Episode 258: Crockpot Wizardry, Heated Rivalry Torchbearers & Frost Quakes vs Bomb Cyclones

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