Episode 256: NYC Pub Pals, Elusive Cocaine Monkeys, & Holy Water Blesses the End Zone

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.