Episode 153: Queen Stevie’s Barbie, The Vegas Sphere Opens, & Taylor Gets the Green Light

Kathleen opens the show drinking a Bud Light Seltzer. She reviews her birthday weekend in NYC, drinking Guinness with friends at multiple Irish pubs and attending Stevie Nicks’ concert at Madison Square Garden. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen reports that Cher has hired 4 men to kidnap her troubled son Elijah Blue, Mattel is releasing a Stevie Nicks Barbie doll, Dolly’s new rock song “What’s Going On” is released with Linda Perry, “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for delicious not-so-nutritious food, Kathleen samples Garlic Parmesan Pop Daddy Pretzels, and Dinosaur BBQ Sauce. UPDATES: Kathleen gives updates on Sam-Bankman-Fried’s issue of millions to pay Tom Brady for “consulting,”, Shakira’s tax issues continue, Britney Spears experiences fallout after she dances with knives in an Instagram post, and the Wienermobile returns. “HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a Viking burial trove in Norway, and Christie’s will offer a rare Monet Water Lily painting for $65M. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS: Kathleen shares articles on the futuristic vehicles set to take to the skies at the Paris Olympics, an alligator missing the top half of its jaw is adopted by Gatorland, theater tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated sold for $262K, the Halloween movie murder house is for sale, a 250-lb ancient Japanese Buddha sculpture is stolen from an LA gallery, the most expensive book sales in the world take place at Christie’s auction house, Tupac’s murder is solved after 27 years, Las Vegas’s Sphere debuts with U2, a German museum employee has been caught swapping original paintings with fakes, and a woman is rescued from an outhouse toilet after trying to retrieve her Apple watch. LYRICAL BREAKDOWN: Kathleen compares the lyrical breakdown Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” and Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze.” WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching “The Gilded Age” on HBO, and watching (and rating) her new stand-up Special “Hunting Bigfoot” on Prime Video. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.