Cheese! A Healthy Fruit

By Jade and Cydel Powers

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.... more

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How many episodes does Cheese! A Healthy Fruit have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Cheese! A Healthy Fruit episodes:

September 22, 2022 Ep.17 Stuffed Animals! Better than People
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
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1h
September 08, 2022 Ep.16 Swii Sports! Using Tennis as an Excuse to Hit People
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.

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37min
September 01, 2022 Ep.15 Winter is Coming! The House of Max
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: Malena Marcase
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44min
August 26, 2022 Ep.14 Biffy! A Porta Potty Shrouded in Mystery
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/
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1h 18min
August 18, 2022 Ep.13 The Number 5! She's a Girl
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/
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1h 4min
August 11, 2022 Ep.12 Wisconsin Carpool! Pick Up Every School Day at the Local Bar
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
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1h 33min
August 04, 2022 Ep.11 Cydel's Birthday! Today I am a Cat
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
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59min
July 28, 2022 Ep.10 Opossums! Peyton, Payton, and Peyten
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
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48min
July 21, 2022 Covid! Cydel's Punishment for Trying to Have a Good Time
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
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3min
July 14, 2022 Ep.9 Jade! An Advocate for Clean Windows and Bloody Doors
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
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33min

FAQs about Cheese! A Healthy Fruit:

How many episodes does Cheese! A Healthy Fruit have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.