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A dimly lit tiki bar that lives in your head. Each and every podcast we bring you a new exotic cocktail followed by plenty of tiki talk, exotica tunes and whatever else your loyal hosts Sunshine, Pumpkin and Starshine care to dispense. Politics, religion and current events are all free game. This podcast is not for the kiddies, so remember to get a sitter before tuning in. Mahalo.

April 20, 2020

429 Navy Style Rum And The Mystery Of The Cream Of Tartar

April 20, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

Quarantine Zoom cast #1. Sunshine and Kalani use the miracle of a somewhat security prone web service to conduct our podcast. We enjoy a “Whats on hand” drink by sharing what ingredients with both had in common. Sunshine shares the mystery of multiple jars of cream of tartar. Kalani remembers a time when we could go to ANY bar we wanted to on any day we wanted to. And we share some tips we find helpful in adjusting to staying inside so much.

April 05, 2020

428 Tiki Bar Music For Indoor Entrapment

April 05, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

Aloha and welcome to the Zen Tiki Lounge podcast. We are the dimly lit tiki bar that lives in your head. Listen to this episode for nothing more than great exotica for your quarantine enjoyment. Sunshine plays some of his favorite from master Arthur Lyman, the always mystifying Tikiyaki Orchestra and the incomparable Yma Sumac. Mix yourself that favorite cocktail, dim the lights and relax. Special appearances via phone by Starshine, Pumpkin and Kalani.

March 16, 2020

427 The Day The Bars Went Socially Distant

March 16, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

In strange times we do what we can to feel normal and keep moving forward. The Ladies of the lounge and Sunshine got together in the Zen Tiki Lounge for what may be our last fully hosted podcast for some time. Sunshine asked who was available for the show and was surprised that everyone and their husbands wanted to come over for drinks before we are all asked to stay home.

March 07, 2020

426 Hurricanes, Charcuterie And Not Prepping For Corona Virus

March 07, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

Sunshine has returned from a first visit to New Orleans and couldn’t wait to share his trip report on a few of the places he visited. Pat O’Briens, Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29, Tiki Tolteca, Harrahs New Orleans, Bourbon Street and more.

February 15, 2020

425 It Tastes Like Tiki, Should We Go To Hukilau? BTW Its Our 14th Anniversary

February 15, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

WARNING!!! All four hosts are in the lounge for this episode of the podcast. Some listeners find it hard to listen through all the cat wrangling that happens when the whole crew is together. We won’t be offended if you skip this one. But for the hardcore fan…enjoy!

This episode is our 14th anniversary podcast. Though we aren’t doing a big celebration its still notable that none of us thought this would go past year one. We have decided only to make a big deal out of the anniversaries that fall on the 5’s, so next year will be a celebration.

February 08, 2020

335 A Visit To Smugglers Cove And A 4th Of July Hangover

February 08, 2020/ Sunshine Tiki

This episode originally posted July 2015. After realizing the drink mentioned on the show, The Ladies Man was never posted on our blot we have decided to push this one out again. Hope you enjoy this trip back to 2015.

There is no reason we should deny that we are nursing a hangover. Kalani and Sunshine celebrated July 4th Independence Day with cocktails, BBQ and plenty of exploding objects. Starshine joined us for the festivities but was not available to record this episode of the podcast. To soothe our heads we keep the exotica nice and light, the lights are extra dim and our cocktail is full of citrus and vitamin C. Thats how we do hangover.

Join us for a quick trip through San Francisco. Smugglers Cove and Tonga Room are just two of the watering holes we managed to spend a few hours sipping rum drinks while the sounds of gay pride were all around. It was a weekend to party and the bar scene didn't disappoint.