Season 2

No, it's not exactly what you're thinking. Get your mind out of the gutter. Listen in to hear about an article that was able to pinpoint exactly how I have been feeling. Find the original article here: https://thestripe.com...

It was a beautiful fall day, so we decided to hit the road and record live from the patio at The Candle Mercantile in downtown Lake Geneva. Remember when you were in school and it was a nice day outside, so your teacher has c...

We love Oktoberfest! When we think Oktoberfest, we usually think of beer, but there is a ton of great German wine that you can drink as well. For this episode, we took on the challenge of finding German wines that you can dri...

It's Bridget's (and Shannon's) Birthday!!! We had to celebrate and have a little bit of fun. We hope you enjoy our celebration of Bridget on this week's episode. Here are links to what we talked about: Kenyan engineer Nzambi ...

It's my birthday! Ok, not quite yet, but it's in just a few days. I'm taking a quick walk down memory lane of my top 5 favorite birthday parties. Plus, sharing a few fun birthday traditions that you can start this year for...

Greetings friends! On this episode, conversation somehow managed to drift to Mr. Bridget (aka Tyler) a lot. It was good to sit down (well, actually stand up) and talk about a crazy week. Check out these links! Bridget found t...

I'm wrapping up my chat about public schools and a bit about the documentary Waiting for Superman . But it's always great to see the other side and this article was helpful in doing such: Harvard Educational Review

After our little recording snafu last week, we're back with a full episode, we hope you didn't miss us too much! In this episode, we talk about childcare apps, determine how Nick would do in 5th grade, talk about the Nugget, ...

It's back to school time and it is a lot. As I was panicking about my son's first year of full-day classes in our local public school, my Father-in-Law introduced my to a documentary that fascinated (and horrified) me. I'm h...

Nick made a bit of an oopsy doopsy with our recording this week so that only the video portion of our recording actually recorded. That's obviously a problem for a podcast. We're sorry we messed up (well Nick), so here's a li...

As usual, I could go on and on about this topic, but I actually kept this one pretty quick...mostly because I speak way too fast. But social media sure has changed and businesses are taking advantage. The influencer culture...

We're back to our normal programming after 3 weeks of Olympics episodes and we're talking two related and fun topics: Taco Bell & Poop. Also other things. Here's a run down of links to this episode's topics: Shoutout to Macke...

Happy Oktoberfest Season! Yes, that's right, Oktoberfest is just around the corner and some of the best beer of the year has already hit the shelves. Check out this well-written (and entertaining) article to learn a bit more ...

It's the last episode of our Dinner Plus Drinks Olympic Games! We had two final events with the standings tied between Bridget's Team Greece and Shannon's Team Ireland. Who will win? There is plenty of last minute drama and f...

Is always striving for greatness the answer? What if we just practiced being content with right where we are? I'm getting aaaallll philosophical on you this week and diving deep into answering life's questions. I even foun...

We are in the midst of the Dinner Plus Drinks Olympics! Shannon and Team Ireland are competing feverishly against Bridget and Team Greece for the title of Dinner Plus Drinks Olympic Champion. In this episode we reveal the res...

I love the Olympics and perhaps equal to the sports, I love hearing the fun factoids and interesting information that surround the athletes. Plus, stories of perseverance, fortitude and sportsmanship are inspiring and amazin...

Welcome to the Dinner Plus Drinks Podcast Olympics!! We love the Olympics, so we decided to put on our own Olympic competition featuring Bridget competing against her twin sister Shannon! First, we had to choose countries for...

Bucks in Six! Holy cow, the Milwaukee Bucks are the NBA Champions and it has been amazing to watch. A city and a team that once was barely a blip on the radar is now a destination. Having spent over a decade in Milwaukee, I...

Nick had a rough time with offshore tech support but thankfully, a Plain Spoke Cocktails Bourbon Smash got him in a good place. We're excited for the Olympics and plenty more - you can expect some Olympic fun to start soon, b...

No, you don't have to run a marathon to be considered a runner. I'm sharing all about the running community and how I think t hey are some of the most supportive, honest and uplifting athletes out there. Ways to can be invol...

When I was editing this episode and saw it was coming out on 7-11, I had to call it "oh thank heaven," because who can't get that saying out of your head? It doesn't really have anything to do with the episode, but it's what ...

Thanks for tuning in to this week's Amuse Bouche! Get ready to listen to my scratchy voice (sorry about that!) and two quick tips about what's working in our family. Hugs or High Fives We're aiming to teach our kids early ab...

Nick is often asked what's better - American or French wine, and in this episode of Pinkies Up, we put four American wines against four French wines to see what Bridget thinks are the best! In this episode, you'll learn some ...