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Radio Guest List—Green County Cheese Days 100th Anniversary, Monroe, WI—September 20, 2014

Locations in this article:  Dallas, TX Madison, WI

cheeseJust about an hour south of Wisconsin’s state capital of Madison, you’ll find Monroe. This small town might not look like much to the casual observer, but it is home to hundreds of cheeses and the most master cheesemakers in Wisconsin. This week, Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcasts from the Green County Cheese Days 100th Anniversary celebration. Normally populated with just over 10,000 people, Monroe will host over 100,000 visitors for this year’s festivities.

We are joined this week by Arnie Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Travel Weekly, who talks about travel’s impact on the spread of Ebola and how to help stop it. We also chat with Wired‘s Alex Davies about new technology patents that will help you forget you are on an airplane altogether. But don’t forget about the cheese! Then Stephanie Klett, the official Limburger Queen, sits down with us to talk about the “king of stinky cheeses.” All this and more when we broadcast from the Green County Cheese Days 100th Anniversary in Monroe, Wisconsin.

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Arnie Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Travel Weekly, talks about the spread of viruses through travel and what is being done to stop it.

Stephanie Klett, Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism and Official Limburger Queen, explains how she got the title of Limburger Queen and the history of the stinky cheese that’s been made in Wisconsin since 1867.

Mike Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, discusses airlines canceling routes to avoid Ebola-contaminated areas and how outbreaks of disease affect travel.

Terry Maxon, aviation reporter for The Dallas Morning News, details the new makeovers many airlines are doing to the outside of their planes and the airlines’ strategies behind it.

Gary Knowles, Travel Editor for Dane County Lifestyles, talks about the Scandinavian influences in Wisconsin—and Monroe in particular. He also dives into the best cheese curds in the state and tells us where to get the best fish boil…and how it’s made!

Alex Davies, Wired magazine’s associate editor and tech expert, explains some of the new technologies that are being patented for airlines, including a virtual reality helmet that will make you forget you are on the plane at all.

Arthur Ircink, producer of the public television series Wisconsin Foodie, discusses the American Cheese Society and how Wisconsin wins more awards than any other state in the country.

Tony Zgraggen, a seasoned yodeler, talks about growing up in Switzerland and learning to yodel in the mountains. He also talks about joining the University of the Wisconsin’s yodeling club as an exchange student.

Jim Demeter, Master Cheesemaker, dives into the process of making cheese. As a fourth generation cheesemaker, he’s been making cheese since he was 14.

By Darra Stone for PeterGreenberg.com