Cheese! A Healthy Fruit is a podcast where two sisters reminisce on growing up in rural Wisconsin. We focus on stories from our lives as well as highlighting the things that make Wisconsin great.
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Ep.25 Rock Fest! A Journey from Stagehand to DJ
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Wrap your knees! This week Cydel is taking us up to Cadott WI for Rock Fest, and Jade is taking us on a date to the drive in. Get ready for strange outfits, dumb injuries, and double features. Theme Song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Warning! High school relationships ahead. This week Jade gets deep sharing how she discovered her queerness while living in a rural town, and Cydel takes us on a trip to the Wisconsin State Fair. Hold on to your Cream Puffs, we're talking about crushes, sisterly advice, and a fear of heights. Source: https://wistatefair.com/ Theme Song: Malena Marc…
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Ep.23 Webkinz! An Exploration in Nostalgia
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Dig your Webkinz out of their totes! This week Cydel is taking us back to a time when playing with a toy both online and in person was all the rage and Jade is taking us back to our childhood bedroom where we will find our most gripping childhood fixations. Snuggle into your floor bed, we'll meet you in 2009. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W…
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Ep.22 Kwitchurbeliakin! We're Going Canoeing
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Crack open a beer! This week we're diving into the lakes of the boundary waters as Jade shares our canoe trips and Cydel shares the beauty of New Glarus Brewing Company. Check the weather and the cooler, it's going to be a wild ride! Source: https://newglarusbrewing.com/ Theme Song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover art: MJ Hennessey…
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Ahhahahahaha! This week Cydel drags Jade through her entire acting career and Jade shares some other celebrities from Wisconsin. Grab your witch hats and zombie make up, we're going acting! Theme Song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.20 Crappy Birthday! Your Grandpa's Dead
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Grab your urns! This week Jade and Cydel dive into the darker side of life. Join us on our first memorial episode celebrating our late Grandpa and dog Jack. Theme Song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.19 Hello! Where the Hell Have We Been?
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Hello Siblings! It's been a while. We are back from hiatus, and today we're going to tell you about all the craziness that has happened to us while we were away. Buckle up, in this episode we'll be talking about a very important wedding, a stray cat, and a brand new family member. Theme song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ Hennessey…
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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. Theme song: Malena Marcase malenamarc…
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Ep.17 Stuffed Animals! Better than People
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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 Pupp…
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Ep.16 Swii Sports! Using Tennis as an Excuse to Hit People
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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 the very first colloquialism minute. Today's class is all about no yeah, yeah no, and yeah no for sure. Theme song: Malena Marcase malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ He…
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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. Theme song: Ma…
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Ep.14 Biffy! A Porta Potty Shrouded in Mystery
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ Hennessey So…
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ Hennes…
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Ep.12 Wisconsin Carpool! Pick Up Every School Day at the Local Bar
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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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%2…
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Ep.10 Opossums! Peyton, Payton, and Peyten
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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 Sc…
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Covid! Cydel's Punishment for Trying to Have a Good Time
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.9 Jade! An Advocate for Clean Windows and Bloody Doors
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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.comBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.8 Wolf Music Videos! Cydel's Entire Search History
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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 p…
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Ep.7 Cheese! A Fudge that Tastes like Oranges
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ HennesseyBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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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 malenamarcase.com Cover Art: MJ Hennessey…
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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 PowersBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.4 Cats! Come for the Allergies Stay for the Trauma
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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…
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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 PowersBy Jade and Cydel Powers
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Ep.2 Biking! Fun for Dads Not for Daughters
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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://ww…
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Ep.1 Siblings! A Frightening New Development
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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.travelwiscons…
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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 w…
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