Zen Tiki Lounge

Zen Tiki Lounge

Conversations about mixology, creative cocktails, tiki and mid century culture with four inebriated hosts.

Episodes

485 Neighbor Nicole Gets A Tiki Makeover

July 15, 2025
Hena Moon and The Isis of Tiki journeyed to ZTL to help Nicole add some color to her usual all black attire. But first…ZTL Mai Tais and some lovely snacks.
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484 The Human Poo Poo Platter

June 1, 2025
This podcast is a hot mess thanks for neighbor Julio and Kalani. Sunshine did all he could to edit out the worst of it.
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483 Was It A Breast Tumor Or An Ankle Injury?

March 8, 2025
Sunshine and Kalani are in the lounge to catch up on the last few weeks of worldwide drama and shenanigans. We review the Hula Hula room in Torrance, sip on a ZTL Mai Tai, share our upcoming Tiki Caliente room party plans and worry about the end of the world. Perfect conversation for a dimly lit tiki bar with friends.
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482 You Say Coquito, I Hear Cocaine, Happy Holidays

November 28, 2024
Each year all of the ZTL hosts gather in the lounge for the annual holiday spectacular. Sunshine, Pumpkin, Starshine and Kalani are all here for some festive mirth and shenanigans. Sunshine mixes up the Coquito and a few of our favorite ZTL cocktails. We enjoy vegan snacks in honor of Pumpkin, Starshine reveals a dark secret and Kalani shares her chocolate balls.
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481 Sunshine and Lava Crotch on the Sun Princess

November 20, 2024

On a recent voyage around the Caribbean, Sunshine, The Husband and a few friends put a few minutes aside to record a podcast at sea. Sunshine is joined by Emmy award winning news personality (he really is a personality) Jordan Hogan. Some of our best shows come from little prep and lots of tangents. This episode may be one of those. We discuss: cruising (the ship kind you perv), cocktails, social anxiety at parties, certainly no po...

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480 Circa Caliente and 9north, The Party is about to start

October 10, 2024

9north drinks and rum

Circa Caliente

Full details and pictures will be added shortly

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479 The Russian Mafia and The Ice Machine

July 21, 2024

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478 Most High Exalted Candle Lady and the Rusty Anchor

June 29, 2024
Sunshine and Pumpkin discuss candle tips part 2, why mojitos aren’t so great, the demise of The Mirage Las Vegas, Rhumbar says good bye, Aloha to the volcano, and other shenanigans.
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477 It Doesn't Feel Natural For Pumpkin, Cranking Their Knobs

June 23, 2024

On this episode we are drinking The Diane. Click on this AI generated image to get the recipe and the story. It’s a perfect summer libation with actual “nutrition”.

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476 Tiki Chance on Me and Inappropriate Conversations with a peek at 9 North Rum

April 9, 2024
Sunshine, Kalani and Starshine here for this episode of ZTL podcast. Tiki Caliente room party details, 9 North rum, THC Mai This?, things to stick up your &%$#. And much more on this episode.
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475 To Be Or Not To Be

April 1, 2024
Why haven’t we been podcast as much lately? Why haven’t we been posting on social? Listen to this episode for some understanding of what’s going on behind the microphone. :(
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474 Wrangling Cats, Dry January?, New Music: Mr. Moai and the Tiki Heads

March 2, 2024
This is one of our rare episodes with all four hosts present. Sunshine is doing his best to wrangle the cats and still share some tiki news and updates on new bars and events. The ladies were actually on their “better” behavior. You will want to listen to the end to hear new music by Mr. Moai and the tiki heads.
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473 Who Says Aloha? We May Never Know

December 9, 2023
During the recording of this, our 473rd episode, Pumpkin acted like she didn’t know how we start the show. There is a way of doing things. We may not be very professional but we do have some “best practices”. After clearing up who says Aloha first we get right to the cocktail, our listener mail and some party planning and hosting tips. Thats pretty much the show. We stuck to the basics. Listen, drink, enjoy!
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472 Are Tomatoes Tiki? And The Missionaries Downfall

October 14, 2023
Starshine and Kalani and Pumpkin, Oh my! All the ladies are in the lounge for one of our rare all host podcasts. If you hear meowing cats its because Sunshine couldn’t edit out all the cross talk. Sorry. Sunshine and the ladies have some catching up to do including: Summer tomato tastings from our gardens (it turns dirty say you may assume), what scent is your tiki bar (it also turns dirty), and what event was I ate when ...
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471 Cruising To The Shameful Tiki With Kalani

August 6, 2023
Two of your favorite ZTL hosts are in the lounge sharing stories of their separate summer vacations. Kalani headed to Hawaii for 17 days of escape while Sunshine was on an Alaskan cruise. We mix up Marooned, one of our most popular cocktails and give you our thoughts on place to see and do in Hawaii and Alaska.
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470 Bamboo Club With Dustin Rodriquez, Bamboo Ben and Marty Lush

July 30, 2023
On this episode we met up with Bamboo Ben, his son Blake, Dustin Rodriguez and Marty Lush. We couldn’t ask for a better group of people to discuss the creation of the Bamboo Club from concept to reality and what it feels like just a few years later. Can you believe that Marty and never been here before? He doesn’t get out much ;)
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468 LIVE @ Tiki Caliente With Rory Snyder & Mark Riddle

May 26, 2023
This episode of ZTL recorded at Tiki Caliente 14 will give you just a taste of all the fun you can have over a four day weekend filled with live music, over a dozen parties and lots of great food and cocktails. Special guests this time are Rory Snyder, host and creator of Tiki Caliente. Each year Rory pulls off an even more spectacular weekend that pictures don’t do justice. We also have an interview with Mark Riddle aka ...
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467 Fight!? What Fight? Aloooooooha

April 16, 2023 • 46 mins

April 1st is just another day. Though, there is one tradition we had never participated in. Practical jokes are always fun for someone but not always everyone. Well, we went for it with mostly positive “ha ha” results. On our previous episode the hosts of ZTL created a not so elaborate scheme to convince people that we had broken up due to a little tiki back stabbing. But not to worry, all ...

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464 Pipi Longstocking Takes Over Kalani's Mind

March 4, 2023
Kalani and Sunshine are in the lounge with several cocktails and some packet drinks to review. You may notice we decided this episode back before Valentine’s Day. Well, we meant to get it posted sooner but that just didn’t happen. You were sure to enjoy our comments about the noble mix packet drinks, they were surprisingly good.
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463 Making Tiki Babies With Sweet Sweet Exotica

January 23, 2023

Aloooooooooha! and welcome to the Zen Tiki Lounge. The bar is full this time. Sunshine, Kalani, Neighbor Julio and Neighbor Nicole are on board for a new cocktail, some shots and a new rum to taste. Plus, some great conversation about saving water, a Tiki Caliente update and what songs get you in the mood?

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