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Join us each Taco Tuesday as we delve into folklore from around the globe, weird history, real life encounters with the supernatural, and other scary stories.

Tacos & Tales


    • May 14, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    El Cadejo & Amazake babā

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 23:00


    This week we are counting down til Jane's birthday so she tells us some superstitions about birthdays! Liz tells us the story of a good and evil dog that roams latin america. Then to finish off Jane tells us a little Japanese legend.

    La Planchada & Medusa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 28:11


    This week Liz tells all about a nurse who haunts and takes care of patients in Mexico. Jane is giving us some girl power stories from various mythology and also tells us the tragic story of Medusa. Plus some witty banter. Listen, rate, and subsribe!

    La Lechuza

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 13:44


    This week Liz talks about La Lechuza, a legend that is well known in Latin America and has also trickled into South Texas.  Tune in to hear the scary details.

    Lilith & A Headless Priest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 20:47


    La Tulivieja

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 29:24


    Hello! This week Liz is joined by a special guest host, TACO MOM! Listen in as we talk about a folktale from Panama and then Mom recounts several experiences with unexplained and the paranormal.

    El Sombreron & Huenchula and La Pincoya

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 17:09


    Las Mujeres Chanchas & Chilote Mythology: An Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 24:58


    This week Liz talks about 3 different variations from Central American folklore of La Mujer Chancha or The Pig Woman. Jane introduces us to several mythological creatures from the Chiloé Archipelago, in the south of Chile. Don't forget to rate & subscribe!

    Dopplegangers, A Teleporting Nun and El Silbon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 26:10


    La Patasola & The Tale of the Galah and Oolah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 21:32


    This week we get into some South American & Australian folklore! Plus Liz spreads some fake news.

    Post-Mortem Photography & A Tiny Ghostbuster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 27:33


    This week we are ending our January theme (that was short lived) of photography. Liz tells us all about post mortem or death photography. Jane tells us a terrifyingly cute story about a possible ghost sighting.

    Hidden Mother Photography & The Enfield Haunting Photo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 23:25


    This episode we discuss a creepy old photography style involving hiding your mom in a blanket and sitting on her! Jane discusses one of her favorite photography phenomemon from one of the most famous hauntings of our time. Also, introducing the very first "Talk-O-Break"!

    Spirit Photography & Bloody Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 33:06


    This week we are chatting about photography! Spirit photography is when you try to catch a ghost on film. A practice that has been around since the 1800's and is still prevalent today. Liz also has some interesting information about how Amish people don't like to take photos and why. Jane tells us all about about Bloody Mary and the history behind the most famous mirror folktale.

    Seeing is Believing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 25:50


    Happy New Year! The first episode of 2019 features a special guest who tells us all about her experience in Ecuador and why she is a skeptic at heart. Find out what she learned about shrunken heads and why the townspeople refused to smile for their pictures. This week's taco break is a battle royale of breakfast taco vs burrito.. Listen in!

    Tamales & Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 26:31


    It's our last episode of 2018 and wow! what a year it's been. This episode we look back a little at the podcast and how it all came to be. Jane is talking about her issues with a certain Elf that is on a shelf and Liz tells the tales of Knecht Ruprecht and Le Befana and their contributions to the sometimes scary season of Christmas. No episode would be complete without a few fun facts! Tamale season is here!

    Parasitic Kissing with Krampus & Pere Fouettard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 29:04


    It's the most wonderful time of the year! We are bringing you 2 tales of some dark dudes that walk with Saint Nick in different regions of Europe. Plus an interesting fact about mistletoe!

    Fear of Triscuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 46:40


    It's Episode 13 ya'll!

    Otherwordly Disappearances & A Golden Taco

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 37:52


    This week we talk about people who have disappeared under weird circumstances. First, Pauline Picard a 2 year girl from France in 1922. Then we jump to 2004 with the disappearance Maura Murray. Plus, if you're looking to blow 25k in one bite, listen in to find out how!

    Oh good, she's dead.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 45:26


    It's Halloween eve everyone! This episode is all about the "D", the Devil that is! We talk about some superstitions, the devil's tramping ground, and also the night the devil danced in San Antone. Taco Mom is back to share some real life encounters with the "D" and a paranormal encounter that will leave you thinking until next episode. Happy Halloween!

    A Frisky Horse & Floating Blue Balls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 34:22


    It's our 10th episode! This week we have teamed up with Caskets & Cocktails for our very first collaboration! We discuss haunted cemeteries along with cemetery superstitions. From Alief Cemetery in our hometown to Stull Cemetery in Kanasas then finally we end up at Silver Cliff Cemetery in Colorado. There's a lot ya'll so get your note pads ready cause you want to take notes on this one!

    Kittens On A Train With Highfalutin Folks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 36:45


    This week we get into a haunted mansion close to home, the Ashton Villa in Galveston, Tx and the atrocities commited by the infamous Madame Lalaurie in her mansion in Lousiana. Also, we talk about tacos of queso flameado and how the whole ocean fits into one ramekin. Plus 2 scary movie suggestions to add to your Halloween movie list!

    Electric Balls & Sweaty Tacos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 34:55


    We're back this week with a very special guest! Listen in as our Mom recounts some experiences with the supernatural that she and her family have gone through in the past. (including us) It's a scary episode ya'll. Listen with lights on and tacos in hand!

    Jack O' Turnip & A Bewitching Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 24:20


    It's October ya'll! This week we give you a brief history of everyone's favorite holiday plus some movie recommendations!

    An Itchy Death and a Spinning Meat Cone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 44:13


    We're back after taking a week long taco break! This week we talk about ghosts that have been captured on camera like The Brown Lady and a (possible) maid at the Stanley Hotel. Our taco break includes a Swedish tradition and the Holy Taco Trinity. Plus a bonus mini motivational speech.

    El Cucuy vs Struwwelpeter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 34:20


    Hola! We are back discussing some of the messed up stories people from different cultures tell their kids to get them to behave. Latin american kids will remember hearing the threats of El Cucuy coming in the night to take you away and German kids will recall the traumatizing stories in one of the creepiest kids books you will ever read. Listen as we discuss these stories, being part of a demographic that was not brought up with stories like the cucuy therefore not being able to relate, plus a lesson in skin terminology and don't forget the tacos. (and wine)

    Hitch Hiking nuns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 27:56


    In this episode we get into a little true crime with the story of the Sisters of Nazareth.  Also, we have a very special guest who tells 2 stories that will not disappoint.

    Sunburn and a 1940's ghost

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 26:38


    We just got back from the beautiful South Texas coast! In this episode we talk about an angry camping ghost and a headless ghost we may or may not have been driving next to.

    Is anybody still listening?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 22:10


    Listen as we discuss The Headless Ballerina and Pedro El Malo. Plus some impromtu singing.

    A taco teaser.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 7:14


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