Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast

Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a coffee, and join Juanita for curious conversations, fascinating stories, surprising facts, nostalgia, and the little details that make ordinary life much more interesting. Juanita’s Daily Brew is a show that evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, discoveries, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, history, and the fascinating things connected to each day. Season 2 puts food at the centre of the conversation , exploring the history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, and comfort-food classics. Music, movies, television

Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast is a history podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita, with 83 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

broadcaster and storyteller Juanita hosts Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast, a history show with 83 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E8 — ANTIQUE KEYS — Your Coffee Break Podcast

  Oct 1, 202620 minS3

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E8 — ANTIQUE KEYS — Your Coffee Break Podcast COFFEE SWIRL MEDIA™ SEASON 3 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES BEHIND ORDINARY THINGS SEGMENT 1 — TODAY’S JOURNEY IN A COFFEE CUP SEGMENT 2 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY SEGMENT 3 —WELLNESS BLEND SEGMENT 3B — THE SOUNDTRACK & SCREEN SEGMENT 4 — THE LAST SIP Contact: speakpipe.com/coffeeswirlmedia | CoffeeSwirlMedia@gmail.com Legal: This podcast is prerecorded and produced for informational and entertainment purposes only. Opinions expressed are personal and not professional advice. Listener discretion is advised. All music is properly licensed by Coffee Swirl Media™. Recorded and produced in Saskatchewan, Canada. BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH SOURCES KEYS, LOCKS & TECHNOLOGY The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Roman-period keys and Roman bronze ring keys Science Museum Group Collection — ancient, medieval and early modern keys Lock Museum of America — medieval warded locks and skeleton keys British Museum — Romano-British finger-ring key Science Museum Group — medieval and early modern key collections DARK CURIOSITY St. John’s College, Cambridge — Mary Cavillon: Homemaker, Housebreaker The Spectator , 1893 — historical reporting on burglary investigations involving skeleton keys and burglary tools MUSIC & SCREEN Big Bill Broonzy The Blues Brothers Natasha Bedingfield Bruno Mars Disney Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures New Line Cinema Hallmark IMDb PRODUCTION NOTE Historical statements concerning keys, Roman key rings, warded locks, skeleton keys and the Mary Cavillon burglary are based on museum collections and historical documentation. The symbolic interpretation of the key as a metaphor for access, trust, privacy, home and possibility is Juanita’s storytelling layer. Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, and history. Season 2 puts food at the centre, exploring the fascinating history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, comfort foods, music, movies, television, nostalgia, and culture. Season 3 — The Extraordinary Stories Behind Ordinary Things takes the journey somewhere new, uncovering hidden history, strange facts, folklore, mysteries, traditions, psychology, pop culture, music, movies, and television behind the familiar things we often take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #7

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E7 — LIBRARIES & OLD BOOKS — Your Coffee Break Podcast

  Sep 30, 202620 minS3

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E7 — LIBRARIES & OLD BOOKS — Your Coffee Break Podcast COFFEE SWIRL MEDIA™ SEASON 3 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES BEHIND ORDINARY THINGS SEGMENT 1 — TODAY’S JOURNEY IN A COFFEE CUP SEGMENT 2 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY SEGMENT 3 —WELLNESS BLEND SEGMENT 3B — THE SOUNDTRACK & SCREEN SEGMENT 4 — THE LAST SIP Contact: speakpipe.com/coffeeswirlmedia | CoffeeSwirlMedia@gmail.com Legal: This podcast is prerecorded and produced for informational and entertainment purposes only. Opinions expressed are personal and not professional advice. Listener discretion is advised. All music is properly licensed by Coffee Swirl Media™. Recorded and produced in Saskatchewan, Canada. BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH SOURCES LIBRARIES, BOOKS & RARE COLLECTIONS The Royal Danish Library — Annual Report 2004 / The Great Book Theft The Royal Danish Library — How to Find Books The Royal Danish Library — Rare Book Collections Library of Congress — historical resources concerning books, manuscripts and libraries Encyclopaedia Britannica — history of books, manuscripts and libraries Smithsonian Libraries and Archives — history and cultural significance of books and collections British Library — historical books, manuscripts, collecting and preservation DARK CURIOSITY The Royal Danish Library — documentation of the Great Book Theft, investigation, recovery of stolen works and convictions Christie’s / Royal Danish Library historical documentation — discovery of a stolen book submitted for auction in 2003 MUSIC & SCREEN The Beatles Simon & Garfunkel Peter Gabriel The Killers Enya Disney Warner Bros. Universal Pictures New Line Cinema Hallmark IMDb Apple TV / television programme records The Great Book Theft details in Segment 2 are specifically grounded in the Royal Danish Library's documentation, including the 1971 start date, 1973 suspicion, 1975 confirmation, the 2003 auction-house discovery, and the 2004 convictions. The Royal Danish Library also confirms that its rare-book collections include early printed books, rare first editions, unique bindings and books associated with notable former owners, which supports the provenance thread in the episode. Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, and history. Season 2 puts food at the centre, exploring the fascinating history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, comfort foods, music, movies, television, nostalgia, and culture. Season 3 — The Extraordinary Stories Behind Ordinary Things takes the journey somewhere new, uncovering hidden history, strange facts, folklore, mysteries, traditions, psychology, pop culture, music, movies, and television behind the familiar things we often take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #6

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E6 — APPLE CRATES, WOODEN BOXES & BUSHEL BASKETS — Your Coffee Break Podcast

  Sep 29, 202619 minS3

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E6 — APPLE CRATES, WOODEN BOXES & BUSHEL BASKETS — Your Coffee Break Podcast COFFEE SWIRL MEDIA™ SEASON 3 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES BEHIND ORDINARY THINGS SEGMENT 1 — TODAY’S JOURNEY IN A COFFEE CUP SEGMENT 2 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY SEGMENT 3 —WELLNESS BLEND SEGMENT 3B — THE SOUNDTRACK & SCREEN SEGMENT 4 — THE LAST SIP Contact: speakpipe.com/coffeeswirlmedia | CoffeeSwirlMedia@gmail.com Legal: This podcast is prerecorded and produced for informational and entertainment purposes only. Opinions expressed are personal and not professional advice. Listener discretion is advised. All music is properly licensed by Coffee Swirl Media™. Recorded and produced in Saskatchewan, Canada. BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH NOTES APPLES & CANADIAN AGRICULTURE Government of Canada, Department of Agriculture — The Packing of Apples in Barrels and Boxes , A. McNeill, 1907. The publication addressed commercial apple packing and storage in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada — historical agricultural publications and Canadian fruit production. Library and Archives Canada — agricultural and transportation collections. APPLE BOXES & FILM Studio Binder — “What is an Apple Box in Film — Film Set Essentials.” The source explains the relationship between shipping crates and film-production apple boxes and documents their use for raising actors, supporting equipment, creating levels and providing seating. Tools for Film — Apple Box glossary and film-production terminology. Filmmakers Academy — film grip equipment and apple-box standards. AGRICULTURAL HISTORY Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Government of Canada historical agricultural publications. Canadian Encyclopedia — Canadian agriculture and food history. Library and Archives Canada — Canadian farming and transportation collections. FILM & TELEVISION The Apple Dumpling Gang — 1975. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — 2013. Heartland — Canadian television series. Little House on the Prairie — television series. Yellowstone — television series. HALLMARK Autumn in the Vineyard — Hallmark. Love, Fall & Order — Hallmark. FOOD PRODUCTION NOTE The episode distinguishes between historical agricultural crates and baskets and the later film-industry apple box , which is a standardized production tool whose name is associated with the earlier wooden fruit-crate form. Studio Binder documents the film industry's early twentieth-century adoption and modern uses. The 1907 Canadian government publication is particularly useful historical evidence that apple packing and the choice between barrels and boxes were already matters of organized commercial agricultural practice in Canada. Food is the passport. History is the road. People are the destination. Coffee is the companion. Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, and history. Season 2 puts food at the centre, exploring the fascinating history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, comfort foods, music, movies, television, nostalgia, and culture. Season 3 — The Extraordinary Stories Behind Ordinary Things takes the journey somewhere new, uncovering hidden history, strange facts, folklore, mysteries, traditions, psychology, pop culture, music, movies, and television behind the familiar things we often take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #5

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E5 —LANTERNS Your Coffee Break Podcast

  Sep 25, 202620 minS3

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E5 —LANTERNS Your Coffee Break Podcast COFFEE SWIRL MEDIA™ SEASON 3 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES BEHIND ORDINARY THINGS SEGMENT 1 — TODAY’S JOURNEY IN A COFFEE CUP SEGMENT 2 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY SEGMENT 3 —WELLNESS BLEND SEGMENT 3B — THE SOUNDTRACK & SCREEN SEGMENT 4 — THE LAST SIP Contact: speakpipe.com/coffeeswirlmedia | CoffeeSwirlMedia@gmail.com Legal: This podcast is prerecorded and produced for informational and entertainment purposes only. Opinions expressed are personal and not professional advice. Listener discretion is advised. All music is properly licensed by Coffee Swirl Media™. Recorded and produced in Saskatchewan, Canada. BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH NOTES LANTERN & LIGHTING HISTORY Smithsonian National Museum of American History — history of artificial lighting and the extension of the working/social day. Smithsonian Institution — historic oil lamps and lighting technology. Ingenium — Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation — Canadian railway lantern collections. Ingenium — Canadian railway-station signal lantern, circa 1902–1915. Ingenium — historic Canadian railway lighting and oil lamps. SASKATCHEWAN — THE ST. LOUIS LIGHT Canada's History — “The St. Louis Light.” The Saskatchewan ghost-light legend, its association with the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, reports dating to at least the 1920s, and both paranormal and skeptical explanations. Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids — Saskatchewan ghost stories, including the St. Louis Light/ghost train. JACK-O’-LANTERNS & FOLKLORE National Geographic — history of jack-o'-lanterns, Irish and Scottish traditions, turnip lanterns, Stingy Jack, will-o'-the-wisp and the transition to pumpkins in North America. Smithsonian Magazine — Halloween and jack-o'-lantern history. Library of Congress — Halloween traditions and American cultural history. FILM & TELEVISION Tangled — Disney, 2010. Sleepy Hollow — 1999. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — 2001. The Lord of the Rings trilogy — 2001–2003. Are You Afraid of the Dark? — Canadian television series. The X-Files. The Twilight Zone. Scooby-Doo. MUSIC Birds of Tokyo — “Lanterns.” Bill Withers — “Ain't No Sunshine.” The Doors — “Light My Fire.” Jennifer Lawrence — “The Hanging Tree.” Neil Young — “Harvest Moon.” HALLMARK Hallmark Channel — Fall Into Love seasonal programming. PRODUCTION NOTE The St. Louis Light is presented as folklore, not established evidence of a supernatural phenomenon. Historical accounts include both the ghost-train explanation and skeptical possibilities such as distant headlights and atmospheric effects. Likewise, historical explanations of will-o'-the-wisp and the Stingy Jack story are distinguished from one another: natural phenomena have been proposed as explanations for some mysterious lights, while the Jack story belongs to folklore. The mental-health section focuses on grounding, orientation, sensory awareness and social connection. The lantern is not presented as a treatment for mental-health conditions. Food is the passport. History is the road. People are the destination. Coffee is the companion. Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, and history. Season 2 puts food at the centre, exploring the fascinating history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, comfort foods, music, movies, television, nostalgia, and culture. Season 3 — The Extraordinary Stories Behind Ordinary Things takes the journey somewhere new, uncovering hidden history, strange facts, folklore, mysteries, traditions, psychology, pop culture, music, movies, and television behind the familiar things we often take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #4

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E4 CAMP FIRES - Your Coffee Break Podcast

  Sep 24, 202624 minS3

  Juanita's Daily Brew: S3E4 CAMP FIRES - Your Coffee Break Podcast COFFEE SWIRL MEDIA™ SEASON 3 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES BEHIND ORDINARY THINGS SEGMENT 1 — TODAY’S JOURNEY IN A COFFEE CUP SEGMENT 2 — THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY SEGMENT 3 — WELLNESS BLEND SEGMENT 3B — THE SOUNDTRACK & SCREEN SEGMENT 4 — THE LAST SIP Contact: speakpipe.com/coffeeswirlmedia | CoffeeSwirlMedia@gmail.com Legal: This podcast is prerecorded and produced for informational and entertainment purposes only. Opinions expressed are personal and not professional advice. Listener discretion is advised. All music is properly licensed by Coffee Swirl Media™. Recorded and produced in Saskatchewan, Canada. BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESEARCH NOTES FIRE & HUMAN HISTORY Parks Canada — Fire Management History. Parks Canada — Indigenous Fire Stewardship. Smithsonian Institution — Human Origins and early fire research. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Encyclopaedia Britannica — fire and human history. National Geographic — human evolution and fire. FIRE SCIENCE U.S. National Park Service — Fire Science / Fire Triangle. U.S. Forest Service — fire behaviour and combustion. National Institute of Standards and Technology — combustion research. Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Government of Canada fire-safety resources. CANADIAN & SASKATCHEWAN FIRE Government of Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. Saskatchewan wildfire and fire-ban resources. Parks Canada — Canadian fire-management history. Saskatchewan environmental and wildfire resources. Saskatchewan fire restrictions can vary by location and authority. Current restrictions should always be checked before recording or publishing a seasonal fire-safety reference. INDIGENOUS FIRE CONTEXT Parks Canada — Indigenous Fire Stewardship. Parks Canada — fire management history. Indigenous-led cultural burning and land-stewardship resources. Note: Indigenous relationships with fire are diverse and Nation-specific. This episode does not present one generalized “Indigenous campfire tradition.” Parks Canada specifically notes that cultural burning practices and purposes differ between Indigenous Nations. STORYTELLING & ORAL TRADITION UNESCO — Intangible Cultural Heritage. Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Library of Congress. British Library. Folklore and oral-history scholarship. MUSIC Bruce Springsteen — “Fire.” Johnny Cash — “Ring of Fire.” James Taylor — “Fire and Rain.” Eagles — “Witchy Woman.” The Animals — “House of the Rising Sun.” Neil Young — “Harvest Moon.” Corey Kent — “Wannabe” — 2026. Contemporary coverage describes the song as a “cowboy campfire ballad.” FILM Stand by Me — 1986. The Blair Witch Project — 1999. Friday the 13th — 1980. The Parent Trap — 1998. TELEVISION Are You Afraid of the Dark? — Canadian anthology series. The X-Files. Supernatural. The Twilight Zone. HALLMARK Campfire Kiss — starring Danica McKellar and Paul Greene. FOOD Fire Masters — Canadian open-flame cooking competition hosted by Dylan Benoit. Campfire cooking: hot dogs, sausages, corn, potatoes, foil-pack meals, beans, popcorn and s'mores. Juanita’s Daily Brew — Your Coffee Break Podcast Welcome to Juanita’s Daily Brew , a daily coffee-break podcast hosted by broadcaster and storyteller Juanita from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show evolves with every season. Season 1 explores the calendar through stories, celebrations, traditions, food, entertainment, and history. Season 2 puts food at the centre, exploring the fascinating history and stories behind favourite foods, drinks, desserts, ingredients, comfort foods, music, movies, television, nostalgia, and culture. Season 3 — The Extraordinary Stories Behind Ordinary Things takes the journey somewhere new, uncovering hidden history, strange facts, folklore, mysteries, traditions, psychology, pop culture, music, movies, and television behind the familiar things we often take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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