Episode 202: Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar, Crypto Explodes, & Hallmark’s Holiday Cruise Sets Sail

INTRO (00:00): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Candlepin Pale Ale from Castle Island Brewery in Norwood, MA. She reviews her weekend in Boston, performing at The Wilbur, shopping at the Southport Christmas market, and drinking Guinness at her favorite local pubs. 

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

COURT NEWS (15:01): Kathleen shares news on Dolly Parton’s multi-million dollar investment in the children of Nashville, Jelly Roll announces a Summer 2025 Tour with Post Malone, Taylor Swift finishes her first weekend of her ERAs Tour in Toronto, and Snoop Dogg celebrates with 19 Crimes. 

TASTING MENU (1:59): Kathleen samples Nantucket Crisps, Shaqalicious XL gummies, and Korean Lay’s Roasted Cumin Lamb chips. 

UPDATES (20:55): Kathleen shares updates on the Spirit Airlines bankruptcy announcement.

“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT” (38:39): Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of new paintings at Pompeii, and a 1,200-yr-old Viking cemetery is uncovered in Sweden. 

FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (40:49): Kathleen shares articles on a 7-year-old in Minnesota beats 89 adults in a football pool, Kum & Go stores is being rebranded, Hallmark sets sail on their inaugural set of sold-out holiday cruises, a person dressed in a bear costume attacks cars and commits insurance fraud, the cofounder of FedEx once saved his company from bankruptcy at a blackjack table, Red Lobster debuts a new menu of fan favorites, Mariah Carey’s holiday bars open in select cities across the US, and Detroit becomes the largest US city to accept crypto payments for taxes. &n