Episode 225: Fatal Selfies, The REAL ID Debacle, & 40 Years of Dollywood

INTRO (00:23): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Spotted Cow from New Glarus Brewery . She shares the location of her new favorite Cajun restaurant in Nashville , and lays plans to head to the Ozarks for Mother’s Day weekend. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.” COURT NEWS (18:43): Kathleen shares news that Dolly Parton is celebrating 40 years of Dollywood , Jelly Roll continues to lose weight and set health goals , and Chappell Roan turns heads at the Met Gala . TASTING MENU (2:48): Kathleen samples Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle Crunch, Popeye’s Blackened Ranch Dipping Sauce , and SKINNYPOP Harry Potter Butterbeer Kettle Corn . UPDATES (27:24): Kathleen shares updates on Prince Harry’s security appeal , Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson continues to fuel a PR nightmare , Pope Francis gifts the Popemobile to the children of Gaza , and Starbucks is adding new staff (again). HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (43:01) : Kathleen reveals the discovery of nearly 600 gold coins dating back to 1808 by hikers in the Czech Republic . FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (45:13) : Kathleen shares articles on REAL ID being implemented May 7th , TEMU halts shipping direct from China , Oracle pays $60M for the River North area in Nashville , St. Louis’s Gateway Arch turns off the lights for the entire month of May , a Canadian man goes missing from a Nashville bar , a 7-year-old drives his sister to McDonalds , an American tourist dies taking a selfie in Rome , the Savannah Bananas set a ticket sales record in Clemson , American Airlines is investing in DFW Airport , and “ knocker-uppers” were commonly hired to wake people up before alarm clocks were common . WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (20:39): Kathleen recommends watching the The Godfather of Harlem on MGM+. FEEL GOOD STORY (1:25:13): Kathleen reads about the legend of Jenny, the “Titanic Cat .”