Taco the Town

Episode 121: Repeal 18th! ON LOCATION! (w/ Molly Buchanan & Mindy Hargesheimer)

This week we're back in North KC taste testing the tasty tacos at REPEAL 18th with our special Taco Reviewer Guests MOLLY BUCHANAN (Crowning Glory Blog) and MINDY HARGESHEIMER aka BUCKET (Kansas City Bucket List)! Repeal says they are home to North Kansas City's Best Street Tacos so we put them to the test! We also get into Tulsa, Oklahoma's love of the Coney Dog and ask the question: Does Chicken N' Pickle have tacos or pickles on the menu? Our guests also tell us about some of their favorite recent adventures they've had around town and Molly tells us about her recent BBQ Crawl! We chat about Fajitas, Oklahoma Tacos and we play some Taco Games!! In the Taco Ticker we learn about the Florida Man known as Taco Bell Joe and we read about Taco Bell Shakers: Coming Soon to your home kitchen! In Town of The Taco we talk KC Breweries and ask: 'What would you name your KC movie?' All this and we get into CILANTRAUMA, Water Chestnut Tacos, The Strangest Thing You've Ever Done or Seen in a restaurant and Dave tells us about the time he met his future self in a late night Denny's encounter! Eating Tacos in North KC! The way President Buchanan would've wanted it! Or not! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS. Courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 120: QDOBA vs. COSTA VIDA! TACO CHAIN THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! (w/ The Weatherford Brothers)

It's our 1st TACO CHAIN THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! This is where T3 pits 2 competing National Taco chains against each other and we determine who has the tastier tacos! This week it's QDOBA or COSTA VIDA!!! Joining us for this momentous battle are returning guests THE WEATHERFORD BROTHERS (Steve & Mike!) Steve brings his keyboard and he tickles the ivories playing some taco themed piano tunes and chats about his Richard Marx cover band 'Richard Sparxx'! We recap the Super Bowl and ask why were there no holograms used for the halftime show? We also get into Elementary School Lunches and what exactly a Sammie Jammie is. In the TACO TICKER we tackle the Story of the Brewers Christian Yelich who once ate Chipotle 142 Days in a row! We also get into the tale of the Interwebs Famous "Chipotle Is My Life" Boy and discuss tips on how to get your child to go viral at a taco joint! We also reveal how Taco Bell plans to disrupt the CHICKEN WARS with their own new Chicken Sandwich Taco!! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout THE KC ROYALS and we remember the Royals Slogans of Seasons Past and try to come up with a new one for the upcoming 2021 Season! We also get into Hidden KC Attractions and the time Steve raised a baby Buffalo at the Deanna Rose Farmstead! ALL THIS AND WE ASK: In 20 YEARS is KC a BBQ Town or a Taco Town?! LISTEN IMMEDIATELY TO SEE WHO WINS THE 1st TACO CHAIN THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. 

Episode 119: Salsa Grill Cantina (w/ Jessi & Rue from The Supposedly Podcast)

It may be freezing cold outside but we've got some Hot Taco Talk this week on T3 to thaw your icy taco heart! This week we're joined by special guest Taco Reviewers Jessi Burkette and Rue Jean Spence co-hosts of The SUPPOSEDLY Podcast (supposedlypod.com) and we taste test the tasty tacos from SALSA GRILL CANTINA in Mission, Kansas! Salsa Grill says they are the Home of The BEST SALSA in KC and we eat a whole bunch of it to see if they're right! Jessi and Rue also give us their TOP 5 Favorite tales of Creepy True Crime/Macabre Murder Mysteries they've told on their podcast so far and we also find out what the taco scene is like in Germany where Rue lives! Also don't miss our discussions on: Taco Poltergeists! Cursed Ancient Artifacts! Baby Farmers! The Dark Truth about Sea Monkeys! And what's a SQUONK? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Chipotle's Keto Cauliflower Rice! The Taco Bell customer who had a plastic nacho lid in her Crunch Wrap! And the Man who held up a Taco Bell and only wanted 3 Tacos! (Should he have asked for a Baha Blast?) In TOWN OF THE TACO we touch on Things We'd Change About KC and Best Pizza Place in KC! ALSO: What do they call Cilantro in Germany? AND Embalming Dead Cats with Diet Coke?! Stay In, Stay Warm and fill that belly with Tacos and listen to this week's episode of T3! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 118: La Fuente! SUPER BOWL PREVIEW SHOW! (w/ Joshua Brisco & Rudy Salazar)

We're talking SUPER BOWL 55 this week on T3 with our Special Taco Reviewer Guests JOSHUA BRISCO & RUDY SALAZAR from ALMOST ENTIRELY SPORTS on Sports Radio 810 WHB & THE SPORTS RADIO 810 WHB Postgame Show!! We talk BIG GAME EATS and review the tasty tacos at LA FUENTE MEXICAN STREET FOOD in Overland Park! We cover many topics this episode such as: ONIONS ON TACOS! FAJITAS! The KC CHICKEN SCENE! WE ASK: ARE TACOS GOOD SUPER BOWL PARTY FOODS? We match the Kansas City Chief Player with what we think their Mexican Restaurant Order would be! We also ask the question as old as time: How Far Can Patrick Mahomes throw a taco?! We taco 'bout the time Joshua met Guy Fieri and asked him: Is a HOT DOG A TACO?! In the TACO TICKER we touch upon TACO BELL BRINGING BACK POTATO DISHES and TORCHY'S TACOS HANGOVER HOTLINE! In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME we discuss the Man who ran over another man in his SUV in a Taco Bell Parking Lot! ALL THIS AND TACO BELL PARKING LOT PICNICS!! POKEMON SPORTS TALK! THE BEST AND WORST FAST FOOD NAMES! AND LIL' SMOKIE AND MEATBALL TACOS??!! THIS EPISODE WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO EAT ALL OF THE FOODS!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS Courtesy of Lotuspool Records.

Episode 117: TIKI HUNA HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY! ON LOCATION! (w/ Taco The Town All Stars)

This week we are closing out 2020 with some Tiki Drinks, good friends, good tunes and good cheer at our TACO THE TOWN HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY! We sip and review some tasty, socially distant tiki drinks from TIKI HUNA at the IRON DISTRICT in North Kansas City with former Taco The Town All Star Guests KATE HAUGAN, STANN TATE, DAISHA JONES, CYNTHIA MALONE & NICK LECKEY! We also have some Holiday-rrific musical performances from Former T3 guests JOSH BERWANGER, KATLYN CONROY, SAM BILLEN, SOLOHAWK featuring TIL WILLIS and we also debut a special Christmas ditty from SUNEATERS! IN THIS EPISODE: We check the TACO TICKER one last time in 2020 and read some Bad Reviews in Funny Voices of some Famous KC Christmas Events and Locations! We taco 'bout the Best Taco We Ate in 2020! Run down a list of Proper Holiday Office Party Etiquette and tell some wacky Office Party Stories from the past! We also touch upon our Favorite and Least Favorite Christmas Song and Movie! ALL THAT AND: Latkes! Squid Ink Sickness! And more Holiday Hilarity you've come to expect from TACO THE TOWN! 2020 sure did suck but we STILL HAD TACOS TO WARM THE COCKLES OF OUR HEARTS!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!! See you in 2021! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS. Courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 116: LOS TULES! (w/ Katy Schamberger & Kevin McGannon)

We're goin' Downtown this week on T3 as we finally review the Downtown KC taco staple LOS TULES with our Special Taco Reviewer Guests KATY SCHAMBERGER from Downtown Dish and KC Actor and INXS & Don Johnson Fanatic KEVIN McGANNON! Katy & Kevin run down a list of their favorite Downtown KC hot spots and Katy also tells us about all the Holiday Pop Ups everyone should safely check out in KC this Holiday Season! Kevin also fills us in on his love for the band INXS and we also find out about Katy and Kevin's love for '90's Boy Bands! In the TACO TICKER, We taco 'bout the Foo Fighters creating a Smoked Brisket Taco available only in California! Taco Bell's Taco Scented Christmas Wrapping Paper! (Will it Return in 2020 or sell out again? Why isn't everything Taco Scented?) And in our most Disturbing CHEESY GORDITA CRIME story of the year, we find out about the Taco Bell Employee that gave a customer a strange surprise in her Burrito! In TOWN OF THE TACO, We ask 'What's the best place to bring Out-Of-Town Guests in KC?' and our Favorite KC Sports Memory! ALL THIS AND: Miami Vice!! What kind of soap does Cilantro taste like?? Best/Worst Fast Food Names! If you could only 1 Fast Food for the rest of your life what would it be? Brookside Squirrels vs. River Market Squirrels!! And we answer the question: IS THAT DENNY'S ON BROADWAY STILL OPEN? Taco The Town: Your Source For All the INXS News Fit To Print!! Editor: MATT ALLEN Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. 

Episode 115: Fuzzy's Taco Shop (w/ Birdie Hansen)

In a very special episode of Taco The Town, Dave finally reveals his One Bad Taco Experience & gives it another shot! He is joined by Special Taco Reviewer Guest Energy Healer & Meditation Teacher BIRDIE HANSEN who helps Dave put his fear of FUZZY'S TACO SHOP behind him. Will all be forgiven or will eating at Fuzzy's Taco Shop for the first time in 5 Years trigger another traumatic taco experience?! Birdie brings cards, crystals and tuning forks to get to the bottom of Dave's trauma and she also talks about making homemade marshmallows and the Long Island Taco Scene! In the Taco Ticker we taco 'bout Domino's Pizza introducing their own taco pizza, Taco Bell apologizing for a controversial storefront sign chastising their employees and in CHEESY GORDITA CRIME we discuss the man who caused a traffic jam in a Taco Bell Drive Thru over not getting enough Hot Sauce in his bag! In Town of The Taco we talk about City Planning & Things KC Gets a Bad Rap About! All this and we introduce the WET TACO Drinking Game, we eat some Churros and we try to get to the bottom of what creates Bad Taco Energy! Put on your crystal crown and help Dave close the door on the Taco Sins of his Past on this week's edition of T3! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 114: MACHO TACO at Michael Forbes Grille! (w/ Dr. Amber Botros & John Stoner)

It's our Thanksgiving episode and we're celebrating by eating some tasty tacos from MACHO TACO in Brookside with Dr. Amber Botros (Plus Size Model/Body Positive Advocate and Owner of Plaza Aesthetics Med Spa) and John Stoner (Former KC Cat Suit Guy, Dive Bar Expert, Master Tailgater and Hamm's Beer Enthusiast)! We also go LIVE to a press conference where long time Taco The Town Engineer Matt Allen has a special announcement that is not to be missed! Amber and John tell us about visiting the newest bar in KC, The Mercury Room! (Hay Smoke anyone?) John and Dave bond over their love of Hamm's Beer and John gives us the Origin of his KC Cat Suit and where the Cat Suit is today! (And Dave remembers his days trying to woo women with his Sasquatch costume!) John also tells us about his many tailgate tales and being on Queer Eye! Dave and his guests also ponder: " Do tacos make good tailgate foods?" & "Do they make taco flavored Hot Pockets?" We also run down a list of America's Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell bringing back the Toasted Cheddar Chalupa! Chiefs player Taco Charlton gets on the injured Taco List! And we discuss the Atlanta Falcons player who eats Chipotle 4-5 times a day! And in TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "What's on your KC Postcard?" and we remember the salad days of dancing at FUNKYTOWN! ALL THIS AND: KC'S BEST DIVE BARS! WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IN YOUR PINATA? AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER GO ON A TACO? Recorded in Brookside outdoor on the heated patio at the Flying Horse Taproom. Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving from Taco The Town! Engineer: MATT "Soap Person" ALLEN. Music: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 113: TACO NACO KC! (w/ Flexy's Aja James & Mallory Jansen)

We're getting into taco eating shape this week tasting tasty tacos from TACO NACO KC and getting fitness advice from FLEXY'S AJA JAMES & MALLORY JANSEN! (www.itsflexy.com) We run down a list of Healthy & Unhealthy Fast Food Choices, Healthy Taco Recipes and workout tips for those of us who eat tacos to make us happy! Aja talks about how cilantro makes it hard for her to breathe! Mallory tells us about growing up in Branson, MO! We also chat about THE WORST PERSON AT CHIPOTLE, The BEST FRIES IN KC and getting tipsy at the Old Qdoba in Westport! In the TACO TICKER we tackle the Tale of the Couple who loved Chipotle so much that they got engaged there! And we daydream about the Most Beautiful Taco Bell Location In The World! (Hint: It's on a BEACH!) We also discuss the Taco Bell Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas! In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME, a man called the METH ANGEL disturbs employees and customers at a Phoenix area Del Taco! In TOWN OF THE TACO, We taco 'bout Places In KC We'll Never Eat Again, Crown Center and Shopping Malls from our Childhood! ALL THIS AND: Aja tells about accidentally swallowing an egg shell! Refried Beans! How many tacos do you eat in a year? If Tacos weren't called Tacos What Would You Call Them?! And CHILI: With Cornbread or Cinnamon Rolls? SO GET YOUR WORKOUT GEAR ON AND GET READY TO DO SOME FROG JUMPS TO TACO NACO THIS WEEK ON T3!! Engineer: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. 

Episode 112: Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina! (w/ Bryce Shoemaker from FOREVER BOGUS)

We're down in the Bogus Basement this week visiting our special Taco Reviewer guest BRYCE SHOEMAKER from the FOREVER BOGUS Podcast talking everything '80s to '90's Nostalgia and taste testing some tasty tacos from LOS CABOS MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA in Independence! Bryce and Dave cover everything Bogus and Non-Bogus like: Rad Rooms from Pop Culture! Is Spuds Mackenzie Alive? Hardee's: Why would you go there?! Being raised by Nickelodeon!! Cool and Weird VHS Tapes! And Bryce even puts his way back hat on to his earliest Taco Tico and Taco Bell Memories! Bryce also runs down some top choices from his massive VHS collection and Dave tells us about the mysterious VHS tapes he found while exploring the bowels of Metcalf South Mall! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about Taco Bell's new futuristic building designs and we also think of ways to spice up the Steal-A-Base Steal-A-Taco promotion from T. Bell! In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME, we cover a disturbing incident at a Taco Boy restaurant in South Carolina involving someone putting bleach in tacos! All of this goodness AND we discuss some KC topics in TOWN OF THE TACO and read some GOOD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES! Tacos and Nostalgia ON TAP this week on T3!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.