The Juice with Jeff #237

On this episode of the podcast, Dana Lain conducts and co-produces a fantastic, superb, outstanding, and very conversational interview with me in person. This is Dana's debut/first time on the podcast and we recorded this one outdoors at Greenwood Park in Des Moines.

 

During the interview, we go deep into depth into two topics:

 

1. We spent a significant portion of the interview talking about the Iowa State Fair with Dana asking me some questions related to how in the past I have been a huge fan of our State Fair, how between 2013 and 2019 I enthusiastically attended the fair once or twice during each of those years, my favorite things about the fair from those summers I went, my favorite foods I would eat when I went to the Fair during those summers, some things about I know about the history of the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the things I enjoy about Iowa PBS' coverage of each summer's State Fair, and the concerts I went to during the fair in the past. 

I talk a bit with Dana about two books related to the Fair that I purchased back at the fair itself during 2017/2018/2019 which go into detail about various aspects of the fair; and how I re-read these books every August during the 10 Day State Fair period. These books are A Great State Fair by William Fried rocks and Bill Riley Sr (of blessed memory) On the Air and  At The Iowa State Fair.

Dana and I have a two way conversation about various aspects of the fair and there are a couple moments where Dana shares her favorite things about the fair, her favorite State Fair foods, and concerts she has attended at the fair.

 

2. Then the second major topic we discuss during the interview is about these The Juice with Jeff podcasts about the show's history, the purposes of the podcast, how the show has come quite a long way the last several years and how we have really ramped things up with the podcast this year in multiple ways, the multiple milestones we have accomplished this year with The Juice with Jeff, recruiting many people to conduct and co-produce the interviews with me, why doing these podcasts is extremely important for me and how super passionate I am about the show, the annual Juicys Awards event we do in December each year, the multiple things that are unique about the show, etc .. We wrap up the podcast with Dana sharing her thoughts on these podcasts.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday July 21, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 40 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!!