George and Jess Podcast

It's getting very weird across the pond... speculation as to the whereabouts of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, are increasing. After a British Mother's Day photo was redacted from the newswire internet sleuths and the public are questioning Kate's wellbeing.

For the firs time since 1998, Minnesota State University Mankato is getting a bold, new look. With any rebrand - the people have thoughts. We're talking about the new look and what people are saying this morning. Plus, Ribfest's 2024 lineup has been announced.

Jess has been sharing about her 75 Day Personal Style Challenge on Instagram. Today, she's giving an update at almost 1/3 of the way through the challenge. Here's how it works: no shopping for 75 days, document your outfit each day and pay attention to how you feel in the clothes you're wearing. The goal is to learn about what you like and how you want to dress - which is your unique personal style.

We're also chatting about Oscar fashion from Sunday evening's awards.

You can find Jess' challenge at @jessb_styleology on Instagram.

Friday, March 8th marked International Women's Day. On today's podcast, we're talking about its origins. Also, recognizing the women in your life and the impact they've made.

More and more people are talking about 'homesteading' - most not full on homesteading but those skills that lead to being self sufficient. Growing and harvesting your own food, having livestock, baking bread, sewing. We're talking about this 'trend', if you will. Are we influenced to have interest in these skills or is it an instinct in us that is telling us we should learn?

The number of women entering the skilled trades is growing. This week is National Women in Construction Week so today's conversation is perfect timing. We're talking about the skilled trades, the hurtles women face in the industry and why so many people are considering pivoting to a career in the trades.

The CEO of Kellog's Cereal has taken a lot of heat recently for suggesting that American's who are struggling to afford groceries should eat cereal for dinner. Now, people on social media are calling for a boycott of all Kellog's products - which isn't as easy as it sounds. We're talking about boycotts of products and why they don't always work.

Nick Schmitz from Straight Up Outside LLC is our guest today. Nick and his wife Annie are raw milk dairy farmers outside of Lake Crystal. Hear how he went from school teacher to dairy farmer on today's episode. Nick also talks about the health benefits of raw milk (sorry, there's a wait list for Nick's) and organic farming.

Thanks to social media and home improvement shows, interior design trends are changing as quickly as clothing trends. The problem is interior design tends to be much more expensive - and permanent. We're talking about why this is happening and if it will prevent people from doing renovations.