At the end of July, drawn in by an unusually green spring and our city's bright lights, millions of grasshoppers swarmed Las Vegas. Inspiration struck, and your intrepid hosts decided to catch and cook some grasshoppers for ourselves (and you,

The Curious Charms of the Casino Buffet

Aug 3rd, 2019 18m 8s

Love it or hate it, the casino buffet is a mainstay of the Las Vegas experience, for tourists and locals alike. First up, writer Cindi Reed (who writes under the name C. Moon Reed) gives us the historical lowdown, starting from the very first c

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Bonus: June 2019 updates

Jun 20th, 2019 15m 31s

Hello Spicy Eyes listeners! We've got some updates for you in between episodes. Thanks, as always, for your patience and for tuning in — we put a lot of work into research, field recording and producing this show, which takes time! But in the m

Cupcakes And Sex Work In Las Vegas

May 27th, 2019 14m 49s

Every month, the Cupcake Girls deliver dozens of hot pink mini cupcakes to strip clubs and legal brothels in hopes of connecting sex workers with resources. In this episode, we discuss the sex work landscape in Las Vegas, what a cupcake symboli

Hawaiian Food On The Ninth Island (AKA Vegas)

Apr 18th, 2019 27m 39s

We've got Hawaiian food all over town—and that's because Las Vegas is also known as the Ninth Island. Seriously, it's home to the largest Hawaiian population outside of Hawaii. Turns out, there are a lot of reasons for that, involving a clever

Eating Halal in Las Vegas

Mar 20th, 2019 17m 12s

Las Vegas is home to 20,000 Muslims, but halal food can still be hard to come by. We talk to an imam, two Muslims who grew up here, the owner of a halal market and a Halal Guys rep to learn more about what it means to eat halal in Las Vegas. Th

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A Taste Of What's To Come

Feb 8th, 2019 1m 47s

We're hard at work on a couple of new episodes — one about eating halal in Las Vegas and some of the difficulties of finding halal in the city, and another episode about Hawaiians and how Las Vegas came to be known as the state's "Ninth Island.

How Thai Food Became A 'Thing' In Las Vegas

Jan 22nd, 2019 15m 21s

When you ask anyone about good food off the Strip, you're definitely going to hear about Thai food. Everyone has a favorite — Komol, Weera, Lotus of Siam. How did the cuisine become popular in Las Vegas, and why does it have such staying power?