The Juice with Jeff #188

On this episode of the podcast, J. Michael McKoy AKA The Mac conducts and co-produces a fantastic and really inspirational interview with me thru Zoom. This is Mac's very first time on the podcast. A very special shout-out and thanks goes out to Dana Leman for recruiting Mac to join The Juice with Jeff family of interviewers and co-producers!!

 

During the interview, Mac and I had LOTS of conversation on several topics like:

 

Mac first asked me to talk about what things I'm passionate about. And then I talk more about these podcasts, how I heavily promote the importance of accepting everyone as they are for who they are, my love for classic and vintage films especially the movies which were designed as Roadshow Theatrical Presentations.

 

Then I ask Mac to talk about the decades long history he has being in the radio/broadcasting industry throughout the Midwest and the podcasts that he produces.

 

And then during the rest of the interview Mac and I talk about various topics like God and spiritually in a non-denominational general sense, how both of us are sad that most of terrestrial commercial radio today just isn't the same, how we both make sure our podcasts emphasize a clean and family friendly format and what we think radio should be, Mister Rogers, a few other broadcast legends in Des Moines radio history, important things we both learned in our respective journalism schools, and the multiple things which make my podcasts really unique and special.

And toward the very end of the interview, I send a shout out to and mention several special people that have conducted/co-produced interviews with me in the past that both Mac and I are friends with: Jami Ahart, Dana Leman, Stephanie Toms, Micole Van Walbeek, Jill Sarcone, Sarah Trone Garriott, Jennifer Konfrst, and Michael P. Libbie. I also sent a shout out to Martha Scanlan and Sarah Graf. I mention to Mac that in answering the question which episodes of the podcast are my favorites or who are my favorite interviewers are; I am having a tough time answering the question on which episodes are my absolute all time favorites as most of the interviews have been fantastic or superb, but I definitely can consider Jami, Dana, Micole, Stephanie, Jennifer, Sarah Graf, Martha, and Jill to be among my Top 15 Favorite Interviewers of everyone who has been on the show so far in addition to Mac!! And I also mention to Mac that Dana is scheduled to conduct her third interview with me in person just a few days after this episode was produced, and that we're in the process of scheduling Stephanie, Micole (with Josh Chapman and preferably also her mom Carrie England at the same time), Martha, Sarah Graf, Jill, and Jennifer to conduct interviews with me again sometime this year during the spring, summer, or fall all in person.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday February 2, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 17 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Oleg Kyrylkovv courtesy of Pixabay. As is the case with all of "The Juice with Jeff" podcasts, funding for this podcast is provided by Realty With Ahart and RandomKid. Enjoy!!