Mall Talkers - Lakeline Mall

Regulation Podcast

Regulation Company LLC

Leisure, Comedy, Video Games

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Geoff and Eric are joined by Nick to take a walk around a once prominent Austin mall: Lakeline! What happened here? It seems like the place to go for... shoes. Maybe only shoes. Enjoy a little local chatter with Nick as we lament how maybe not every mall is back. Support us directly at https://www.patreon.com/TheRegulationPod Stay up to date, get exclusive supplemental content, and connect with other Regulation Listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've never been to Lakeland Mall.
0:01.0	Well, we're going to go in through Macy's.
0:03.0	Are we? Cool. Looks like. It's got a better food court than the other one. It has Wetzels, Pretzels, and Annie Ants. What was the last time you came here? Uh, a month ago. Okay. Much more recently than me. That's not a spot. Uh, it is now. Certainly it's not.
0:22.9	Macy's selling to see better days.
0:28.9	Why does it look like the symbol for Russia?
0:32.5	Communist past Macy's.
0:36.0	Geez, is dower in here?
0:38.3	Get your bedroom, comrade.
0:41.3	You know, it's interesting. Is it this way?
0:42.3	Sure.
0:43.3	It's interesting to see a store like Macy's
0:47.3	because Macy's can be many different things depending on where it is.
0:50.3	Look, it's a Toys R Us.
0:51.3	Yeah, it is a Toys R Us.
0:53.3	The Macy's at Barton Creek, you're like, the Macy's here, you're like, oh. But then like you go to a Macy's in Detroit, and you're like, wow. Yeah. Those are the three noises you would make. Those are good noises. Macy's. Oh, that's a nice jacket. So this is your first time here? Yeah, never been here. Oh, welcome. Like, why would I drive this for this?
1:14.0	Yeah, I've never been here. Oh, welcome. Why would I drive this for this? Yeah, oh, it's the malls. Welcome Eric, welcome Nick. Welcome audience to episode two of Mall Talkers. We are in Lakeline Mall, which is the other mall in Austin. It's in the extreme north of Austin.
1:27.6	Austin, the city used to have four malls in our lifetime, Nick.
1:29.9	That's right.
1:30.5	North Cross and Highland have gone the way of the dinosaur.
1:34.1	North Cross Mall is a Walmart now.
1:37.0	Oh, is it really?
1:37.7	Yeah.
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