Episode 162: Tailgating In Chiefs Kingdom, McDonald’s Launches CosMc’s, & The Art of the Irish Goodbye
Kathleen opens the show drinking Screwball Egg Nog, reviewing her fun weekend spent with cousins in Kansas City attending the Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead. They had Christmas drinks at Tinsel Tavern, which is a Christmas pop-up bar in downtown KC, and had lunch at Joe’s BBQ.
COURT NEWS: Kathleen announces that Taylor Swift has left $1M to the Tennessee tornado victims hit impacted last weekend, and wishes Taylor a happy birthday on Dec. 13th. Dolly’s Dollywood company has purchased a downtown Nashville office building which is anticipated to become a themed hotel, Jelly Roll visits graduates of a Flint MI county jail program,
“GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for delicious not-so-nutritious food, Kathleen samples Guy’s Sour Cream & Onion Legendary Potato Chips from. Kansas City, Joe’s Kansas City Night of the Living BBQ Sauce, and Guy’s Sea Salt & Vinegar Kettle Chips.
UPDATES: Kathleen gives an update on Felicity Huffman’s reasons why she participated in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.
“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a fossil that perfectly preserved a teenage Tyrannosaur’s last meal, archaeologists discover a brutal ‘Bakery-Prison’ at Pompeii, and a huge sea monster emerges from the Dorset cliffs.
FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS: Kathleen shares articles on a “beyond-rare all-white alligator born at Gatorland, the Rembrandt “Adoration of Kings” selling for $14M, giant spiders could soon be parachuting into New York, a first edition Harry Potter found in a bargain bin sells for $70K, Jeff Bezos spent $42M creating The Clock of the Long Now, McDonald’s is launching CosMe’s, the Hermes heir plans to adopt his gardener to transfer his $11B fortune, Disney is developing a residential community in North Carolina, a new study states that daytime napping improves brain health, Minnesota is updating its flag design, and Kathleen teaches how to execute a proper Irish Goodbye.
WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching Hallmark Channel holiday movies “One Royal Holiday” and “The Christmas Secret,” and watching (and rating) her new stand-up Special “Hunting Bigfoot” on Prime Video.