West 2 The Midwest

This is our special Swiftie Superbowl edition; we're so excited to share some of our Superbowl predictions, a twist on "normal", showcasing FozzyDad's sons and their passion for NFL football, Culvers, Nintendo, and Pikman.

It's our 2023 Christmas episode; Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our listeners. This was such a fun episode to record, we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed creating it for you. We share some of our Christmas spirit, FozzyDad live reacts to the #HungerGames #WhiteHouseChrismasVideo, see us peel back the onion on #SantaClause & the history of Christmas & Easter, how to be intentional about how we love ourselves and others, and God's promises to mankind.

Welcome to Season 2 of West2TheMidwest; we love that you're still with us. In this episode we dive into a full-time mom starting to work outside of the home after 13 years, and the family doing their best to support her; trying to balance kids' schedules, chores, and family craziness. Dad is learning to be a better husband/father.We are both learning how to communicate better with our spouses, and leaning into God is always the key as we ask our spouse for prayer.Join us as we open up to our heartache, pain, growth, and healing since losing mom this year.Bryan gives some tech tips, learn how to better protect your family's data. Ashley dives into how to better build and grow a business in Wisconsin as compared to Seattle.

We're so glad to be back after a much-needed break, welcome back to the show! Join us as Ashley describes her much needed time away to truly relax and unplug.Fall is upon us folks, time to put those ugly (and cute) sweaters to good use. Our PNW family is coming to the Midwest to spend the holidays with our Midwestern family, so excited!On this episode we touch on quite a few topics including:Creating concrete pumpkins with pantyhoseOur father's new girlfriend is joining us for the holidays. Will we scare her away by being ourselves?Bryan's "broken picker". Loving thy neighbor, praying for thine enemies.Watch out for that tit-raiser; yes, you read that right.So excited for smoked turkey and football this Thanksgiving.Our elementary school teachers had us under our desks conducting "nuclear bomb drills"; anyone else experience that growing up?Apeel update: your voice matters and it is working!

We've been out of the studio in September 2023Ashely has been: focused on her healthpreparing for some upcoming surgeriesBryan has seen quite an uptick in responsibilities in need of his direct support:4x kids back to schoolhis wife just started a new job, first time back in the workforce in 13 years...Congratulations Shelby!summer house projects being wrapped upwork has been quite demanding as of late taking a bit more time than was previously anticipatedand cold/flu season is in full swing in the Fosmark householdWe're looking forward to getting back into the studio next month and would love to hear from our listeners to get a chance to hear about some fall traditions your family has.

Join us as we interview our aunt Mel! She was born & raised in the PNW & absolutely LOVES to visit the Midwest; delve in with us as we debate the official age when you're considered 'over the hill', the ladies empowering Women in Business with some solid business advice, Mel's encouraging and courageous cancer survival story, and the nuance of how to properly say "Bless your Heart".

Join us surrounded by the birds as we dive into not-so-current July events, the Threads takeoff, Elon vs. Zuck MMA fight, looking forward to our trip to WA, enjoying summer with the kids, kayaking, paddleboarding, 4th of July recap, baseball games, Wisconsinites wanting to make things that bring people joy affordable for the whole community, and the wisdom in aiming to listen to others in order to gain understanding in our everyday relationships.

We've got an exciting new ride - one of our lighter episodes where we explore fun summer adventure activities in Wisconsin. We compare hiking in Washington State to walks in Wisconsin.Join us as we discover river floats, the sandbar at Freemont, Summerfest, Harley Davidson, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, the Milwaukee Art Museum, EAA Airshow in Osh Kosh, WI State Capitol, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Dr. Evermore's Forevertron, Schoolhouse Beach, the National Railroad Museum, Circus World Museum, Washington Island Stavkirke, the Pabst Mansion in Milwaukee, 365 Days of Fireworks, the Green Bay Botanical Garden, Door County, FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard, Farm Historic Living Museum, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, WI Great River Road, Lost City Forest, Paine Art Center & Gardens, the National Mustard Museum, Swing Park - play at your own risk, Mars Cheese Castle, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, Shakers Cigar Bar, the U.P., and Supper Clubs.