The programming in this bonus episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast was originally aired live on the Texas Standard in June, 2025 . For many in the Latino diaspora in the U.S., the flags of their heritage hold weight and meaning. You’ll see them in homes, restaurants and as many might have noticed recently, protests . As someone who grew up on the Texas/Mexico border in El Paso, Mando Rayo, host of the Tacos of Texas podcast knows a thing or two about this. He spoke with Texas Standard on why th...
Jul 02, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Tacos of Texas podcast host Mando Rayo talks about what to expect at one of these celebrations – and, of course, what might be on the menu. This episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast was originally aired live on the Texas Standard on May 8, 2025. It’s the time of year for fancy dresses, limo rides, and all the photos. Yes, it’s prom season, but in Texas, that also coincides with another tradition: quinceañera season. These celebrations of young women are prominent across all parts of Texas and t...
May 14, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 21
From South Texas barbecue to a deep dive into the world of salsas, these chefs from the Lone Star State can help up your kitchen game. This episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast was originally aired live on the Texas Standard on May 1, 2025. As more folks look to tighten their wallets by forgoing the restaurant and cooking at home instead, there are a handful of cookbooks hitting the shelves. Taco journalist Mando Rayo says these books will make those home meals a little bit better, with some Te...
May 06, 2025
Tortillas, sides, or a six-pack are a few things on the list of what to bring – just don’t come empty handed! Enjoying spring weather in Texas before it gets unbearably hot for some means getting outside and throwing something on the grill. Chargrilling meats and veggies to share with friends, family and neighbors is a longtime tradition that goes by many names in different cultures: “cookout,” “barbecue,”etc. But for Mando Rayo, it’s the “carne asada.” The Tacos of Texas podcast host spoke with...
Apr 14, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Mando Rayo walks through some of the terms you need to know if you want to cook tacos in Texas. You can learn more in the book “The Tacos of Texas.” The programming in this bonus episode of Tacos of Texas originally aired live on the Texas Standard in 2017. Still reading? We appreciate you! And as we gear up for season CINCO of the Tacos of Texas podcast, we want to hear from dedicated listeners like you! Please tell us what you want to hear on the show by taking our listener survey at kut.org/t...
Mar 11, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Need to find your new go-to Mexican food spot? Taco journalist Mando Rayo has you covered as he talks about the 2024 James Beard Award nominees of Texas. The programming in this bonus episode of Tacos of Texas originally aired live on the Texas Standard in April 2024. The post Texas chefs have strong showing at James Beard Awards in recent years appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Mar 05, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Chances are if you’re going to South By Southwest this year, you’re gonna need to grab a bite on the fly. In this bonus episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast, Mando Rayo gives you the scoop on where to find the best tacos during SXSW and just as importantly, where not to! Bonus Taco Tip! Bookmark the 2024 SXSW Austin Taco Map before hitting the streets this SouthBy season! The programming in this bonus episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast was originally aired live on the Texas Standard in March...
Feb 25, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 17
As the weather dips, we’re bringing it to you Tacos of Texas style! Switching it up this soup season with Mando Rayo who shares his favorite Mexican soup recipes for the winter weather (aka caldo weather.) The programming featured in this bonus episode was originally aired on the Texas Standard on December 11, 2024. As we gear up for the next season of Tacos of Texas, we want to hear from listeners like you! Head to kut.org/tacosurvey to send us your thoughts and ideas for the upcoming season of...
Feb 18, 2025•9 min
In this bonus episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast, Mando Rayo, taco journalist joins the Texas Standard , to talk about El Paso’s unique flavors. The programming featured in this bonus episode was originally aired on the Texas Standard in February, 2024. As we gear up for the next season of Tacos of Texas, we want to hear from listeners like you! Visit kut.org/tacosurvey to send us your thoughts about what you’d like to hear on the next season of the show. And stay tuned for Season CINCO of Ta...
Feb 11, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Earlier this week, folks in several industries participated in an event called “ A Day Without Immigrants .” The focus was to highlight the contributions immigrants make every day, including to the economy. Mando Rayo, taco journalist and host of the Tacos of Texas podcast spoke with Texas Standard about the protest and the contributions of the immigrant workforce. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below. The post ‘It impacts all of us’: A Day Without Immigrants appeared first...
Feb 07, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Mando Rayo shares his “taco hacks” for both restaurants and home cooking in this previously aired segment of the Texas Standard from 2024. As we gear up for the next season of Tacos of Texas, we want to hear from listeners like you! Visit kut.org/tacosurvey to send us your thoughts about what you’d like to hear on the next season of the show. And stay tuned for Season CINCO of Tacos of Texas. ¡Vamos! The post Taking your tacos to the next level in 2025 – BONUS appeared first on KUT & KUTX St...
Feb 04, 2025•7 min•Season 4Ep. 13
We’ll bring El Cuatro, season 4 of the Tacos of Texas Podcast with a live event at El Perrito ATX. We recap some of the best things we ate in 2024 and talk to our special guest from Visit El Paso, Julio Cotto about his identity and favorite taco spots. The post The Best thing I ate in 2024 (Live at El Perrito ATX) — BONUS appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Dec 24, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Taco Font, a Latino Art Weekend live event in collaboration with The Cathedral Austin and Of Color. Some taco trucks are colorful, some hand-written and painted, and others are inspired by the food they make. In this episode, we’ll capture the most creative taco trucks, the inspiration, and stories behind the art, and eat along the way. Guests include muralist, Ernesto “Cheche” Hernandez and Reyna Vasquez, Veracruz All Natural (Austin) and moderated by Mando Rayo, Taco Journalist. The post Taco ...
Dec 17, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 13
The Tacos of Texas team wants to share a new podcast with you! 24 Hours in Austin tries to answer the question: What does a day in the life of Austin, Texas sound like? A team of audio producers from KUT spent the last several months documenting a handful of days in the life of Austin. They spent 24 hours straight in one location, talking to anyone who’d talk to them. They found that as big as Austin has gotten, standing still, it gets a little smaller. Subscribe to 24 Hours in Austin The first ...
Nov 19, 2024•53 min
What led H-E-B to go full Hispanic aisle? With the Mi Tienda brand, HEB went full into target Latino consumers from barbacoa, salsas y tamales. Guest is Manny Colunga, store leader at Mi Tienda in Houston, Texas. The post H-E-B’s road to Mi Tienda appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Nov 05, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Let’s talk about folklore in Mexican cooking from apparitions of La Virgen or Freddie Fender on a tortilla, good and bad omens to ofrendas for our loved ones. Guest is Ayden Castellanos from the podcast, SUSTO. The post Is that Freddy Fender on my tortilla? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Oct 29, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 11
From Taco shticks, antics in media and pop culture and cultural appropriation, we’ll explore the highs and lows of taco pop culture. Guest is Stephanie Guerra from San Antonio’s Puro Pinche. The post Taco Pop Culture appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Oct 22, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Cazos, Discadas y parrillas, oh my! Take a tour of La Tia Pancha Flea Market in the northside of Houston as we discover the tools that taqueros y taqueras use to create their muy ricos tacos. The post Tools of the Taco Trade appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Oct 15, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 9
If you grew up along the border in Tejas, you can speak con ganas, know where the good tacos and botanas are and your identity runs as long as the Rio Grande across Texas. Guest is Eddie Vega, Taco Poet and San Antonio Poet Laureate. The post Spanglish, Botanas and Border Cultura appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Oct 08, 2024
This might be controversial but those drowned tacos are actually flautas or are they? We’ll dig into this highly debated issue in Chucotown. Guest is Ivan Enriquez, owner of El Perrito Austin. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Are Chico’s Tacos actually tacos? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Oct 01, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Let’s get cooking with Arnie Segovia (ArnieTex), father, son, traditional cook and Tío Influencer? The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Is Boomer Influencer a thing? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Sep 24, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Let’s talk with Ana Liz Pulido, winner of Best Chef – Texas, on how she went from a small town, Mission, TX to the national stage of the James Beard Foundation. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post On a mission with Chef Ana Liz Pulido appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Sep 17, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 5
From Mixtli, to historian and community builder, let’s find out how Chef Rico Torres digs into history and culture through cookbooks and recipes. The post How Rico Torres went from Chef to Historian appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
Sep 10, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Let’s take a melty, gooey trip into what we know as queso, chile con queso, con queso or for you phonetically abled chip eaters, keso. Guest is Nadia Chaudhury – editor of Eater Austin. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post You had me at Queso appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Sep 03, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Explore the origins of the cowboy and our favorite breakfast on a tortilla. Guests include Katie Gutierrez , author and writer and Miguel Cobos , co-owner of Vaquero Taquero . The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Vaqueros, Longhorns and Breakfast Tacos appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 27, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Goooool! But first, tacos. Let’s take a taco tour up to el partido of Los Verdes. On the way, we’ll talk to fans, find the must-stop taco joints and see how comida y gente have welcomed Austin FC to Central Texas. Guests include Joseph Gomez – Owner of ConTodo Austin, Sam Boisjoly – Senior Executive Chef at Austin FC, and Axel Beverido and Tony Avila, co-owners of One Taco Taqueria. The post Los Verdes: Goooool! appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 20, 2024•Season 4Ep. 1
Tacos of Texas is back on August 20th. With Season 4, we’re taking the taco studio on the road to 3 markets in Texas and talk to locals about the food and the culture in their own communities. You’ll hear about the history of Vaqueros and Breakfast Tacos, learn about HEB’s road to Mi Tienda, meet James Beard award-winning chef Ana Liz Pulido, and more. The post Trailer: Tacos of Texas Season 4 appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 06, 2024
Chef Adrian Lipscombe grew up in San Antonio and we’ll discuss Texas foodways from her Black heritage to growing up in the gateway to South Texas, San Antonio. Chef Lipscombe is the founder of the 40 Acres & A Mule Project , a city planner and Culinary Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Bonus...
Dec 19, 2023•20 min
From border to border, El Paso to Brownsville and a little in between, we’re gonna talk tacos regionales and just like the musica itself, there’s many elements and things that go into them. Our guests include Miguel Cobos from Vaquero Taquero and Paola Gabriela from Visit El Paso. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Bonus Episode: Regional ...
Dec 12, 2023•32 min
Stephanie Guerra, of Puro Pinche, hangs with us in the studio to talk taco pop culture. From taco shticks, antics in media, and cultural appropriation, we’ll explore the highs and lows of taco pop culture. Many taco tangents will be had! The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Taco Pop Culture: A Taco Talk on All Things Tacos on the Interwebs a...
Nov 07, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 13
