Episode 260: Beer Brains, White House Cats, & Target Encourages Hide-and-Seek

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.