INTRO (00:00): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Endless Shoreline IPA from Pizza Port Brewing Company in Carlsbad, CA. She reviews her weekend in El Cajon and Riverside, CA experiencing the Festival of Lights at The Mission Inn and finding a cool Christmas Taqueria.

TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her Day Drinking Tour.

COURT NEWS (14:40): Kathleen shares news on Dolly Parton being named Billboard’s Greatest Country Artist of All Time and has broken ground on her Nashville “Songteller” hotel, Jelly Roll joins Brooks & Dunn on stage at the CMA Awards, Taylor Swift wraps the Toronto dates of her ERAs Tour, and Stevie Nicks’ Christmas duet with Jason Kelce dethrones Mariah Carey’s Christmas chart record.

TASTING MENU (0:47): Kathleen samples Hello Kitty BBQ Wheat chips, Ass Kickin’ Bacon Ranch Pretzels, and a Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding cookie. 

UPDATES (25:01): Kathleen shares updates on the latest legendary rock band to book a tour residency in Las Vegas, and a Mexican cartel leader arrested in Riverside faked his death and assumed a phony identity.

“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT” (29:50): Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a saber-toothed kitten found frozen in the Russian tundra.

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (31:40): Kathleen shares articles on pickleball being overtaken by Gen Z’ers, Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical closes on Broadway after less than one month, “Manifest” is Cambridge University’s 2024 word of the year, an Alaskan town won’t see the sun for 2 months, Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s 2024 Artist of the Year, a Magritte sale sets a new auction record, KFC releases “lickable” Christmas wrapping paper, Betty White gets her own USPS Forever Stamp, and a woman runs the NYC Marathon drunk.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING (19:45): Kathleen recommends watching “Landman” on Paramount Plus.