The Juice with Jeff #216

On this episode of the podcast, Sue Evans conducts and co-produces a fantastic and outstanding interview with me in person. This is Sue's second time on the podcast and we recorded this one outdoors at Easter Lake Park on the south side of Des Moines.

 

We started off the show with talking about how the podcast has come quite a long way over the last several years and how we've really ramped/amped up the marketing related to the show, ramping up both the quality and quantity of the interviews, and how 2024 is a super special year for The Juice with Jeff.

 

Then Sue asks me questions on and we talk about the following topics:

 

About how the North Shore Recreation Playground at Easter Lake is designed to be inclusive and accessible to everyone. How important is being inclusive and accesibility at a playground?

 

Was Camp Ramah in Wisconsin inclusive and accommodating to people with physical challenges, developmental disabilities, the neurodiverse community, etc... when you were a camper there?  Were they accepting of your autism?

 

This spring has been a really active one in Iowa regarding severe weather and lots of rain. How have the outdoor warning sirens, severe weather watches and warnings, etc... affected you?

 

You have a strong journalism background with broadcast studies from Drake University, do you enjoy the newscasts on the local channels? Do you have a favorite meterologist in the Des Moines area?

 

Things that happened during 1974 like:

Movies like Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Sting, and The Godfather II

The New Adventures of Gilligan cartoon series

 

Sue also brought up my love for the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids cartoon series and I talk more about how passionate I am about it. She asked me what I knew about the one time "Hey Hey Hey It's Fat Albert" special that aired in 1969 on NBC and also brought up the soundtrack that Herbie Hancock wrote and arranged for the special.

 

Sue then mentions some big news events which happened during 1974.

 

And we wrap up the podcast by talking a little about birds and an app for phones called Merlin.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday May 10th, 2024 and it runs 58 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Oleg Kyrylkovv courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Ann Kaatz LoBue, Fran Parr, Sarah Stokes, and Renee Whisnant. Enjoy!!