Take On The Lake

The Lake's outdoor scene is getting a major upgrade with a new project being spearheaded by the Community Foundation of the Lake.

The Magic Dragon Trail System is under construction, and it'll result…

Charlie Kirk and Bill Federer were friends. Charlie would often text him scriptures of encouragement. Bill recently joined Turning Point USA’s education initiative, at Charlie’s behest. In the wake o…

Citizens Against Domestic Violence Director Sheree Keely would love if the organization she runs didn't have to exist.

But it does. CADV serves hundreds of people every year in the Lake area who are …

Chris Wilson has traveled the country as a "Fixer." Auto dealerships would bring him in to help turn things around: from culture problems to messy financials, Chris has seen a lot [pun intended].

Now…

It's arguably the most well-known name in all of American medicine: Mayo Clinic. When you can't figure out what's wrong with you and you've exhausted all your local doctors, you end up going to Mayo.

New Lodge of Four Seasons GM Steve Sharkey and Golf Director Matt Dillman join us as we look backward at the Lodge's past, and look forward into the Lodge's future.

People are already noticing some o…

Did you know Hurricane Deck Elementary school has the highest rate of homelessness in the Camdenton School District?

"We will run anywhere from 16 to 25%. So a full quarter of our population will qua…

Google is infamous for changing the rules of the Internet. For the past 20 years, it's been: play by Google's rules, or you won't get found. And if they change the rules, well, sorry, you'd better ke…

If you lived through the '90s, you know Edwin McCain's massive love song, "I'll Be."

That song propelled Edwin around the world, and now having toured for 30 years, he still sings it everywhere he pe…

Mary May works wonders with a chisel.

A woodcarver for decades, her claim to fame is standing in the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. She helped carve the incredibly ornate capitals in the two giant "Pilla…

There's a moment when you realize, "I need help."

For boaters, it's the moment when you've been coving out and you go to start the engine, and it just clicks. You're miles from home, and along comes …

What happens when the LakeExpo team skips lunch and starts talking about food?

Chaos. Spicy chaos.

In this hangry roundtable episode, we dish on our favorite Lake of the Ozarks food trucks, most memo…

Social media is just a game.

Jeff Pfitzer — Lake of the Ozarks Lifestyle & Pftizer Media — is obsessed with figuring out the rules of the social media game and helping small business owners hack them…

In this episode we hear from Drew and Evan Busen (brothers!), the masterminds behind Lake Escape's escape rooms: one of my absolute favorite things to do at the Lake. They've got something new in sto…

It’s not his first Big Surf — but it might be his last! David Busch has opened 24 waterparks in his career, and now he’s leading the charge at SuperSplash USA, formerly Big Surf.

We talked about the …

In this free-ranging episode, I joined Nadine Kelsay on her show on DAM Radio, and we went for it, on some spicy topics.

We talk about why the Minimum Wage might actually be evil, whether AI is just …

For this episode, we sat down in a barn full of treasures with Cody West, a collector, restorer, and storyteller of old things.

From antique signs to vintage tools, Cody has a gift for seeing value i…

Marshall Flippo: the world-famous square dance caller carved out a truly Ozarkian niche at Kirkwood Lodge on Lake of the Ozarks.

In this episode, Marshall's son John Flippo shares stories of growing …

In this episode, we dive into the awesome kitchen chaos of local legend Chef John Buchanan. From his culinary journey to how he and his wife Sheri opened three Lake-area restaurants in just three yea…

What’s it really like to police The Strip at Lake of the Ozarks?

We sat down with Lake Ozark Police Chief James Boren to talk about what’s changed at the Lake, summer wild times on the Strip, and hos…