Madigan’s Pubcast

Episode 283: Legislating Pet Raccoons, a Superhero Octopus & LA’s New False Prophet?

August 5, 2026·1h 35m
Episode Description from the Publisher

INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Lush IPA from Fremont Brewing Company.    TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Flying Cats &amp; Marching Armadillos Tour.”   TASTING MENU (4:04): Kathleen samples Milwaukee Pretzel Company’s “Schnibbles,” Mingua Cajun Jerky, and Doritos Hot Honey Pizza Chips.    QUEEN NEWS (13:16): Kathleen shares Dolly Parton’s funny quote about Bob Dylan and discloses that Dolly’s West Hollywood home is now a VRBO, and Martha Stewart celebrated her 85th birthday.    HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS (24:11): HollyBobby provides the latest news in Hollywood.   UPDATES (16:33): Kathleen reports that 2 of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper’s ransom notes have been released, and UEFA is threatening to boycott World Cup games moving forward as a rejection of FIFA’s private equity plan.   WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (41:36): Kathleen recommends watching “The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103” on Netflix.    HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (45:16): Kathleen reports on the discovery of Cozumel’s dwarf fox that was thought to be extinct for 20 years.   NEWS (46:11): Kathleen reports that Louis Vuitton created an $18K lobster handbag, The Tower of London is bringing back its moat after 200 years, the original Hermes Birkin bag sold at auction for $10M, the mayor of Amsterdam is advocating for legal cocaine sales, one snakebite costs a man $1.3M, Rosie the Riveter passes away at age 100, a new TN law makes it easier to own a pet raccoon, LA-based Five-Fold Church appears to be morphing into a cult, BTK killer Dennis Rader’s daughter is involved in a domestic violence injunction, and the Chicago Ducky Derby is returning August 6th 2026.    SPORTS NEWS (1:13:18): Kathleen reports that Tony Roomo faces an uphill battle to reclaim his CBS job.   SPANISH PHRASE OF THE WEEK (1:17:46): The Spanish phrase to learn this week is “<a href='https://www.google.com/search?q=do+you+have+health+insuranc

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