Diego Lopez (A Little Time podcast) joins Emily and Paige to talk about his very impressive and alligator-shaped hometown mall, Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida. Plus, working at and managing Journeys stores at two other Florida malls, ordering vegan soft pretzels in Jersey City, and recognizing the importance of exercise in a game of Desert Island.

Halle Kiefer (Ruined podcast) zooms in to talk Dick’s... Sporting Goods! We also discuss how much aunts and moms love Nordstrom restaurants, learn about the time Halle got lost at the mall on Earth Day, and finally, answer a listener question about a crucial part of the mall experience, parking.

Our pal Zach Pugh (What Things Are What Things podcast) joins the pod to talk mall movie theaters, basketball shorts and all our saddest public school teachers. We also learn what the Disney Store Game is and why Zach’s family only ever went to Red Robin once.

The wonderful Jackie Kashian joins Paige and Emily to talk Macy’s and massages at Westfield Fashion Square, Spencer’s and the movie theater at Southridge Mall in Greendale, WI, and finally, the many wonders of Williams Sonoma and its various novelty cake pans.

Andrew Orolfo (Late Late Show, Jo Koy: In His Elements) zooms in to talk Sunvalley Mall in Concord, CA. Plus, skateboarding in parking lots, visiting a mega mall in the Philippines, bowling at the regularly-waxed lanes of Round1 and more.

Nick Wiger (Doughboys, How Did This Get Played?) joins the pod to talk Dave & Buster’s. We also discuss the many fine dining and shopping options at Lakewood Center in Lakewood, CA, the tense relationship between the Grove and Access Hollywood, and which celeb you just might find at an Orange Julius.

It’s the 100th episode of Mall Talk!! To celebrate, we (your beloved hosts, Emily Faye and Paige Weldon) interview each other about our hometown malls, which both happen to be “Promenades.” We also talk Fashion Valley, Santa Monica Place, Horton Plaza, Ontario Mills and more. Plus a classic round of M.A.L.L.

Madison Shepard joins the pod to talk about her time working at Burbank Town Center, the Americana and of course – the True Religion at the Beverly Center. We cover Busta Rhymes and his flip phone, Ruben Studdard and his free jeans, the founders of True Religion and their bad divorce, and how to have fun with Swedish. Plus another game of Oops! You Forgot Something in Your Shopping Cart.

Dave Schilling (Full Court Chat podcast) joins Emily and Paige to talk Burberry at the Beverly Center, Abercrombie in Las Vegas, Hollister in Daly City, and Urban Outfitters on Melrose. We also learn some new British vocab words, find out whether Merced Mall really “has it all” and play another round of Name That Store.

Tom Thakkar zooms in to the pod to talk all things Express! Plus, an update on the Distroller USA instagram, when it’s reasonable to bring food into a movie theater, which candy bars deserve more attention, and what you should never say in a job interview.

Jasmine Ellis is not only a hilarious comedian, podcaster and cosmetics expert, but a former Storefront for Glamour Shots who zoomed in to the pod to share all the secrets of the trade. She shows us some glamour shots of her own, talks about going to The Domain when she’s home in Austin and malls in small towns on the road, and shares some celeb sightings from her tenure as a mall employee including Erykah Badu outside a Neiman Marcus and Bootsy Collins in the food court.

Roz Drezfalez (Ghosted! By Roz Drezfalez) joins Paige and Emily to talk about basically the most iconic mall store of all time, Hot Topic. We cover AC/DC t-shirts, Nightmare Before Christmas school dances, goth golf looks, skelanimals, jelly bracelets, the Osbournes and so much more. We also find out who our emo boyfriends are, hear about Roz doing drag makeup on OC housewives at the Brea Macy’s, and wonder… is the founder of Spencer’s Jewish?

Yassir Lester zooms in to the pod to let us know that he loves the mall too! We talk walking around the Grove for exercise, navigating the impossible shape of the Beverly Center, some interesting choices behind Michael B. Jordan's Coach collection, and why all the pro wrestlers shop at Town Center Mall in Kennesaw, GA. Also, we all agree that Wetzel’s Pretzels is the best mall pretzel place, learn about the time they went head-to-head with Auntie Anne’s for Yassir’s affection on Twitter, then play another thrilling edition of Name That Store.

Jesus Trejo (‘Stay At Home Son’ on Showtime) joins Paige and Emily to talk about his love for mall snack staple Cinnabon. Plus tales of frequenting Long Beach Plaza and Del Amo mall, getting lost as a kid and inspiring his mom to become an inventor, and finally, the return of Desert Island.

This is an unlocked episode we recorded and released exclusively on our Patreon May 1, 2020. We talk about National Pretzel Day in quarantine and the 1986 Twilight Zone episode ‘The After Hours’ which was filmed at the Glendale Galleria.

In this segment from today's Patreon Plaza episode, 'Barbara Corcoran is a Virgin', we wonder: Do Renee and Don make it through quarantine? Who exactly ARE Renee and Don... and why chickens?

Bri Pruett zooms in to the pod to talk Torrid, working at kiosks before she could drive, and Clackamas Town Center aka famed training grounds of Tonya Harding. Plus, a childhood birthday spent doing a scavenger hunt at the mall, a stint working at a smoothie place, and finally, our ideal first post-vaccine days back at the mall.

Emily and Paige are joined by the hilarious Peter Kim to talk about perhaps *the* most crucial mall store, Barnes & Noble. Plus how to test your mom’s new boyfriend at the mall, why the Americana is better than the Grove, and the horrors of working at Gap Kids. Also, an exciting round of Name That Store.

Friend, fellow Westfield Century City enthusiast and Jersey boy Brad Silnutzer joins the pod to talk about Cherry Hill Mall aka the first climate controlled mall east of the Mississippi, Echelon Mall aka home of Exhilarama, and iconic mall staple Orange Julius aka the perfect teen date spot.

Paige and Emily are joined by Big Dipper (Sloppy Seconds podcast) to talk taking the bus to downtown Evanston’s Blockbuster Music, learning tricks at the magic store at Chicago’s Navy Pier, and wanting nothing more than to eat at the Olive Garden on the outskirts of the mall.

Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero, Make My Day podcast) joins Emily and Paige from quarantine in NYC to talk New Jersey outlet malls, New England strip malls, and a classic GNC sandwich board prank mix-up. Plus fond memories of shopping at the now-defunct and apparently mob-affiliated New England record store chain Strawberries. Or was it Coconuts? FOLLOW JOSH: https://twitter.com/joshgondelman https://www.instagram.com/joshgondelman/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod JOIN THE MALL TALK PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/malltalkpod/ BUY MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

The hilarious Irene Tu joins Paige and Emily from quarantine to talk about her love for Sunglass Hut, how one of her first jokes took place at a Sbarro and which Gordon Ramsay show is the best. Plus a new isolation-insipred segment Uh Oh! You Forgot Something In Your Cart. FOLLOW IRENE: https://twitter.com/irene_tu https://www.instagram.com/irene_tu/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod BUY MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talk

Friend, comedian and mall mouse Ashley Hamilton joins Paige and Emily (via Zoom meeting all the way from NYC) to talk about missing the malls and grocery stores of LA, braving the cold to shop at superior Chicago-area mall Old Orchard and how Macys ruined the Marshall Fields legacy. Plus a long tangent about Jessica Biels now-defunct childrens restaurant Au Fudge. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY STITCH FIX! Save 25% on your first Stitch Fix box by visiting www.stitchfix.com/mall THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY IMAGINED LIFE! A new podcast from Wondery. Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. FOLLOW ASHLEY: https://twitter.com/AshleyHammm https://www.instagram.com/ashleyhammm/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod JOIN THE MALL TALK PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/malltalkpod/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod BUY MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talk

All the way from a closet in Baltimore, Eric Dadourian (Nebraska 2 out now on AST Records!!) joins the pod at long last to talk wandering the aisles of the Eagle Rock Plaza Target, meeting Rick Wetzel of Wetzels Pretzels, and where to find the most beautiful Marshalls by the bay. Plus T-T-T-TJ Maxx, confirmation of the Ontario Mills silverware sculptures and another Mall Mouse question answered. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY IMAGINED LIFE! Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. IMAGINED LIFE is a new podcast from Wondery. FOLLOW ERIC: https://twitter.com/ericdadourian https://www.instagram.com/hrrairr/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod BUY MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talk

Broadcasting live from their respective homes, Paige and Emily are joined by Zach Noe Towers (Dating #NoFilter, Killing Time podcast) to talk about his teen years working all over the St. Louis Galleria. From getting his workers permit at 15 and a half to work at GAP Men, to rigging the playlist at Hollister, to the shame of working at Abercrombie Kids, not Abercrombie & Fitch. Plus some questions from our Mall Mice, answered. FOLLOW ZACH: https://www.instagram.com/zachnoetowers/ https://twitter.com/ZachNoeTowers FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod BUY MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talk