Bungalower And The Bus

For Episode 305, Jon and Brendan head to Leu Gardens to experience Creative City Project's Dazzling Nights installation. This week’s episode was sponsored by La Jetee Perfumery, the Orange County Regional History Center, Enzian Theater, Ben Laube Homes, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a Texan lost doggy that was found in an Orlando hotel, Gen Z's not being able to solve our employment woes, Elon Musk being a super petty person, the passing of a local hero, and the Mayor's State of Downtown address. 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 304, Jon and Brendan were invited to preview the newly renovated Bosendorfer Lounge at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Ben Laube Homes, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include school immunizations, a fire at a fireworks warehouse, Disney workers demanding more pay, police chiefs riding dirty in golf carts, saving a mosaic mural, carpooling with strangers, and fluffy pancakes. 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 303, Jon and Brendan head to an Orlando Solar Bears game at fancy rink-side table seating! This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, SoDo Main Street, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include red tide, eco-tunnels, the end of boat rentals, sustainability, Nancy Alvarez, illegally dosing wedding guests, biking dinners, Cafe Linger, Starbucks, and more. 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 302, the boys head to The Courtesy Bar to check out its annual "Miracle on Orange" pop-up. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include places to watch the FIFA World Cup, the closing of P is for Pie Bake Shop, a new Filipino restaurant moving into the former Dandelion Cafe and a new 25-story tower coming to 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 best-bet events to attend this week.

For the 301st episode, the boys went to check out this year's Asian Lantern Festival at Sanford's Central Florida Zoo. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a Florida Man who was arrested at EPCOT for being too drunk (which happens), Amazon drivers delivering during hurricanes, Orlando Police trying to return phones that were stolen during EDC, and the closing of the first (and last) Radio Shack in Orange County. 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 the 300th episode, the boys invite their forever plus ones, LeAnn and Scottie, to join the show and have a chat about the past 5.7 years of radio-making goodness. This week’s episode was sponsored by Connect Ford, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include surviving a hurricane, a weekend full of special Events, the closure of the Spanish-language newspaper "El Sentinel," and the failure of the Transportation Tax initiative. 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.

Rachael Kobb from the Orlando Economic Partnership discusses the One-Cent Transportation Tax initiative that is currently on the ballot for the November 8 election. There is currently no dedicated funding source for Orange County transportation projects but if passed, the new tax could collect roughly $600 million a year to fund transit projects, roads, safety measures, and new technology infrastructure related to transportation. Head to MoveOrangeCountyForward.com for more information.

For the 299th episode, the boys head to The Woods in downtown Orlando, which was recently purchased by new owners. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include an upcoming street brawl with full-armored fighters on November 13, Californians taking over the rental market in Florida, and another addition to the ever-growing Cock Block 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 the 298th episode, Jonis back in town and Moe DeWitt comes too. This week's show was recorded at The Heavy in Winter Park during our Bizarre Bazaar Halloween market party. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include cheap flights to Michigan, angry skateboarders and the Under-i revisions, a new taco restaurant downtown, and a new lawsuit against the (probably fake) development, Vertical Medical City. 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 the 297th episode, Jon's still out on vacation, so Brendan and the boys from Ben Laube Homes headed over to Southern Nights and The District Dive in the Milk District. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include digital twins, attempted robberies at the Magic Mall, home sales dropping, and weed stores at Circle K gas stations. 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 the 296th episode, Jon's out on vacation, so Brendan's gay boyfriend Scottie Campbell tagged along to Taste of College Park and Whippoorwill Beer House and Package Store in the Milk District. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include Hurricane Ian-led car shortages, ghost postings, the insurance market, Orlando City in the playoffs, McQueens Social Lounge, and Placemaking. 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 the 295th episode, Jon and Brendan head to Deadwords Brewing for the second in a three-month residency, where they’ll be hanging out on the first Thursday of each month. This week’s episode was sponsored by Deadwords Brewing, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include Hurricane Ian updates, rich people in space, more donuts and pizza, Taste of College Park, Camp Pickle, and a Satanic film that Enzian hopes to screen this weekend. 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 the 294th episode, Jon and Brendan head to Wally's Liquor to record the show early ahead of the hurricane. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include life after death, Hurricane Ian, a knife museum on OBT, Banksy, and a ghost at Rollins College. 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 the 293rd episode, Jon and Brendan saddle up at the newly opened The Classic - Thornton Park, which opened up next to Burton's Bar, to try the new menu of smashburgers and other goodies with Scott Wilson from Ben Laube Homes. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Ben Laube Homes, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include the drama around possible changes in nightclub and restaurant definitions, another shooting in downtown Orlando, kayak operators being kicked out of Blue Springs Park, and the return of block parties to Wall St. Plaza. 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 the 292nd episode, Jon and Brendan were invited to visit Ole Red on International Drive where they met the super wonderful Chef Mark and toured the restaurant/concert venue that's owned by Blake Shelton. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include the drama around the new Orlando Connect video surveillance network, a new dog park/bar in downtown Orlando was just told they can't have dogs inside, there's a new "blending house" coming to Winter Park, and Gatlin Plaza is getting a cheese 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.

For the 291st episode, Brendan has the plague so Jon and Moe get together to hold down the fort! This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater and the DeWitt Law Firm. 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 the 290th episode, Jon and Brendan head to Deadwords Brewing for the first in a three-month residency, where they'll be hanging out on the first Thursday of each month. This week’s episode was sponsored by Deadwords Brewing, Enzian Theater, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include Basquiat drama updates, a new park in Parramore, a TikToker who got caught doing something naughty in Disney World, Dancer's Royale winning a national award, and an update on the Under-i project 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 best-bet events to attend this week.

For the 289th episode, Jon and Brendan tied on their skates and hit the rink at Semoran Skateway for a night of rollerskating and fun! This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include injured soccer players, OMA updates, parking minimums downtown, pop-ups, and baguettes. 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 the 288th episode, Jon and Brendan were invited to dine at City Works in Disney Springs, and had some amazing duck nachos and beer flights. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include a new digital market platform, travel delays across the country somehow being Florida's fault, apartment lobbies suing Orange County to stop the rent cap vote in November, and Sandwich Week in the Milk District. 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 the 287th episode, Jon and Brendan popped over to The Wellborn in downtown Orlando, a beautiful historic property tucked away in a corner under the 408 overpass. This week’s episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, the DeWitt Law Firm, and Ben Laube Homes. Topics include the new curfew for teens at CityWalk at Universal, the City's recent crackdown on downtown drinking establishments, rent ordinances going to the county election ballot, shakeups at the Sugar Mill, and boy bands. 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.