Episode 154: KC vs Carolina BBQ, Buc-ee’s Dirty Bird, & Colorado Captures Bigfoot

Kathleen opens the show drinking a shot of Stone Breaker Cinnamon Irish Whiskey from Restless Spirits in Kansas City. She talks about her weekends in Richmond and Charlotte, and then Des Moines and Kansas City, eating BBQ at two of her favorite places: Mac’s Speed Shop in Charlotte and Joe’s Kansas City BBQ, and visiting her friends at Raygun in Des Moines before stopping by Fong’s Pizza for a beer. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen reports that Taylor Swift’s “Era’s Tour” film opened to almost $125M in box office sales globally last weekend, and Queen Dolly Parton has announced that she will perform at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day Halftime show. “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for delicious not-so-nutritious food, Kathleen samples “Night of the Living” BBQ sauce from Joe’s KC, Reese’s Dipped Peanut Butter Animal Crackers, and Sterzing’s Potato Chips. UPDATES: Kathleen gives updates on the auction results from the “Infinite Blue” diamond, Netlix plans to open brick-and-mortar stores, and more drama occurs around Spirit Airlines when a half-naked woman walks through one of their Florida airport terminals. “HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a 1981 DeLorean in a Wisconsin barn, and a painting valued at $15K turned out to be a Rembrandt. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS: Kathleen shares articles on Mattress Mack’s $50K donation towards Mary Lou Retton’s medical costs and his potential $43M gambling payout if the Astros win the World Series, the latest video release capturing Bigfoot walking near a train in Colorado, Britney Spears flees to a private island amidst scrutiny from her forthcoming biography release, a farmer protecting chickens captures a creature believed to be extinct for 130 yrs, a Mexican cartel member murders his box by mistake in a raid, a Buc-ee’s cofounder’s son is charged with secretly recording guests, three Scottish islands have gone up for sale, a UK university will offer a Masters Degree in Magic and the Occult, 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.