Madigan’s Pubcast

Episode 230: French Fry Wars, Bar Raccoons, & Karen Read: Not Guilty


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INTRO (00:23): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Lager For The Lakes American Lager from Bell’s Brewing in Kalamazoo, MI. She reviews her weekend with family in Missouri, playing with her sister’s dog and grilling for her brother-in-law on Father’s Day. 

 

TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.”

 

COURT NEWS (18:13): Kathleen shares news announcing that Dolly’s new Nashville hotel will open Spring 2026, Post Malone & Jelly Roll cause a giant traffic jam in Southern Missouri, Stevie Nicks releases new Fall concert dates, and Cher’s son Eligah is hospitalized again

 

TASTING MENU (2:33): Kathleen samples Lesser Evil Organic Cheddar Popcorn, Lay’s Wavy Magic Masala chips, Hidden Valley Jalapeno Ranch dressing, and Weber Grilling Fireball whiskey flavored seasoning

 

UPDATES (23:44): Kathleen shares updates on Baby Reindeer’s Fiona Harvey, the Florida Panthers win the 2025 Stanley Cup, the first Millennial saint gets his canonization date, Brooke Shields’ podcast interview criticizing Meghan Markle quietly disappears, a Kentucky man is arrested for releasing a raccoon in a bar, and the 2025 NBA Finals ratings are the lowest in 27 years.

 

HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (42:43): Kathleen reveals that Oklahoma is now producing Mountain Lions, and Captain James Cook’s lost ship “The Endeavor” has been found in a Rhode Island harbor

 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (57:13) : Kathleen shares articles on the Louvre staff shutting the museum to protest overuse, the Bonnaroo Music Festival is cancelled due to extreme weather, Anderson Cooper’s CNN contract is up for renewal, the 10,000-step exercise concept is derived from “Japanese Walking,” Red Lobster unveils a new menu, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson dies aged 82, Country Music just got a Grammy update, Atlanta could get another NHL team, and the best fast food French fries are revealed.

 

STUPID TOURIST STORIES (46:25): Kathleen reads about a New Jersey tourist who is gored by a bison in Yellowstone, and a tourist crushes a priceless Van Gogh chair while taking a photo

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:19:22): Kathleen reads about Saint Fiacre.  

 

WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (37:13): Kathleen recommends skipping “The Mortician” on Max, and “Titan: The OceanGate Disaster” on Netflix. 

 

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