Bungalower And The Bus

Ever wonder what happens before a big project get developed in Central Florida? Cliff Alejos and Sean Hickman of Burkett Engineering chat with Bungalower and The Bus co-host Jon Busdeker about what goes into a building project and the world of civil engineering consultants.

For Episode 322, Jon and Brendan were invited to a media night at the new Proper Orlando "listening lounge" in downtown Orlando. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include more updates on the Reedy Creek hullabaloo, Basqui(not)news from the FBI, a James Beard Foundation event, a new distillery coming to RockPit Brewery, and some vegan business. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

Filmmaker Brendan Hall has a documentary called “Out There: A National Parks Story” screening at this year’s Florida Film Festival and Brendan had a chance to have a quick phone chat with him about his work, his jet-setting ways, and an upcoming trip around the actual moon, ahead of the screening. His film documents a 10,000-mile road trip he took with his childhood best friend on the 100-year celebration of the creation of the National Park Service and the people they meet along the way. "Out There: A National Parks Story" will screen during the festival on Sunday, April 16, at 6:15 p.m. and again on Thursday, April 20, at 3:30 p.m. Give this bonus episode of Bungalower and The Bus a listen, y’all, and get ready to hear about wooly mammoths, temporary Burning Man architecture, and sunsets in Montana.

For Episode 321, Jon and Brendan head to Orange Blossom Trail to try St. Vic's Smoke Shack in the up-and-coming Packing District, just west of College Park. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include the departure of Barbara Poma from onePULSE Foundation, UCF's recent TikTok ban, updates on the Mongolorian Barbecue in Mills 50, more Michelin guide stuff, and dinosaurs. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 320, Jon and Brendan were invited to visit the folks at Smoke and Donuts in the Milk District, so they brought the official show lawyer, Moe DeWitt to come out too. This week’s episode was sponsored by Florida Groves Music, Art, and Cannabis Festival, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, the DeWitt Law Firm, Downtown Orlando, and Smoke and Donuts. Topics include an interview with the chef/owner of Smoke and Donuts Ian Russell, a sit-down with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to chat about the upcoming #407Day in downtown Orlando, they also chat about the current burn ban in Orange County, updates on the Reedy Creek/Disney hullabaloo, Funding issues for Visit Florida, a new "listening lounge" opening downtown, and Shaquille O'Neal's new fried chicken restaurant. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 319, Jon and Brendan decide to do an Ivanhoe hop-tour and visit Thirsty Topher, Ziggie's Pizza, and Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. ahead of this weekend's Half-toberfest celbrations. This week’s episode was sponsored by Florida Groves Music, Art, and Cannabis Festival, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include an update on that Plaza Live/drag queen debacle (where apparently nothing lewd happened), the new bar ordinances that were passed by city council, the closing of a popular taco shop, and the state of downtown development. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 318, Jon and Brendan head back to Deadwords Brewing for their monthly radio residency there and to sample some tasty noms from pop-up vendor, Deans Oyster Bar (which is there every other Thursday, opposite Trivia Night). This week’s episode was sponsored by Deadwords Brewing, Florida Groves Music, Art, and Cannabis Festival, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a new climbing gym coming to Apopka, the nation's top Allergy Cities (Orlando came in 8th), and some upcoming development projects. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 317, Jon and Brendan were invited to visit the newly opened Park Avenue Tavern in Winter Park's Hannibal Square, with their friends from Ben Laube Homes. This week’s episode was sponsored by Park Avenue Tavern, Florida Groves Music, Art, and Cannabis Festival, Credo Conduit, Ben Laube Homes, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include navigating insurance when buying a home, the disassembly of the Orlando FreeFall ride, the results of a Downtown Safety Survey care of City District Main Street, and the motivation behind the broken windows at local gay club compound, Southern Nights. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 316, Jon and Brendan were invited to visit the newly opened Formaggio and Friends, a wine and cheese market that we first told you about on Bungalower.com back in September 2022. This week's episode was sponsored by Formaggio and Friends, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include an update on Tourist Tax dollar spending, crime at 55 West, the closing of Walgreens downtown, adding more lanes to the 408, and all the crazy events happening this weekend in downtown Orlando. Tune in to Bungalower and The Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and the best-bet events to attend that weekend.

For Episode 315, Brendan's out filming his new tv show with Very Local, so Jon calls in his friend Shannea Akins from Nikki's Place to tap in and chat all things local. This week’s episode was sponsored by Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include hog jaws and turkey necks. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

On this Bonus Episode of Bungalower and The Bus, co-host Jon Busdeker talks to Jarrod Dillon, the President of Business Operations at Orlando City Soccer Club. The team recently hosted an event called "Orlando Made" to highlight the new, local food vendors at Exploria Stadium. Busdeker and Dillon talk about the new vendors and the upcoming soccer season.

For Episode 314, Brendan and Jon were invited to join the team at Nourish Coffee Bar and Kitchen at the Center for Health and Wellbeing in Winter Park to sample some of their yummy, and super-healthy, dishes. This week’s episode was sponsored by Winter Park Health Foundation, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include Universal Studios snubbing their noses at Disney and upping pay for their workers, a bus driver shortage, a man who fought a bobcat to save his dog, a new Florida bill that will outlaw rent control policies across the state, and a new docuseries on the XFL. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 313, Brendan and Jon head to Nude Nite, a nude-themed art show full of nude art. Nude! This week’s episode was sponsored by Nude Nite Orlando, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a Neo Nazi couple that were arrested ahead of an attack on the Baltimore power grid (the boy lived in Orlando), super bowl predicting animals at the Science Center, a proposed surcharge on downtown liquor sales, the governor's escalating war against drag queens, and a new lobster roll restaurant opening downtown. Cover photo by Michael Lothrop (@tipsophoto). Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 312, Brendan and Jon were invited to visit the Milkhouse Social in the Milk District to try some of their new menu and cocktails and they did not disappoint. Holler at official show attorney, Moe DeWitt, for coming along as well. This week’s episode was sponsored by Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a woman who catfished a local Holocaust survivor out of millions of dollars, a 72-year-old woman who was locked in the courthouse for three whole days - by accident, talking about who is up for local election this year, the loss of a popsicle shop, and a Go Fund Me for a local chef and friend of the show. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 311, Brendan and Jon head to Deadwords Brewing as part of their ongoing radio residency there, and to help hype up their upcoming 1-Year Anniversary Week celebrations. This week’s episode was sponsored by Deadwords Brewing, Credo Conduit, Enzian Theater, and DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include the passing of the first reading of two new ordinances that will change how bars and nightclubs operate in downtown Orlando, a new sports team, and the upcoming Beerlympics at RockPit Brewing. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 310, Brendan and Jon were invited to check out a Beauty and The Beast-themed pop-up bar in the North Quarter but it wasn't their chipped cup of tea. So they walked up the street to Reyes Mezcaleria for some tacos and fernet. This week’s episode was sponsored by The CBD Shoppe - Oviedo, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include big changes for the downtown nightclub scene, inflation and egg costs, our upcoming beer festival, YMCA's new rate structure, and Park Avenue Tavern in Winter Park. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 309 Jon and Brendan were invited to dine at Pizza Bruno - College Park to try some new dishes, including delicious ricotta gnocchi, fried garlic knots, and tahini ice cream. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include UFO sightings on West Colonial Drive, problems at the airport, DeSantis and his Disney takeover plans, hurricane-driven gentrification, and XFL. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 308, Jon's back in town and the boys head to The Hen and Hog restaurant in Winter Park to see what Chef AJ Haines is cooking up at his new space. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include drunk drivers, ICON Park's most recent wheel-shaped hiccup, a missing girl who wasn't really missing, tie-dye parties, the sale of St. Matthew's Tavern in Mills 50, and the reopening of Winter Park Fish Co. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 307, Jon's out of town for the holidays so Brendan's gay boyfriend and forever pinch hitter, Scottie Campbell, is back on the show to hold things down and keep it real. This week's show was recorded at Deadwords Brewing. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, the DeWitt Law Firm, and Deadwords Brewing. Topics include the death of the world's greatest soccer player, Pele, winter storms stranding thousands of travelers in Orlando, Bungalower's most-read stories for 2022, drag show protests, and the disappearance of food carts downtown. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

For Episode 306, Jon and Brendan take official show lawyer Moses DeWitt to the newly opened Otto's High Dive in the Milk District and have a chat with co-owner Giovanni Fernandez about his team's vision for the space. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Downtown Orlando, and the DeWitt Law Firm Topics include a polar vortex overtaking the country, NYPD officers moving to Florida in droves, a drunk driver who crashed into Hideaway Bar, drama between a coffee cart owner and the City of Orlando, and a new Filipino ice cream shop. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.