Let's Talk with Mark & Michelle
Hey! We're Michelle and Mark. I'm Michelle, a long-time realtor from Tulsa, Oklahoma. And I'm her husband Mark. I've spent more than 40 years as a TV news anchor and reporter from coast-to-coast. Together we’ve started a podcast called Let’s Talk, where we dive deeper into trending topics and talk to real people making a difference in their community. And we have fun doing it.
Episodes
47 episodes
Our Bear Scare in Yellowstone (and other great adventures)
Michelle and I once again traveled to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. We love to see the wildlife and gorgeous scenery. And we saw it all again, including a too close for comfort encounter with a mother grizzly and her two cubs whil...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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32:17
Real Estate Tips: The Home Inspection
Whether you buy or sell a home, the home inspection is part of the process. It's definitely a must. Here's what goes into a home inspection.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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11:55
Real Estate Tips: Getting Ready to Sell Your Home
It may be winter but the weather feels like spring. It's a great time to start preparing your house to sell. Michelle is a realtor with nearly 25 years experience. In this podcast, she has some things to think about if you're planni...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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7:10
A Tour of The Studio at KD (plus design and cooking tips)
What's the "in" paint color this year? How do you keep celery fresh in the refrigerator for a month? Just a couple ideas you'll learn in this episode. Michelle and I talk with interior designer Julia Kirkendall and restaurant owner and chef Nan...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:34
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Debate: Crispy or Chewy?
What's best? Crispy or chewy chocolate chip cookies? Michelle and I have a debate. She likes cookies that are gooey and chewy and I like them crispy. I baked some crispy cookies recently and Michelle challenged me to make ones she likes. So I d...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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4:48
The Hottest Diamond Gift for Valentine's Day
What are two favorite gifts on Valentine's Day? Diamonds and chocolates. We talk to a jeweler about the hottest gift this year and tour a chocolate factory.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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19:38
Hiking to Frozen Dream Lake (plus our top 5 toughest hikes)
Michelle and I usually hike in our national parks in the summer and fall. As we ended 2023 and began the new year we visited Estes Park, Colorado and nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. Hiking in the winter brings on a different set of challen...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:02
Fly Fishing for the Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat Trout
Michelle has loved to fish practically her entire life. Only recently has she picked up fly fishing. And she's hooked! Every time we go to either Glacier or Grand Teton National Parks she packs her fishing gear with her, an Orvis rod and Simms ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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19:08
Israel at War: 62 Seconds Away From Rockets
The entire world is watching what's going on with Israel and Hamas right now. But do we really understand what led up to this war? And what's it like to be Israeli and to be constantly defending yourself from hate and rockets? In this episode I...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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48:59
Fishing with "Boom Boom" on Lake Tenkiller
What's it like to fish with a professional fisherman? Michelle and I met recently with Fred Roumbanis on Oklahoma's Lake Tenkiller to fish for small and large mouth bass. "Boom Boom" as he's called, is on the Major League Fishing circuit....
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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15:15
Yellowstone's Lamar Valley after the floods
We visit Grand Teton National Park every year, and sometimes twice. It's our favorite national park. But we also love going up into Yellowstone National Park when we're there. We make a beeline to the far northeastern corner of Yellowstone. The...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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11:17
We Hiked Angels Landing!
I checked a hike off my bucket list recently. Michelle and I spent a week in Utah exploring Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. While in Zion we hiked Angels Landing. Everything I had heard and read about Angels Landing is how scary and dange...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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19:05
LIV it up in Oklahoma
LIV Golf just finished a tournament in Oklahoma. The event was at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow. Some of the best golfers in the world teed off in our backyard ... Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Cam Smith, Talor Gooch,...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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16:41
How We Explore the National Parks
Many people have asked us how we get around our National Parks and get the photos and videos of the wildlife and beautiful scenery. Michelle and I still work full-time and get limited time for our adventures. So we haven't pulled the trigger ye...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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50:56
Is That You Rip? (a conversation with a REAL rancher)
As we anxiously wait for Yellowstone to return, Michelle and I tour an Oklahoma ranch for an upcoming episode of American Dream TV. Greg Ganzkow and his wife Rachel own and run (along with their three young children) the Keystone Ranch in Osage...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:43
Top 8 Places to Spot Wildlife in Grand Teton National Park
Michelle and I have gone to Grand Teton National Park so many times, we know where and when to find the wild animals. We've seen grizzlies, black bears, bison, elk, moose and more up close. Sometimes too close. This will tell you where you have...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:02
The Best of 2022 Part 2 (our top destinations, hikes, scares, etc.)
2022 was a year of adventure for us. In Part One, we explored Vail, Jackson Hole, Oregon and Spain. We finish out the year with our trips to Cancun, Glacier National Park and Grand Teton National Park. In each of these epic adventu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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51:42
Top 8 Tips to Hike Highline Trail in Glacier
Michelle and I love Glacier National Park! And we hiked the Highline Trail , which is widely considered the signature trail in Glacier. Here are 8 things we think are important to know if you hike Highline.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:52
2022 Part One: Spain, Vail, Jackson Hole
As we near the end of January, Michelle and I are in a vacation holding pattern. We don't have any trips planned for a couple of months. So we're taking this time to look back on 2022. It was a year full of adventure! So much adventure we're sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:15
Skiing and Stetsons: Exploring Vail
It was a first for Michelle and I. For the first time in more than 25 years, we went on a ski trip to Vail, Colorado without kids. Our youngest boy, Tommy and his wife Ines, went to Miami for the holidays. Jacob and wife Mandi took their two ye...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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19:50
Tips to Fix Color Problems at Home
Just about every home has color issues ... some minor, others major. The walls aren't the right color, maybe the trim doesn't match, or you're just tired of the brick and need a make-over. Don't just automatically call a painter for these jobs....
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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22:38
Look Who's Going To Be On TV!
Here's quick announcement that Michelle will soon be on American Dream TV. ADTV has been around for a few years, and is streaming and airing in nearly every major city. And now it's coming to Tulsa. While the central focus is real estate and th...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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5:49
"Flying" Fish on the Snake River
Michelle and I decided at the last moment to take a quick trip up to Grand Teton National Park in late September. We usually visit in the summer, and went up to Glacier National Park instead. Early fall in Wyoming was beautiful. Michelle ...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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35:19
Camping (with bears) in Glacier National Park
Michelle and I have taken up camping over the past five years. It's more of a form of glamping. We rent a campervan every year and head up to one of our National Parks. We've actually become very good at getting around in the Mercedes Spr...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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28:37
Hiking the Highline in Glacier National Park
With more than 700 miles of trails, Glacier National Park is known as a hiking park. Maybe the signature hike is The Highline Trail. The trailhead is at Logan Pass and almost immediately cuts a narrow path along a granite wall high above ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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33:03
