Life’s a Banquet with Zahra Tangorra & Nicole Bailey

Holy cannoli folks, do we have a special episode for you today! We are turning 100! No, not our combined ages, it’s our 100th episode! After putting up with 99 hours of this crap, you can surely stomach one more right?  We are pulling out all the stops with a mesmerizing episode about America's favorite pastime, MAGIC! Nicole waxes poetic about magical foods of yesteryear and officially cancels Ma...

Prepare yourselves for the hit of the summer that you didn’t know you were waiting for. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll choke on a milk dud. It’s the SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS episode today folks, and like any good blockbuster, people will fall in love, a town will be saved, kids will be cute and your third favorite character will die. Strap in for Nicole’s list of the defining food moments in all your...

Folk’s, we cordially invite you to hold onto your butts, because we have a very special episode coming directly at you this week. On this week's ep Nicole and Z are joined by America's sweetheart, comedian, podcaster and dried beef lover, Dan Ahdoot! Dan is the host of the hilarious food podcast, “Green Eggs and Dan”, and soon to be starring in the Netflix series, “The Crew”. The three unpack cent...

On this weeks show, we cordially invite you to go straight to hell! That’s right kiddos, we’re talking about Satan! The Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Lord of the Flies, the Antichrist, Father of Lies- THE DEVIL! There’s never been a more fitting time in human history for a good podcast to cover Satan, and we are nothing if not unyielding worshippers of the Red One. So make yoursel...

On today’s episode we have a deep and meaningful conversation about breaded foods. That’s right folks, the podcast episode you’ve been waiting for all summer long. Well, the wait is over and the gals are talking chicken nuggets, jalapeno poppers, and of course, fishsticks. So roll yourselves a Scotch egg, and trust the GOR-TONS fisherman, it’s mother fucking Life’s a Banquet the podcast!   Heritag...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we bring you THE BEACH PART DEUX! We have the history of The Boogie Down’s Orchard Beach, man eating sharks and a heartwarming story involving mashed potatoes on the set of JAWS! The ocean is vast and it’s full of needles and sharks, so don’t get too comfortable. So oil up that butt and get to a bigger boat, it’s Life’s a Banquet the pod...

Ahoy babes! It’s boiling lava hot out there, and that’s why this week we are talking about the goddamn BEACH! You may know it from such appearances in Gilligan's Island and Baywatch, or maybe you’ve just had recurring night terrors about being buried alive in the sand. Wherever you heard about the beach, you’re about to hear more, including the riveting and slightly grotesque history of Jacob Riis...

Summer is upon us, but alas, there is a deadly virus sweeping the nation. Fear not folks, you can stay safely at home and take a road trip with us in your minds on this totally insane ep. Way less gas money, flat tires and dead racoons. We cover the history of America's most beloved highway, Route 66, and the fascinating and dark history of the country's first food critic- Duncan Hiens, who may al...

On this week's thick and slippery episode we are talking everyone’s favorite villainous condiment- MAYO. We talk Miracle Whip, French pillagers, violent crime, and of course, tuna salad. Plus learn where pet rabbits live, ponder if all dogs really go to heaven, and find out which politician has been re-animated. So get out of our dreams and into our cars, it’s Life’s a Banquet the podcast! In Marc...

In this week's episode we once again go off topic, and by that we mean totally structureless, and discuss the goings on in the world including BLM, fireworks conspiracies, non mask monsters, and SUBWAY sandwiches. We urge you to support the Black Lives Matter movement in any and all ways that you can. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. I...

In this week's episode we go off topic, and by that we mean totally structureless, and dicuss the goings on in the world including the Black Lives Matter movment, our bleak political landscape, fake news, and conspiracy theroies galore. We urge you to support the Black Lives Matter movment in any and all ways that you can.  In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes al...

On this weeks steaming hot episode we are talking about everyone’s favorite tiny little starch- RICE! Think an hour long conversation about rice sounds painfully boring? Well think again, because we have the rags to riches tale of “The San Francisco Treat”, the truth about what it takes to make a bird explode, PLUS, Z reads a love letter she wrote Leonardo DiCaprio in the 6th grade! So find someon...

We have a very special episode mini episode today featuring our pals from the Service Workers Coalition. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the service community during this crisis, and wanted to spread the word about their mutual aid services. Please enjoy, and please donate!   *Service Workers Coalition is a grassroots Mutual Aid Fund, and now incorporated Non-Profit Organization, t...

Hello human beings, how are you holding up? Today we are coming atcha fast and loose with PART DEUX of our carnival food series. In this weeks ep we talk about funnel cake, revenge, and murder! Plus Nicole gives us some good news for a god damn change. Tune in to hear our opinions, which unlike delicious funnel cake, are not sugar coated. So grab yourselves a carmel apple and go pee under the boar...

Hey kiddos. This week we offer you part 1 of a chilling expose of CARNIVAL FOOD! Join us as we explore salt water taffy, curly fries and the devil's drink- PINK LEMONADE! Plus we decode carny speak, rant about the future of cotton candy and talk hella smack about a very tone deaf food celebrity who found herself in the dunk tank last week.  So hop on THE GRAVITRON and throw up in a WHACK-A-MOLE ho...

Hello sweet babes of earth, how are you? Times are weird and scary and troubling on multiple levels, and yet the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining and that is pretty confusing. So we are here to help you sort this all out with an enlightening and highly scientifically researched episode about sandwiches! Tune in and keep your ears peeled as we deep dive into the history of open faced san...

Hey kiddos. As we enter yet another week of living on a prayer, we invite you to join us in a conversation about the most important part of any well rounded life; CONDIMENTS! They're tangy, they're slippery, they make the average shoe 100 times more delicious. Ever wondered "what's the deal with relish?" or "how much ketchup could I drink before I die?" Well we have those answers, plus the suspens...

Hey ya nuts. You guys ok? Are you ready to laugh? Well you’ve come to the wrong place, as all we have for you today is some angry political rants and 45 minutes of riveting, nail biting, edge of your seat PIE content. That’s right, this episode is about pie, and you are going to sit and finish the whole episode before you get some. Some pies have fruit, some have mush, and some get squished in you...

Ahoy folks, how's the bread doing? Is it rising? Great. Well here we still all are, trying our best not to start a fight with our imaginary friends, and making sweaters with our own hair. Fear not, Nicole and Z are here to gripe about the injustices of life and offer up some Depression Era recipes. So put some pants on that blowup doll you've started dating and boil up a pot of stone soup, it's Li...

Hi folks. How are you? It's wild times out there, and the one thing keeping us warm in this cold world is the burning lava hotness of America's true sweethearts, Robert Redford and Paul Newman. What's Redford's favorite flavor of soup? How did Paul Newmans bathtub end up full of salad dressing? If you whisper in the forest and there are no horses around to hear it, does it still make a sexy sound?...

Hey kiddos, how's everyone holding up? We are returning today with a normal-ish episode in an effort to make you guys laugh. And what better to distract us all from a crumbling world than strange food commercials from the 1990's amirite? So get that toaster out of your tub and tune in to reminisce about Mentos, Slim Jim's, and the goddamn California Raisins! So put that pizza on a bagel, but don't...

Hey folks, how are you holding up? Today is another free-ball of an episode, as the gals process their feelings about coronavirus and the general state of the world. They laugh, they cry, they tell it like it is. Back next week with the good old LAB format to try and bring some levity to your lives. Stay safe and be good to yourselves and each other. Life's a Banquet   is powered by Simplecast . S...

So what's new? Nothing much on our end. We love you folks, and on this weeks show we are trying to stand in solidarity with all of you in every walk of life. It's scary, it's weird, and it's really happening. All we can do is be here for each other and laugh when we can. Tune in, be safe and be of help to others where you can❤️ Life's A Banquet is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at http...

Hey guys. Today Nicole and Zahra share their personal feelings about Bernie, plus some fun food facts for good measure. Our feeling and opinions are our own and do not reflect those of Heritage Radio Network. Life's a Banquet  is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bradley Cooper made a movie called "Burnt" in the year 2015, and that is when being a chef officially jumped the old shark-a-roo. Thanks, Brad, for ruining it for everyone. Why are chefs seemingly the hardest profession to realistically portray in film?  Here's just one small note: please stop making scenes where they jump off the line and ask someone to "watch their station" while they quickly go...