Hey Cheeseheads!Join us this week as we continue to unpack the truly horrifying case of literal garbage, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the human lives and futures and families he took during his reign of terror on the North side of Milwaukee.Sources today include:My Friend Jeffrey Derf Bachderf Dahmer’s Confession by John Berowski, A Father’s Story by Lionel Dahmer, Stone Phillips 1994 interview, LPOTL, Netflix show, The Dahmer Tapes on Netflix, WIKIPEDIAFirst 6 minutes are rough for sound, but it gets fixed, we promise!

Heya Cheeseheads!Welcome to the best Beer Chaser yet: The Halloween Special!Write-ins include a very special piece, Lake Hallie Spirits by local author Patti See, the times a friend of the pod was haunted by a demon AND a Wisconsin ghost dad, tales from Kate’s Door County Haunted Trolley Tour, and the promised scoop on the woman who had her first kiss with David Dahmer in our hometown. Thank you SO MUCH to those that wrote in.We want to hear all your Wisco things! Send them our way: [email protected]

Heya Cheeseheads!Join us this week as we jump on the bandwagon this Spooky Season to discuss the knitty gritty that is the case of Jeffrey Dahmer. We all know at this point that he’s a puke stain in human form, but we hope to offer some Midwestern-- more specifically Wisco-- context to the social constructs, culture, and historical implications of this twisted tale.Sources for today include: My Friend Jeffrey by Derf Bachderf, Dahmer’s Confession by John Berowski, A Father’s Story by Lionel Dahmer, NBC’s 1994 Stone Phillips interview, Last Podcast On the Left, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and The Dahmer Tapes on Netflix, and WIKIPEDIA per usual.Wisco Segments starts @ 21:30 Dahmer Talk Starts @ 27:55Deep Dive Starts @ 40:30

Oh hey der Cheeseheads! Back again to read local stories from friends and family as they share their favorite moments 'bout the Green Bay Packers.  Tales about what makes Lambeau so special, generations of season ticket holders, Frozen Tundra blizzards (of course),  how our friend got head coach, Mike McCarthy fired (allegedly), the Packers 2011 Superbowl win over Kate's dad's favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers and his experience at the Superbowl with Kate's grandpa. You'll come to find most of us find our love in football from our fathers and how much this sport means to us Wisconsinites.We want to hear your Wisconsin / Midwestern stories! Shoot us a quick email at [email protected]

Heya Cheeseheads. You ready for Packer Party Part 2?! This week’s episode covers the history of The Pack from the 1960s to darn near current day. Included is the reign of Brett Farve, the hiring of Mike McCarthy, the record breaking of Aaron Rodgers, and the severe under qualification of Sav reporting on this information.

Heya Cheeseheads!The time has come to talk about our biggest hometown pride: Da Green Bay Packers.Join us this week as the least sportsy person ever (Sav) gives a detailed history of The Pack to a more sportsy person (Kate) in 1 of 2 parts. Topics discussed include the creation of the NFL team, the stadiums in which they’ve played, important key players, moments in history like The Ice Bowl and the very first Super Bowl, and the life and death of Super Bowl trophy inspiration, Vince Lombardi. Sources used include good ‘ol Wikipedia, packers.com, nfl.com,  and K9K8’s expertise.GO PACK GO

Hey dere, Cheeseheads! Join us this week as Kate and Sav celebrate the kickoff of spooky season with a lowdown on hometown Wisconsin traditions before moving Northeast and, yes eventually, across state lines, into Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Stories include a cryptid in the Wisconsin forest that has the head of a frog and the body of dinosaur, mysterious ghosts/geologic/swamp gas produced lights in Paulding, MI, and an obscure death from a small island off the UP.Sources for today's episode:Haunted Wisconsin (3rd edition) by Michael NormanArchives of Michigan By Emily BinghaMichigan in Pictures article called Grand Island North LighthouseExplore Rhinelander.com Wikipedia as always   

Today we cover a rite of passage: The Wisconsin DellsAs we finish up our thrift sale weekend, we'll discuss the history of this location as well as three of its top tourist attractions of all time: Noah's Ark Water Park, The Tommy Bartlett Show, and The Wisconsin Duck Tours.Information from today was found on Wikipedia and the history pages of the following:wisdells.comtommybartlett.comnoahsarkwaterpark.comwisconsinducktours.com

Ever been to a Wisconsin Thrift Sale?If so, you know it's a cultural experience like no other.If not, just listen to us babble for a good fifty minutes. Either way, we think you'll be entertained.

Coming to you from Kate’s garage in this one to discuss the way too fleeting magic that is The Wisconsin Summer. If you’re from Wisconsin/the Midwest, you know exactly what we’re talking about. The skeeters, humidity, state fairs, boat days, s'mores, and everything in between.