035 - Midnight Cheesecake 2025 Recap

035 - Midnight Cheesecake 2025 Recap

From Midnight Cheesecake by Ruha Tacey and Bekah Rodgers

January 30, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode is a warm and humorous recap of the podcast's journey in 2025, celebrating milestones and reflecting on memorable moments.

Midnight Cheesecake 2025 Recap Episode This episode felt like opening a big, cozy scrapbook with your best friends — equal parts laughter, nostalgia, and “wait, did we really say that?” energy. We celebrated hitting 1,000 downloads (!!!), revisited the episodes that shaped our little corner of the internet, and admitted that yes, sometimes the universe sends a sign in the form of a listener complaint. Duke contributed his usual background commentary (Can you hear it?), and we leaned fully into our new “embrace the chaos” editing philosophy. It’s warm, it’s messy, it’s us — and it’s exactly why this episode feels like a hug. Today's main topic: our 2025 podcast recap — a look back at favorite episodes, standout moments, and the unexpected ways this show has grown with us. We talked about the episodes that made us feel like real podcasters, the ones that made us snort-laugh, and the ones that reminded us why we started this whole thing in the first place. From heartfelt listener messages to the joy of rediscovering old episodes, this recap is a love letter to the journey so far. Along the way, we connected the story to our own lives — Christina’s “official complaint,” Adeline’s…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ruha Tacey, Bekah Rodgers

Topics covered

  • podcast recap
  • nostalgia
  • listener engagement
  • personal stories
  • growth
  • humor

Keywords

  • podcast
  • recap
  • nostalgia
  • listener complaints
  • humor
  • growth
  • episodes
  • milestones

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Yellowjackets, ACOTAR

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