December 17, 2025
Episode 253: Vindictive Wrapping Paper, Iceland’s Yule Cat, & The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
Madigan’s PubcastAbout this episode
INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Hazy Holiday IPA from Silver Bluff Brewing Company in Brunswick, GA. She reviews her weekend in Ponte Vedra and then LA and Vegas, discussing Fantasy Football at Good Morning Football and seeing The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere in Vegas. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.” COURT NEWS (25:50): Kathleen shares news announcing that Chappell Roan becomes a global brand ambassador for MAC cosmetics , Cher is set to marry her 39-year-old boyfriend , and Taylor Swift gifted millions of dollars in bonuses to her ERAs Tour crew . TASTING MENU (2:38): Kathleen samples a Madigan Family Midwest Cheeseball , Reese’s Holiday Caramel Cups , and Hadley Orchards Gourmet Dill Cheese Puffs . UPDATES (32:14): Kathleen shares updates on the search for MH370 , Zuckerberg is moving on from the metaverse , Australian children just lost access to social media , the Louvre has even more security issues, Andrew and Fergie are finally being evicted , a Waymo encounters a standoff with police , and Faberge’s Winter Egg fetches millions at auction . FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (1:04:36): Kathleen sharesarticles on Prada purchasing Versace , a cruise ship passenger dies after being served 33 drinks , the Super Bowl pregame performers are announced , air travelers without a REAL ID will pay a fee in 2026 , iHeartRadio bans AI music and hosts , protesters vandalize the Crown Jewels , Norway has unveiled a Northern Lights train , and BINGO returns to Vegas . HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (1:02:26): Kathleen reads about a lost Renaissance painting found in a garage in the UK . SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:30:40): Kathleen reads about St. Nicholas , patron saint of sailors, merchants, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students. WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (30:40): Kathleen recommends watching the Wizard of Oz on HBO Max. FEEL GOOD STORY (1:23:56): Kathleen shares a story about Iceland’s Yule Cat , and Sweden rolls out edible road salt to save birds .