Is Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar & Grill" the perfect place to party post-breakup? Comedian Katie Vallely joins the pod to recount riding the bus to Destiny USA in Syracuse, waiting in line to meet Shania Twain at the Grove and finding the perfect Roxy knock-offs and cargo shorts at Old Navy. Plus a quick recap of a recent Avril Lavigne concert. FOLLOW KATIE: https://twitter.com/KatieVallely00 https://www.instagram.com/katie_vallely/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast Segment themes by @wearenicelegs

Comedian Blair Socci speaks on her love for Sweet Factory sour gummies and Hot Dog on a Stick Cheese-on-a-Sticks. Plus the summer she worked at Lululemon, a recent Victoria's Secret negligee purchase and the transformation of the Mission Viejo mall into the Shops at Mission Viejo. THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY HELIX! Get up to 125 dollars off at HelixSleep.com/MALL FOLLOW BLAIR: https://twitter.com/blairsocci https://www.instagram.com/blairsocci/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast Shut Down, Rebrand, Expand theme by @wearenicelegs

Jamel Johnson (Air Buds podcast) loves the Macy's clearance section and is here to tell you about it. Plus looking for love in a Yankee Candle, applying for a job at GameStop 4-5 times and why Vegas is the mall of cities. Check out IMAGINED LIFE! http://wondery.fm/malltalk A new podcast from Wondrey. Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. Follow Jamel @NonProfitComic @broccolihouse FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast Segment themes by @wearenicelegs

Comedian Pedro Salinas joins Paige and Emily to talk Guitar Center, visiting the Glendale Galleria after time away, and dressing up for a high school mall date. Plus, did you know Coffee Bean is kosher and JCPenney has reasonably priced suits? CHECK OUT IMAGINED LIFE! A new podcast from Wondrey. Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. FOLLOW PEDRO: https://twitter.com/salinas_pedro https://www.instagram.com/pedros_alinas/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast Shut Down, Rebrand, Expand theme by @wearenicelegs

Comedian and writer Rachel Mac sits down with Paige and Emily to talk Love Spell, the Spiderman 2 soundtrack and buying but not listening to a Blink-182 CD because it had swearing. Plus all things Kohl's, from celebrity clothing lines to Wisconsin roots and of course the age old question....... is Mervyn's Kohl's? FOLLOW RACHEL: https://www.instagram.com/yourrachelmac/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

It's the first anniversary of Mall Talk! And we have a very special LIVE episode with guest Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show, The Mindy Project) talking about his stint as a teenage mall Santa, the time he saw Practical Magic alone at the Mall of America on his 23rd birthday, and of course all things American Girl Place. Recorded at Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles on August 9th 2019. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY SIMPLE HEALTH: *Try Simple Health for FREE at simplehealth.com/mall or enter the code MALL at checkout! NEW SEGMENT THEMES BY NICE LEGS: https://wearenicelegs.bandcamp.com/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod FOLLOW GUY: https://www.instagram.com/guybranum/ https://twitter.com/guybranum MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talk/ MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

Comedian Caitlin Gill joins the pod to discuss the brief but beautiful window of time when City Chic had US locations and of course the gorgeous swan gown she purchased there. Plus Target fashion, AMC Stubs A-List, and Sears Catalog Homes. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY HARPER COLLINS AND NATIVE CAITLIN IS ON TOUR NOW! Dates and where to download her new album 'Major." at http://www.caitlingillcomedy.com/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

This week comedian and Glendale resident Dave Ross (Comedy Central, Late Late Show) tells us why his hometown mall is sinking into the ground a couple of inches each year. We also cover the loopholes of the lifetime music guarantee at The Wall, getting hot cocoa at the Americana during the holidays, and the shell of a mall that once was San Diego's Horton Plaza. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY HARPERCOLLINS Check out "What If It's Us" today! FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW DAVE: https://twitter.com/davetotheross https://www.instagram.com/davetotheross/

Paige and Emily are joined by comedian Chris Garcia to talk about top puffer jacket destination Eddie Bauer. Plus the summer he worked in the stockroom of Victoria's Secret, the prank calls his sister got at an unfortunately named Christian book store and the two separate times he saw Verne Troyer (once at the mall). FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW CHRIS: https://www.instagram.com/radtuna/ https://twitter.com/_chrisgarcia

Dave Thomason (Comedy Central, HBO) recounts his recent visit to Downtown Disney, a tiresome summer temp job at Nordstorm, and the time he definitely met the real Power Rangers at the mall. Plus, Emily talks Vegas and Paige reviews Montclair Place. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW DAVE: https://twitter.com/dave_thomason https://www.instagram.com/davethomason/

At long last, Ramsey Badawi comes by to tell Paige and Emily about his days of collecting flat brims from Lids. Plus his recent trip to Dreamscape at Westfield Century City, working at Hot Topic during the holidays, and wearing a matching camo tux, Vans slip-ons and Lids hat to prom. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY NATIVE https://www.nativedeodorant.com/mall ENTER "MALL" FOR 20% OFF! FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW RAMSEY: https://www.instagram.com/ramsbad/ https://twitter.com/ramsbad

Debra DiGiovanni (Conan, Comedy Central) worked at a drug store inside the mall for five years, and loved it! Between tales of her teen years at Shoppers Drug Mart, we also talk first showing of the day movies at the Grove, underrated coffee kiosks at Century City, and the loon a duck-like bird featured prominently on the wares at Canada's favorite mall store for grandmas, Northern Reflections. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW DEBRA: https://twitter.com/DebraDiGiovanni https://www.instagram.com/debradg/

Raj Desai (Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, I Love You America) sits down with Paige and Emily to talk Brookstone, home of the fog-less mirror and the Frog-O-Sphere. Other topics include doing Normcore before it was a thing, hanging out at the mall on visits back home, and whether the daughter of TopShop's chairman is still dating the "Hot Felon." Also, some big news about the Grove. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW RAJ: https://twitter.com/_rajdesai

Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg (Best American Short Stories, JFL) had a very formative experience at the cafe inside Nordstrom! Paige and Emily learn all about that fateful mushroom ravioli meal, as well as Amy's brief stint as a Chili's hostess, her Gold's Gym membership, and the devastating middle school realization that this "walk around the mall" date with that skater boy in Vans is not, in fact, a date. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW AMY: https://twitter.com/AmySilverberg https://www.instagram.com/amysilverberg/

This week the hilarious Biniam Bizuneh (Comedy Central Stand-Up, How to Be Broke) tells Paige and Emily all about getting lost at the mall as a kid, buying a last minute suit at Topshop, and living the California dream aka working at PacSun at the Grove. Plus cats, dogs, sports uniforms and a few minutes on Sears. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW BINIAM: https://www.instagram.com/biniambiz/ https://twitter.com/biniambiz

Comedian Brent Sullivan (You're Making It Worse, Conan) stops by to talk sock shopping, getting to the mall right at opening and asking for the non-model Abercrombie bag. Plus the perfectly askew color selection of Shinola notebooks and whether the grocery store and the mall are brothers or foes. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW BRENT: https://twitter.com/mrbrentsullivan https://www.instagram.com/mrbrentsullivan/

Emily and Paige are joined by Ever Mainard (Paddleton, The Feels) to talk Gadzooks, JNCO jeans and ninja turtles. Plus the time Jessica Simpson visited her hometown mall and it made the paper and MORE! THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY HELIX https://www.helixsleep.com/mallUP TO $125 OFF! FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW EVER: https://twitter.com/evermainard https://www.instagram.com/evermainard/

In this very special episode, Paige and Emily recount their recent trip to Ontario Mills, home of the last remaining Rainforest Cafe in California. We learn that Coach has a new line of Pacman handbags, all Mills malls are divided into neighborhoods, and kiosks are weird everywhere. Plus some Universal CityWalk talk and, at long last, your beloved hosts reveal what 5 stores they would pick for their Desert Island Malls. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

Emily and Paige are joined by Jackie Johnson (Natch Beaut podcast) to talk about the quintessential mall make-up store: Sephora. Other topics include her recent Tesla test drive at the Americana, working at the Cheesecake Factory at the Grove, and buying jewelry at Hot Topic in 2019. Also, Paige visits Ponce City Market in Atlanta. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW JACKIE: https://twitter.com/Jackie_Michele https://www.instagram.com/jackiemichelejohnson/

Beth Stelling (Netflix's The Standups) comes by to talk back-to-school shopping at Limited Too, buying and returning to Bloomingdale's and whether everything is getting worse. Also, Emily visits the latest addition to the Caruso family: Palisades Village. FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW BETH: https://twitter.com/BethStelling https://www.instagram.com/bethstelling/

Paige and Emily are joined by comedian Greg Edwards to talk about classic mall music and entertainment superstore Sam Goody. Other topics include hooking up in the refrigerator section at Montgomery Ward, selling shoes to Missy Elliot, and attending a Lenny Kravitz signing. MALL TALK MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast FOLLOW GREG: https://twitter.com/GregtheGrouch https://www.instagram.com/gregcomedy/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk

Emily and Paige sit down with H. Alan Scott (You're Making It Worse podcast) to talk about getting a big tip from Joan Cusack at the movie theater, being deeply betrayed by the Beverly Center, and tearing some very special pages out of books at B. Dalton Bookseller. Also, a bit on Knotts Berry Farm and the various theme park offerings of Southern California. FOLLOW H. ALAN: https://twitter.com/HAlanScott https://www.instagram.com/halanscott/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

Paige and Emily are joined by comedian James Austin Johnson to discuss the monolithic rise of Opry Mills in Nashville, the joys of discovering Eataly, and saying "I love you" in LEGOs. Plus a poetic moment with stingrays, and why we don't like the Easter bunny. FOLLOW JAMES: https://twitter.com/shrimpJAJ https://www.instagram.com/shrimpjaj/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

This week Emily and Paige discuss the problematic classic Victoria's Secret with comedian Anya Volz (Thirst Trap Comedy). Plus being a teenage manager, skating at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, Vermont, and what exactly qualifies one as a horse girl. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY HELLOFRESH AND LAUGHPASS https://www.hellofresh.com/mall80 ENTER "MALL80" TO GET $80 OFF! https://www.getlaughpass.com ENTER "MALL" TO TREAT YOURSELF TODAY! FOLLOW ANYA: https://twitter.com/AnyaVolz https://www.instagram.com/anyavolz/ FOLLOW MALL TALK https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast

What a journey! Emily and Paige talk to comedian Vanessa Gonzalez (Comedy Central, HBO) about classic cool kid shoe store Journeys, home of all things Vans, Dr Martens and the short-lived but long-legged knee-high Converse. Plus skipping school to go to the mall, anticlimactic middle school fights and *kind of* working at RadioShack. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY LAUGHPASS https://www.getlaughpass.com ENTER "MALL" TO TREAT YOURSELF TODAY! FOLLOW VANESSA: https://twitter.com/Buhnessa https://www.instagram.com/buhnessamarie/ FOLLOW MALL TALK: https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpod https://twitter.com/malltalkpod MALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/mall-talk MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcast