X, there have been at least a half dozen social media companies that have tried to knock it out. There's one that's been around for a little while that has started booming for real. It's called Bluesky, and it's seen its subscriber base increase by the millions in just a few weeks. Around 1.2 million people joined Bluesky after Elon Musk announced that he got rid of the block feature on X and 700,000 left after the election. Bluesky also saw 1 million new users in just 24 hours in one day last week. What's the secret? The High Tech Texan, Michael Garfield joined Ask the Expert on Monday.
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    7 mins
  • When can we expect our first freeze and what's winter going to be like?

    When can we expect our first freeze and what's winter going to be like?
    Nov 15 2024
    North Texans have had it pretty nice for the last few weeks -- nice temperatures, not a lot of rain. But the changes we expect this time of year are on the way. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell joined Ask the Expert on Friday to discuss.
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    6 mins
  • Why are gasoline prices high in North Texas, but not elsewhere in the state?

    Why are gasoline prices high in North Texas, but not elsewhere in the state?
    Nov 14 2024
    AAA Texas came out with an update on gasoline prices in the state. It says those prices are pretty stable right now. The difference seems to be in North Texas, where gasoline prices are up 21 cents in the last week. Prices are higher in Dallas-Fort Worth than any other area in the state. Daniel Armbruster from AAA Texas joined Ask the Expert on Thursday.
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    10 mins
  • Why hasn't the federal government done anything about Daylight Savings Time?

    Why hasn't the federal government done anything about Daylight Savings Time?
    Nov 1 2024
    This weekend, we have to deal with getting used to it getting darker earlier in the day, because it's the end of Daylight Saving Time. We talked earlier this week about how much these time switches tend to make people anxious and stressed out. There are instances of Seasonal Affective Disorder and mood swings. . More people deal with strokes and asthma issues. Congress has tried to make changes to the whole Spring Forward, Fall Back thing for years. The last time it tried, they called it the Sunshine Protection Act. On today's Ask The Expert, Dr. Thomas Gray joined us from UT-Dallas.
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    10 mins
  • Why is this election stressing out so many people?

    Why is this election stressing out so many people?
    Oct 30 2024
    The stress has built up for the last couple of years now, and it's almost at a breaking point for a lot of people. On Wednesday's Ask The Expert, Dr. Ken Jones joined us from Texas Health Resources.
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    11 mins
  • Ask the Expert: Why do we make a big deal about the end of Daylight Saving Time?

    Ask the Expert: Why do we make a big deal about the end of Daylight Saving Time?
    Oct 29 2024
    Coming up on Sunday, we'll change the clocks to accommodate the end of Daylight Saving Time -- and it's a change some people actually dread.
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    8 mins