Taco the Town

TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!! After a year hiatus, Dave returns from his time in the wilderness and aims to finish what he started...eat at all of the taco-rrific n' tasty taco spots KC has to offer! There have been a lot of new Taco spots open up in the past year and Dave has his sights on all of them! In this episode, Dave and his guests CHRIS LOST (Lost, Found &Rewound Podcast & Suneaters, Lotuspool Records), NATALIE FIELEKE (Food Reviewer with NatalieInKC on Instagram) and DAVID FIELEKE (Baseball nut and Skin Doctor at Cornerstone Dermatology) head back to KAUFFMAN STADIUM, Home of those pesky upstart Kansas City Royals, to taste test a very special taco...THE TASTE OF THE K TACO!!! (It has Spicy Cracker Jack's on it, people!! Among many other ingredients!) We chat about our guest's Summer MLB Stadium Tours, Bobby Whitt Jr.'s Heroic Season, KC Royals Future Stadium Plans and Chris asks David about his moles! We also tackle the topic of Catalina Dressing Taco Salad! Anyone a Catalina Dressing fan? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Taco Spot Openings & Closings on the Country Club Plaza (RIP, CHUYS & MISSION TACO JOINT-SOUTH PLAZA) and we give our ideas for the upcoming Plaza Revamp! (More Gondolas and Jet skis on Brush Creek!) We also cover the news from over the summer that Ponak's is up for sale! ALL THIS AND: We introduce our new segment...TAKING A TWIRL ON THE TACO WHEEL! JUST LIKE OUR BELOVED BOYS IN BLUE, TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!!! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA & The LOST, FOUND & REWOUND Podcast. 

This week we look back on our HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2020 when we sipped on some Tiki Drinks at TIKI HUNA at the IRON DISTRICT in North Kansas City with former Taco The Town All Stars KATE HAUGAN, STANN TATE, DAISHA JONES, CYNTHIA MALONE & NICK LECKEY! We also had 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! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!! 

Here's another Classic Holiday Episode of T3 for you from way back in December of 2018 when Dave and his pals recorded their first Holiday Cocktail Party Episode at TikiCat (a Tiki bar in Westport that sadly no longer exists!) The gang taste tests some delicious Tiki drinks, sings some seasonal favorites and chats about everything festive in this BEST OF T3 Episode from Christmases Long Long Ago! Hope you enjoy!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN! 

It's the Holiday Season so why not celebrate with some CLASSIC BEST OF HOLIDAY EPISODES OF TACO THE TOWN!! This one is from way back in December of 2017! It's our PANCHO'S Episode (Episode # 9) where we review Pancho's and a very special, jolly white-haired man stops by in the Middle of a Snowstorm! (No, Not Santa!) It's OLD MAN WINTER!! We hope you enjoy this Holiday Gem from Way back in 20171! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!! 

What better way to celebrate the Holiday Season by listening back to some CLASSIC T3 Holiday Episodes from the past 6 Years of taco Podcasting! This is our THANKSGIVING SPECIAL from back in 2018 when we had a Taco Feast at The DRUNKEN WORM (RIP!) With guests DAVIS DeROCK, CHAD CRENSHAW & SHAWNA DOWNING! HAVE A TACO-RRIFIC & TURKEY-RRIFIC THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY! 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's time to wrap up our month long 6th Birthday celebration here at TACO THE TOWN! But not before we drop one more classic BEST OF Episode of the show! Today's Episode is our super spooky HALLOWEEN Episode from back in October 2018 when we recorded the show overnight at the DOS REALES Mexican Restaurant in Shawnee which its employees claim to be haunted! We brought along Psychic Mediums DENISE SEAH & KATHY MARQUEZ and their ghost hunting devices to attempt to communicate with the spirits haunting this tasty taco spot! DID WE WITNESS ANY FLOATING TACOS?! You'll just have to listen to find out! ENJOY!   

Only a few more days in October to celebrate our 6th Birthday here on Taco The Town and that means only 2 more CLASSIC BEST OF Episodes!! Today's Re-Released Episode was one of the best Taco Days we here at T3 ever experienced  from back in November 2019 when we loaded up a Party Bus with Taco The Town All Star Guests and hit the highways and by-ways of the two Taco Cities (KC, MO & KCK) in a souped up Party Bus filled with musical instruments and pinatas and plenty of tacos and celebrated our 100th Episode!! Enjoy this trip down memory lane and trip around this Taco-rrific Taco Town! 

There are just a few days left to celebrate 6 YEARS OF TACO THE TOWN here in October!! So here's another CLASSIC BEST OF T3 Episode from back in December of 2020 when Dave and his guest BIRDIE HANSEN faced Dave's greatest fear (his 1 BAD TACO EXPERIENCE) and taste tested the tacos at FUZZY'S TACO SHOP! Will Birdie's Healing Crystals be able to cure Dave or will Fuzzy's disappoint again? You'll just have to listen to find out! ENJOY! 

We're still celebrating 6 YEARS of T3 here in October by re-releasing some Classic BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! And today's is a real doozy from back in June of 2021...the BURRITOVILLE Episode! Join us as we take a listen into an alternate timeline of the Taco The Town Multiverse...to a world where Taco The Town never existed (our version of Pottersville) and the only podcast of it's ilk Is BURRITOVILLE!!! With guests KATE HAUGAN & CHRIS RITO! And a special appearance by Matt Allen! This one's for all you B-Word Lovers out there! ENJOY! 

We're gonna keep this 6th Birthday Month Celebration rolling here on T3!! Today's re-release BEST OF Episode is from back in April of 2022 when The WEATHERFORD BROTHERS stopped by for our Annual TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN Episode where we pit two local taco chains against against each other to determine who has the TOP TACO! On this episode it was JOSE PEPPERS vs. MI RANCHITO!!! Listen in to find out who won this TITANIC TACO TUSSLE!! ALSO: Don't miss The Weatherford Brother previewing some songs from their upcoming musical 'TACO CITY: THE MUSICAL!' 

TACO THE TOWN is turning 6 this October so we're celebrating by re-releasing some classic BEST OF Episodes of the show! Today's Episode is from back in November of 2020 when Dave and his guests AJA JAMES & MALLORY JANSEN got their first taste of what would become a T3 favorite...TACO NACO KC! Enjoy! 

We're celebrating 6 YEARS of the Podcast this October by dropping some classic BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episodes from our archives! Today's is a special one from way back in November of 2018! Dave and his guests MADISON JOHNSON, RON WOODS & CHRIS LOST were invited to taste test the tasty tacos at ARROWHEAD STADIUM!! Home of the Chiefs and home to some taco-rrific Tacos!! Enjoy! 

We continue to celebrate 6 YEARS of TACO THE TOWN this October by re-releasing some BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! Today we have a great one from back in November of 2021 when we ventured up to Smithville Lake and a little hamlet called Paradise, Missouri where there is a joint called CAPTAIN'S CORNER where Katherine Wald makes Tacos AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD!! A real taco dream come true for Dave and his guests MOLLY BUCHANAN & MINDY HARGESHEIMER! Enjoy! 

Another BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episode coming your way today in honor of T3 celebrating 6 YEARS this OCTOBER! This episode was a special one! Dave commandeered the KC Streetcar back in June 2021 with his guests DONNA MANDELBAUM, STEPH SHANNON & NICOLE SPRINGER! We taste tested some of the tasty tacos you can find along the KC Streetcar line and had a delightful day riding the TACO TRAIN DOWN MAIN! 

All October Long we're celebrating 6 Years of Tacoing The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes and this week we look back at our 50th Episode from October 2018 where we dropped by one of our favorite taco spots in the city BONITO MICHOACAN in KCK with special guests KELCIE McKENNEY & JUG STANOVCIC! 

All October Long we're celebrating 6 YEARS of Taco The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes!! Today we're re-releasing a Classic from back in March of 2019 when Dave and his guests IVANI BING & SAM BILLEN checked out the recently opened GUY FIERI'S DIVE & TACO JOINT in the Power & Light District! Enjoy! 

This month we're celebrating THE BEST OF TACO THE TOWN!! All month long we'll be dropping the BEST Episodes from the Past 6 YEARS of T3!! This is our EL CAMINO REAL Episode from December 2017 withy Guests LYDIA SCHNEIDER & ANNIE HARRIGAN! 

This is it! The BIG 200th EPISODE & SEASON 2 FINALE OF TACO THE TOWN! And we're doing something we've never done before...WE'RE EATING TACOS ON A BOAT! That's right, we're out on a lake (Lakewood Lake in Lee's Summit, MO), eating some tasty TACO NACO Tacos with some TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS! We've got Pontoon Capt. Keenan Stump, Megan Werner, Mariah Kelli, Erika Holliday, Carlos Chamon & The Villines Sisters, Heather & Kaity! And we even sit down for a visit with Taco Naco's Chef Fernanda Reyes, who tells us about the new Westport Taco Naco location, Taco Naco's origins and plays a little TACO TOPICS Speed Round with us! Join us on the high taco seas as we play some TACO THE TOWN TRIVIA for fabulous Taco Prizes (PLAY ALONG AT HOME!) and taco 'bout some taco news in the TACO TICKER! Ticker Stories covered: An update on the Taco Tuesday trademark Wars between Taco Bell, Taco Johns & Gregory's Bar in New Jersey! And the Flying Subway Blimp that was flying over KC! Are flying Taco Blimps in our future?! This one has it all!! We check the HOT TACO HOTLINE featuring former T3 guests Kate Haugan & Chunter McCrae giving us well wishes on 200 episodes! We also have some stand up boat comedy from guest Carlos Chamon and we encounter a chatty citizen of the Lake: Christopher The Fish!! AND DON'T MISS A LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE from our Pontoon Boat Captain Keenan Stump singing a little ditty called 'TACOS ALWAYS ON MY MIND!" ALL THIS AND: We slap ourselves in the faces with some tortillas as we attempt to play the TORTILLA CHALLENGE! T3, CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES OF TALKING TACOS IN THE CITY OF FOUNTAINS BY EATING TACOS ON YET ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION VESSEL! TACOS AHOY!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCKC TACO TRAIL. 

In the penultimate episode of T3 Season 2, we taste test the tasty tacos and margaritas at SENORITA MARGARITA in the Crossroads with Jocelyn Nixon and Andrew Woody from the KC Rock Band THE CREEPY JINGLES! They recap their recent tour of Arkansas and reveal some haunted happenings at some creepy hotels! (And does the band eat a lot of tacos when they're on tour?) Jocelyn & Andrew tell us about their early Taco memories and even tell us about their days living in Austin, Texas living a taco-centric life! Andrew unveils his favorite Breakfast Taco spot in KC and we even get into some Pizza Taco chat, Puffy Taco chat and Basement Bat chat! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss National Fajita Day (Did you celebrate?), Taco Bell's New Grilled Cheese Dipping Tacos (Will it become a regular menu item?) & we taco 'bout the angry Chipotle Karen who belittled a Chipotle Worker for putting too much salsa on her Taco! Is this the start of the Fast Food Wars? In TOWN OF THE TACO, we get into our guests Favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity and our guests reveal their Favorite KC Neighborhood! ALSO: A Pro Cilantro/No Cilantro Debate! What is the Best LaCroix flavor? And Andrew lists every Asian Food he's ever eaten! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK We ask "Have you ever gotten into a fight with a friend over food?" And "What is your most Controversial Taco Opinion?" AND DON'T MISS Jocelyn performing an original TACO THE TOWN Tune! T3!! Paving the streets of KC With Taco Love! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law. 

This week we're checking out another of the newest taco Spots in the town by taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new MISSION TACO JOINT at Park Place in Leawood with our special guests IVANI BING (from Magic 107.3 & Fox 4 News Entertainment Reporter) and JUSTIN BRADLEY (General Manager of Mission Taco Joint Park Place and @pizzapartypuma on Instagram!) We not only break down the menu at Mission Taco and Dave's TACO FUTURES Mural, we also have all your BARBENHEIMER Coverage! Ivani saw Barbie! Dave saw Oppenhimer! They compare notes! (Ivani also tells us about a traumatic childhood theatre experience involving a mouse!) Justin tells us all about his family connections to the Wichita Taco Festival and we ponder what makes Wichita such a great taco and Fast Food town! (And Baba ganoush Town?) Ivani tells us about the best Brazilian Restaurants in KC and the time she smuggled Brazilian bread into the US! In the TACO TICKER, we tackle the titanic taco tussle that was Taco Bell getting Taco John's to relinquish their trademark on the phrase 'TACO TUESDAY!' Was Taco John's bullied by BIG TACO? Or does having no limits on who can use 'taco Tuesday' a good thing? And how is LeBron James involved? In CHEESY GORDITA CRIME, we taco 'bout the man arrested for hiding a gun inside a Taco Bell Quesadilla at a traffic stop! Should he have gone Crunch Wrap with his order instead? ALL THIS AND: Our guests talk about their dislike for CORN! Did the Corn Kid ever meet the band Korn? Ivani falls in love with the Smoky Salsa at MTJ! Justin reveals he is allergic to Nightshades! (We have lots of questions!) AND in Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: 1. If Tacos didn't exist, what would replace the Taco in our lives? And 2. WHO HAS THE BEST SALSA IN KC?! TACO THE TOWN AT MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! Much like in Dave's Taco Futures Mural, let this episode pour over your brain like a bottle of Hot Taco Sauce!! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE FOR TACO THE TOWN AS BEST PODCAST IN THE PITCH'S BEST OF KC AWARDS! Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL. Heath Injury Law. 

This week we're ON LOCATION in Martini Corner but we're not sippin' martinis...we're taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new BARRIO TAQUERIA (in the former Sol Cantina building) with our special guest Taco Reviewers 'KC NASA Lady' DANIELLE JONES & Fox 4 Morning News Reporter MARCUS OFFICER! We chat about Martini Corner, Dave tells us about his recent California Taco-cation, Danielle fills us in on what's new when it comes to space and tacos in space (and objects that appear to be tacos on Mars) & Marcus lets us know why he's always doing news reports in the Arrowhead parking lot and we learn about his youth growing up in Texas & England! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout International Burger Kings and their new insane burger offerings...a Cheeseburger with no meat and 20 slices of American Cheese & a Barbie Burger with Pink Barbie Sauce! We also learn about IHOP now having PANCAKE TACOS on the Menu! SIGN US UP! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "What's your KC GUILTY PLEASURE" and "What's your Favorite Place to see a concert in KC"! ALL THIS AND: Danielle won't stop talking about her favorite KC Taco Spot PANCHO'S! Dave dodges drips from the Air Conditioning Unit! We get into KC Post-Taylor Swift! WILL WE EVER BE THE SAME?! We also do the usual BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES & RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK! Taco The Town at BARRIO TAQUERIA! The next best thing to eating tacos in space!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

We're hitting the 'Burbs, Lee's Summit to be exact, well OK we're really in Beautiful Downtown Lee's Summit at CALAVERAS to try some tasty tacos with KATIE & WAYNE HUTCHERSON from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast! (SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW NOW!) The Hutchersons tell us about their podcast, living in the 'Burbs and a new family tradition of theirs called Tootin' Taco Tuesdays! (Trademark THAT, LeBron!) They also tell Dave about their favorite KC/Lee's Summit Taco Spots, Wayne's recent trip to Vegas, Katie's Dry June (which goes out the window in this episode) and do Wayne & Katie know the secret ingredient that makes El Patron's Margaritas so good?! ALSO: We discuss our 4th of JULY plans and CASEY & TINA from CALAVERAS swing by to tell us about their Frozen Drink Bar and their tasty tacos! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Avelo Airlines new partnership with Taco Bell! THAT'S TACO BELL ON A PLANE, PEOPLE! And the National Restaurant News tells us the Top 8 Taco Chains in the nation! Is your favorite on the list?! We play some TOWN OF THE TACO, a little RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK and we get a Special Sneak Preview of Calaveras' new Fried Chicken Korean Taco!! We're Rockin' The Suburbs This Week!! T3 AT CALAVERAS!! IT'S LEE'S SUMMIT-ERRIFIC!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. Heath Injury Law. 

This week's edition of T3 can only go by 1 TITLE: It's MARGARITA MADNESS!! That's right, we're matching up 8 of KC's TOP MARGARITAS in a Bracket Showdown to determine who has the TOP TAKE HOME MARGARITA in the Town!! We've got the Southwest Boulevard Region vs. the 39th St/Brookside & Beyond Region!! ON LOCATION AT THE HI-DIVE ON 39th With Special Guest Margarita/Martini Lovers and Lash Masters HEATHER & KAITYANA VILLINES from CHIC BEAUTY on the Plaza, our taste buds will determine who has the tastiest To-Go Margaritas!!! We've got MARGARITAS, EL PATRON, PONAK'S, TAQUERIA MEXICO, RUDY'S, LOS TULES, JALAPENOS & MISSION TACO JOINT! (And a Bonus Marg from Drunken Worm!) Our guests tell us their tips for great Margaritas, Margarita No Nos and their best drunken Margarita Moment (maybe this episode is one of them?) We read the Many Origin Stories of the Margarita! Which one is true? In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Margarita being 2023's Most Ordered Cocktail so far...but what 2 drinks are hot on it's (cock)tail?! In Town of The Taco, we ask "KC has the Best (Blank)" and "Places in KC I'll Never Eat Again!" Also: Taco Bell Secret Menu Ordering Tips! AND IN THE END: Dave and his guests power through and crown THE BEST MARGARITA IN KC!! WHO WILL WIN? WILL THEY SURVIVE?! DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS COURTESY OF LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

We're back in WESTPORT checking out the new TAQUERIA LA NUEVA location (in the old Nichols Lunch spot) with Special Guest Taco Reviewers SHUCHI SINGH (Stand Up Comic, Improviser, Sketch Comic and KC Roller Warrior) & WILL FRANCIS (Stand Up Comic, Teacher, Lego Maniac and Youtube Series "The Nature of Things W/ Terrance Maccabee!") We crack open a lot of tasty tacos and knowledge nuggets on this week's episode such as: Are Barber Shops closed on Monday? Should In-A-Tub serve Tacos in Tubs? What is the proper feet etiquete on an airplane and a a Hot Dog Eating Contest? And Will remembers his last appearance on the show where he was served tacos with way too much tartar sauce on them and it haunts him to this day! We also get into Meat Sweats/Meat Highs and Shuchi tells us about the taco scene growing up in Tallahassee, Florida! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about THE LAST 600 KLONDIKE CHOCO TACOS ON EARTH and where you can get one! The James Beard Award Winning Yoli Tortilleria right here in KC making KC Tortillas world famous! CONGRATS! And in the CHEESY GORDITA CRME Story of the Week we taco 'bout the Man in Washington DC who trashed a Chipotle after the worker took too long preparing his food! In TOWN OF THE TACO we chat about Union Station and KC Concerts! AND DON'T MISS: RAT CHAT!!! (What is KC's Rat population? Are we really in the Top 50 Rattiest Cities in the USA?) ALSO: Chipotle Tofu!! Will tells us the secret to getting into a Children's Lego Festival for free! We also do some RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK AND WILL CHUGS SOME SALSA AND CONSOMME! As 1 reviewer online said: "THIS PLACE IS THE TITS!" Editor: Matt Allen. Music by SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. 

This week we are back in Mission, Kansas at the beautiful new Tortilla Ranch location with special guests BRITTANY TILANDER & PATRICK MOORE from The Pitch's THE BRITTANY & PATRICK SHOW Podcast! Brittany & Patrick (Yes, THAT Brittany & Patrick) tell us about their new podcast (currently up for Best KC Podcast in KC Magazine's BEST OF KC) and what KC luminaries they have interviewed! We also ponder what other 'Ranch' style restaurants that the Tortilla Ranch folks could add to their umbrella! (Sushi Ranch? Ranch Ranch?) We get a Pancho's/Rancho's Update and Patrick & Brittany tell us where to find the Best Club Sandwich in KC and if there will be applesauce on the side! We get some MEMORIAL DAY reflections, try to think of a new Summer Theme for the show and we wonder why Cadbury Eggs aren't as good as they used to be! AND DON'T MISS THE SPECIAL GIFT CARD SECRET WORD GIVEAWAY! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout the closing of Salsa's Grill in Mission, the up to 400 Burger King's that will be closing across America in 2023 (maybe it's because of that new jingle) and TACO BELL is trying to get TACO JOHN's to relinquish their copyright on the term 'TACO TUESDAY'! ALSO: Patrick gives us his TOP SUMMER MOVIES SO FAR and what to look forward to! Will Smith's WILD WILD WEST Memories! WET B-WORDS & LARGE FISH TACOS AS BIG AS A HONDA CIVIC! AND What Food would make good Boxing Gloves! In Town of The Taco we ask: "What's the Best KC Concert You've Ever Attended?" & "KC has the best (Blank) in the World!" In Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: "If your hands were tacos would you eat them?" & Who has the BEST Chips n' Salsa in KC?!" So put on your bib and step up to the QUESO TROUGH!! TACO THE TOWN IS DOWN ON THE TORTILLA RANCH AND WE'RE NEVER LEAVIN'! HAVE A KICK ASS SALSA!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: DIPP IT SALSA. KCK TACO TRAIL. HEATH INJURY LAW. 

T3 once again hits the nearby tasty taco town of Lawrence, KS to check out MOLCAJETE'S Tacos & Tequila on Mass Street with the KC/Lawrence area's Funk/Pop/Soul Quartet THE WHIPS! The boys (Max, Coop, Quinn & Miles) tell us about their new single 'I'M BEGGIN' (which we play on the episode) and their upcoming concert at The Granada on May 12th and at the Uptown in KC on the 21st! They also fill us in on their summer tour! What wacky hijinx can one expect at a Whips show? Lets just say a MACHO MAN MAGICIAN might be in the mix! The band also give us their Hot Taco Takes, their favorite LFK Taco Spots and tell us how they celebrated Star Wars Day and Cinco De Mayo this year! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Raisin' Cains chicken spot in Utah that was re-designed by Post Malone himself! (Would you stop there on a road trip?) The Whips tell us about their own signature Latte and perhaps their own Hot Sauce! Coming Soon! We also Taco 'bout Dunkin' Donuts now serving breakfast tacos! Who do you think would win in the battle for breakfast Taco spokespersons? Ben Affleck or Pete Davidson? In TOWN OF THE TACO we Create a New KC Jingle/Slogan or Catchphrase! Our favorite KC Street Name/Place! And what is the Most Underrated/Hidden KC Gem! ALSO: The Whips introduce us to THE SANDWICH PUNCH GAME! SOON TO SWEEP THE NATION! ALL THIS AND: Wild Animal Stories! (Where we talk about the times wild animals we have encountered in nature have looked us in the eyes and stolen our souls!) Then in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK: We discuss Dream Taco Creations, If ghosts get mad when you eat tacos in front of them, Would you get your engagement photos taken at a Taco Bell and W.W.Y.P.I.Y.P? (What would you put in your Pinata?) TACO THE TOWN WITH THE MIDWEST'S # 1 COLLEGE PARTY BAND! EATIN' TACOS AND STEALING SOULS WITH AN INFECTIOUS PARTY GROOVE! ONE WILD PARKING LOT FOX AT A TIME! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK Taco Trail. DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW.   

This week we gathered three KC Twitter Celebs JEREMY '@GuysSnacks' SMITH, DANIELLE '@danielleRoyalKC' NELSON & CHRIS '@TheFakeNed' KAMLER to taste test the tasty tacos at the new GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA in the Crossroads and talk everything KC from the Royals to the the NFL Draft to the possible new Downtown Stadium! We chat about it all, folks! We even get into the Twitter Blue Checkmark debate! (Would you pay to get your blue checkmark back?) We even peer into KC's future to see what we might have to improve on when the World Cup comes to town! Our guests also tell us their favorite KC Taco spots and we ask "Why are there no Bodega Cats in the Broadway Bodega?" In the TACO TICKER, we Taco 'bout the KCK Taco Trail returning, McDonalds is competing with Taco Bell on the frozen drink front and Taco Bell bringing back Nacho Fries...now with Yellowbird Hot Sauce! Also touched up on: Banana Splits: Smash or Pass? Danielle reveals she's never eaten at Taco Bell! And the age old question, would you enter a promotion to win a Jimmy John's Bean Bag Chair? In Town of The Taco we ask: What's your KC Guilty Pleasure? (Danielle's Only Fans?) We uncover some KC Lies! And our guests reveal the one restaurant they hoped visitors checked out during the NFL Draft! In Random Taco Question of the Week, We reveal Unpopular Taco Opinions, What's the Proper Way to Hold and Eat a Taco and we ask: "Have you watched any good Taco themed TV shows recently?" ALL THIS AND: Jeremy gives us the lowdown on the Guy's Snacks Empire! TACO THE TOWN AT GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA!! At the confluence of Broadway and Southwest Boulevard yet snuggled up right next to your taco heart! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA. HEATH INJURY LAW. SUNEATERS NEW ALBUM ON LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.   

This week T3 checks out the special tacos at one of the top 50 new restaurants in the US in 2022 according to Bon Appetit Magazine, BABA'S PANTRY!! We are joined by Stand Up Comic & Improviser ANNA MAY SMITH and Indian Buffet Fanatic/Former Comedy Improviser/Current Accountant KATE HAUGAN (in her 9th Appearance on the podcast! She gets a jean jacket on her 10th Appearance!) Anna tells us how many Tacos she has eaten this week and what is her favorite Southwest Boulevard Taco Spot! Kate lets us know what KC restaurants she's been checking out in recent months (Schnitzel is involved) and we chat about Easter Eats! (Did you eat any Ham Tacos?! Or did you order the Stroud's Chicken Easter Package?) In the TACO TICKER we discuss the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the week where a Florida Man was arrested for driving 100 mph taking his girlfriend to a job interview at Taco Bell! And we dissect the First All Robotic McDonalds Location! Our Robotic Cheeseburger Overlords have arrived! VIRTUAL TACO-SANITY!! Will these robots give you 'tude at the Drive Thru window? Also: Anna reveals Stephen King's secret literary crutch! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk WALDO! THE NELSON! LIP SYNCH BATTLES! UNION STATION! THE NFL DRAFT! MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU PREVIEW! Will Anna dress up like the Sarlaac Pit? All this and: Anna and Kate tell us about their upcoming podcast on 2024! And in Random Taco Question of The Week we ponder: 1. Are people who don't like tacos being forced to celebrate Taco Tuesday? 2. If you had to choose 1 Fast Food Chain to eat for every meal for the rest of your life, where would you choose? TACO THE TOWN! MORE ENJOYABLE THAN AN ESOPHAGEAL SPASM! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: DIPP IT SALSA, BREWBIZ KC & the new album by SUNEATERS on LOTUSPOOL Records.   

It's our Annual Spring TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN this week on the podcast where we pit two chain restaurant's tacos against each other in a titanic tortilla tussle! This week it's ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI'S! Local influencer/wine lover CYNTHIA MALONE is in Chili's corner and Real Estate Agent with the Andy Blake Group JARED DUNN is backing ON THE BORDER! WHO WILL WIN?!! During this episode Cynthia shares cherished Chili's memories from her youth and Jared shares Taco Memories of growing up in Lawrence! And Dave tells us about some specific sports memories he has from Chili's and On The Border! Cynthia also shares some of her home Taco recipes and reveals her new favorite KC Taco Spot! Also: We talk Iguana tacos and do an in depth review of the chips & salsa at both restaurants! Which salsa will make us ask the question: "You serve this salsa to children?" In the TACO TICKER, we learn about the Irate Man who destroyed a Taco Bell drive thru speaker when they couldn't fill his order in the Cheesy Gordita Crime Story of the Week! We also Taco 'bout Tacos El Gallo opening up a 2nd KC location and Taco Bell announcing the return of the Volcano Menu this summer! LAVA SAUCE FOR EVERYONE! ALL THIS AND: We ask where were you when you first heard the Chili's baby back rib song? Are these types of chain restaurants doomed? A Chili's and On The Border Deep Dive!! Wet and Dry Taco Talk! Table side Guac: You into that? And in Random Taco Question of the Week we ponder: Virtual Tacos!! And what would replace a taco in our lives if a taco never existed?! THIS TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN IS A NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH!!!! WHOSE TACOS WILL BE TOPS?!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL Records. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game. DIPP IT Salsa. SUNEATERS New Album available now on LOTUSPOOL RECORDS.   

This week we take the show for a trip up North...NORTH KC, that is!! We're sampling the tasty tacos at CHEF TITO's with special guests from KC's Award Winning Musical Improvisation Comedy Troupe THE MAESTROS (maestroskc.com) JOANNA DE LEON & JERRY RAPP! They tell us about their upcoming show at the Underground Throwdown on April 8th at The Kick Comedy Theatre in Westport! Dave reveals what the W. in his name stands for (Is it Willshimer?) and also tells the gang about the time in his life when he was the KC Karaoke Champion and went by the name Kevin Peters! Will the Maestros attempt to get Kevin Peters to return from his long hiatus? YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT!! We chat a bit about St. Patrick's Day in KC and Spring Break (and do some bad Irish & Scottish accents!) And Joanna tells us about the time she went Salsa Dancing and tore up the dance floor at Chef Tito's! We also learn about Joanna's early years growing up in Salem, Oregon with skinny cows! And Jerry has a bone to pick with Chipotle!! In the TACO TICKER we cover the news story about Taco Bell marrying a couple in the METAVERSE (which derails the show as we attempt to enter said Taco Metaverse and live our lives there the rest of the episode!) We also taco 'bout Chipotle announcing they are starting a spin off restaurant concept! Will it have free breadsticks like Fazoli's? Chef Tito stops by our table and tells us his taco theory and serves us up some scrumptious OCTOPUS TACOS!!! In Town of The Taco, We make up some new KC Slogans and/or catchphrases! And we ruminate on Things KC Gets A Bad Rap About! ALL THIS AND: Don't Miss our guests singing some Good & Bad Reviews in Funny Voices! Joanna has one too many sips of her margarita! In Random Taco Question of The Week we ask: What is the proper order to layer your taco and Does a Taco place make a great first date location? ALSO: KEVIN PETERS RETURNS TO SING SOME BEE GEES! Will Dave/Kevin and his guests ever make it out of the Taco Metaverse?! DO THEY EVEN WANT TO LEAVE? The Answer is NO this week on a very special TACO THE TOWN! Editor: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: Dipp It Salsa, Brew Biz KC Card game & Heath Injury Law.  

Anyone else having a Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration Hangover? We are too! But we're also having a taco hangover at another new KC Taco Spot called...TACO HANGOVER in Shawnee, Kansas! We're checking it out this week with special guest Taco Reviewers JEREMEY DANNER from 4 Hands Brewing & Taco Fanatic SARA HARPER (Rock_chalk_sara on Instagram!) Dave and his guests chat about unconventional Hangover Cures (Sardines on Toast?) and Sara shocks us all and reveals she's never had a hangover despite being a big drinker! Sara and Jeremy tell us about growing up in small towns and having a sheltered taco youth. We also ask if getting a taco party pack for your teenagers makes you a cool parent? AND: We chat about Loose Meat Sandwiches and SHARK Tacos! In the TACO TICKER we discuss recent KC Taco Spot closings, re-cap National Margarita Day (did you celebrate?) and learn about Jack-In-The-Box offering two tacos for 72 cents in honor of their 72nd Birthday! ALSO: GUAC TALK! And in TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout the Best & Worst Thing About KC and our guests tell us what's the Worst KC Concert they ever attended. AND DON'T MISS: Sara tells us about her love of Birria and her Taco Tattoo! And Jeremy brings some tasty 4 Hands Beers for us to taste test! In Random Taco Questions of the Week we ask: Would you ever eat a Tuna Taco? A Kangaroo Taco? And if a taco wasn't called a taco what would you call it? TACO THE TOWN: YOU WON'T GET A HANGOVER FROM THIS PODCAST! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Brew Biz KC Card Game, Heath Injury Law & the new Suneaters album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.'   

This week we're checking out one of the newest Taco spots in the KC area, TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL, with special Taco Reviewer guests Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea "Whiskey Go Go" Anglemyer from KC's Burlesque Downtown Underground! We taste test done tasty tacos and the guests tell us about their upcoming Valentine's Day shows this week on Feb. 11th at The Bird and Feb. 14th at J. Rieger's Hey Hey Club! What sexy hijinks are in store? We also run down a list of Good & Bad/Acceptable & Unacceptable Valentine's Day Gifts & Activities! What would you choo-choo-choose for your sweetheart? We even chat a little bit about the SUPER BOWL!! We also talk a lot about the delicious Puffy Taco shells at Tacos 4 Life! Chelsea tells us about her top taco spots in KC and we learn about the Old Arby's (Now Taco Republic) that has a basement! Who knew?! In the TACO TICKER we learn about Taco Bell bringing back Chicken Wings! Will you eat them? In Town of the Taco we ask our guests: What's the Worst KC Concert you ever attended? And what's your favorite interaction with a KC Celebrity? (Paul Rudd and Eric Hosmer Stories!) ALSO: We get to the bottom of the hard hitting questions like: How do you chose what end of the Taco you start to eat? And Would you date a Soap Person if you were Pro Cilantro? And the bigg one: Would you risk your life for tacos?! And don't miss Random Taco Questions of the Week: what's the longest you've ever gone without eating a taco? And what are the Best & Worst Fast Food Chain names? TACO THE TOWN AT TACOS 4 LIFE!! All we're askimg is for you to tattoo our logo on your lower back. No biggie! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS. Courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law & The new SUNEATERS album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers.'  

It's KC Restaurant Week and we're hitting up the new BRIARCLIFF BARRIO up North with special Taco Reviewers KC Stand Up Comics STEPHEN TAYLOR & KAILEE KARR! We chat about the KC Comedy scene, this past October's first Fountain City Comedy Festival but mostly we Taco 'bout Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz Pizza and the Rockafire Explosion Band (and the doc about them!) That's right, we're getting deep into robotic animal puppets and the people who love them! Kailee also tells us about her recent trip to Mexico City and being a 'warrior out here on these Taco Streets' and Stephen tells us about the Taco scene growing up in Louisiana! Our guests also get into KC Restaurant Week and tell us about some of the spots they've checked out! In the TACO TICKER we learn about the Man who was poisoned by RAT POISON at a Taco Bell! NEVER EAT THAT 4TH BURRITO! ALSO: We reveal our top Breakfast spots and maybe debut a new podcast 'Brunch Bros!' In Random Taco Questions of The Week we ask: Do you have a taco safe word? And What's the Best/Worst Theme Party you've ever attended? TACO THE TOWN!! ALMOST AS AMAZING AS OWNING YOUR VERY OWN ROCKAFIRE EXPLOSION BAND OUT IN YOUR TOOL SHED! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law. Suneaters New Album 'Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers'.   

Take your hands off that Taco your holding and place them on your radio! It's time to make a pledge to eat more tacos in 2023!!! And we get this year off to a taco-riffic start by taste testing the tasty tacos at MACARENA'S in the Northland with guests Zeke & Codie and Patrick Moore from 106.5 The Wolf's Morning Show! Patrick tells us how he got in trouble with Amazon and the gang tells us about their Morning Show and Podcast and who exactly is the Glue and who is the Ooze! They also share their personal taco journies and we chat about their favorite Taco spots in KC and who has the strongest margaritas! We also chat about KC Restaurant Week and where you can get some great deals on some KC Tacos! We also break off some knowledge on The Macarena, the song that took over the planet in late 1996-Early 1997 and was named the greatest #1 Hit Wonder of All Time! In the TACO TICKER, we learn about some new Birria Tacos that Taco Bell is testing in two markets and the TGI Fridays Mozzarella Sticks Lawsuit! Don't Miss: Disturbing Tales of Objects Found in Food! Zeke wants a McRib Taco!! AND: 2023 TACO RESOLUTIONS! HAVE YOU MADE YOURS? In Town of The Taco we ask 'KC Needs A (Blank) and Things KC Gets a Bad Rap About! And in Random Taco Questions of The Week we ask our guests: Have you watched any good taco themed TV shows lately? What's your Dream Taco that you've never tasted? And How many Tacos do you think you could eat in a year? TACO THE TOWN!!! GET YOUR NEW OFF TO A TACO-LICIOUS START! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: Heath Injury Law & ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FINGERS The new album by Suneaters.       

On December 11th, Former T3 Guest/Friend of the Podcast and Owner of The Classic Bite, GISELA RODRIGUEZ, passed away. Gisela was a ray of light wherever she went, she never met a stranger and lived an amazing and full 30 Years on planet Earth. This is a replay of our episode from back in September with Gisela at EL POLLO REY. Our condolences go out to her friends and family. 

It's your ANNUAL HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY EPISODE and this year we're sipping' cocktails and eating South of Summit Tacos at the Fontaine Hotel's Nine One Zero Rooftop Bar Holiday Igloo Pop Up with our guests from KSHB 41 DAISHA JONES, RAE DANIEL, LINDSEY ANDERSON and LAUREN SCOTT (38 The Spot!!!) We run down a list of all of the KC Holiday Pop Ups, play some TACO GAMES, sing a LOTTA TACO CHRISTMAS SONGS, do the TINSEL TACOS Questionare and MUCH MUCH MORE!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: KCK Taco Trail, SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE, HEATH INJURY LAW. 

This week we RETURN TO RANCHO GRANDE in Parkville, Missouri, the Taco spot where the Taco Podcast seed was planted for Dave, and we sit down to munch on some tasty tacos and enchiladas with Chris Lost and Scott Hartley, two members of the KC Rock band SUNEATERS! The fellas taco 'bout their new album that just dropped ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FINGERS and much much more such as: smashing kitchen nook tables, top films of 2022, placenta pills, composing the T3 theme song and we also unveil a new podcast game: The Secret Overused Podcasting Phrase Game! Dave also brings a new segment to the table: a segment called WHOLE LOTTA ENCHILADA! The boys from SUNEATERS also chat about Gallagher's Death and attending the recent Harry Styles and Eagles concerts! ALL THAT AND WE PLAY SOME TRACKS FROM THE SUNEATERS NEW ALBUM, TOO! In the TACO TICKER, the gang discusses Fuzzy's Taco Shop being bought by the parent companies of IHOP & Applebee's! And Taco Bell goin' all in on Guacamole, challenging Chipotle in the Fresh Guac game! In the second half of the show the guests give us their master list of Overrated/Underrated Rock Bands! Chris shares his own Rick James True Hollywood Story and tells us about the time he almost became the lead singer of Pearl Jam! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK we find out the proper way to say Salsa and ask the question: "Would you lick a parade float made out of tacos?" TACO THE TOWN! RETURNING TO THE RANCHO! THEY HAVE A NICELY LIT PARKING LOT! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC BY: SUNEATERS courtesy of LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail. 

This week we're coming to you on location at Effing Candle Company with returning T3 Guest BIRDIE HANSEN, talking turkey, candles and tacos!! We check out the tasty tacos and chips n' guac from the new Westport Taco Spot, BRIX LATIN AMERICAN CUISINE and Dave asks Birdie what exactly a Taco The Town scented candle should smell like? (Bean dip & Leather?) We also read a long list of Birdie's delightful food tweets off Twitter! Each one opens a whole cornucopia of Food Dreams! (How much would 100 Chicken McNuggets cost? We unravel the Mystery of the Plaza Cheesecake Factory Trash Tunnel! And we reveal our 7 Course Dream Last Supper!) We taco lotta Thanksgiving this week as we discuss some Turkey Topics and Birdie tells us about Italian Thanksgiving, Hanukkah Dinner and her Grandma's Meatballs! In the TACO TICKER we discuss the Philadelphia Man who ate 40 Rotisserie Chickens in 40 Days! Would ya? Could ya? And we also learn about the Electric Charging Stations coming soon to 100 California Taco Bells! In Town of The Taco we ask Birdie about Places in KC She'll never Eat Again and KC LIES!! All this AND Birdie tells us 'bout her favorite Midtown Eats!! TACO THE TOWN AT EFFING CANDLE CO! STILL EATING TACOS AND STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE GOUT! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Spanish Gardens Taco Sauce. Suneaters New Album "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Finger." On Lotuspool Records.   

We wrap up Tacotober and have a little Halloween Hangover (in Taco-vember) by checking out the tasty tacos (and taco salad) at Downtown KC's Ghost Kitchen CLUSTERTRUCK with the super spooky and talented Quixotic Dark Forest & Sensatia Cabaret Performers TINA ROJAS, MONTANNA MICHELS & MORGAN HENNING! Our guests chat about their recent Powell Garden's show DARK FOREST and their upcoming sexy show SENSATIA CABARET Opening November 11th at Crown Center! Dave talks about getting spooked by Witches and Moth Creatures, we get our guests Personal Taco Origin Stories and we wrap up our 5 Years of Taco The Town Celebration by flashing back to some highlights and our guests tell us their all-time favorite T3 Episodes! In the TACO TICKER, we get an update on Chipotle's Annual Halloween Costume Promotion! (Way too much Burrito Talk for Dave's Taste!) We also find out what kind of Taco you should order based on your Zodiac Sign and taco 'bout a spooky story from back in 2020, when Colorado cops responded to reports of Demonic Voices at a McDonald's! (And we touch upon the McRib going away for good and the Adult Happy Meal Shortage! A little too much McDonald's talk for Dave's taste!) ALSO: Our Guests tell us their Favorite Scary Movies!! In Town Of The Taco we discuss: Our Favorite Underrated KC Gem/Attraction, KC Shopping Malls: Past & Present and we Create a New KC Slogan or Motto! In Random Taco Question of the Week we tackle the following Questions: 1. Is a Gyro a Taco?! 2. If there was no such thing as a Taco what would replace the taco to fill that Taco Void? (A Stuffed Ground Beef Corn Dog?) and 3. Worst and Best Fast Food Chain Name?  So if you're still in the Halloween Spirit come on out to the forest and give this QUIXOTIC Episode of T3 a listen!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Lotuspool 30th Celebration Concert, Suneaters New Album & KCK Taco Trail. 

This week Taco The Town hits the burgeoning Taco Town of Lawrence, Kansas for the First LAWRENCE TACO FESTIVAL!! Dave is joined by special guests Actress/Producer/Director CHRISTIE COURVILLE, Director of Development & Communications at Lawrence Humane Society ELINA ALTERMAN & Director of the Jayhawk Career Network in the KU Alumni Association and Native of Cooperstown, New York HOWIE GRAHAM! Dave & Christie talk about Episode Ideas for the 200th Episode of T3! Everyone plays some TACO GAMES to win some FABULOUS TACO PRIZES! We check the TACO TICKER and learn about a Woman who accidentally invited her friends to a Taco Festival in Another Country! Elina & Dave taco 'bout being Lawrence Tacofest Taco Judges! Hard work but somebody has to do it! Howie tells us about growing up in Cooperstown, New York and how he found his way to Lawrence, Kansas! AND: We also continue to celebrate 5 YEARS OF TACO THE TOWN by listening back to some of the highlights from 5 Years of Food, Folks and Fun!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail, Suneaters NEW ALBUM "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers" & 30 Years of Lotuspool Records.  

  Episode 178: Return to Arrowhead Stadium! On Location! (w/ Alena Lee, Greg Bennett & John Stoner)    This week T3 returns to ARROWHEAD STADIUM, the Home of the CHIIEFS, to taste test all the tasty tacos, nachos, quesadillas and Doritos encrusted empenadas available to all the hungry football fans with special guest Taco Reviewers KCTV 5's ALENA LEE & GREG BENNETT and Chiefs Superfan/Dive Bar Aficionado/Master Tailgater/Reformed Catsuit Wearer JOHN STONER! Alena & Greg, former Las Vegas residents, diss on the Las Vegas Raiders and swear their allegiance to the Chiefs! John gives us examples of his extreme Chiefs fandom! Greg tells us about going on Double Dates with The Weather Channel's Jim Cantori and we break down the age old question: How far could Patrick Mahomes throw a taco?! Alena reveals her love for Beiber, we reveal our Must Have Football snacks and we answer the question: who on the current Chiefs team would we like to eat tacos with? In the TACO TICKER we reveal the winner of the Taco Bell Next Retired Item to return to the Menu Contest and we remember the story of the Drunk Florida Man who used a Taco as an ID when he fell asleep in a Taco Bell drive thru! ALL THIS AND: We participate in the TORTILLA CHALLENGE (Slapping each other in the face with Tortillas!!!) Greg tells us about Florida Gator Tacos!! Nacho Etiquette!! We wonder if the Empenadas are purposely shaped like Andy Reid's mustache! We also find out if the Tonganoxie Split is real! We also play TOWN OF THE TACO, read some GOOD/BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES and read some RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK! And don't miss another 5 Year Flashback as we celebrate 5 Years of Taco The Town all Taco-tober long!! TACO THE TOWN BACK AT ARROWHEAD!! FOOTBALL, FRIJOLES AND FRIVOLITY! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsor: KCK Taco Trail.   

Pickleball! America's Fastest Growing Sport! Tacos!! America's Most Beloved Food Stuff! This week on Taco The Town both come crashing together at the Pickleball Party Palace CHICKEN N PICKLE in South Overland Park where we devour some tasty tacos with our special guests BRIAN MASILIONIS from Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and Bartending Mastermind FERNANDO LEON from Rye in Leawood! Dave shares some Pickleball Fun Facts and ponders if you can play Pickleball while holding a Taco in one hand a paddle in the other? Brian tells us about his 6 city cocktail tour and what hot drink trends he found happening around the nation and here in KC! Fernando tells us what cocktails he's been mixing up lately at Rye and our guests also tell us their favorite Taco Spots in KC! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout Pizza Hut's 'Italian Taco's promotion and we also learn about the woman who went viral after being stuck in a Taco Bell drive thru for 40 minutes when the person in front of her ordered $240 worth of food! Also: Taco Bell Emergency Port-a-Potties! Should they put them next to the drive thru for emergencies? ALL THIS AND: The proper way to listen to 'Stairway to Heaven' and eat tacos! And: The Best Tequila to drink with tacos! In RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK WE ASK: What's the Best Smelling Parking Lot in KC? And What's something you are a lot of as a kid but you won't even touch nowadays? CHICKEN N PICKLE N TACOS N LIQUOR!!! Grab your paddle and let's get to work!! THIS WEEK ON TACO THE TOWN!!  Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS COURTESY OF LOTUSPOOL RECORDS. Sponsor: KCK TACO TRAIL.   

We're kickin' off Taco-tober and celebrating Oct. 4th NATIONAL TACO DAY by hitting the KCK Taco Trail and taste testing some tasty KCK Tacos with Kansas City Comedians WILL FRANCIS, ERIKA HOLLIDAY & CARLOS CHAMON! We check out three never before reviewed KCK Taco Destinations: CALIFORNIA TACO SHOP, TAQUERIA LAS ARENOSAS & TACOS EL GUERO 100% MICHOACANOS! On our Taco journey, our guests tell us about the upcoming FOUNTAIN CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL OCT. 13th-15th! Will enlightens us on growing up in Alabama eating PB&J Tacos and about jumping on and off the Meat Wagon! Erika informs us about growing up in a Burrito Family (but she has since reformed) and why Drew Carey is the Worst! Carlos says he would not eat a taco with a spider on it and we find out why Will is a 'Dry Boy'! And what exactly is Cricket Flour?! Other Topics discussed: Would you dip a Cinnamon Twist into Nacho Cheese? Erika tells us about the time she participated in a Hot Dog Eating Contest! We go over our plans for National Taco Day! Will encounters some tacos drenched in Tartar sauce and Erika encounters some Wet Tacos herself! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell bringing back the Mexican Pizza to the menu on a permanent basis! What item should they bring back next? The Double Decker Taco or the Enchirito? (And does Taco Bell have Sand in their food? And why do Skittles and Starburst make Erika sweat?) In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk KCK Slogans, Best Italian spots and KC Dance Clubs and Comedy Clubs! ALL THIS AND: We check in on the Mental Health of our Astronauts! Complimentary Chips n' Salsa: Yay or Nay? Carlos tells us about being a Tripe Guy! COOL OR COOLER RANCH? TIPS ON TESTING POISON BERRIES IF YOU'RE LOST IN THE WOODS! And we answer some RANDOM TACO QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK! NATIONAL TACO DAY ON THE KCK TACO TRAIL IN TACO THE TOWN! OPEN MIND, OPEN MOUTH!!! Be sure to get your tickets to the FOUNTAIN CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL at FountainCityComedyfest.com! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail, Visit KCK and SUNEATERS NEW ALBUM "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers" Available NOW from Lotuspool Records.   

This week T3 hits one of the tastiest chicken taco spots in KCK as we finally check out EL POLLO REY on Kansas Avenue with special guest GISELA RODRIGUEZ from The Classic Bite (theclassicbite.com!) Gisela tells us about her business The Classic Bite, growing up in Mexico and why you should never make friends with a Pig (or chicken) on your childhood farm! Dave tells the tale of when Gisela hooked him up with a free doughnut! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the Viral Chipotle Burrito/Taco Hack that they are trying to put a stop to! (And Gisela tells us about her own Chipotle hack!) We also talk a little about the Tik Tok Cheesecake taco trend! Fruity Pebbles Cheesecake Tacos anyone?! What would be your dream dessert taco? In Town Of The Taco we ask our guest to create a new KC SLogan or catchphrase and we also ask her what the Lamest Thing Happening in KC Right Now is! In Random Taco Question of the Week we find out what's the furthest our guest has ever travelled to eat a taco! ALL THIS AND: GISELA GOES AFTER CRUNCHY TACOS AND WANTS TO SHUT DOWN ALL TACO BELL'S! WHO HAS THE BEST TORTILLA CHIPS/QUESO IN TOWN? Nothin' but Opulent Taco Vibes at El Pollo Rey on the KCK Taco Trail this week on TACO THE TOWN! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE & KCK TACO TRAIL.   

School is back in session in the Taco-rrific Taco Hamlet of Lawrence, Kansas so that means T3 is back on the hunt to taste test all of the tasty tacos on Mass Street! This week we hit an L-Town classic LA PARRILLA w/ musician/artist/director JOSH BERWANGER (The Anniversary, Berwanger Band, The Only Children and new project Gemini Parks!) Josh tells us about his new band Gemini Parks (and their upcoming show Sept. 10th at Lemonade Park) and he also tells us about his massive Jar Jar Binks and Zima collection! Dave and Josh talk about their Action Figure Collections and we find out that Josh can't say the word 'Doll!' We also hear the tale of Josh's taxidermied squirrel Johnny 'Rockin' Herbster. Josh also tells us about the recent Anniversary shows at the Vagrant Records 25th Anniversary celebrations! And don't miss a discussion of Laser Discs, Voyage of the Mimi and a Chiefs Season Preview (from 30 years ago!) In the TACO TICKER, we chat about Kim Jong UN's Father Inventing the REDACTED and the story of Some Undeclared McMuffins leading to an airplane passenger getting a hefty find! (And Josh declares he invented Basketball!) In TOWN OF THE TACO, we taco 'bout The BEST CONCERT we've ever attended! SpiritFest! Sandstone Concert Memories! Woodstock '99 (and the tattoo Josh got there!) Also I Always Wondered This About KC and Describe your Perfect KC/Lawrence Day! ALL THIS AND: Josh says LA PARRILLA might have THE BEST Veggie Taco he's ever tasted! In Random Taco Questions Of The Week we tackle the deep taco queries: Do you think Ghosts get jealous when they see the living eat tacos? Or are there Ghost Tacos? If there was no such thing as tacos, what food item would fill the taco void? AND we get to the bottom of the statement "If it ain't crunchin', I ain't Munchin'!" We also play the newest Gemini Parks banger 'Up All Night!' TACO THE TOWN AT LA PARRILLA! MUCH LIKE A GEMINI PARKS CONCERT YOU GOTTA BRING A POGO BALL AND A KABOODLE!! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters Courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail.   

We celebrate 816 Day by taste testing some tasty tacos at SOCIAL in Waldo with our special Taco Reviewer Guests KMBC 9 Traffic Anchor/Reporter JAMIE WEISS and KC Margarita Expert/MLB Replay Operator/KC Sports Behind-The-Scenes Master-of-All Trades SARAH BLATTNER! Dave and his guests partake of some special 816 Double Decker Tacos as well as the Beer/Margarita and Shot special at Social while chatting about their 816 Day plans! Sarah tells us about visiting all 30 MLB Ballparks, Controversial Replays she's been a part of (Umps: why are they so grumpy?) and she gives us her thoughts on the Baby Royals! Also: who would be the best Royal to eat tacos with? We also talk a little about that '90's All Star Music Concert happening after the Royals game this weekend and we find out just how young Jamie is! Jamie tells us about being new to KC, learning all the street and place names, which ones she still has trouble with and why KC needs to slow down when it rains! We also chat about our favorite Waldo Hot Spots and rave about the Midwest Taco at Social and why it's a darn near perfect KC Taco! In the TACO TICKER we discuss Mission Taco Joint's mission to help save a local KC Skate Park with their new Frontside Grind Taco! And we taco 'bout the Man who plans to eat only Taco Bell for 30 Days to see if he gets healthier! (Sounds like the health plan Dave already lives by!) And: If you had to eat at 1 Fast Food Restaurant/chain for the rest of your life, where would you choose? In TOWN OF THE TACO we answer the questions KC NEEDS A (BLANK)! And What's your favorite Seafood in KC?! In Random Taco Question of The Week we ask: What's a food you've never eaten and never will? And in 20 Years Time is KC a BBQ Town or a Taco Town? TACO THE TOWN AT SOCIAL! 8-1-SIXIN' IT IN WALDO AS YA DO! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Spanish Gardens Taco Sauce & KCK Taco Trail. 

This week we take a Mini Summer Taco-cation up the road to the terrific Taco Town of Lawrence, Kansas to check out some of the rustiest of tacos at the new RUSTY TACO location on Mass Street w/ special guest Taco Reviewer Hairdresser/Makeup Artist/Twitter Celeb and Lawrence resident MISS HEATHER BEAVER (@msgreenhair on Twitter!) We chat about Lawrence's recent taco-ssance and some recent Taco spot closings (Ta Co. & Torchy's!) We learn some Rusty Taco History and Heather let's us in on what it's like growing up having an innuendo as a last name (it ain't easy!) Heather also tells us about the Taco scene growing up in Hoisington, Kansas and what her favorite Lawrence Taco spot is! In the TACO TICKER we tackle some delicious topics like: That Tik Tok Pink Sauce! What is it?! Would you try it? In the Cheesy Gordita Crime portion of the show we taco 'bout the disturbing story of the Taco Bell manager who poured hot scalding water on some customers! Yikes! All this and Heather tells us about working at a Dairy Queen in her youth and the secret of the upside down Blizzard trick! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we chat about The Best Day Trips around KC/Lawrence and the Best Pizza in KC/Lawrence! (Which means we also talk about the new Dill Dough Pizza at Guy's!) Also don't miss Rusty Taco manager Jessie Lyons as she stops by to introduce us to our tacos & tequila! All of this and we find out: Can a Rusty Taco be soggy? What direction do you tilt your head while eating a taco? Tales from a Hoisington Whorehouse!! The keys to having a successful Twitter Account! Heather tells us about her exciting trips to Funkytown (or the Time she was Too Funky For Funkytown!) BAG SALAD!! Onion Breathe: Dealbreaker at a post-Taco Make out sesh? And in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK we ask: Would you ever get your engagement photos/maternity photos taken at a Taco Bell? TACO THE TOWN AT RUSTY TACO!! THIS ONE IS STACKED AND LOADED!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsored by KCK Taco Trail. 

This week Taco The Town is coming to you from the belly of the beast ... which in this case is the home of SCARY GARY COOPER and we've been invited to his 8th Annual SHARK WEEK SHARNADO SHELTER BASH, celebrating all things shark-centric! We love sharks as much as the next shark enthusiast but the real reason we are here is to try Scary Gary's STREET SHARK TACOS!!! And to chat with many Former Taco The Town Guests like: LIZ NELSON, BLAIR CRAGG, ADRIAN TORRES, ADAM ROBERTS, DANA COLLINS & JILL SIXX! Gary tells us about the origins of his Sharknado Party, we deliver into Shark Week History and we ask: "Could a Shark/Would a Shark Eat Tacos and if so, how many?" We also touch up on Janky Branson Sharks and Liz & Blair tell us about their wedding and how they met on the Taco The Town Dating App! We chat about everyone's favorite Shark Movie and favorite SyFy Channel Shark Movie ('cuz that's a whole other thing!) In the TACO TICKER we react to the cataclysmic news that Klondike is discontinuing the CHOCO TACO! Is this just another Bait & Switch by Big Taco? We do our best to unravel the threads and expose the Taco Bell/Choco Taco Cabal! Also: Local Restaurant Tiki Taco announced they are going to be making their own in-house Choco Taco! All of this and: Jill Sixx tried Scary Gary's Beyond Meat Taco! We recount our favorite Moments from the Sharknado Films and we get deep into the Acting Career of Tara Reid! THE 8th ANNUAL SCARY GARY SHARKNADO SHELTER SHARK WEEK BASH!!! TACOS N' SHARKS! SHARKS N' TACOS!!! TIME TO TAKE A BITE OUTTA BOTH THIS WEEK ON TACO THE TOWN! EDITOR: Matt Allen. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail & Our Music by The Bump Band.   

POW!! ZOOM! KABOOM!! This week we're hitting LILLY'S CANTINA in the Midtown/Westport/Roanoke/Southwest Trafficway part of town (Next to the Cat Cafe!) and chatting it up with Cast & Crew members (Chris Cole, Violett Springate & Jen Raines) of the KC Fringe Festival show 'KING KIRBY!' (See it July 22nd thru 30th at Upside Bungee in the West Bottoms!) Our guests tell us about the play (Cigar Chompin' and Mustache Fun!) and we get a little into the History of Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and Marvel/DC Comics! Chris, Voilett and Jen also come in hot with some strong Quesadilla Opinions! (Maybe a little too much Quesadilla talk for Dave's taste!) WE ALSO DISCUSS: Quesadillas the Size of Babies?! And Accidental Extra Tacos at the bottom of your Taco Bell bag!! Eat it like the gift/mistake it is or let it stay there and get cold?! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE TACO!! It's got a Goldflaked Tortilla, Lobster, Kobe Beef, Beluga Caviar and much more!! WOULD YA ORDER IT?!  AND there's a new Taco Chain coming to the metro area called TACOS 4 LIFE that wants to help conquer world hunger with every purchase! In TOWN OF THE TACO we get into our Favorite KC Landmarks, the Best Place to see a Concert/Show in KC and ask "What Would You Put In Your KC Care Package to an Out-Of-Towner?" In Random Taco Question of the Week we ask: "What examples do you have of your phone listening to your thoughts?", Who is the most annoying person to be stuck in line behind at Chipotle AND What's something you used to eat a lot has a kid that you won't touch nowadays! ALL THIS AND: We find out what a GRAVY SPOT is!! Did Jack Kirby or Stan Lee ever eat a taco?! And the guests suggest some other awesome Fringe Shows to check out at the KC Fringe Festival! (GET OUT AND SEE SOME SHOWS, KC! Tickets are at kcfringe.org!) This Taco The Town Episode is Marvel-icious!! MUNCH!! CRUNCH!!! WHAMMO!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail & Our Music by The Bump Band.     

This week we keep this Summer Taco-cation a' rollin' by returning to the Iron District in North Kansas City to taste test the tasty tacos (and nachos and churros) at TACO TANK with our special guests DANA COLLINS (Chips n' Salsa addict) and SHELBI NEEL (loves tacos and selling insurance but usually not at the same time!) Dana tells us what her favorite chips n' salsa in the city is and tells us about living in Austin, Texas for 7 years where there was a taco truck on every corner! We get to the bottom of where the Northland and North Kansas City merge and is North KC the Brooklyn of KC? We get into a little Ward Parkway Mall chat and also run down a list of our favorite North KC Hot Spots!! (Neon Wild anyone?!) Also Shelbi answers some Taco Insurance queries! (Would she give life insurance to someone dressed like a taco?) In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell's big announcement that it will be testing 2 new items: the Big Cheeze-It Tostada and the Big Cheeze-It Crunch wrap Supreme! (But people just want the Big Cheeze-It.) Also be talk a little Joey Chestnut and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the disturbing story about 15,000 Gallons of Hot Dog Filler spilling on a Pennsylvania Highway! Our Highways are not safe!! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask 'Whats your favorite appetizer in KC?' and 'KC needs a (blank)!' All this and Maddie from Taco Tank brings by some churros and Dave talks about washing his hair with cilantro! In this case the soap WAS cilantro!!! And in RANDOM TACO QUESTION OF THE WEEK we ask: Would you stay at a Taco Bell Air B&B? TACO THE TOWN AND TACO TANK!!! ONE DAY WE WILL MAKE THE DREAM OF OF A TACO CANNON COME TRUE!!! Editor: Matt Allen. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. SPONSORS: SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE, KCK TACO TRAIL & OUR MUSIC BY THE BUMP BAND. 

Summer Taco-cation season is upon us so Dave hits the road up and down the West Coast with his pal Actor MICHAEL McMILLIAN (True Blood, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bigfoot Collectors Club Podcast, Slate Your Name Podcast!) They review 5 West Coast Taco chains: TREJO'S TACOS, TACO TIME, JIMBOYS TACOS, DEL TACO & the LA Valley Legend CASA VEGA! Michael also tells Dave about the crazy Taco Bell Drive thru incident that changed his Taco Bell life! Dave & Michael break down the history of all 5 Taco chains as well as taco 'bout: Suspenders! The Jimmy Kimmel Connection! Taco Synchronicities! Del Taco's Taco being named the #1 Fast Food Taco by Thrillest! When will KC be getting a Del Taco? Are Chicken Tenders and Chicken Fingers the same thing? Dave & Michael remember the first summer vacation they took together as kids to Muskegon, Michigan and the time they fought over an older woman! Melted Cheese on a Taco: Game Changer or Difference Maker? Sacramento Delicacies! A very controversial Taco Time Menu Item is ordered and consumed! DRIVE THRU RASCALS! Michael tells us about working with the man, the myth, the legend GUY FIERI and his podcasts BIGFOOT COLLECTORS CLUB & SLATE YOUR NAME! ALL THIS AND: Bad Churros ordered at a Pizza Place! THIS TACO-CATION RE-CAP IS READY TO RUMBLE DOWN TUMWATER BOULEVARD!!! HAPPY TACO-CATION SEASON FROM TACO THE TOWN!!! Editor: MATT ALLEN. Music: SUNEATERS courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail & Our Music by Bump Funk.