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Taco the TownEpisode 214: LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD! On Location! (w/ Dan & Sam Billen)Sometimes we gotta venture outside of KC proper to taste test the tasty tacos in other neighboring Taco Towns and that's what we're doing this week...hitting LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD in LAWRENCE, KANSAS with special returning guests DAN & SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music, The Post Haus & Adventures in Advertising Podcast!) Dan (who walks to Los Guapos multiple times a week to eat their tacos) and his brother Sam share with Dave their love of Los Guapos' amazing tacos & share the tale of their recent controversial Super Bowl TV spot for Quality Plumbing! Dave and his guests chat about...2025-03-111h 13Taco the TownEpisode 213: DOS TEQUILAS KC! On Location! (w/ Tiffany Michelle)This week we're celebrating National Margarita Day at another new KC Taco Spot...DOS TEQUILAS KC in Shawnee, Kansas! With our special guest Taco Reviewer Actress & Comedian TIFFANY MICHELLE! And not only are we taste testing tasty tacos...we are taste testing tasty TORTAS! In a T3 FIRST Dave takes a bite of one of the most delicious Tortas he's ever had and it's a life-changer! Also Tiffany tells us about life as a stand up comic, growing up in Texas and New Mexico (Great Taco States) and taking the road less travelled driving through Mexico! What taco gems...2025-02-251h 06
Taco the TownEpisode 206: CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI! On Location! (w/ Paige Crosswhite)T3 is celebrating TacoWeen by hitting one of the newest Taco (and Tiki) Spots in the Crossroads...CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI!!! Two of Dave's Favorite things! TACOS N' TIKI! What a Combo! Dave is joined by special guest Tiki Critic/Painter/Art Teacher/World Traveler PAIGE CROSSWHITE! We cover a wide range of topics in this episode such as: A list of KC's Haunted Halloween Pop Ups! Paige tells us what makes a Tiki Bar a LEGIT Tiki bar and shares a whole lotta Tiki Fun Facts! As we sip on some Tiki Drinks, Paige tells us about her...2024-10-291h 59
Taco the TownEpisode 205: CAMPESINO vs LOS GALLITOS! TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! (w/ Carrington Harrison)To celebrate 7 Years of Taco-ing The Town, we've got another Epic TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN episode for you this week on T3! That's where we pit two Taco spots against each other in a titanic taco tussle to determine who has the tastiest tacos! And this time we've got two of the Newer Mission, Kansas Taco Spots going up against each other... CAMPESINO vs LOS GALLITOS!! It's the Gigantic Jostle on Johnson Drive!!! Joining Dave to taste test the tasty tacos is a man with some strong food opinions: CARRINGTON HARRISON (BAD MOVIES, WORSE OPINIONS Podcast & The Drive on 96.5 The...2024-10-221h 18
Taco the TownEpisode 204: STR-EATZ! On Location! (w/ Melissa Dwyer)On this episode of T3, Dave wishes everyone a HAPPY NATIONAL TACO DAY before taste testing the tasty tacos from STR-EATZ in South KC! (Not to be confused with STREATS in the Crossroads!) Dave is joined by special Guest Taco Reviewer MELISSA DWYER, a Taco Enthusiast, Hairstylist, Budtender, Actress and Up-and-Coming Stand Up Comedian who told us we just had to try her favorite taco spot...STR-EATZ!! Melissa tells us about her recent Honeymoon Adventure at the Corn Palace, how she was raised out in the country on Walking Tacos, the time she had the perfect taco in Mexico...2024-10-011h 29
Taco the TownEpisode 202: TAQUIZA KS! On Location! (w/ Jake Redpath, Kasey Famous & Evan Christian Goldt)This week we're hitting' up a new taco spot in one of Dave's old High School Cruisin' spots...TAQUIZA KS in Rosana Square with special guest Taco Reviewers from the KC Comedy Scene: JAKE (Jakin' Off Podcast) REDPATH, KASEY FAMOUS & EVAN CHRISTIAN GOLDT! (Who are all performing in the FOUNTAIN CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL this weekend in KC!! Get yer tickets!!) Dave and his guests get into some good Rosana Square & KenTacoHut tales (Like what is the go-to order while dining inside a KenTacoHut and who was that old dude who used to dance with young girls at Raoul's Velvet...2024-09-101h 25Taco the TownEpisode 201: THE TASTE OF THE K TACO! On Location at Kauffman Stadium! (w/ Chris Lost, Natalie & David Fieleke)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...2024-09-031h 04Taco the TownBEST OF TACO THE TOWN: FUZZY’S TACO SHOP! (w/ Birdie Hansen)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!
2023-10-271h 21Taco the TownEpisode 198: MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! On Location! (w/ Ivani Bing & Justin Bradley)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 i...2023-07-251h 28Taco the TownEpisode 197: BARRIO TAQUERIA! On Location! (w/ Danielle ”KC NASA Lady” Jones & Fox 4’s Marcus Officer!)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...2023-07-191h 29Taco the TownEpisode 188: CHEF TITO’S! On Location! (w/ Joanna De Leon & Jerry Rapp from THE MAESTROS and special appearance by Chef Tito himself!)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...2023-03-141h 45Taco the TownEpisode 182: Return to Rancho Grande! ON LOCATION! (w/ Chris Lost & Scott Hartley from SUNEATERS)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: the 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...2022-12-141h 15Taco the TownEpisode 180: CLUSTERTRUCK with QUIXOTIC! (w/ Tina Rojas, Montanna Michels & Morgan Henning)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...2022-11-021h 44Taco the TownEpisode 179: LAWRENCE TACOFEST! On Location! (w/ Christie Courville, Elina Alterman & Howie Graham)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...2022-10-261h 55
The Kingstonian PodcastVicki Keith - Learning Life Lessons from SportSend us a textYears ago, Vicki Keith woke up in the middle of the night and decided that marathon swimming was going to be her sport; she pulled down her copy of the Guinness Book of World Records and focused on some milestones she felt she could achieve. In 1988, she became the first person to swim across all five of Canada’s Great Lakes in the space of 61 days. She has 16 world records to her credit and has now dedicated her time to coaching swimming for youth with physical disabilities, and their able-bodied siblings. 2022-09-2035 minTaco the TownEpisode 173: SOCIAL in Waldo! ON LOCATION on 816 Day! (w/ Jamie Weiss & Sarah Blattner)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...2022-08-231h 27Taco the TownEpisode 168: WEST COAST SUMMER TACO-CATION! On Location in Hollywood! (w/ Michael McMillian)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...2022-07-011h 46Taco the TownEpisode 164: Third Street Social! ON LOCATION! (w/ Natalie Fieleke, Hannah Williams and Po Wang)We're back on the South Plaza this week checking out the tasty tacos at THIRD STREET SOCIAL with special Taco Reviewer Guests NATALIE FIELEKE (Snack & Style Aficionado) and Savor & Swirl Co-owner HANNAH WILLIAMS! Natalie tells us about her days working at Taco Bell as a teen! (What secrets did she learn? Did she get to use the meat hose?) Hannah remembers her weird childhood Taco Bell order! (Sour Cream and Black Olive Taco?) Natalie fills us in on her recent trip to Mexico and DAVE WANTS TO PAINT A NEW TACO MURAL! WHO WANTS TO HIRE HIM? Also: Ketchup in...2022-05-171h 05Taco the TownEpisode 163: PORT FONDA! ON LOCATION! (w/ Alena Lee, Bill Hurrelbrink, Nick Leckey, Becca Stout and Dave’s MOM!)
It's a big week on T3!! It's Cinco De Mayo Week and Mother's Day Week so Dave kicks off the episode by interviewing his MOM, the woman who started Dave on his Taco Journey! She even answers some TACO TOPICS questions! Then Dave and his guests, KCTV 5's ALENA LEE & BILL HURRELBRINK and Super Bowl Champ & NFL Vet NICK LECKEY, belly up to the bar at Westport's PORT FONDA and taste test the tasty tacos and salsas and preview their Cinco De Mayo Street Party!! Alena helps us figure out what exactly MUD RAIN is, we check in with Bill...2022-05-031h 42Taco the TownEpisode 162: Jose Peppers vs. Mi Ranchito! TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN # 2! (w/ Steve & Mike Weatherford)
It's way past time we had another Titanic Taco Tussle!! That's right! It's time for another TACO CHAIN THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN!!! This is where T3 pits two taco chains (this time two local taco chains) against each other to determine who has the tastiest tacos! This time it's the two KC titans with multiple locations....JOSE PEPPERS VS. MI RANCHITO!! We're putting their tacos, espinaca and chips n' salsa to the ultimate taco cage match! To help us get to the bottom of these tacos we are joined by our special guest Taco Reviewers THE WEATHERFORD BROTHERS, STEVE & MIKE! They help...2022-04-271h 28Taco the TownEpisode 161: RED BRIDGE BARRIO! ON LOCATION! (w/ Marisa ’Madame’ MacKay & Jenny Pierce w/ the KC Burlesque Festival)KC has a rich taco history but it also has a rich Burlesque history so this week we're combining them both as we taste test the tasty tacos at the RED BRIDGE BARRIO (BARRIO KC) with KC Burlesque Performers MARISA "MADAME" MACKAY and JENNY PIERCE! Marisa and Jenny help us preview the upcoming 10th Annual KC Burlesque Festival on MAY 7th at the Historic Folly Theatre (Get your tickets today!!) and Dave is offered the chance to be a judge at the show! Will he accept?! Jenny tells us about growing up in the Non-Taco-Centric city of Lexington, Kentucky and...2022-04-191h 25Taco the TownEpisode 155: LOS CORRALS! On Location! (w/ Brittany Tilander, Palmer Davidson & Patrick Moore)In this episode we FINALLY head down to 9th Street to taste test the tasty tacos at one of the oldest (if not THE oldest Mexican Restaurants in Kansas City) LOS CORRALS!! Dave is joined by special guest taco reviewers BRITTANY TILANDER (Voted The Pitch's Best Stand Up Comic in KC 2021), PALMER DAVIDSON (Fox 4's GREAT DAY KC aa well as many future undisclosed projects) and returning for his third time on the show PATRICK MOORE (Fox 4's GREAT DAY KC, KC Magazine's Podcast) to review this KC Classic! Los Corrals was opened in 1949 so we run down a list of...2022-02-151h 26Taco the TownEpisode 153: CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL PARTY! ON LOCATION AT JULEP! (w/ Michael McMillian, Daisha Jones, Megan Werner, Aisa Palomares & Chris Lost)This week we celebrate the conclusion of another year of Taco-ing the Town with our Annual Christmas Holiday Cocktail Party! And this year we're sampling the tasty and festive cocktails at JULEP's SIPPIN' SANTA Holiday Pop Up with some Taco The Town All Stars: Actor, Writer, Podcaster MICHAEL MCMILLIAN, KSHB TV 41 Traffic Anchor & Host of 'ONE TANK TRIPS' DAISHA JONES, Oncology Researcher & Cornhusker fueled on Coffee and Beer MEGAN WERNER, Actress/Model/Stuntwoman AISA PALOMARES & Co-Host of the Lost & Found & Rewound Podcast CHRIS LOST! Dave kicks things off with his special take on a beloved KC Christmas Classic! Daisha tells...2021-12-221h 42Taco the TownEpisode 151: THE SUGAR SKULL GRILL! (w/ Belinda Post)
This week we track down some tasty tacos from The SUGAR SKULL GRILL Taco Truck with our special guest Taco Reviewer TV's BELINDA POST! Belinda tells us about the time she was a dancer at a Kid Rock Concert, her favorite KC Holiday Pop Ups and we get to the bottom of her typical Taco Tuesday game plan! Dave tells Belinda about the time he had an Out-Of-Body Taco Experience as a Child while Belinda tells Dave about her trips into the mountains where she gets out of the city and connects with nature! In the TACO TICKER, we taco...2021-12-081h 25Taco the TownEpisode 149: CAPTAIN‘S CORNER! GIANT TACO THANKSGIVING! On Location! (w/ Molly Buchanan, Mindy Hargesheimer and Katherine Wald)This year we're spending Thanksgiving in Paradise (Missouri) at CAPTAIN'S CORNER, Home of the Super tasty GIANT TACO!! Dave is joined by Molly Buchanan aka Crowning Glory Blog on Instagram and Mindy Hargesheimer aka Kansas City Bucketlist on Instagram! And instead of eating turkey we partake of the BIG FAT TACOS at Captain's Corner inside the Paradise, Missouri General Store! Also Store Owner and Head Chef KATHERINE WALD stops by to tell us the origin story of the GINORMOUS TACO and taco 'bout the other wonders in Paradise! We do a DEEP DIVE into Thanksgiving and for the first time...2021-11-241h 30Taco the TownEpisode 146: HALLOWEEN SPOOK-TACO-LAR! On Location at CARVED in Riverside! (w/ Allison Sasso, Scary Gary Cooper, ‘Killer‘ Katie Crawford, Chad ‘Creepy‘ Crenshaw)It's that terrifyingly taco-tastic time of year!! TACO-WEEN TIME!!! And we're celebrating this year by eating tacos and popcorn (and popcorn tacos and sometimes cotton candy/popcorn tacos) at CARVED in Riverside, Missouri! CARVED is a fun, one night only, Halloween Event in Riverside that has everything! A Pirate Ship, Fortune Tellers, Fire Dancers, Stilt Walkers, a Haunted Trail, a Zombie Robot named Carl, Jack-O-Lanterns and a TACO TRUCK!!! Host Demonic Dave gets a Tarot Card Reading from ALLISON SASSO from VEIL & VOW TAROT and she uncovers Dave's Taco Future! Then later Dave and his Taco Reviewer Guests SCARY GARY...2021-10-271h 55Taco the TownEpisode 143: CACTUS GRILL! ON LOCATION AT TERRA LUNA! (w/ Quixotic‘s Maggie Andriani, Liz Fraley & Ethan Lottman)This week we are deep in the mystical and mesmerizing forests of the Overland Park Arboretum, the location of Quixotic's Terra Luna Experience, eating tasty tacos from CACTUS GRILL with performers from Quixotic MAGGIE ANDRIANI, LIZ FRALEY and ETHAN LOTTMAN! We talk about what visitors can expect at Terra Luna this year (one more week of shows Oct. 1, 2. & 3rd), performing in bubbles on lakes, weird animal encounters and Dave talks about filming his early days filming his college caveman "art" films out at the Arboretum! Maggie reveals her hate for hardshell tacos and Liz and Ethan share their other controversial...2021-09-281h 16Taco the TownEpisode 141: Wiener Kitchen & Taco Via Taco Dogs! ON LOCATION! (w/ Dave & Jessica Derr & Elena Cleaves)
The sun sets on Hot Taco Summer with a little Labor Day wiener cookout as we try to unravel the Mystery of The Taco Dog w/ Dave & Jessica Derr from the Wiener Kitchen/Wiener Wagon and Elena Cleaves from Grace Advertising and AccessHealthNews.com! (Sadly Elena's Pet Pig did not join us.) Dave & Jessica introduce us to the Wiener Kitchen's delicious style of Taco inspired Sausage dishes and we also taste test the classic Taco Dogs from Taco Via! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell's new breakfast menu and their new Chief Impact Officer Lil' Nas X...2021-09-081h 19Taco the TownEpisode 138: WORLDS OF FUN! GRAND CARNIVALE! ON LOCATION! (w/ Katie Crawford, Chad Crenshaw and Davis DeRock)
Hot Fun Under The Hot Taco Sun! Dave and his guests spend the hottest day of this Hot Taco Summer on the hunt for tacos at the happiest place in KC, WORLDS OF FUN, riding rides and taste testing amusement park fare from 6 Different Countries during WOF's GRAND CARNIVALE Celebration! Dave is joined by Singer/Wordsmith/Worlds Of Fun First Timer KATIE CRAWFORD and the boys from C2D2 Films CHAD CRENSHAW and DAVIS DeROCK! We remember our favorite rides from Worlds of Fun past and Dave gives us some KC Amusement Park History Lessons! Chad tells us about his d...2021-08-041h 30Taco the TownEpisode 137: CITY BARREL! ON LOCATION! (w/ Kathleen Spiking, James Stutsman and Alana Gwinner)We're in the Crossroads this week taste testing the tasty Barbacoa tacos and beers at CITY BARREL with guests KATHLEEN SPIKING (Real Estate Agent from REECE NICHOLS & Taco The Town Super Fan), JAMES STUTSMAN (Owner and Brewer at City Barrel) and back for her 4th appearance on the show ALANA GWINNER from Eleven Three KC!! We check in with our guests to see how their HOT TACO SUMMER is going and Kathleen helps Dave get to the bottom of Taco Home Renovations! (Taco Nooks and Taco Pool Parties?) James teaches us how he gets an IPA to mate with...2021-07-271h 30Taco the TownEpisode 131: BURRITOVILLE!! (w/ Kate Haugan)Welcome to a land where up is down and tomorrow is yesterday.
Where things and ideas seem familiar but they are far stranger than any man or woman could ever imagine. WELCOME TO...BURRITOVILLE!!! That's right, this week we take a listen to a podcast from a twisted alternate dimension! We gaze into the looking glass at an alternate reality where Taco The Town doesn't exist and another Dave hosts a show called BURRITOVILLE with his co-host Chris-rito! NO TACO TALK ON THIS SHOW! CHONK CHONK! In this episode Dave (or Burrito Bill) and Chris-rito are joined by KA...2021-06-091h 20Taco the TownEpisode 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...2020-12-041h 20Taco the TownEpisode 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...2020-11-191h 15Taco the TownEpisode 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...2020-11-041h 14Taco the TownEpisode 108: SANCHO STREETSIDE! ON LOCATION! (w/ The Cast of the SPELLBOUND D&D Podcast)Put on your Magic Cloak and give your 20 Sided Dice a roll 'cuz we're talking Dungeons & Dragons (and TACOS) this week on T3 with cast members from the SPELLBOUND D&D Podcast (EMMA CARTER, REBECCA MUNOZ and KELSEA BOTWINIK-HRUZA!) Dave and his guests sit down by a street side and review the tasty tacos at SANCHO STREETSIDE in Shawnee! The Spellbounders teach Dave all about D&D and why it helps to have a Dad who is a Dungeon Master to teach you the ins and outs of D&D and elven culture! The SPELLBOUND team also do a Ta...2020-09-291h 22Taco the TownEpisode 106: Lights Snack Shack! (w/ Kristen Thomas)In a Super Sexy Edition of T3, Dave welcomes Sex Coach & Clinical Sexologist (and former Miss Belton 1998) KRISTEN THOMAS from Open The Doors Coaching and The Keep Them Coming with Open the Doors Coaching Podcast! Dave and Kristen review the tasty tacos at Lights Snack Shack in Belton, Missouri and taco 'bout everything involving Sex and Tacos and the Belton, MO Taco Scene! Topics Discussed: Is the taco a Sexy Food? What are the most Sexy and UnSexy Foods? Dating During a Pandemic! Fixing Your Online Dating Profile! Weird Dates! Describing Your Ideal Sex partner as a Taco Bell...2020-09-081h 16Taco the TownEpisode 105: TORCHY'S TACOS! ON LOCATION! (w/ Carly Duvall & Nick Leckey)TORCHY'S TACOS has arrived in KC so you know we had to give it the TACO THE TOWN treatment! Just in time for Taco Week! This week Dave is joined by 2 guests with strong taco-pinions, Attorney and Queso Enthusiast CARLY DUVALL and K-State All American/NFL Lineman/Super Bowl Champ/Food Lover & Texas Native NICK LECKEY! We break it all down this week with taco takes such as: HOW DO YOU CHOP YOUR CILANTRO? TACO SPOTS IN TEXAS! A STICK OF BUTTER IN YOUR SALSA? WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A TORTILLA CHIP? And we attempt to answer...2020-08-251h 26Taco the TownEpisode 104: Fenix at Strang Hall! ON LOCATION! (w/ Emily Gamble & Stann Tate)We're kicking it at the new Taco Destination FENIX inside the shiny new STRANG HALL Food Hall in Downtown Overland Park on this week's T3! Dave is joined by Former Power Lifter/Child Ballet Dancer & Current Actress EMILY GAMBLE and Professional DJ & Ambassador to All-Things Ohio, STANN TATE! We get into a little bit of everything on this week's show! LIKE: Planning a Space X Taco Trip! Cleveland and Chicago Tacos! Cleaning Pennies with Taco Bell taco sauce! Dave drops some Overland Park & James Naismith knowledge! Taco Mask Holes! And Taco Mask Innovations! Emily tells us about Primal Screaming...2020-08-181h 34Taco the TownEpisode 103: South Of Summit! ON LOCATION! (w/ Daisha Jones & Jon Stephens)This week we hit the hot taco streets of Waldo and review SOUTH OF SUMMIT, one of the newest Taco Spots in the City of Tacos with our special taco reviewer guests DAISHA JONES (41 Action News, One Tank Trips) and JON STEPHENS (PortKC)! We tackle a LOT of Taco Topics this week like: DEL TACO MEMORIES! Riverfront Taco Developments!! ARIZONA TACOS! TEX MEX! HOW MANY TACOS COULD PATRICK MAHOMES BUY WITH HIS NEW CONTRACT? Daisha tells us about her least favorite KC Street Name and also tells us about her fear of BIRDS and SWIMMING WITH SHARKS on her s...2020-08-101h 30Taco the TownEpisode 101: TA CO! ON LOCATION! (w/ Dan Billen, Sam Billen, Jay Draskovich, and Kristy Lopez)WE'RE BACK!! In Episode 1 of Season 2 of T3, prior to COVID-19 restrictions, we hit the Taco-opolis of Lawrence, Kansas and taste tested the tasty tacos at one of the newest taco joints in the area, TA CO!!
We are joined by our special guests THE BILLEN BROS (DAN & SAM) from PRIMARY COLOR MUSIC and we reminisce about their days growing up eating Greasy Mom Tacos in Oklahoma and Sam tells us the secret to making great Jorts! We're also joined by TA CO's Chef JAY DRASKOVICH & GM KRISTY LOPEZ! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss the new...2020-05-051h 17Taco the TownEpisode 100: 100th EPISODE!! PARTY BUS TACO CRAWL!! (w/ Taco The Town All Stars and Musical Performances by Chris Cardwell, Til Willis, and Suneaters)It's our 100th EPISODE and SEASON 1 FINALE! To celebrate we are hopping on a TACO PARTY BUS for an EPIC KC TACO CRAWL driving around to some of the amazing taco spots Dave and T3 have reviewed over the past 100 Episodes! We pack the Party Express with some TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS and we even have some taco-rrific Musical Performances by CHRIS CARDWELL, TIL WILLIS & SUNEATERS!
We'll check the TACO TICKER and taco 'bout a woman who was arrested for stealing a Chalupa and Taco Bell Cantina Locations offering Fake Liquor! We'll also check in with...2019-11-131h 25Taco the TownEpisode 98: Fric & Frac! ON LOCATION! HALLOWEEN EPISODE! (w/ Adrian Torres and Nat Bluhm)HALLOWEEN IS HERE! And this week we're reviewing the tasty tacos at FRIC & FRAC on 39th Street (HOME OF TACO SATURDAYS SINCE 1979!) with special spooky guests ADRIAN TORRES (Horrorversary Podcast Host, Alamo Drafthouse's TERROR TUESDAY Host, Boom Howdy Network) and NAT BLUHM (Artist/Designer with HighHeart Creative)! Dave is also joined this week by special co-host Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI who tells the gang about his intense Fear of Dolls!
This week we also break down a big list of our FAVORITE HORROR FILMS to watch on Halloween Night as well as a big list of the...2019-10-301h 50Taco the TownEpisode 96: 2nd ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!It's been two years since TACO THE TOWN started our quest to EAT EVERY TACO IN THE TOWN of KANSAS CITY (and Beyond!)
This week we take a look back at all the highlights, lowlights and tear-jerking emotional Taco Moments from YEAR 2 OF T3!!
This one has taco-rrific Taco Ticker News stories, Bad Reviews In A Funny Voice, Taco To Me Taco Questions and many tantalizing taco tales we enjoyed with our special taco reviewer guest stars and MUCH MORE! Also Don't miss some of our top singing moments from the past year! What can w...2019-10-161h 29Taco the TownEpisode 95: Dixon's Famous Chili Parlor! ON LOCATION! (w/ Greg D and Jenius McGee)It's NATIONAL TACO DAY and we're celebrating by eating TACOS at a Chili Parlor! But not just any chili parlor! We're taste testing the tasty tacos at DIXON'S FAMOUS CHILI PARLOR! Celebrating 100 Years in KC! It was Harry S. Truman's Favorite Chili Spot but we're not sure if he ever had the ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT TACOS! Joining us this week are Greg D & Jenius McGee, hosts of the "Nerds of Nostalgia" podcast as well as the "Nightmare Junkhead" podcast! They run down a list of some of their upcoming October film screenings and episode recordings at Screenland Armour and Tapcade as w...2019-10-081h 26Taco the TownEpisode 94: Waldo Thai! ON LOCATION! (w/ Shannon Gaines Bowman, Kate Haugan, Andrea Garcia and Pam Liberda)T3 is in Waldo this week and we're eating delicious THAI TACOS at Waldo Thai with special taco reviewer guests and KC Foodies SHANNON GAINES BOWMAN (Hardcore KC Foodies), KATE HAUGAN (Ham Kitty) and ANDREA GARCIA (Mind+Matter)! Dave and his guests run down their favorite Waldo hot spots as well as their favorite new restaurants in KC! We taco 'bout Fall Drinks in KC, What other restaurants that don't have tacos on the menu should do a pop up taco night, Thai Appetizers and IN-A-TUB VS. TACO VIA!!! WHAT CAMP ARE YOU IN? The gang is also joined...2019-10-011h 12Taco the TownEpisode 92: Dos De Oros! ON LOCATION! (w/ VICTOR & PENNY)KC's Swing-Infused folk jazz duo VICTOR & PENNY (Jeff Frehling & Erin McGrane) join Dave this week on location in Martin City, MO to taste test some of the tastiest tacos in the town at DOS DE OROS TAQUERIA! Dave meets some true kindred taco spirits as Victor & Penny taco 'bout eating tacos all across America while on tour with their band!
We discuss street taco memories, Chili Colorado, Iowa Tacos, Unique Mexican Dishes, Bad Cilantro Experiences and VICTOR & PENNY's Concert this Friday Night at Musical Theatre Heritage in KC! Dave also gets into some MARTIN CITY HISTORY and...2019-09-171h 20