The Juice with Jeff

The Juice with Jeff #192

On this episode of the podcast, Katy Beh Neas conducts and co-produces a fantastic interview with me thru Zoom. This is Katy's first time on the podcast and a very special shout-out and thanks goes out to Dana Leman for recruiting Katy to join The Juice with Jeff family of interviewers and co-producers.

 

During the podcast, Katy and I have a two way conversation where we discuss the following topics: Katy's journey in life and how a significant part of her journey was working for Former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, things we love about Harkin, Disability Justice, the importance of accepting everyone as they are for who they are, the importance of Autism Acceptance and about my being autistic, these podcasts and the history on how The Juice with Jeff got started, our thoughts on COVID continuing to rage on at widespread levels, what I do for self care during the winter months where it's usually too cold to do the outdoor get togethers, my talking about city and state parks and how nature walk tours were part of several episodes of this podcast, how Des Moines has changed and various things related to Des Moines, and we wrap it up with Katy sharing another thing or two about herself.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Monday February 12, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 8 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!!

 

The Juice with Jeff #191

On this episode of the podcast, Jesse Schwartzman conducts and co-produces an excellent interview with me thru Zoom. This is Jesse's second time on the podcast.

 

During the podcast, Jesse asked me to first talk about how I've been dealing with things over the last several years, and then we talked about the five times that Jesse and I got to hang out together during 2019 and early 2020 either inside restaurants or going to parties.

 

And then during the last few minutes of the podcast we talked about our friendship, the core values we both share, and my goals for the 2024 Season of this podcast.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday February 9, 2024 and it runs 39 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #190

On this episode of the podcast, Dana Mintzer Leman and her son Zander conduct and co-produce a fantastic, superb, and outstanding interview with me in person. This is Dana's third time and Zander's second time on the show (his first being in person). This is a not just a special Potpourri episode but it's also a "Questions You (We Hope) Have Never Been Asked Before" interview. The questions Dana and Zander ask me are:

 

Tell us about your pajamas and any plush toys in your bed?

Star Wars or Star Trek?

What do you typically eat for breakfast?

What is your favorite TV show/streaming series?

The best advice anyone has ever given you?(we bring up several things related to these podcasts as I answer this question)

What are your favorite sayings or quotes?

If there's a book you would want people to read, what book(s) would you recommend?(I talk again during this segment about my passion for the Filmation cartoons, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Fred Rogers o.b.m., and the movies that were designed to be Roadshow Theatrical Presentations).

What are your pet peeves?

You can go anywhere on vacation for one week, where is it you would go for that week?

If you could go to one concert whether that group or artist is still around or who is no longer around, what group would you go see and hear perform?

What would your Dream Job be if you weren't doing what you are doing nowadays?

If you eat one thing for dinner for the rest of your life, what would that one thing be?

What Mitzvot do you strive to uphold in your daily life (as a practicing observant Jew)?

Talk a little bit about your sister Marni?

Do you like your shoes and what kind of shoes are they?

If you started another podcast, what would it be about?

What's your favorite season?

Do you prefer Brisket more or Sushi more?

Champagne Cake or Banana Cake?

 

After all these questions, Dana has some thoughts to share on the podcast, Zander, and me. And then before we wrap up the interview, I perform for Dana and Zander my voice impersonation of the late Jim Morrison making the nursery rhyme "Hush Little Baby" sound like a song written by The Doors. Of the three interviews that Dana has conducted with me over these last few years, I firmly believe this one is "Her Best Interview Ever!"

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Tuesday February 6, 2024 and it runs 58 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #189

On this episode of the podcast, Rebecca Epstein conducts and co-produces an excellent interview with me thru Zoom. This is Mac's very first time on the podcast. This is Rebecca's first time on the show and a very special shout-out and thanks goes out to Dana Leman for recruiting Rebecca to join The Juice with Jeff family of interviewers and co-producers.

During the interview, Rebecca and I had LOTS of conversation on multiple topics like: What are my favorite books, about any pets I have, a bunch of "Would you Rather" questions, what do I like most about Judaism, and a question about how I got into starting the whole The Juice with Jeff podcast series. I also ask her to share her responses to some of the questions she asked me.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Monday February 5, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 10 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!!

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!!

The Juice with Jeff #187

On this episode of the podcast, Erin Lackore conducts and co-produces a fantastic interview with me thru Zoom. This is Lisa's very first time on the podcast.

 

During the interview, Erin and I had a conversation on several topics like:
Since Erin turned 50 this past year and I will hopefully be turning 50 in October, what 50 things would you like to do? Neither of us could think of 50, but we each did talk about several things we wanted to do over the course of this year.

As part of this discussion, topics that are brought up include my passion for classic and vintage films particularly the ones in their original Roadshow Theatrical Presentation form.

How I am planning during my spare time to watch all of the TV shows and Movies in my DVD collection in alphabetical order from A to Z which started with the A's on New Year's Eve and will continue until I get to my last W Movie by no later than December 2024 (though I'll likely be done watching the whole DVD TV show and movie collection much sooner than that possibly late summer).

The history and purpose of the whole The Juice with Jeff podcast series and the super special goal I have for the 2024 Episode Season.

Books we like to read

Other podcasts we listen to

And we wrap up the show with Erin and I sharing favorite moments and highlights from our VHS days. I am able to throw in my voice impersonations of Fat Albert, Michael Barbaro, Brian Dean Christensen, and Coach Bill Coldiron (of blessed memory).

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday January 26, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 14 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #186

On this episode of the podcast, Lisa Jimenez conducts and co-produces an excellent interview with me thru Zoom. This is Lisa's very first time on the podcast.

 

During the interview, Lisa and I had a conversation on several topics like: The history behind these The Juice with Jeff podcasts and the goals of the show, stuff about Covid continuing to rage on as a highly airborne and vascular disease that is a mass disabling event, my general health, how I feel about hopefully turning 50 in October, and my passion for certain classic and vintage films particularly the ones in their original Roadshow Theatrical Presentation form.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday January 19, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 11 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #185

On this episode of the podcast, Melanie Wehrmacher conducts and co-produces a fantastic interview with me thru Zoom. This is Melanie's second time on the podcast.

 

There is quite a bit of two way conversation between Melanie and me. During the first 45 minutes or so of the interview, Melanie asked me questions along the lines of:

 

1. What are your traditions or rituals for New Year's Day? In other words, how did you spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day?

2. Are you a Resolution person or a Goal person? What are your goals for 2024?

After I gave my response to Melanie's questions, I asked her the same question for the first two questions.

3. If you could change any three things in the world, what would they be?

4. Are there any podcasts you've come across in the last year that you really enjoyed and that you would recommend?

5. Have you had any chances to play around with your impressive karaoke setup recently? (Note: I actually got rid of my karaoke and portable sound system setup about a year ago and donated it to our local Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines)

6. Were you part of that local Jewish day camp when you were a kid that you just mentioned? (And after I tell Melanie about the several years I went to that Jewish day camp during the 1980's, I then tell her a little bit about the years I was a camper and staff member at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin).

7. Do you remember the Hodag in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, what is it?

8. Do you speak any other languages, which ones and how fluent are you on them?

9. What is your cooking style?

 

For the remaining 25 minutes of the podcast recording session, I talk with Melanie about the movies I have on DVD, about how I have become significantly more of a Cinephile over the last year, and about how I've especially become super passionate over the last year about movies that were designed to be Roadshow Theatrical Presentations. I list the criteria for what it would take for a movie to be considered a Roadshow Presentation and the movies I have on DVD which are considered Roadshows. We end this discussion with my asking Melanie how many of those 30 Roadshow films she is familiar with and what she likes or admires about any of them.

 

It is with this episode of the podcast where we debut the scripted opening and closing which includes professionally produced theme music composed and performed by Oleg Kyrylkovv. This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday January 7, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 12 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #184

On this episode of the podcast, Carrie England conducts and co-produces a fantastic and outstanding interview with me thru Zoom. This is Carrie's third time on the podcast.

 

During this episode of the show, there are several topics that Carrie asks me to talk about and there is quite a bit of two way conversation on all the topics brought up.

1.  First Carrie asks me to talk about what Hanukkah is about and any special plans I have for it. After I finish explaining Hanukkah, I ask Carrie to talk about what she enjoys most about this time of year with the December holiday season.

 

2.  Then Carrie asks me to talk about how I've become more of a film buff and movie aficionado over the last year. I tell her what my top 5 favorite films are overall and then I talk with her about my passion for the films which were designed to run and be shown in the "Roadshow Theatrical Engagement" format and how my collection for such films has grown significantly over the last six months or so. After I finish talking about Roadshow type films, then I ask Carrie to talk about her favorite movies.

 

3. Then Carrie asks me to talk about any pets I have, and I tell her about my two dogs Scandi and Lissie. After I talk about my dogs, Carrie talks about her dogs and cats.

 

4.  We wrap up the show by talking about nature and how we both enjoy looking at and spending time with nature. Carrie talks about enjoying the sunrises/sunsets and the horses she sees in her neck of the woods and I talk about the time I spent this year enjoying nature thru a couple visits to Greenwood Park and a visit each to Walnut Woods State Park and Ledges State Park.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday December 3, 2023 and it runs 1 hour and 4 minutes long. 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!!

The Juice with Jeff #183

On this episode of the podcast, Kalen McCain conducts and co-produces an fantastic and outstanding interview with me thru Zoom. This is Kalen's first time on the podcast.

 

There are several topics that are brought up during this episode and there is lots of two way conversation on all the topics brought up.

 

1. Kalen asks me to talk about what I do for a living and talk about how I trained in audio/TV production in high school and at Drake University but it didn't work out as a career, followed by how I have done video production and (still do) audio production as hobbies, then about what I do for a living today. After all this I ask Kalen to talk about the reporting he does for the Southeast Iowa Union newspaper.

 

2. Kalen then asks me what gets me into doing Medical Records Scanning and the like for my day job?

 

3. After my briefly mentioning how I'm autistic, Kalen asks me to talk about any special interests I have, and I go into detail on the multiple special interests I have like music appreciation, promoting the importance of accepting everyone as they are for who they are, and my becoming a film buff over the last few years with my favorite kinds of movies. I ask Kalen what is favorite movies are and actually Kalen and I talk quite a bit about films and movie theaters during the remainder of the podcast.

 

4. I also ask Kalen what he likes to do outside his day job of being a Southeast Iowa Union reporter.

 

This episode was recorded on Sunday December 3, 2023 and runs 1 hour long. 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!!