Episode 266: European Ranch Dressing, Longhorn Love, & Italian River Shaming

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Art Car IPA from Saint Arnold Brewery in Houston. She reviews her weekend in Houston and Fort Worth, hanging out with her bff Ron White and seeing the longhorn cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.” TASTING MENU (2:40): Kathleen samples Snack Day Ketchup Wavy Cut chips, Bacon Grilled Cheese Lay’s, and Beefy Honey Mustard Meat Chips. SPANISH PHRASE OF THE WEEK (10:32): The Spanish phrase to learn this week is “tienes alcohol,” which translates to “do you have alcohol?” HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS (22:16): HollyBobby provides the latest news in Hollywood. UPDATES (46:01) : Kathleen shares updates that Punch the monkey has a girlfriend, Nancy Guthrie’s family makes another plea, and Target launches another new customer incentive program. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (59:14): Kathleen shares articles on a hospital squatter in Tallahassee, Amy Madigan wins her first Oscar, Billy Idol announces a new residency in Vegas, Spain is recruiting 10,000 volunteers to gamble every day for 4 years, giant lizards invade South Florida, Uber expands women-only ride options across the US, Hidden Valley is hiring Ranchbassadors to pair Ranch dressing on food in Europe, a North Carolina man is ordered to pay $8M after pleading guilty in a streaming fraud case, Chili’s calls out Ruth’s Chris on their dress code, and a town in Northern Italy has a local tradition called the Tonca where a local politician who made the year’s dumbest decision is placed in a cage and dunked in the river. HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (53:12): Kathleen reads about a pilot who believes that he has discovered Amelia Earhart’s plane using Google Earth. WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (8:30): Kathleen recommends watching “Love Story” on FX, and “Scarpetta” on Prime Video. SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:27:30): Kathleen shares Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, patron saint of cats. FEEL GOOD STORY (1:21:56): Kathleen shares a story about the opening of North America’s largest wildlife overpass, designed to help wildlife cross I-25 safely.