L.A. Taco Podcast: The Making of Tacos 1986 ~ Voices from the Teachers Strike

9:52 AM PST on January 15, 2019

Tacos from Tacos 1986. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.

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Episode 1

We embed with the inaugural run of Tacos 1986 at Smorgasburg LA, where long lines showed up to taste the Tijuana-style sensation starting off the year. Plus, a discussion by Cesar Hernandez on three street vendors taking over Smorg in 2019. First in news, reporter Melanie Gonzalez tells us about the historic start of the L.A. teachers strike.

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