Cheese! A Healthy Fruit

Leash your pigs! On today's episode we have an exclusive interview with the one, the only, our dad Milton. He is sitting down with Cydel to bring you the highlights of his life growing up on a farm in rural Wisconsin. Get ready for cows that herd dogs, ponies that coparent little boys, and pigs that give rides.

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This is an episode of pure joy. Today we're pulling out some of Cydel's old stuffed animals and then we're watching Bee and PuppyCat. Come with us as we delve into what makes a really good stuffed animal and what makes a really good show.

Sources:
Milton Powers
Bee and PuppyCat - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_and_PuppyCat
Bee and PuppyCat on Netflix

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Fire up your Wiis! We're going back to 2010 with this episode! Jade brings us back to the girls' Super Mario Bros and Wii sports days. After that, Cydel drops some knowledge on us with that very first colloquialism minute. Today's class is all about no yeah, yeah no, and yeah no for sure. 

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Grab your closet pillows and your sparkly spiders! Today Jade and Cydel are coming at you with another pet update. Get ready to meet the new member of Jade's household and find out what Mike has been doing with his eyes. All while we anticipate Max's inevitable return to the house and dread her plans to terrorize us all in our sleep. 

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Ohmygosh! This week Jade explores how she and Cydel's language developed from when they were babes, and Cydel takes us down to Menomonee Falls. Lets go chase some waterfalls and figure out just what to say to a baby to mess them up right. Or not, if that's not what you're into.

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Sources:
Town Square Publications Menomonee Falls Chamber of Commerce, inc.
https://local.townsquarepublications.com/wisconsin/menomoneefalls/overview-and-history.html

Wimmer Communities 5 Reasons Menomonee Falls is a Great Place to Live
https://www.wimmercommunities.com/blog/5-reasons-menomonee-falls-is-a-great-place-to-live/

1...2...3...4. How did those numbers make you feel? Do they have colors? Personalities? This week Cydel digs deep and explains synesthesia. We'll get a glimpse into the minds of synesthetes, including one that is very near to us. Then we will highlight the native tribes in Wisconsin.

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Sources:
Merriam Webster- Synesthesia
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synesthesia

Encyclopedia Britannica - Synesthesia
https://www.britannica.com/science/synesthesia

The Synesthesia Tree
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com

Calendar Synesthesia: The people who can see time by Caroline Williams
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631572-200-the-people-who-can-see-time/

The Wisconsin DPI
https://dpi.wi.gov/

The Minnesotan Historical Society
https://www.mnhs.org/

Hold onto your cows! This week Jade and Cydel are joined by good friends, and fellow sibling pair, Jackie and Falon! Get ready for a relaxed chat about Wisconsin weather, drinking prowess, animal husbandry and so much more.

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Surfs Up! On today's episode Jade and Cydel recap the time since their last recordings and Cydel shares some embarrassing stories. After that we dive a little deeper into fresh water surfing.

Sources:
Lake Surfing- Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_surfing#:~:text=Lake%20surfing%20is%20surfing%20on,onshore%20wind%20subside%20relatively%20quickly.

Freezing water, sunny attitudes: How and why Sheboygan became an international surfing destination by Maya Hilty from the Sheboygan Press
https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/life/2021/12/20/sheboygan-known-malibu-midwest-surfing-williams-lake-michigan-freshwater/8814284002/

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Freeze! This week Cydel chronicles her war with the backyard opossums and Jade tells us a spooky story from Wisconsin. Watch out for opossums in barrels, opossums in cat cages, and opossums in bushes. And don't forget to check your fruit cellar for spooky visitors.

Sources:
Haunted Heartland - True Ghost Stories from the American Midwest by Beth Scott and Michael Norman

Theme song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

This week's episode will be postponed until next week. Cydel has fallen ill with covid and is not able to complete the editing process. Thank you for your patience. See you next week!

Theme Song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Test time! This week Jade and Cydel share their personality test results. After we find out the girls' personality types and just how rare Jade is, we'll dive into just how much harm Jade causes Cydel in the car. 

Sources:
16personalities.com

Fire up your parents' PCs! Today we are diving into Cydel's devolving YouTube search history. Cover you children's ears as we explore anime wolves, My Little Pony adult content, Cydel's favorite True Crime podcasts, and all the other rabbit holes she's found herself down. But it doesn't stop there, we'll rap up the episode with Rhinelander's most peculiar legend the Hodag.

Sources:
@gothsconsin on TikTok
Hodag -Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag#:~:text=In%20American%20folklore%2C%20the%20hodag,the%20hands%20of%20their%20masters.

Gather your cracker plates! Today we are taste testing cheese from our local cheese shop. Get ready for all manner of cheeses, fudge, and even Cow Tales. We hope you enjoy this small deviation from our regular content.

Theme Song: Malena Marcase
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Strap in for the finale episode in our 3 part pet introduction series. In this episode you will meet our last six cats. Get ready for a cat who is a dog, a cat who screams constantly, a vampire kitty and three other kitties with their own quirks.

Theme song: Malena Marcase 
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Cover Art: MJ Hennessey

Give your pup some extra scratches. We are making the debut of dogs in the Powers family as we talk about the next four pets we had growing up. Get ready for a dog who's only hobby is humping, a cat with more than nine lives, and more. 

Sources:
Kristine Powers

Grab your cats and cuddle in for another episode of Cheese! A Healthy Fruit. This week we are introducing the 4 cats we grew up with, then we're taking a trip into our teenage years to complete our teen bucket list. 

Sources:
Teen Bucket List: 100+ Fun Things Every Teenager Should Do by Annette White
https://bucketlistjourney.net/teen-bucket-list-85-fun-things-every-teenager-should-do/
Kristine Powers

Hold your horses! In this episode we tell the story of Cydel's 6th birthday party, which actually happened 14 years ago to the day. Watch your heads because we're getting hit by horses and then, to get out our anger, we're punching princesses.

Sources:
Kristine Powers

In honor of Milton's 52nd birthday, Jade and Cydel discuss one their father's favorite activities and why it hates them so much. Join us as we delve into the bumps and scrapes of bike riding and maybe learn somethings you never knew about cows.

Sources:
27 Amazing Facts About Cows That Will Impress Your Friends by Matt & Jessica Hardecke
https://www.clovermeadowsbeef.com/amazing-facts-about-cows/
Kristine Powers

Welcome to Cheese! A Healthy Fruit. In this episode we share with you the story of how Cheese! A Healthy Fruit got it's name, the story of how Jade and Cydel met A.K.A Cydel's birth, and some Wisconsin fact that you may not have ever heard before!

Sources: 
20 Things You May Not Have Known About Wisconsin by Kristen Finstad https://www.travelwisconsin.com/article/tours/20-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-wisconsin
Kristine Powers and Milton Powers

Cheese! A Healthy Fruit is a brand new podcast releasing May 31st 2022. Every week, sisters Jade and Cydel reminisce on growing up in rural Wisconsin by telling a story about their childhood or sharing facts about Wisconsin. Join us Thursdays for horseback riding mishaps, winter shenanigans, canoeing conversations, a possible alien abduction, and whatever else growing up in the middle of a cornfield entails.  

Cover Art by MJ Hennessey
Theme Song by Malena Marcase