Ask the Expert North Texas

About Ask the Expert North Texas

KRLD afternoon anchors Kristin Diaz and David Rancken speak to a specialist in any given field every day for their “Ask the Expert” segment.

Publisher

Audacy

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2024

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 292 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   What are the dangers to switching back to Standard Time this weekend?

   This Sunday, we have to get used to it getting darker earlier in the evening, as we move back to Standard Time. Daylight Saving Time ends right after the kids finish trick or treating on Halloween. That means we get the extra hour of sleep. That constant time switching comes with different problems and dangers until we're used to the change. On today's Ask The Expert, we're joined by Dr. Joseph Chang, he's the medical director at Parkland, and he's in the KRLD Zoom Room.

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   26 Oct 2026

   Christina Applegate's MS Battle. What are the biggest misconceptions about Multiple Sclerosis?

   Last week, Christina Applegate shared the latest about her story on her fight against Multiple Sclerosis. She wrote that her doctor told her, that despite her symptoms, she does NOT have M-S. That's caused a firestorm of thoughts and opinions about her fight. What happened to her? And what is actually wrong with her On today's Ask The Expert, we're joined by Dr. Douglas S. Landsman from MS Society. He's in the KRLD Zoom Room.

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   21 Oct 2026

   Is the flu bug here earlier than normal?

   The flu bug seems to be getting an early start on infecting people this year. It's causing a lot of people to wonder if the flu vaccine is working. This year's vaccine is put together to fight against the two most common strains of the flu. Are we also seeing the flu in kids? On today's Ask The Expert, we're joined by Dr. Laura Romano from Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.

Inside a recent episode

What will happen during the Mayor's Back to School Fair?

Published 29 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] At Fair Park, we will have entertainment outside, we normally have a DJ, we've had marching bands in the past, local mascots, so we try to make that kind of queuing experience fun for families because I mean, I've got a six -trile waiting in line with kids is not the most fun thing, so we try to provide some good entertainment. We will have a lovely opening ceremony with Mayor Johnson and, you know, Superintendent Ellis Alde, and then we will open the doors to the back to school fair where our families can come in, get checked in with our Junior League of Dallas volunteers, and then from there we have the entirety of, you know, the inside of Fair Park covered with vendors and experiences and supplies that students need to be ready to go back to school, so we do still have the pallets of school supplies. […]

Who has been a guest on Ask the Expert North Texas

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• Dr Katherine Magnuson
• Maura Davies
• Dr LaKeita Carter
• Dr Troy Smurawa
• Jerry Reynolds

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Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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