Episode 6: Canadian Killers, Aliens, and Monster Sharks

09/15/20 • 71 min

Kathleen opens with an introduction to “Cardboard Cher,” who will be joining the Pub crew. She reveals that one of her favorite Twitter accounts to follow is “Super 70’s Sports,” and laughs at a recent tweet they posted showing the Milwaukee Brewers ground crew originally wearing lederhosen. Kathleen loves the city of Milwaukee, and although she is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan she admits that she would be excited to attend any Brewers game, especially if there were lederhosen involved.

She announces that she’ll be opening her weekly Pubcast with a Dolly Parton quote, with this week’s quote involving Dolly and business. Kathleen states that the best concert she’s ever seen in her life is Cher in at the Park Theatre in Vegas.

Kathleen provides an update on the Jerry Falwell Jr. saga with Liberty University and his complicated relationship involving his wife and their pool boy. She reads from an article authored by Hustler Magazine’s founder Larry Flynt stating his position on the Falwells.

SHARK WEEK & MEGALODON: Kathleen reveals her extreme disappointment regarding the authenticity of the 2013 Shark Week special “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives.” Her bff Lorene (who also directed Kathleen’s “Bothering Jesus” special on Netflix) provides insight on how you can tell whether the content of one of these shows includes accurate and true information. Kathleen goes on to describe the outrage from both scientists who knew that the mega shark was a hoax, as well as viewers who believed the History Channel’s Megalodon story. The Network regrouped and promised to reinspire the integrity of Shark Week content to fans, and the following Shark Week season they released the sequel “Megalodon: The New Evidence.” This sequel ALSO provided no credible proof of Megalodon’s existence, which was finally disclosed in the third installment “Megalodon: Fact vs Fiction.” Kathleen remains a huge fan of the History Channel and Shark Week, following numerous sharks on Twitter such as “Deep Blue” and “Katharine the Shark.”

BILLBOARDS: Kathleen discusses her opinion of billboards, stating she’s never received any useful info from them except when in Vegas and Atlantic City. Kathleen thinks that most billboards don’t display “fun” information, and therefore don’t motivate her. Most contain positions on abortion, religion, and 800 numbers you shouldn’t call, and she thinks that they “junk up” any road trip. Kathleen appreciates a good truck stop on a road trip, and agrees that Loves Truck Stops rent billboards in good locations so that she can plan bathroom breaks accordingly. She applauds the 4 states that have outlawed billboards: Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, and Maine. Florida has the m...

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Episode 5: Graceland, Migrating Creatures, and Cults

Kathleen opens with a warm welcome to her “Termites,” providing an explanation for those just tuning in as to how her Termite followers obtained their reference. Stevie Nicks still joins Kathleen at the Pub, and is holding Kathleen’s case of limited edition Busch Latte. Kathleen describes her new Walter Mercado prayer candle to listeners, as well as one of her pint glass from one of her favorite breakfast restaurants in the country: Sam’s Diner in Denver. She didn’t steal this particular glass, but outs her mother for being known to steal fried chicken from casino buffets.

Kathleen follows up on Episode 2 and her discussion about offensive mascot names, describing the new Pekin Chinks booster pin that she found on Ebay from a seller who lives in The Villages, FL. As a side note, her parents have announced that they are returning to Florida for a few months of sunshine despite COVID concerns.

NOTEWORTHY GAS STATION FOOD: Kathleen describes sampling her nieces’ life-changing white cheddar Cheetos bites when boating with the kids at Lake of the Ozarks, and is ecstatic that her favorite beer company, Anheuser Busch, has created a Busch beer for dogs called “Dog Brew.” Dog Brew includes pork butt, and lets both you and your pup enjoy a cold beer after mowing the lawn.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN COVID-19: Kathleen provides an update on COVID shows and her Tour Schedule, and sites examples of other entertainment and large public gatherings such as the RNC and the impact to those crowds that were reported.

KATHLEEN’S QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES: Kathleen describes giving her dad a haircut in quarantine, and also Lewis Black’s quarantine haircut which you can see on YouTube. She also expresses how she is obsessed with watching the Weather Channel, especially during hurricane season (most recently Hurricane NANA). As a follow up to Pubcast Episode 3’s content about Lance Armstrong, Kathleen describes her interactions with Lance while touring Iraq, and how terrified Lewis was of him while on tour. She discloses that she has some issues with cycling as a sport.

MEMPHIS: Matt Shirley’s Instagram: Kathleen is a massive fan of Matt’s daily charts, and one of his latest charts shows the results of a poll asking for people to vote on the “Best Attraction in Every State,” and the best in TN is voted to be Graceland, and Kathleen confesses that she is NOT an Elvis fan. She describes her parent’s reviews of one of Elvis’s last shows in Vegas, and while her mother gave the show 5 stars, her dad had a completely different opinion. Kathleen thinks Memphis is completely underrated as a tourist destination, loves Beale Street and thinks it screams everything cool like Prince and funk. She loves the history, the civil rights museum at the Lorraine Hotel, and the bbq. Kathleen describes her trip to Memphis with her mom and her mom’s 4 sisters in the late 90’s to tour Graceland, Elvis’s airplane museum, and his car museum. Elvis and his grandmother’s graves are located in the back yard, and Kathleen reviews notable visitors who have...

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Episode 7: Buffalo Wings, Action Park, and Skin Walkers

Kathleen opens by opening her Pickle Kolsch beer from Tailgate Brewery in Nashville, which she discovered at her favorite Nashville Hot Chicken restaurant: Party Fowl. Kathleen describes the recipe behind Nashville Hot Chicken, and introduces her NEW “Cardboard Cher” who will takes the Busch Latte from Stevie Nicks since she is the tallest cardboard guest in the Pub. Kathleen provides an update on the state of the Post Office, describing a mailer that she received from USPS highlighting their pledge to ensure that all mail-in Federal election ballots reach their final destination on time. She reads a Dolly Parton quoteinvolving potatoes.

TIME ZONES AND SPORTS: Kathleen asks the audience based on the East Coast of the US HOW they stay awake long enough to watch sports, specifically Monday Night Football. She reviews the pros and cons of each time zone as relates to the tv schedule of pro football, hockey, and baseball, and is thankful to live in the Central Standard Time zone (and also that she doesn’t have to get up early the next day for work.)

Kathleen gives a nod to recently deceased St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Fame player Lou Brock, describing her emotions when she saw his funeral procession pass the Cardinal’s Busch Stadium and his wife’s remarks to Cardinals fans on behalf of the family.

Kathleen loves the city of Buffalo and its sports fans, specifically Bills fans. She loves visiting the famous Anchor Bar, boasting that she can spend an entire day sitting at the bar people watching, drinking Labatt Blue Light, and eating buffalo wings. Kathleen is in awe of the Bills Mafia’s tailgating tradition of “table slamming,” where fans jump onto and card tables in an attempt to break them. She admires a Bills fan in Buffalo who paints his entire house in Bills’ colors (complete with logo) after his next door neighbor raises a New York Jet’s flag in his yard.

MADIGAN FAMILY UPDATE: Kathleen’s parents stopped for a few days on their way to Florida, and told Kathleen that if she wanted her white hydrangea bushes to turn pink or blue, that she should pour a 50/50 vinegar mixture on the flowers. She did this and the flowers turned brown and died.

UPDATE MALAYSIAN FLIGHT 370: For those fans who participate in Kathleen’s obsession with missing MH Flight 370, she provides an update (September 2020) on the missing aircraft including multi-government search groups finding debris on African beaches.

“GAS STATION” FOOD: Kathleen finds Twinkies cereal, and although she prefers Ding Dongs to Twinkies she is excited for this breakfast option. Her fellow comedian pal Kelly McFarland agrees that the best food is found in truck stops.

Kathleen wants to head North immediately since Taco Bell in Canada has a new “Jalepeno Noir” on their menu that is being tested in the market to pair with the