Episodes

  • How can you avoid being sick in this deep freeze?

    How can you avoid being sick in this deep freeze?
    Feb 20 2025
    Here we go, we've been bracing for the cold plunge today but we're in it now. On Ask the Expert, we are joined by Dr. Jeffery Metzger. He is the Chief of Emergency Services at Parkland Hospital and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He talks about how to avoid illness in these extreme temperatures.
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    11 mins
  • What happened to Neiman Marcus?

    What happened to Neiman Marcus?
    Feb 18 2025
    We got word this morning that Neiman Marcus is leaving Dallas. This comes less than a year after it merged with Saks Fifth Avenue. The headquarters will leave Dallas to move to New York City. Then, this afternoon we find out that Neiman's is closing its iconic store in downtown Dallas after more than 117 years. On Ask The Expert, Thomas McMillan joined us He's the executive professor of marketing and the director of the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M.
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    7 mins
  • How should we protect our pipes from the cold weather?

    How should we protect our pipes from the cold weather?
    Feb 17 2025
    ERCOT on Monday issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday through Friday due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the region. Temperaturs could drop into the teens Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and experts say that is pipe-bursting weather. Scott Allison with Milestone Plumbing joined Ask the Expert on Monday to talk about winterizing your home and how to handle a pipe bursting.
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    9 mins
  • How will Texas' new property tax measures affect you?

    How will Texas' new property tax measures affect you?
    Feb 14 2025
    The Texas Senate sent two bills to the Texas House on Thursday that will cut property taxes by again increasing the Homestead Exemption for property owners. If it gets approved by the Texas House and Texas voters, the increased exemption is expected to save property owners an average of $363.44 on their annual property tax bill. On today's Ask the Expert, Ryan Chismark a Meritax Advisors Partner joins us on KRLD to help us break it all down.
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    10 mins
  • Why is the flu so bad this year?

    Why is the flu so bad this year?
    Feb 13 2025
    It seems like everyone has either had the flu, is recovering from it, or knows someone that had to deal with the flu bug this year so far. Texas is in the highest level of flu cases this year so far. There are more cases now that at any other time in the last 15 years. On Tuesday's Ask The Expert, Dr. Cesar Termulo joined us. He's the associate Medical Director at Parkland.
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    11 mins
  • What is NYSE Texas all about?

    What is NYSE Texas all about?
    Feb 12 2025
    The New York Stock Exchange is coming to Texas! Big news today, NYSE Chicago, previously the Chicago Stock Exchange, will soon become NYSE Texas. Last month, TXSE Group announced that it had filed for registration of the Texas Stock Exchange with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On today's Ask the Expert, Dr. Kirti Sinha joined KRLD to break it all down. She is an assistant professor of accounting at UT Dallas.
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    8 mins
  • How do you avoid getting 'rom-conned'?

    How do you avoid getting 'rom-conned'?
    Feb 10 2025
    Dating in 2025 can be a lot more dangerous than it ever has been. That's because there are so many different ways to get scammed, since more people are using dating apps to try to find Mr. or Ms. Right. Valentine's Day is coming and you might be on one of those sites. You need to be extra careful about the person you try to connect with. That person might be trying to con you out of your money or your data. On today's Ask The Expert, our relationship expert, Laurel House joined us in the KRLD Zoom Room.
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    14 mins
  • When will Arlington get a shot at another Super Bowl?

    When will Arlington get a shot at another Super Bowl?
    Feb 7 2025
    New Orleans will host its 11th Super Bowl on Sunday. It's now been 14 years since the Super Bowl came to North Texas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. What do they have that we don't? Arlington Mayor Jim Ross joined Ask the Expert on Friday.
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    6 mins