Madigan’s Pubcast

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale from Four Peaks Brewing Company. She reviews her Super Bowl weekend in Nashville cooking chili and watching the game with friends.

 

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

 

TASTING MENU (3:51): Kathleen samples Goldfish Hot Buffalo Seasoned Pretzels, Hormel Dill Pickle Pepperoni, and Kettle Brand “Special Sauce” chips. 

 

COURT NEWS (28:30): Kathleen shares news involving Chappell Roan’s response to critics of her Grammy outfit, Martha Stewart is making cookies for Team USA in the Olympic Village, and Snoop Dogg is crushing it financially on his NBC Olympic coverage. 

 

UPDATES (45:26) : Kathleen shares updates on Waymo’s tech support location, and the Alcatraz Coyote is heading back to the mainland,.

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (52:36): Kathleen shares articles on the 2026 Vegas Sphere lineup, Target has a disturbing new staff policy, Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations, a study relates drinking beer to increased brain intelligence, Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy, Starbucks launches new international menu items, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is retiring, and a mystery buyer purchases a ranch 4x the size of NYC in Wyoming.

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (59:35): Kathleen reads about a gray wolf found in LA County for the first time in 100 years. 

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (1:18:16): Kathleen recommends watching the 2026 Milan Winter Olympic coverage on NBC and Peacock, and “Victoria” on Netflix. 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:20:20): Kathleen reads about St. James the Apostle, patron saint of pilgrims, vets, pharmacists and people with arthritis. 

 

FEEL GOOD STORY (1:22:25): Kathleen shares a story about the history of cats in the White House.

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Little Wing Pilsner from Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co. in Chicago. She reviews her weekend in Chicago and announces that her new cooking series “Kat’s Kitchen” is available on her YouTube channel. 

 

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

 

TASTING MENU (2:12): Kathleen samples jerky from Chicago’s Paulina Market, Russell Stover Dubai Chocolate, and Wally’s Jalapeno Mustard. 

 

COURT NEWS (9:14): Kathleen shares news involving Cher’s Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, Post Malone pays tribute to Ozzy Ozborne, and Jelly Roll wins Contemporary Country Album of the Year at the Grammy’s. 

 

UPDATES (26:43) : Kathleen shares updates on Meghan Markle’s jam jars overtaking Netflix HQ, Sundance moves from Park City to Boulder CO, a Waymo crashes into parked cars in LA, and the new US TikTok deal has an impact on users. 

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (42:27): Kathleen shares articles on vacant Canadian malls being converted into senior housing, NFL quarterback Sam Darnold’s grandfather was Dick Hammer (the original Marlboro Man), Southwest Airlines’ first week of assigned seating is a disaster, Bill Belichick is snubbed as a 1st ballot Hall of Famer, a coyote swims to Alcatraz, and elephant tosses a tourist in Thailand, the New York Yankees have signed 13-year-old Albert Mejias, Missouri’s “Elvis Judge” resigns, and Netflix’s founder is opening Utah’s most exclusive private ski resort.

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (40:04): Kathleen reads about a rare marten being captured on a trail cam, and Egypt’s lost “Golden City” resurfaces after 3,400 years. 

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (25:25): Kathleen recommends watching the Waste Management Open PGA tournament, and “Victoria” on Netflix. 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:09:45): Kathleen reads about St. Christopher, patron saint of bachelors, transportation, traveling, storms, epilepsy, gardeners, holy death, and toothaches. 

 

FEEL GOOD STORY (1:01:28): Kathleen shares a story about President Lincoln’s cats.

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a L’il Smack IPA from Chandeleur Island Brewing Company. She reviews her show in Chattanooga and the chaos that resulted in Nashville from Winter Storm Fern. 

 

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

 

TASTING MENU (8:02): Kathleen samples French’s Creamy Dill Pickle Mustard, Tostito’s Mexican Street Corn chips, and Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Ranch Crackers. 

 

COURT NEWS (22:49): Kathleen shares news involving Martha Stewart’s personal snowplow and her new Connecticut restaurant “The Bedford,” and Chappell Roan accepts the Harmonizer Award from Nancy Wilson. 

 

UPDATES (40:55) : Kathleen shares updates on the evasive St. Louis monkeys, Maine’s lobster lady Virginia Oliver passes at 105 years, and Canadian drug kingpin fugitive Ryan Wedding is arrested in Mexico.

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (56:15): Kathleen shares articles on the definition of a frost quake, a few Vegas resorts are taking the Canadian dollar at par to lure back visitors, Alex Honnold free climbs Taipei 101, the last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China due to strained politics, Gen Z is changing the gambling landscape, the Heated Rivalry stars are named Olympic torchbearers, Harry Styles announces his 2026 world tour, Joe’s Crab Shack is closing 90% of its locations, and a cow named Veronika shocks scientists. 

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (51:46): Kathleen reads about the world’s oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia. 

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (31:21): Kathleen recommends watching the Australian Open tennis tournament. 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:15:55): Kathleen reads about St. Theresa

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Bluewing Berry Wheat Ale from Flyway Brewing Company in Little Rock, AR. She reviews her weekend in Hot Springs, AR hanging with race horses and eating the best pizza she’s ever had in her life. 

 

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

 

TASTING MENU (2:39): Kathleen samples Mikey V’s Ranch Flavored Fried Garlic and Frank’s Red Hot Spicy Gummy Bears.

 

COURT NEWS (22:27): Kathleen shares news involving Dolly’s 80th birthday, Martha Stewart launches a skin care line, Taylor Swift is the youngest inductee into the Songwriter’s HOF, and Stevie Nicks adds to her 2026 Tour schedule. 

 

UPDATES (32:44): Kathleen shares updates on Australia’s new social media ban, Michael Jackson’s Bubbles the Chimp is thriving in Florida, 

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (45:39): Kathleen shares articles on the 10 rising restaurant chains that will take over in 2026, Oklahoma City Zoo’s newly born langur, there’s a mystery buyer who purchased a Wyoming ranch 4x the size of NYC, thousands of fans celebrate the life of Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir, Colorado moves forward with a plan to reintroduce wolverines into the wild, and Gen Z replaces problematic women referred to as “Karen” with “Jessica.”

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (41:35): Kathleen reads about an uncontacted South American tribe in the Amazon, and rare images of Europe’s “ghost cat’ are captured in the Doupov Mountains, Doomsday fish encountered in Monterey Bay. 

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (28:44): Kathleen recommends watching “Heated Rivalry” on HBO Max. 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:20:16): Kathleen reads about St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland and golfers.

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Iron City Light Lager from Pittsburgh Brewing Company. She has just returned from NYC, doing podcasts with friends Mark Normand and Sam Morril and meeting up with comedian pals at her favorite Irish pub in NYC. 

 

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

 

COURT NEWS (16:31): Kathleen shares news of Taylor Swift’s accidental inventory issues involving her favorite Sancerre, and Snoop Dogg is prepping for his Winter Olympic Ambassador role in Italy. 

 

TASTING MENU (1:16): Kathleen samples Chick-Fil-A Sauce Flavored Waffle Chips, Hello Kitty Chocolate Puffs, and Majestic Picklery Hot Sauce Kosher Baby Dills. 

 

UPDATES (24:25): Kathleen shares updates on another near-fatality involving a Waymo, the Louvre hikes fares for non-European tourists, the Meta Quest series future looks bleak, 

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (36:55): Kathleen shares articles on the four monkeys on the loose in north St. Louis, Mary J. Blige announces a Las Vegas residency, a Florida man has a new defense strategy for a DUI arrest, the world’s oldest living cat turns 26 years old, Malibu residents are outraged after Australian billionaire brothers buy 16 burned out lots, Sprinkles cupcake shops close all stores, the world’s oldest living land animal turns 191, Delta Airlines’ employees are getting $1.3B in profit sharing, a major change is coming to a decades-old TSA rule, LA Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes the largest private landowner in the US, and the world’s first slotharium is opening in Orlando. 

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (32:28): Kathleen reads about the Baltinglass Hill fort cluster recently discovered in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland, and a giant green anaconda species has been found in the Amazon. 

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (20 ish): Kathleen recommends watching “Heated Rivalry” on HBO Max. 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:08:46): Kathleen reads about St. Bede the Venerable, patron saint of scholars. 

 

FEEL GOOD STORY (1:06:34): Kathleen shares a story about a cat lost during Hurricane Helene who returns home after missing for 443 days.