Taco the Town

We're talkin' tacos and summer movies with Screenwriter and Co-chairman of Cinema KC JERRY RAPP and Filmmaker and Fox 4 Movie Critic SHAWN EDWARDS this week on T3 as we review their favorite neighborhood Taco spot TEOCALI! Jerry and Shawn breakdown what makes Teocali their favorite KC Taco Joint as well as dive into the Summer Movie slate! Dave also asks his guests their Most Overrated and Most Underrated Films of All Time! Jerry tells us a story about working with Nick Cage! And Shawn agrees with Dave on KC being the best taco city in the nation! We also delve into the question: What movie could have been made better with the inclusion of tacos? And why are tacos so under represented in film? In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Long John Silvers getting into the Taco scene and Jack-In-The-Box's new Tiny Taco Box! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "What fast food chain would you like to see come to KC?" and we talk Museums and Stuff! ALSO: DID PIRATES EAT TACOS? DOES NICK CAGE EAT TACOS?! WE COVER IT ALL ON THIS WEEK'S EXCITING SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER EDITION OF T3!! EDITED BY MATT ALLEN.

T3's Summer Taco Tour Across America continues this week as we hit the City of Big TACO Shoulders! The Windy TACO City! The City by the TACO Lake! MY KIND OF TACO TOWN...CHICAGO, ILLINOIS! Dave and Executive Producer Chris Garibaldi are joined by Chicago Residents Musician MATT NALBACH (Woodland Creatures, TOURS) and DR. SARAH HOLLOWAY (Woodland Creatures) and together we review the tasty tacos at ZACATACOS (with 5 Chicagoland Locations!) Matt and Chris reminisce about their early days of friendship in Chicago eating Taco Bell and all their great and terrible former band names! We also settle the argument on what kind of food town Chicago truly is! HOT DOGS? PIZZA? BURRITOS? TACOS? OR ITALIAN BEEFS? Chris and Matt discuss going to the same Chicago High School as David Hasselhoff! Chris talks about the time he watched his real Dad Steve McQueen film a movie in Chicago and we taco 'bout other Chi-Town Movie Filming Stories! We talk TASTE OF CHICAGO and NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Chicago's Alligator-On-The-Loose CHANCE THE SNAPPER and how many Tacos an alligator could eat! Also we remember the Cubs Good Luck Taco Bell in Wrigleyville (RIP!) We also touch upon the McDonald's in the UK serving a Kansas City Stack Burger and do some bad British Accents! We play 'HUZZAH or HARUMPH' and Matt & Sarah tell us about their many exotic travel/food tales! ALSO: Chris G. tells us about the new Suneaters album available FRIDAY JULY 26th and we play a song from the album! ON THE ROAD TASTE TESTING TASTY TACOS IN OTHER TASTY TACO TIME ZONES!! Wait, Chicago is in the Central Time Zone, too? Never mind!! EDITED BY MATT ALLEN

This week we're ON LOCATION at the 1st Inaugural KC TACOFEST in the KC Crossroads tasting all sorts of tacos and salsas and tequilas with former T3 guests and First Time T3 Guests! Dave is joined by Engineer MATT ALLEN, Former T3 Guest EMILY KEIZER, Former T3 Guest JESSI BURKETTE, CHRISTIE COURVILLE (actress, model), KEVIN SCHMIT (Chicago Sports Journalist/Podcaster) and Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI! Don't miss Dave discussing eating his first INSECT TACO!! Emily does the TACO GAUNTLET! In the TACO TICKER we discuss THE TORTILLAPOCALYPSE (Taco Bell and Chipotle running out of Tortillas!) and the recent Pig Intestine Truck Crash on the KC Highway! Where were those Pig Intestines Headed? ALSO: Is a Gyro a TACO?! And: HOW DO YOU HOLD YOUR HOT DOG and TACO? We also taco 'bout BURGER KING Selling $1 Tacos! Jessi takes on the TEQUILA TASTING CHALLENGE! And we run down a list of other Fun Food Festivals! MONKEY BUFFET FESTIVAL ANYONE? Kevin Schmidt, Chicago Sports Podcaster, tells us about Chicago Tacos! Bubba Starling's MLB Debut with the Royals! And Chris and Kevin breakdown their recent visit to the Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka! We also taco 'bout the Jalapeño Eating Contest and if Competitive Eating can really be called a sport! AND: What is a Walking Taco and what is a Frito Pie? Can a Walking Taco have Fritos in it? And what's up with Chicago Pizza? We also check the KC CUP and do some KC Talk! What a wonderful hot and steamy day at KC TACOFEST! Take me back to this place of dreams where wonders never cease!!! Edited by MATT ALLEN."

We're traversing the Taco Time Zones once again this summer taste testing tasty tacos in other great Taco Towns!! This week we're in LOS ANGELES reviewing the taco-rrific tacos at SALAZAR in Frogtown with old friend, T3 Superfan and LA Native ARTEMUS ARMAS and LA resident/Actor/Writer/Host of Bigfoot Collectors Club Podcast MICHAEL McMILLIAN! We're also joined by Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI who takes a walk down memory lane with his college buddy ART and we find out about their adventures jumping on cars and smashing chairs in Columbia, Missouri and how Art got his Nickname! Michael, Dave, Art, and Chris remember filming the movie THE TROUBLE WITH AIRBAGS in Columbia back in 1997! Art and Michael give us a list of their favorite LA Taco Spots! Michael gives us a taco history lesson! Art talks about tacos in QATAR and growing up in LA! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout JOE BIDEN's LA TACO TRIP! And the TACO BELL HOTEL in Palm Springs selling out reservations in 2 Minutes! OTHER TACO TOPICS COVERED: MENUDO! Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Tacos! Taco Brawls in Elysian Park! Turtle Tacos! Leaf and worm Tacos! MRE TACOS! CRICKET TACOS! And Chris G. tells us about his love for that one Ricky Martin Song! Just a beautiful Saturday eating tacos under palm trees in LA! The way Robert Palmer would have wanted it! Edited by MATT ALLEN. This episode of TACO THE TOWN is sponsored by TWISTED FRESH!

The boys from KC Rock Band BERWANGER (Josh Berwanger, Chris Jankowski, Brian Klein and Ricky "Twilight" Salthouse) join us this week to eat some tasty tacos from TRES MEXICANOS in Lawrence, KS and to tell us about their latest album WATCHING A GARDEN DIE! We play some tracks of the album and Brian gets into his many encounters at KC Taco Bell locations and talks about KENTACOHUT! We delve into some Tornado Talk, Janko and Ricky's recent trips to Mexico (Dolphins Eating Tacos?) and Ricky tells us about Pepe's Tacos in Norman, Oklahoma! We get into Janko's Wizard costume and the filming of him and Dave's cinema classic "DREAM CUBE!" Josh and Janko remember the time The Anniversary was on TRL Canada! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell's Free Doritos Locos Taco Day and taco 'bout the recent incident where a customer called the cops on a Taco Bell for running out of shells! We also break down the question: WHERE DO DORITOS LOCOS TACO SHELLS COME FROM? ALSO: LUCKY THE TACO EATING PIT BULL! In TOWN OF THE TACO: We ask 'WHAT UP WITH THAT, KC' and sing our favorite Radio/TV Jingles and tell tales of our Favorite Live Music Venues and Concerts in KC! ALL THIS AND THE TOPIC OF ALIEN RACES AND WHAT KIND OF TACOS THEY EAT! And Josh tells us about his UFO Sighting! NO GAMES! NO GIMMICKS! JUST REAL VALUE ON TACO THE TOWN! Edited by Matt Allen.

This week on T3 we attend a Pop Up Taco Happening at Dodson's in Waldo as we experience the Plant based Vegan Taco Goodness from DEAD BEET TACO SHOP! Dave is joined by special guest KIM HAWLEY (Vegan Author and Actress) and Dead Beet taco Shop Founder and Taco Queen KAT WILLIS! Kim tells us about working on a Chocolate Podcast (and the dark underbelly of chocolate) and growing up in Eudora, Kansas eating a lot of TACO JOHN'S! We talk a little about the 4th of July in KC and Kat Willis talks about how she started Dead Beet Taco Shop and what inspired her to become the KC Taco Queen! In the TACO TICKER we talk about the TASTY TACO vs. WICKED TASTY TACO Legal Battle! We also talk about the latest tale in CHEESY GORDITA CRIME (Or crimes at a Taco Bell!) We even discuss the latest Vegan Taco Bell menu items! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout THE WEIRDEST PLACE IN KC and we describe our PERFECT KC DAY! ALL THIS AND Dave remembers the summer the Double Decker Taco Supreme debuted! PLUS: Kim talks about raising a Burrito Eating Baby! This episode of T3 is sponsored by TWISTED FRESH and LOTUSPOOL RECORDS! Edited by MATT ALLEN!

This week, T3 is ON LOCATION at the inaugural LOUD & LOCAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL in Rockin' Riverside, Missouri! Dave is joined by Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI and together they interview the amazing music acts and performers appearing at Loud & Local! This episode includes visits with Event Organizer, APRIL ROBERSON; Musician NATHAN JURRIES; Solo Singer/Songwriter and Singer/Drummer for SUNEATERS, CHRIS CARDWELL; Musician, HEIDI LYNNE GLUCK; Painter/Dancer/Disco Queen, JENNY SEVERO; Composer of the TACO THE TOWN Theme Song and Bassist/Singer for SUNEATERS, SCOTT HARTLEY; and last but not least our very special guest, Actress/Voice Over Artists/Hollywood Body Double, SARAH TUTTLE SCHERR! When the Taco Truck for the festival doesn't arrive, we call out an audible and review some Taco flavored tortilla chips...LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS STREET TACO Flavored TORTILLA CHIPS to be exact! We also taco 'bout Riverside History, Our Favorite RED X Stories, We Sing a Little Meatloaf and Sarah tells us about the time she was a semi-nude body double in the movie UP IN THE AIR, sharing the screen with George Clooney! Just talkin' tacos at a Music and Arts Fest! The way Meatloaf would've wanted it! Edited BY MATT ALLEN.

It's morning in Kansas City and that means Dave is hungry for some BREAKFAST TACOS! So this week on T3 we are reviewing the tasty tacos at RED KITCHEN TAMALES in the Brand New Lenexa City Center's Public Market with Special Guest DANIELLE LEHMAN from the OPEN BELLY Podcast! On this episode, we discuss the wide variety of KC restaurants reviewed on OPEN BELLY and Danielle discusses her youth eating tacos growing up in Hutchinson, Kansas (TACO HUT Anyone?) We get into Lenexa's rich Spinach History as well as other Lenexa Fun Facts! WE LIKE LENEXA! We also talk about Danielle's days working at MySpace and we ask the question "What is a Sancho?" We also break down what makes a good breakfast taco! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about India becoming the 2nd most Taco Bell-ingest country in the world and Chipotle's stocks dropping due to African Swine Flu! We also get into Food Trucks, Our Other Favorite KC Food Podcasts, TACO TOWELS, LA TACOS and we invent an apparatus to help us eat tacos while driving! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk CITY MARKET, THE LAMEST THING IN KC and STREETCAR DESTINATIONS! We also encounter a quandary: ARE WE EATING BREAKFAST TACOS, BURRITOS or BURR-ACOS? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW!! Rise and Shine with TACO THE TOWN!!!

Dave's quest to eat all the tacos in Kansas City continues as he hits the Westside once again and taste tests the tasty Kansas City style Tacos at P.R.'S PLACE with guests Photographer/Urban Explorer/Cyclist KIM HORGAN and Actor/Voice Over Artist/KC Radio Legend RICK TAMBLYN! The trio discover that P.R.'s is business up front and taco party in the back!! Rick tells us about his favorite taco hole-in-the-walls and growing up in KC and being scared of Mexican Food (Too Spicy!) as a child! Kim gives us the lowdown on growing up in Oklahoma as a child of Irish parents and being deprived of tacos! We get into Kim's cycling photography and Rick and Kim give us some cycling tips! We also talk KC Tornadoes, Taco Via Sauce and Dave tells us about his Taco Vision Quest! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about the TACO BELL HOTEL in PALM SPRINGS and KFC JAPAN's new menu item: the CHICKEN SLIDER TACO! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk about THE PERFECT KC DAY and the BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN KC! ALSO: Dave reveals his recent visit to TACO BELL where they refused to make him a Chicken Gordita!! ALL OF THIS AND WE EVEN SING A LITTLE 'HOTEL CALIFORNIA' with Taco-centric lyrics! JOIN THE TACO THURSDAY PARTY AT P.R.'S PLACE THIS WEEK ON T3!! EDITED by MATT ALLEN. EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY CHRIS GARIBALDI."

We're ON LOCATION at the new South Plaza Location of MISSION TACO JOINT reviewing their special seasonal JUICY BANGER TACO as well as their tasty Vegan tacos! With special guests Comedian/Radio Guy PATRICK MOORE and Model/Actress/Photographer/Vegan ALANAH O' CONNOR! Host Dave also talks about creating the huge GHOST ROCKERS EATING TACOS IN SPACE WITH ALIENS Mural featured on the main dining room wall at Mission Taco Joint-South Plaza! This episode we're also joined by Special Guests from Mission Taco Joint Kitchen Manager Luis Zamacona and Assistant General Manager Chelsey Tighe! Alanah describes her adventures of eating Vegan in KC! Patrick tells us secrets from working at Taco Republic and also tells us tales of KC Radio Legend Chuck Nasty and The Keyhole! We talk TACO PHOTOGRAPHY! FOOD TRUCKS! TACO UNITARDS! SOUTH PLAZA EATING! In the TACO TICKER we discuss: DEL TACO'S POPULAR NEW VEGGIE TACOS! TACO BELL EMPLOYEE SLAPPING A CUSTOMER COMPLAINING ABOUT AN OVERCOOKED CHALUPA! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask the question: KC HAS THE BEST (BLANK) IN THE WORLD! And our THE BEST THING/THE WORST THING ABOUT KC! We also taco 'bout the new KC Slogan: THE NEW MIDWEST! We do some BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES AND TACO TOPICS! This episode's chock full of healthy vegan taco fun so climb aboard your surfing space taco and fly off onto the tasty taco Asteroid Belt!!!

In EPISODE 75 of TACO THE TOWN we're EATING TACOS IN A BIKE SHOP!! THAT'S RIGHT! Something everyone has to do once in life! We're joined by special guests AMY O'CONNOR and ANDREW HAGERTY from the KC Artist Collective THE OMNIVORES and we're munching on the tasty tacos at SPOKES CAFE & CYCLERY in QUALITY HILL! Amy and Andrew tell Dave about their current show GULP currently showing at the SqueezeBox Theatre and we also touch upon the state of tacos in their former haunts of Atlanta and Portland! We talk eating tacos while riding bikes, Portland Fun Facts and Andrew tells us about his love of cheffery! In the TACO TICKER we breakdown the current closing of two KC area QDOBA locations, Applebee's Dollaritas and THE SLOPESIDE TACO KITCHEN KNOWN AS THE TACO BEAST! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "WHAT UP WITH THAT, KC?" and we talk about Kansas City's way superior original name POSSUM TROT! We read some BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES and we also touch upon the amazing RANCH DRESSING Available at Spokes and SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE! What better way to spend your Taco Tuesday then riding a bike around KC eating some tasty Spokes Tacos!!

It's CINCO DE MAYO and what better day to finally review the Kansas City Taco Institution for almost 40 years...MANNY'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT! We are joined by guests Comedian and Podcaster BROCK WILBUR, Actress and Improv Performer KATE HAUGAN, Taco/Torta Aficionado ERIKA RATER, General Manager of Manny's DAVID LOPEZ, and Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI! Dave tests his guests on their CINCO DE MAYO knowledge in a CINCO DE MAYO QUIZ! We also discuss the Eater.com article that ponders the topic of THE KANSAS CITY TACO! We review the Kansas City Tacos at Manny's and they are Parmesan Cheese-errific! In this episode, Chris remembers his days as a Fajita Guy! Our guests' reminisce about their best MANNY'S memories! In a special interview, Dave sits down with Manny's GM DAVID LOPEZ to discuss the history of Manny's and tacos in Kansas City as well as the secrets to Manny's longevity! And Dave also presents David with a special gift! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout an award winning Detroit Taco Bell getting Xbox Prizes! Chipotle Sales Skyrocketing! And Taco Bell launches their summer fashion and beach/pool line! ALSO: Chris & Brock apply too much hot sauce! Chris cries! Sex Cults! Brock admits to being a garbage raccoon (He'll eat anything!) Walking Tacos! Our guests give their most controversial KC Taco/BBQ Opinions! We sing Mr. Wendall! AND: Chris tells us about his lifelong wish for Henry Winkler to be his Dad and the time he was in the same room with Prince's Ashes at Paisley Park! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A CINCO DE MAYO!!"

This one has it all, Taco The Towners! We review tasty BBQ Tacos just in time for Cinco De Mayo Available at PLOWBOYS BBQ in Downtown KC and Blue Springs with our special guests BLAIR CRAGG (Plowboys BBQ), TODD JOHNS (Plowboys BBQ) and ALANA GWINNER (Eleven Three KC!) We also check in with our friends THE PIZZA BROS Podcast and they tell us about their favorite taco place in Tacoma, Washington RED STAR TACOS! And last but not least, we have another edition of MICHAEL TAKES ON TACO BELL, where friend of the show Michael McMillian (True Blood, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) reviews items of the Taco Bell menu! This week Michael reviews the new Loaded Nacho Taco! Blair and Todd unveil the limited edition TACO THE TOWN TACO and the SQUEALER TACO! They also tell us taco-rrific tales from the American Royal BBQ Championship! And Alana tells us about the Waffle flavored Beer she recently brewed at Callsign! We get into the KC BBQ VS. KC TACOS DEBATE! And our guests tell us their most Controversial KC BBQ/TACO Opinions! In the TACO TICKER, we're discussing Another Man who was saved by Taco Bell Hot Sauce! As well as a Fake Meth/Brisket Taco Smuggling Scheme! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we reveal our favorite KC SECRETS! And get into a little TUNNEL TALK! ALSO: Blair talks about his search for the best Chips n' Salsa in KC! We talk WAL-MART! And KC Breweries! Get your bib on, Folks! This episode is as tasty as a BBQ Baked Potato with a side of nacho cheese!

T3 goes where it has never gone before this week (in many different ways) as we discuss one of life's many mysteries...WILL WE ONE DAY BE ABLE TO EAT TACOS IN SPACE?!! That's right, we're talking TACOS IN SPACE this week with Fox 4 Space Expert/NASA Ambassador and Physicist DANIELLE JONES (@kcsnasalady) and reviewing the tasty tacos at EL RANCHERO in Blue Springs, Missouri! Dave & Danielle cover many Space topics such as: Those Black Hole photos! Space Force! Interstellar: Worst Date Movie Of All Time? SpaceX, Elon Musk and Flamethrowers! Blue Springs UFO Sightings and life on other planets! WHAT IS THE BEST PLANET/MOON TO EAT TACOS ON? DAVE finds out that he doesn't actually own a part of the moon! QUESO ON TACOS! Yay or Nay? CORN vs. FLOUR TORTILLAS! In the TACO TICKER we discuss the CHURRO DONUTS that TACO BELL is testing in KC! And also The Case of The Stolen Modelo Truck! AND IN A SPECIAL TACOS IN SPACE Segment, Danielle answers Dave's hard hitting SPACE TACO Questions! DAVE ponders the probability of landing a spacecraft on a meteor and eating tacos on that meteor! ALSO: Danielle tells us how she spent the 2017 Eclipse and also tells us about a time she dated someone who worked at Chili's just to get them to bring home some of their salsa! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk KC PIZZA! Your PERFECT KC DAY! And don't miss DAVE telling us about his love for Ewoks! ALL THIS AND SQUIRREL TACOS, TOO! TACOS AND NASA!! A MATCH MADE IN SPACE!!"

This week we're ON THE ROAD! Eating Tacos in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE! Joined by special co-host Michael McMillian (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, True Blood), we hit up one of Nashville's Top taco spots, MAS TACOS POR FAVOR with local Nashville taco and biscuit fanatics JORDAN HALE and DANIEL HIGBEE or JORDANIEL (if you prefer) and we have the TACO TIME OF OUR LIVES! After some tacos and cocktails we taco 'bout the best Taco Spots in Nashville, How Hot Chicken Can Ruin Your whole day and our tour of the Honkey Tonk District on Broadway! (Don't miss Kid Rock's 4 Levels of Barf!) In the TACO TICKER, We discuss 6 Taco Bell employees attacking an impatient customer! Other Topics Discussed: Pedal Taverns! Did Charlie Chaplin ever eat a taco? Manspreading: The Sandwich Shop! Butterscotch Lattes! Bob Seger Concert Tales! We ask Daniel and Jordan what makes a good biscuit! Michael proclaims his meal at Mas Tacos as one of the Top 10 Best Meals of His Life! And In TACO TO ME, Daniel asks Dave: "What is your favorite movie to watch while eating tacos?" It's GUAC O' CLOCK in NASHVEGAS! So put on your favorite Marty Robbins record and join us on our Nashville taco quest

This week we're back in wonderful and wacky Waldo trying out the tasty tacos at CHELLY'S CAFE with guests STACY NEFF (One More Cup) and BENJI KING (Politics/Taco Fanatic)! Stacy tells us about working and living in Waldo and also fills us in on why Chelly's is one of her favorite taco spots in town! Benji walks down memory lane and tells us about his many former awful jobs (Burger King, Taco John's, Minsky's)! We talk everything Waldo! Wornall Potholes! Our favorite Waldo business' past and present! We give Shoutouts to Pineapple Slaw! Stacy gives us the inside scoop on the KC Coffee Shop scene! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about the Man who stormed a Taco Bell counter to make his own Mexican Pizza and we dive into the topic of Del Taco's Crinkle Cut Fry Scented Soap! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we discuss our favorite KC Neighborhoods and share our favorite Nelson Art Gallery Stories! (Mostly about doing questionable stuff on the lawn!) ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: Door-to-Door Taco Salesmen? Amigo's! And Dave proclaims that Chelly's might just have the best Carnitas Taco in Town! TACO THE TOWN! The best podcast to listen to while driving around KC dodging Potholes!"

T3 explores the Historic Northeast Neighborhood of KC and discovers some tasty tacos at TACOS EL GUERO with guest taco reviewers JULIA GUERRA (Architecture/Construction/Taco Specialist) and TERESA MALY (Wellness Blogger/Planet Comicon Social Media Maven)! We do a little preview of this weekend's Planet Comicon in KC and Teresa gives us some tips & secrets to having a taco-rrific Comicon experience! Dave previews what to expect at the T3 Comicon Panel! (Taco Drop?!) Dave and the gang also chat about STREET SALSA! The KC Museum! SUPER FLEA! Voted #1 Flea Market in KC! MINI HORSES! And Teresa tells us about her favorite taco place in St. Joe! In the TACO TICKER, we celebrate Taco Bell's 57th birthday and taco 'bout the Tripleupa and Steak Rattlesnake Fries! We also talk Postmates Taco Delivery and The new Minsky's/Joe's KC BBQ Pizza Mashup and what other KC Restaurant's we'd like to see do a mashup! ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: TACO VANS! KNOBTOWN PARKING LOT TAMALES! TACO VISITOR CENTER ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS! Favorite KC News Personality! Favorite KC Guilty Pleasure! And Julia gives us the Behind-The-Scenes of Rowing down the Missouri River! LOOK FOR THAT GLOWING TACO SIGNAL IN THE SKY!! ONLY TACOS CAN SAVE US NOW!!

It's the Greatest Week of The Year! The Pitch's KC TACO WEEK! In honor of this Taco Celebration, we organized a Taco Pub Crawl down Wornall Road and taste test the tasty tacos at LEW'S, THE WELL and CHARLIE HOOPER'S with our special guest reviewers from The Pitch KELCIE McKENNEY, REBEKAH LODOS, and JAKE EDMISTEN! Dave and the gang issue a Taco Challenge to all T3 listeners and give tips & tricks to organizing your own Taco Week Taco Crawl! Taco Topics Discussed: MUSTARD ON TACOS?! EATING TACOS IN KILTS! TACO THEMED HAIRCUTS! Is Taco Tuesday a Good Night to pick up Singles at Charlie Hooper's? In the TACO TICKER: The Man who dipped his testicles in Salsa! A Ski Resort in Ontario that has Slide Thru Take Out Windows at Taco Bell! ALSO: We talk to Steve Brown, Kitchen manager at Lew's and George Stark from Charlie Hooper's! And we try Lew's famous DAS BOOT Full of Beer! Grab your friends and organize your own Taco Crawl and maybe mix in some pelvic thrusting on the stage at The Well! It's TACO WEEK 2019! MARCH 18th-24th! The Most Taco-full time of the Year! Check out thepitchkc.com/tacoweek for all participating restaurants!"

T3 is in the BKS (That's Brookside y'all!) and we're reviewing the tasty tacos at BROOKSIDE BARRIO with guests Wellness Guru SARAH BUCHANAN (Indulge, @we.indulge) & Lawyer turned Influencer/Taco Lover BREA VOKOLEK (@overanalyzedthat)! We talk about Tacos and why they bring such happiness into the world and inspire us all to be the best taco supporters we can be! We also cover many taco topics such as: Peanut Butter Tacos! Fruit on Tacos! Raising your children to love Tacos! Yoga Taco Poses! And what whiskey is best to have with your Tacos! The gang also breaks down their favorite spots in Brookside as well as their favorite brunch spots in KC! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss the Man trapped in the snow for 5 Days who lived off of Taco Bell Sauce packets! We also talk about a Modelo Beer Highway truck crash and the Taco Bell employee who puts inspirational messages in people's takeout bags! ALSO: In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout the Best Places in KC to take Out-of-Town Guests and What's the Best Thing Happening In KC Right Now! ALSO: Is KC One of the fattest Cities in the US? And TACO NIGHTMARES! Put on your favorite Pitbull Greatest Hits CD and head on over to Brookside & crush some Tacos with the T3 Crew!"

Kansas City has become FLAVORTOWN with the opening of the newest taco joint GUY FIERI'S DIVE & TACO JOINT! Dave is joined by guests SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music) and IVANI BING (Magic 107 FM) and they review the Tacos and Trashcan Nachos from KC's newest hot spot in the Power & Light District! The gang also covers Meat Sweats at Brazilian Restaurants and the best Dives and Joints in KC! Sam tells us about Mexican Food in Japan and his dream of opening up a Mexican place there as well as the time he won a years supply of free Pizza! Ivani reveals her disdain for waffles, Oak Park Mall and her love of the Golden Corral! Dave tries to come up with new Guy Fieri inspired catch phrases for the show! In the TACO TICKER we cover Drive Thru Chipotlanes, GrubHub Taco Bell Delivery and the Case of the Crab Leg Buffet Brawl! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout How We Describe KC to people who have never been here as well as What's a Place in KC whose Time has come and Gone! The music is loud, the tacos are tasty and the tips are frosted in this week's T3!

T3 hits the great taco town of Lawrence, KS once again and reviews the tasty tacos at LUCIA BEER GARDEN + GRILL w/ special guests writer/podcaster NICK SPACEK (From & Inspired By Podcast, Starburst Magazine, Lawrence Magazine) and musician/podcaster KATLYN CONROY (La Guerre, Cowboy Indian Bear, Hospital Ships & Creep Quest Podcast)! Nick and Katlyn update us on the latest changes in the Lawrence Taco Scene and tell us about their favorite film soundtracks! Katlyn runs down a list of her recent favorite stories in creepy weird crypto news! We get into a deep conversation about the man who killed a mountain lion with his bare hands (were tacos involved?) and Katlyn informs us on the Ins-and-Outs and tricks of the 'ON THE BORDER' Bottomless Taco Challenge! In the TACO TICKER: A woman gives Birth in a Taco Bell Parking Lot! What should she name the baby?! And The Home of Taco Bell founder Glen Bell is on the market again! The Home That Tacos Built! It has a SPORTS COURT! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout UNION STATION and LAZER LIGHT SHOWS! And Colleges around KC! Dave remembers the time a Michael Jackson Impersonator visited his Elementary School! ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: A Burrito Eating Squirrel! And Weird T-Shirt Requests! Coming to you straight outta Lawrence 'Friendly' Kansas!! Be sure to check out Dave's appearance on Nick's podcast FROM & INSPIRED BY where they talk about the soundtrack to Boogie Nights!!

Travel Expert and Continent Hopper BROOKE ROBERTS (@thenewdorothy, Brazenist) joins us on T3 this week as we taste test the tasty tacos at TRIBE STREET KITCHEN in the River Market! Brooke shares with us some of her best travel stories (THE TOP 4 PLACES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE!) and globe trotting travel tips as well as tales about growing up in Southeastern Kansas and saving up her money for some Taco Tico! There's a lotta TACO TICO talk in this episode as well as Overseas Taco Talk! IN THIS EPISODE: Dave tries to convince Brooke to travel to the exotic locale of Belton, Missouri! Dave and Brooke talk about their Grandpa's Tattoos! Dave reveals a bad taco date he once had! In the TACO TICKER: We talk Taco Bell's Galentine's Day Party Tips, Taco Bell opening up in Thailand and we even touch upon the new Guy Fieri Taco Joint opening up in the P&L! This one has it all: STREET MEATS! INDIAN FOOD! DRACULA'S CASTLE! BEST OVERSEAS EATS! EATING IN THE WORLD'S FANCIEST McDONALD'S! Brooke's Favorite Overseas Customs! In TOWN OF THE TACO we discuss KC's Most Underrated or Hidden Attraction! As well as How do you describe KC to someone who has never been here? ALSO: We talk a lotta tongue (lengua, that is) and Brooke tells us about the time she visited DAVE'S COZY LITTLE HOSTEL!! Climb aboard this taco caravan! Wondrous taco adventures await!"

It's our VALENTINE'S DAY Episode and no dadgum Ice Storm is gonna keep us from eating tacos this week! TACO THE TOWN is back and this week we review the tasty tacos from EL PATRON with guest reviewers Emily Keizer and Boyce Richardson (CoastlessKC Podcast). Emily gives us her breakdown of the top Chips n' Salsa in KC as well as her go to tacos at Torchy's when sh goes to Texas and Boyce reminisces about his days working at a Mexican Restaurant in the Pittsburg, Kansas Mall and remembers his Southeast Kansas Taco Roots. We run down a list of the Worst Valentine's Day Gifts and remember Good and Bad Valentine's Days from our past! We even break down the proper way to order food at Carnicaria San Antonio and Joe's KC ("RESPECT THE SYSTEM!") In the Taco Ticker we talk about Costco's Street Taco Kit! A 12 Pound $65 Super Bowl Taco! Wouldya Eat It? T-Mobile Offering Free Taco Bell Tacos!! In TOWN OF THE TACO We Talk about our Favorite Childhood Memories of KC! And Our Favorite KC Guilty Pleasure! ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: We talk about overseas tacos and TACO BELL arriving in London and Dave is asked "What fictional world do you think has the best tacos?" Don't let the Cilantro Soap Truthers get you down! Taco The Town is here to set things right!

T3 reviews one of Dave's favorite little taco stops, CARMEN'S COCINA II in Olathe this week with guest taco reviewers Actor/Model/Wrestling Announcer CHRIS LEON and Actress/Model/Info-mercial Producer JESSI BURKETTE! We discuss wacky and inventive SUPER BOWL Eats and what exactly are Trash Can Nachos? The gang runs down many taco topics such as: PEAS IN TACO? POTACOS: YAY OR NAY? and Taco Bell Flavored Oreos: Would ya eat 'em? Jessi tells us about the time she won a Oreo Stacking Competition as an 8 Year Old & Chris faces Dave's wrath for ordering a Burrito! In the TACO TICKER we talk about a Toronto Taco Bell that created a Nacho Cheese Dispensing Billboard as well as discuss the El Chapo Trial where it was revealed the Mexican Drug Lord was discovered by the authorities by sending his men out for some tacos to go! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk about our Favorite Neighborhoods in KC and we tackle KC Dance Clubs and a little place called FUNKYTOWN! ALSO: Jessi tells about the time she was inflicted with the affliction known as Jalapeno Hands and we get into her Cilantro Addiction (Would she wear Cilantro-infused clothing?) And In a very lively TACO TO ME, Dave is asked the question all of America has been wanting to know...does he own Taco-themed Underwear?! This episode has it all...except for Potacos!

In a very important T3, friends of the show JOLIE JUSTUS (KC Mayoral Candidate) and MICHAEL McMILLIAN (Actor/Writer "CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND", "TRUE BLOOD") stop by to discuss The FUTURE OF KANSAS CITY and THE FUTURE OF KANSAS CITY TACOS! Jolie tells us her personal Taco History and she relives her years living in Branson and encountering Country Music Legends as well as Branson Legends Yakov Smirnoff and Shoji Tabuchi! Michael recounts his recent audition for a Taco Bell commercial and reveals that Nacho Fries are coming back! Dave along with T3 Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI pepper Jolie about the Future of Tacos in Kansas City and her mayoral campaign platform on how she will change the taco landscape of the city! (Filling the potholes on Wornall Road with Tacos? Streetcar filled with tacos?) TACO TOPICS DISCUSSED: Where is Northmoor, Missouri and is it haunted by a red eyed demon dog? Austin, Texas' Airport Taco and Beer Intake! What's in a Cowboy Taco? We talk about the New KCI design, what it's new motto should be and also what taco places we'd put in the new concourse! Dave and the gang also talk how to pronounce 'salsa' and Dave is offered a role in Jolie's cabinet as Minister of TACOS! Some political promises are made and many many tacos are devoured this week on a VERY SPECIAL TACO THE TOWN (HALL)!

Dave re-ignites his passion for chicken and chicken tacos this week as we hit POI-Õ, one of the newest Chicken spots in town! With special guests Actress/Model MARIAH KELLI, Actor/Artist LUIS GARCIA (SPYN STUDIO, HECHO KC) and POI-Õ & THE BITE'S Chef CARLOS MORTERA, the gang reveals their personal taco back stories and get hands on with some tasty make-your-own tacos! It's KC Restaurant Week and we reveal all the places you can get tacos on the KCRW List! We also run down a list of all the best Chicken places in town! Carlos reveals his GO CHICKEN GO Chicken Strip Taco recipe and Mariah asks the question "CHURCH'S or POPEYE'S?" In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout the ENDLESS TACOS promotion at ON THE BORDER and we chat about the re-opening of a Famous Alabama Taco Bell. In OWN OF THE TACO we discuss where to find the BEST ITALIAN FOOD in KC and ask our guests: "KC needs to step up it's (FILL IN THE BLANK) Game!" In BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES we read some Bad Reviews of Local KC Kentucky Fried Chicken locations! OTHER TACO TOPICS COVERED: Walking Tacos! Is a Crepe a Taco?! TACOS ON THE RIVER! MAYO ON A TACO?! And who has the best Ice Cream Tacos in town? We're eating tasty chicken taco treats on the Westside this week on T3!

In our first show of 2019, T3 is taste testing the tasty tacos at the newly renovated CHAPPELL'S Restaurant and Sports Museum in North Kansas City with guest taco reviewers Actress/Voice Over Artist ARI TINNEN, Voice Over Artist, Radio Host & Sports Encyclopedia KURTIS SEABOLDT (Sports Radio 810 WHB) and T3 Executive Producer and Lotuspool Records CEO CHRIS GARIBALDI! CHAPPELL'S General Manager Brett Wagoner swings by as well! We do a little Chiefs vs. Colts Playoff Preview and relive our favorite Chiefs Memories and Chiefs Playoff Nightmares from the past! (Coach Andy Reid even stops by!) Ari reveals the best place in LA to get a taco as you get your car washed, tells us about the time she almost joined the circus and we get into her fear of puppets! We also introduce our new segment, The Taco The Town Sports Corner (Where we discuss the Amazing 1983 Huey Lewis & The News Album 'SPORTS!') In the Taco Ticker we taco 'bout Chipotle's Rose Bowl Float! (Would you lick it?) And we discuss the recent incident at a Taco Bell in Oklahoma where a man fired a gun at a drive thru window when he didn't receive enough taco sauce! OTHER TACO TOPICS DISCUSSED: Gold-flaking and Glitter Tacos! Making Your Own Sour Cream! Ketchup on Tacos (Don't Do it!) We scientifically break down HOW FAR COULD PATRICK MAHOMES THROW A TACO & HOW FAR COULD PATRICK MAHOMES THROW A FISH? We also touch upon The BOZO THE CLOWN SHOW and Gravy Flavored Candy Canes! In TOWN OF THE TACO we touch upon our FAVORITE STREETS IN KC and THINGS THAT BUG YOU ABOUT KC! In 2019, We want FULL TACO DISCLOSURE! Make your New Years Resolution to listen to more TACO THE TOWN!"

It's our last episode of 2018 and we're closing out the YEAR OF THE TACO by taste testing some tasty tacos at OSCAR'S AUTHENTIC MEXICAN GRILL in OooOOOoooOOlathe with some T3 All Stars KATE HAUGAN and The WEATHERFORD BROTHERS (STEVE and MIKE!) We celebrate Kate joining the 5 Timers Club! We also review the top happenings and news stories from 2018 THE YEAR OF THE TACO! We calculate HOW MANY TACOS DID DAVE EAT THIS YEAR? In the Taco Ticker, we read the story of a State Trooper being refused Taco Bell Service! And we go over a list of new Taco places opening in KC this month! Other Taco Topics covered: What does 2019 hold for Tacos? (Taco Gender Reveals?) Dave and Steve and Mike reminisce about their days playing in The Markers (Stanley, Kansas' premiere Comedy rock band) and the gang also gathers around the tacos and recounts WEIRD and WACKY CHRISTMAS and NEW YEARS EVE STORIES FROM THE PAST and reads some BAD REVIEWS of Kansas City Holiday Events/Locations! ALSO: WE HAVE OUR FIRST KC JINGLE OFF! With Taco Bell's Diablo Chips up for grabs (which we give a mini-review of!) Be sure to listen all the way to the end as we close the year with a tender KC Christmas Tune! TACO THE TOWN would like to thank our listeners and guests for making 2018 THE YEAR OF THE TACO a Taco-rrific year!!

It's our Festive Holiday Cocktail Party Episode and like all Holiday Cocktail Parties...this one quickly goes off the rails! We review the tasty cocktails from one of our favorite spots in KC, TIKICAT, with special Taco The Town ALL STARS, Singer/Writer KATIE CRAWFORD and 99.7 The Point Radio Personality BRADY GOODMAN! Also along for the party is Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI (who tells us tales from his Dark Childhood!) We get to the bottom of Tiki Culture (World War II Fighter Pilot Swingers) and we run down a list of what people in the 1960's thought made a good cocktail party! Brady updates us on his quest to dunk a basketball and we sing some of our favorite Christmas songs (some sung very well, some sung very poorly!) We ask Katie what a Juicy Lucy is, we discuss Taco Coin Crypto Currency as well as what Christmas character we identify with the most! Other topics discussed: Turtlenecks! Smoking Cigs! Crying during movies! And we talk a lotta WW2 like any good taco podcast is like to do! ALSO: We run down our Big List of Kansas City Christmas Must Do's! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TACO THE TOWN!!"

According to various news periodicals, food halls are taking over the USA and we've got our very own right here in KC...AND THEY'VE GOT TACOS! This week we review the tasty tacos from KARBON located inside THE PARLOR in The Crossroads with KC Supermodel/Actress/Modeling Coach NOELLE MANICA (themodelboard.com) and KC Interior Designer/Fashion and Food Influencer JOSUE "JOSH" MONTES (Instagram: @1dapperlatino)! Dave and the gang are also joined by KARBON'S Head Chef and Creator RACHEL RINAS and she breaks down all the delicious taco flavors that are available at this Parlor Taco Spot! Other Taco Topics Discussed: Food Halls vs. Food Courts! TEXAS TACOS vs. KC TACOS! Noelle and Josh break down the Coolest Events they attended in KC this year and what every KC citizen should check out next year! In the Taco Ticker we taco 'bout Taco Bell's new MIDNIGHT MELT TACO! And TACO BELL CANADA is selling Crunch Wrap Sumpreme Wrapping Paper JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! All this and Dave declares: "I AM THE TACO JESUS!"

Things are Rockin' in Riverside, the Atlantic City of Kansas City! #ACofKC We're slinging dice and crushing tacos on this week's edition of T3! We're coming to you ON LOCATION from The ARGOSY CASINO and their taco-rrific Taco joint THE LUCKY TACO! We review their tasty tacos, margaritas, Salsa Bar and other delicious Mexican dishes! Joining us this week are Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI and our special guests APRIL ROBERSON (Riverside Chamber of Commerce), THEO BUNCH (The Healthy Living Department, Cornerstones of Care) and Musician/Artist CALVIN ARSENIA! Theo and Calvin talk about their upcoming SAVOR THE SOUND Event! Dave reveals his hidden dream of living in a casino and eating room service tacos! We taco bout our best Gambling and Casino stories! Chris reveals he and Dave's new band PARTY TRAIN and THE SECRETS TO HAVING A GREAT PARTY! In the TACO TICKER we talk about: TACO BUENO GOING BANKRUPT! And April reveals her love for taco Bueno and their Party Tacos! And a '70's Reunion Concert featuring a V.I.P. Taco Bar! In TOWN OF THE TACO we discuss: The Best Sandwich Spot in KC! KC BBQ! And what is the most underrated or hidden attraction in KC? And we ask the question: "ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOVE TACOS PRESSURED INTO EATING TACOS ON TACO TUESDAY?! DO THEY HAVE TACO TUESDAY ANXIETY? And: SHOWER TACOS?! Are those a thing?" Put on your lucky Taco Pants 'cuz we're a Gamblin' and a Ramblin' on this week's T3!"

In our SPECIAL THANKSGIVING EPISODE, Dave continues his taco trek down West 39th Street and he taste tests the tasty tacos from DRUNKEN WORM w/ special guests KC Actors and Filmmakers DAVIS DEROCK and CHAD CRENSHAW (from C2D2 Films), and Actress/Artist SHAWNA DOWNING! We sample the specialty THANKSGIVING TACO (Available all November Long at Drunken Worm) as well as the eclectic mix of other tacos (and Worm Dip) available on Drunken Worm's Menu! Find out what holiday Dave and the gang think it really tastes like! ALSO DON'T MISS THE FIRST EVER TACO THE TOWN THANKSGIVING SKIT with amazing acting performances from our guests re-enacting the FIRST THANKSGIVING! Sure to be an Annual T3 Tradition! Other Taco Topics discussed: TACO BELL PARTY ROOMS, LITTLE CAESER'S PIZZA closing all over KC, IRISH TACOS! POT ROAST TACOS! An American Royal Taco Showdown? and Choosing the Proper Name For Your Taco. Davis reveals his childhood struggles of never learning the proper way to hold a taco! We also touch upon TACO TICO, favorite stops on West 39th Street, Thanksgiving Plans/Yams, and who has the best MAC N' CHEESE in KC?! Last but not least: BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES with some amazing, funny Voices! Like the delicious infused tequila drinks from Drunken Worm we hope your THANKSGIVING IS SWEET AND FULL O' FLAVOR AND GETS YA TIPSY! HAPPY TACOSGIVING FROM TACO THE TOWN!

MOLLY BALLOONS and friends BRIGHTON GRAY and JADRIAN SALMONS join us this week as we hit up one of the best late night Taco joints in the town...TIKI TACO on West 39th Street! Molly tells us her Balloon origin story, recounts the ups and downs of the Balloon Industry (mostly Ups!) and previews what we can expect at her BALLOON FASHION SHOW THIS FRIDAY Nov. 16th at The Abbott! Jadrian tells us about the time he ordered $93 worth of tacos from TIKI TACO and Brighton tells us about the time she had to walk through The Nelson's Haunted Egyptian Exhibit in the dark... at NIGHT! In TOWN OF THE TACO the crew talk about THE BEST PLACE TO GRAB A QUICK BITE IN KC & THINGS YOU SEE IN KC YOU DON'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE! Taco Topics Discussed: TACO SHAPED CARS! FREE TACOS AT THE LIBRARY! FLOATING TACOS ABOVE THE BARTLE HALL SCULPTURES! TACO THEME PARKS! JET PACKS & TACOS! A Bus Driver Yells at Taco Bell Employees for Playing With Her Food: A Scene Re-enacted by our guests! Taco Bell's World Series Steal A Base Steal a Taco Promotion! CITY UNION MISSION TACOS! Dave reveals his part time gig as a Payton Manning Impersonator! And we taco 'bout the LEGEND of DB COOPER! ALL THIS AND DAVE SMELLS MOLLY'S PERM, TOO! Just Gettin' Weird kickin' it on West 39th Street with MOLLY BALLOONS and FRIENDS this week on T3! Tickets to the MOLLY BALLOONS FASHION SHOW this Friday are available at molly-balloons.ticketleap.com/theballoonfashionshow!

It's Football Season and what better place to talk tackles and tortillas, sacks and salsa, Quarterbacks and Queso than ARROWHEAD STADIUM!! This week's episode emanates from the Home of The Kansas City Chiefs...ARROWHEAD STADIUM! Dave along with Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI and their special guests actress/model and roving taco reporter, MADISON JOHNSON and KC Chiefs/KC Food Fanatic RON WOODS come to play and taste test some tasty tacos and Quesadillas from the EAT DRINK TACO Stand in Section103! The gang reminisces about their favorite KC Chiefs memories and heartbreaks as well as their favorite all-time Chiefs Player! Chris G. reveals his secret identity, TITANS TIM (Kansas City's biggest Oilers/Titans fan)! Other Profound Pondering Includes: How Far Could Patrick Mahomes throw a taco? How would you fix the NFL? (Hint: MORE ROBOTS!) The crew gives their Chiefs' season predictions! Madison breaks down the Wichita Taco Scene! And what is the Best PATRICK MAHOMES NICKNAME?! TACO TICKER Stories This WEEK: A TEXAS UBER DRIVER IS ATTACKED WITH TACOS! ARE UBER EATS DRIVERS SNEAKING A LITTLE SNACK? CHIPOTLE'S NEW REWARDS PROGRAM! And in TOWN OF THE TACO We Ask: "What's the Best place in KC to Bring Out-Of-Town Guests?" and "What is the WORST DAY You've Ever Experienced in KC?" And we get to the bottom of Chris' bitter sweet relationship with Cab Drivers! Like a spicy Taki Taco, this episode kicks ya right in the flavor nozzle and keeps on truckin'! Thanks to Arrowhead Eats, Mat and the whole Aramark Crew for having TACO THE TOWN out for an Amazing day! GO CHIEFS!

On a rainy October night, Taco The Town invited two Paranormal Investigators and Psychic Mediums DENISE SEAH and KATHY MARQUEZ (Mystic Moms Paranormal) to investigate the strange happenings at DOS REALES in Shawnee, Kansas. For years the owner and employees of Dos Reales-Shawnee say that after dark this taco-rrific Mexican Restaurant with some of the best tacos in the town becomes an epi-center for the unexplained and just down right spooky! Taco The Town has taken it upon themselves to get to the bottom of this Haunted Taco Joint. What arcane secrets lurk inside the walls and the fountain at Dos Reales-Shawnee? Will Dave's dream of witnessing a floating taco come to fruition or will those dreams be replaced by dark taco nightmares?! It's our HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! LISTEN IF YOU DARE!

We've been kind to tacos and they've been good to us in return! We celebrate 50 Episodes of T3 by finally hitting the most requested KC taco spot from our fans and KC taco lovers...that's right...this week we review BONITO MICHOACAN! With two KC locations, KCK and Olathe, Bonito Michoacan is a wonderland that will fulfill all of your taco dreams! This week we are joined by Digital Editor of The Pitch and Taco lover/Taco Writer KELCIE McKENNEY and Software Cruncher/Taco Crusher, The Boss from Belgrade, JUG STANOVCIC! This episode we cover many many taco topics like: "Did Nikola Tesla ever eat a taco?", Bringing Tacos to Serbia, Using Taco Bell Menu Item Names as Compliments, TACO DREAMS, Cricket tacos and a place called BEST FISH TACOS that doesn't have the BEST FISH TACOS! We also discuss what upcoming stories Kelcie has been working on for The Pitch, The Taco The Town team getting called out by Afentra at the Pitch's Best Of KC Party and we ask the question: "Since he is a food critic, Should Dave get his tips frosted?" ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: We talk KC BBQ, Martini Corner (Is that still a thing?), We go over a list of Overseas Taco Bell Menu Items, Dick-Shaped Pasta From Italy, We Celebrate Celebrities Turning 50 in 2018, Facts about Belgrade and a Pig the size of a Mini-Horse that loves Doritos! All of this while reviewing some of the tastiest tacos in the town! Bonito Michoacan!! Tacos So Good They will bring you to tears!

TACO SATURDAYS at BICHELMEYER MEATS are a TACO MUST SEE/MUST DO here in KC and this week T3 is coming to you ON LOCATION from that very PLACE AND THING!! Dave is joined by special guests Food Photographer & Taco Bell Fanatic GRACE PRITCHETT & Taco Guy By Night/Tech Guy By Day and Competitive BBQ'er CLAYTON SNODGRASS! Together the three taste test some of the most delicious tacos in the town as well as cover some hard hitting taco news and notes and quotes! Clayton reveals the SECRETS of BACON EATING CONTESTS and the keys to being a successful competitive KC BBQ'er! Grace gives us some KC to Iceland Travel Tips as well as the inside scoop on FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY! The group also taco 'bout Guy Fieri's New Power & Light District Taco Joint, THE KC FALL TO-DO LIST, Purchasing Pig Heads, Ways to incorporate the River More into the City's Infrastructure and the hard hitting question: IS IT A CHICKEN SOFT TACO OR A SOFT CHICKEN TACO? Other Taco Topics Covered: Who drinks Coffee at Taco Bell? (Grace!), Eating Tacos While Driving & If KC ever does THIS, I'm Moving! On a crisp autumn morning in KCK the smell of pumpkin spice is nowhere to be found, only Taco Spice here, just the way we like it!!!"

It's been one year since TACO THE TOWN started its quest to EAT EVERY TACO IN THE TOWN of KC! This week, we take a look back at the past year of episodes! All the Taco Highlights, Taco Low lights, and tear-jerking emotional Taco Moments! We think back to all of the taco-rrific Taco Ticker News stories and all the fun times we've had eating tacos and talking tacos with our taco reviewer guest stars and much much more! The best thing about tacos is eating them with friends..so grab some tacos, grab your friends, pull up a chair and take a taco trip back across space and time as we celebrate 1 YEAR OF TACO THE TOWN!

This week we're ON LOCATION at Children's Mercy Park, the Home stadium of SPORTING KC and we put their tasty tacos (& Brat Mac n' Cheese) to the test! Our special guests this episode are Sporting KC and Soccer Fanatic ANDREA GARCIA & Actor/Filmmaker TREVOR MARTIN (TheComedyMinute.com)! We're also joined by Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI! In this episode DAVE relives some bad childhood soccer memories and with the help of his guests he tries to put them behind him and to accept Soccer into his heart once again! Dave also shares his tips on how to improve(?) the game of Soccer and Andrea gives some tips on what makes soccer the most popular sport on the planet! Other Taco Topics Covered: Andrea's Adventures in Soccer Ballpark Nachos & Online Dating! New KC Restaurant Recommendations! Trevor's Go-To Secret Menu Item at Taco Bell! Dave gives his plans for NATIONAL TACO DAY (Oct. 4th!) & also shares some new Chant ideas for The Cauldron! ALSO: Trevor tells us about when he shot a TV commercial with Graham Zusi! Tornadoes Stories! Tony Meola! Our Favorite Soccer Themed Movies! Sexual Innuendo Dance Hits of the early 2000's! And we give a lot of Shout Outs! With dance music pumping in the background we enter RockTacoTober with a bang!! DAVIN, YOU'RE NOT INVITED!"

We're ON LOCATION again this week coming to you LIVE from one of our favorite taco spots, TACO ZONE in Lawrence, Kansas! Singer-Songwriter-Musician HEIDI LYNNE GLUCK stops by to talk to Dave about music, growing up in Manitoba, Canada, and her upcoming variety show concert at MYERS HOTEL BAR in Tonganoxie on Saturday Sept. 29th. We also discusss her upcoming appearance on THE MYSTERY HOUR (Check your Local Listings!). Dave and Heidi also tackle FACTS ABOUT MANITOBA and WINNIPEG; CANADIAN FOOD and CANADIAN SLANG; and...CANDADIAN TACOS?!! Quick! Eat those tacos before a Polar Bear gobbles them up! Heidi's Latest Record "Pony Show" is available now from Lotuspool Records!"

T3 hits the Country Club Plaza to review the tasty tacos and margaritas from ZOCALO with special guests, the Kansas City improv comedy quintet, HAM KITTY (Trish Berrong, Kate Haugan, Ashley Osborn, and Jen Roser)! Taco Topics and KC Topics Discussed: Favorite Country Club Plaza Memories! Improv Comedy Mishaps! Things We Love/Hate about KC! KC NEEDS A BREAKFAST TACO PLACE!! And much much more! We check the TACO TICKER, play TOWN OF THE TACO and we taco lot about GUACAMOLE. We also taco 'bout a little ole place called the RUSTY TACO! And we read some BAD REVIEWS in a FUNNY VOICE! Taco The Town: Bringing a Little Class to this ole former swampy marsh now called The Plaza!"

It's BBQ Week in KC!! (When isn't it BBQ Week in KC?) So this week in honor of the World Series of BBQ Cook Off at the American Royal BBQ we are reviewing the BBQ Pork TACQOS from Q39 with Visit KC's TONI ALEXANDER & DEREK BYRNE! On Location at the Visit KC Offices, in this edition we talk a whole lotta KC! They give us their expert opinions on the Top Things to See, Do and Eat Here in KC! We talk Food (KC BBQ, KC PIZZA, KC Sandwiches, KC Coffee Shops, KC Burgers) and tries to sell his guest's on his KC Taco Initiative! Will Visit KC help him make Tacos the Official Food of Kansas City? Other Taco Topics discussed: Downtown Tacos! Late Night $2 Tacos at Chipotle, Toni's Homemade Pizza Tacos, Lifetime Supplies of Queso, KC Taco Tours, Q: "Is a Taco a Sandwich?" Hear Toni and Derek go for a Perfect Score in the Taco Topics Speed Round! Dave and his guests even touch upon KCK, the Shake Shack Opening (NO TACOS?!), and Bird Scooters vs. Floating Segways! The Future of KC is a stake! This week it's KC BBQ Meets KC TACOS! Two KC Culinary Monsters at last become ONE!!!

Lots o' Taco Topics are cussed and discussed this week on T3 as we're ON LOCATION at TACO REPUBLIC! Dave is joined by Copywriter/Grammy Winning Singer and Taco The Town SuperFan KATIE CRAWFORD and Photographer/Taco Fanatic JASON TRACY! Together the three tackle plates of tasty tacos and discuss some of the most important Taco Questions of our times, such as: MUSTARD ON TACOS: YAY OR NAY?, TACO DATING, ENDANGERED TARANTULA TACOS, IS DALLAS THE BEST TACO CITY IN TEXAS?, and MINNESOTA LUTEFISK TACOS! Also this week we touch upon Cruising the 'Fe in MiniVans; What Does KC Get a Bad Rap About?; Blockbuster Video; Favorite KC Radio or TV Jingle; Kansas vs. Missouri; Chili Cheese Burritos; and Secret Menus. We also do our first SIDE O' BEANS REVIEW!!! Plus: Dave puts his guests through THE TACO GAUNTLET! Hop in your MiniVan and get down to Taco Republic! Located at one of the Best Food Intersections in the Town of the Taco!

This week on T3, Dave and his guests, CHRIS and LINDSY DORSEY belly up to the bar at DOS REALES AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT and devour plates and plates of tasty tacos; and buckets of their famous Margaritas (or as Lindsy calls them, her 'Happy Juice'!). Dave is also joined by owner and operator of Dos Reales, ALVARO QUEZADA and they break down a plethora of Taco Topics, such as: TACO ORIGINS, TASTY TORTILLAS, HAUNTED MEXICAN RESTAURANTS and we unlock the SECRETS OF THE ULTIMATE LENEXA PARTY BASEMENT! Also covered in this episode: A 101-Year-Old Woman who Eats a lotta Taco Bell, Behind-The-Scenes Stories from the set of Dave's film 'JACUZZI NIGHTZ', McCormick Taco Seasoning, Hot Tub Time Machine Karaoke Parties, and Chris tells us about working for AMC and seeing Mickey Rourke's Face Up close in person! No Fake Taco News here...just 100% Authentic Taco Realness.

This episode of T3 is filled to the brim with taco-y, fashion-y, robot-y goodness! We're joined by ASHLEY WHITE and SABRINA OSBORN, Fashion & Lifestyle Experts from Le Stylo Rouge (www.lestylorouge.com)! They help Dave clean out his closet (What's In and What's Out in Men's Taco Fashion!) and also help him figure out the best wardrobe to wear while eating copious amounts of Tacos! Our taco review this week is CACAO, at their new Watts Mill location! Authentic and delicious! This episode also features another edition of MICHAEL TAKES ON TACO BELL as friend of the show, actor MICHAEL McMILLIAN (TV's Crazy Ex-Gilfriend, True Blood) tries menu items from his local Hollywood Taco Bell! This week Michael tries Nacho Fries and a Crunch Wrap Supreme! ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION: Dave gives a eulogy to his favorite pair of old Cargo Shorts! There won't be a dry eye in the house! We also talk Taco Bell Robot Kiosks, The Keto Diet, The Great CHIPOTLE vs. QDOBA Guacamole Stand Off of 2018, Drake in KC, Those wacky Bird Scooters & KURTIS SEABOLDT, the Man of Many Voices gives us an epic BAD REVIEW IN A FUNNY VOICE! Pull up a chair! There are a lot of tacos to eat and lot of clothes and topics to unpack (and pack) in this edition of TACO THE TOWN!

It's a dream come true as Dave and Executive Producer Chris Garibaldi make the trek to Topeka to visit the Taco Wonderland that is TACO TOPIA 2018! They are joined by Rock Musician and Taco Lover, MARK HENNING (Zoom, The National Trust, Voice Of Action) as well as the Tater Twins and their GIGANTIC POTATO from the Idaho Potato Company! Join Dave and the gang as they discuss Over-Sized Potatoes, Taco Inflation, Lawrence and Topeka Rock n' Roll, TOPCITY TACO TALES from Dave's Past, SPUDDY BUDDY, Evel Knievel, Hal Needham, Chicago and Idaho Tacos, and Chihuahua Beauty Pageants! We also read some BAD REVIEWS of Topeka Landmarks as well as answer the question, "What's a Frumpet?" WELCOME TO TACO TOPIA!! Where the Tacos are flowing and the Potatoes are LARGE!!

T3 is coming to you from the Northland once again as we review one of their crown Taco Jewels...IXTAPA FINE MEXICAN CUISINE! Famous for it's authentic Mexican menu and it's breathtaking Guacamole Dip! Dave is joined by Parkville residents; Actress and Improv performer STELLA GARIBALDI and Actor/Musician/Enchilada Lover NATHAN JURRIES! The gang discuss acting in the PBS short film 'CHARLIE 13' as well as encountering demons in dorm rooms! Other taco topics discussed: The End of Mike Moose-Tacos in KC! KATY PERRY IN A SCOTLAND TACO BELL! THE PROPER WAY TO HOLD A TACO! ENCHILADAS! Another edition of GUAC TALK! Favorite KC Day Trips! And how KC needs to step up it's (fill in the blank) Game! PLUS: Our guest's try to crack the case of Dave's BAD TACO EXPERIENCE THAT MUST GO UNMENTIONED!! We also discuss the upcoming TACO TOPIA (KANSAS TACO FESTIVAL) coming to Kansas on Aug. 11th!

TACOS & BEERS! BEERS & TACOS! This week T3 is coming to you straight outta North Kansas City which is booming right now! We're taste testing tasty tacos from BEERDED MAN'S KITCHEN and sipping on some CINCO WHEAT, a Guacamole inspired beer from the brewmaster at COLONY KC! Joining us this week are ADAM ROBERTS and BRENT MILLER, owners of SCREENLAND ARMOUR & TAPCADE! We're also joined by Colony KC's Beer Master RODNEY BEAGLE, The Beerded Man himself from Beerded Man's Kitchen JASON FRITZ and Beer Tasting Expert (I think that means he drinks a lot of beer) Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI! Other Taco Topics covered this week: VIRTUAL TACOS IN FORTNITE! WHAT SECRET INGREDIENT DOES TACO BELL SEASON THIER BEEF WITH? LOOSE MEAT BURGERS!! IS A HOT DOG A TACO?! AND WHAT WEIRD GHOSTS & DEMONS RESIDE INSIDE SCREENLAND ARMOUR?! We also play the new smash hit Question and Answer Game 'BREWERY OR BOGUS'!! Take a listen and join us in North Kansas City for some tacos n' brews! NORTH KC...it's like KC but it's NORTH!!

NACHO THE TOWN! NACHO THE TOWN! That's right we're in Westport in this week's edition of T3 talking tacos and NACHOS!! Dave is joined by KC Nacho Expert SARAH LEGG and KC Fashion/Style Expert (from thestyleoperandi.com) KINSEY CATES (She kinda likes nachos, too). Together we break down the best spots for nachos in KC as well as review the tasty tacos from WESTPORT ALE HOUSE! Other Taco Topics Covered: The Return of Nacho Fries at Taco Bell, The 25th Anniversary of DEMOLITION MAN, Futuristic Taco Bell at San Diego Comic-Con, New Possible Menu Items at Chipotle, and Eating Nachos and Hoagies on the KC Street Car! We also touch upon the Best New Restaurants in KC, KC/Westport Development, Eating Iguana Eggs, Cargo Shorts, The Death of your Favorite Breakfast Cereal Mascots and "Have you ever wanted to change your name?" We really get to the Bottom of some NACHOS and TACOS this week on T3KC!

This week Taco The Town tackles a controversial taco themed food type.....like a monolith floating on the fringes of the Taco-Verse...an object that cannot easily be defined or tamed...that's right...Dave and his guests MIKE and AARON WEATHERFORD (QUESTION TIME W/ RANDY E.LEE, YETI! A Tale of The Brothers Krong, DALE'S STILL DEAD, THE LAST JAYHAWKER) take on TACO PIZZA from CASEY'S GENERAL STORE! They attempt to make sense of Taco Pizza and they brainstorm ways to make a better Taco Pizza! Dave and his guests also discuss possible new menu items from Taco Bell and the Taco Bell AirBnB (Would you stay there?). Other Topics Discussed: Fun KC Summertime Activities, The Best KC Pizza Places, Rubbing the Bullet Holes at Union Station and THE HISTORY OF TACO PIZZA!! When this episode is over Dave will have a new opinion of Taco Pizza...will it be YAY or NAY?!!