Friday's w/ Dan #15

Stream of Consciousness with Dan: Stories from the Midwest · May 15, 2026 · 8m

Send us Fan MailThis week on Friday’s w/ Dan, we start with family and legacy. I talk about my Uncle Jim, who passed in 2018 in a tragic accident near the farm he loved. In his honor, my family created the James R. Backes Memorial Scholarship, awarded each year to a hardworking FFA student at Westin High. We just had the ceremony Wednesday night — my dad presented, two of his brothers were there, and a close family friend joined us. It was one of those nights that reminds you how love and legacy carry forward.From there, we shift gears into full‑on Wisconsin mode: cheese. America’s Dairyland…