ZTL 492 A Pack of Coyotes And Piña Coladas Make For a Fun Time At The Charity Event, And Don't Flush Butt Wipes

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Dawn Marie commands you to win up Sunshines version of a Piña Colada, the Sunshine Colada. After that you are free to enjoy the podcast.

This episode our listener mail asks: Is there a recommended maximum number of Zombies a responsible tiki enthusiast at an event. Is there an official rule about how many cocktails umbrellas you can put on one drink? What’s one item that instantly makes a backyard tiki area feel more tiki that people overlook?

Upcoming Tiki Events and Happenings:

You have heard all of us talk about missing Don the Beachcomber after it closed its only mainland location that was located in Huntington/Sunset Beach. Don’s Ohana Reunion 2

Dallas Tiki Week May 17 - 24, 2026. We have not attended this event but had a few listeners say it was fun last year. This is the second year of the event and the line up is intriguing. Its mostly intriguing because the website still has last years info but the instagram page is current. If you attend, consider recording a voice memo on your phone and sending to us at mail@zentikilounge.com. Be our unpaid intern correspondent.

ZTL 491 A Canned Mai Tai That is Really Good? And a trip to Tiki Kai and Old Tony’s on the Pier

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ZTL 491 A Canned Mai Tai That is Really Good? And a trip to Tiki Kai and Old Tony’s on the Pier

Road Trip! Kalani, Starshine, Sunshine and friends visit Old Tony’s on the pier in Redondo Beach, then off to Tiki Kai, one of LA’s newest tiki bars. Plus we try a canned mai tai from Post Meridiem. Followed up by conversation about Beach Life music festival, dead relatives, rum recommendations and more.

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ZTL 490 The AI Tiki Bar Of The Future: Will It Kills Us?

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AI Cocktail Recipes? Sure, why not?

AI Overlords

We try making a cocktail in a food processor. Mostly a fail.

We learn that your drink has to be 66% alcohol to kill germs when sharing a bowl drink


488 New Album from Mark Riddle Teaser and The Polynesian Threesome

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488 New Album from Mark Riddle Teaser and The Polynesian Threesome

On this episode of ZTL podcast: The Polynesian Threesome is the newest tantalizing cocktail in our library. Sunshine tries a new brand of coffee, Makenna Coffee Company and an interview with Mark Riddle ahead of his upcoming album release.

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126 Flashback "Beam Me Up Tiki"

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126 Flashback "Beam Me Up Tiki"

An apology for all the unnecessary sound effects, but Pumpkin learned how to use the sound buttons.

Listening to this episode all these years later makes it clear how far we have come. References to our myspace fans and the newness of twitter sounds nuts nowadays.

Also out of date is our Las Vegas recommendations. Several of our top picks are long gone. Farwell to the Mirage volcano and Parasol Down to name a few.

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