The Juice with Jeff’s Podcast

The Juice with Jeff #159

On this episode of the podcast, Ann LoBue conducts and co-produces a fantastic and excellent interview with me thru Zoom. This is Ann's fourth time on the show.

 

During this episode of the show, Ann and I basically have a nice two way conversation on a variety of subjects such as: How is this summer the same or different for you than previous summers? What are some ways that you find peace and can help you when you're in a stressful situation? What are your thoughts on getting older? What are your favorite foods or things to cook, and what are your favorite desserts? Ann also talks me to talk more about how I advocate for many causes that fundamentally promote equality, equity, treating people fairly, and accepting people as they are for who they are.

 

Mutliple different subjects are brought up as I answer Ann's questions: Climate change, the ongoing SARS-CoV-2/Covid pandemic, how between January 1st and July 4th I've met a goal of watching all of my TV shows/movies in my DVD collection in alphabetical order from A to Z, and how things are going with this podcast during 2023.

 

Ann also shares her thoughts on my responses to her questions and I ask her the question of "What are you doing nowadays for work since your move back to Minnesota?".

 

This episode was recorded on Thursday July 13, 2023 and runs 1 hour and 12 minutes. 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 #158

On this episode of the podcast, Martha Scanlan conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Martha's second time on the show.

 

Martha and I had a two way conversation about a bunch of different topics such as society and politics, nature, local and state parks, the years I went to and was part of the Camp Ramah in Wisconsin community as well as Martha's thoughts on summer camp, the history and some tidbits about these The Juice with Jeff podcasts, and I share with Martha quite a bit of trivia about The Blues Brothers. For part of the podcast we did a nature walking tour thru portions of Riverview Park and the adjacent McHenry Park on the north side of the Des Moines area.

 

We have set two records with this episode: Not only is this episode of the show the THIRD lengthiest episode of The Juice with Jeff that we've ever done since these podcasts began in June 2017, but it is now officially the LONGEST IN PERSON EPISODE that we have ever done so far!!  We recorded this episode on Sunday June 25, 2023 and it lasts for an EPIC 1 hour and 54 minutes. 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 #157

On this episode of the podcast, Tiffany Deal conducts and co-produces a fantastic and interview with me in person. This is Tiffany's first time on the podcast.

 

Tiffany asked me three questions during the interview:

If you could change anything about the world, what would it be?

What advice would you give your 18 year old self?

What would you like Gen Z to understand about the world and how they can make it better?

 

We had a significant amount of two way conversation on these three topics during the entire podcast and Sophie Homonoff also shared her thoughts at times. Plus several side topics were brought up such as rest, politics, how employees are treated in their jobs, Shabbat, and a slow cooked stew called Hamin (in Hebrew) or Cholent (in Yiddish) that is traditionally served in observant Jewish homes and communities on Saturday mornings/afternoons for Shabbat lunch. We ended the podcast with Tiffany talking about her interest in yoga and also baking bread and cookies.

 

This episode was recorded on Thursday June 22, 2023 in Sophie's backyard and runs 44 minutes long. Enjoy!!! 

The Juice with Jeff #156

On this episode of the podcast, Char Vukovich conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Char's first time on the podcast.

For this episode, Char and I did something really special that has only been done once before in the history of these podcasts: We went on a walking tour of a park near the Des Moines area!!! And this is the very first nature tour to take place in one of Iowa's State Parks!!

More specifically, Char and I recorded our podcast session at Walnut Woods State Park which is pretty close to Des Moines. We went on a walking tour of the overwhelming majority of Walnut Woods that covered most areas of the park (minus the trails).

In addition to the walking tour thru parts of Walnut Woods, Char brought up and asked me questions on memories from my Crossroads Park Elementary School days, my being autistic and how I aggressively promote Autism Acceptance and Neurodiversity, mental health, and how Judaism plays an integral part in my daily life.

We had a significant amount of two way conversation throughout the entire podcast, with nearly all of our dialogue being ad-libbed and on the fly with both of us sharing our thoughts about everything we saw and heard at Walnut Woods.

This episode was recorded on Friday June 16, 2023 and runs a feature-length 1 hour 29 minutes long. Enjoy!!! 

The Juice with Jeff #155

On this episode of the podcast, Ann Morris conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Ann's fourth time on the podcast.

 

Ann and I had so much two way conversation and we talked about a variety of different topics during the interview such as: Physical changes in the Des Moines area between from when we were kids/teenagers and now, pets and more about my doggies Scandi and Lissie, musicals and other events in the past I've seen at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, my thoughts on the Afterlife, a couple other little things, and we finish up the show by my sharing dozens of tidbits about the 1980 original The Blues Brothers film and how The Blues Brothers act was created.

 

We recorded our podcast at Gray's Lake Park in Des Moines on Friday June 9, 2023 and our conversation lasts 1 hour and 13 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 #154

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

 

Priti asks me questions that revolve around a few topics: A brief summary of what I've been up to over the last 30+ years, how these The Juice with Jeff podcasts got started and other tidbits about the show, any travel experiences I've had in my lifetime, examples of the music I enjoy listening to, a couple of classic or vintage movies and TV shows I love watching, and we end the show with Priti and I  sharing a few memories from our VHS days. And before we wrap up the podcast, we touch on a small bit of politics and I throw in my Trump, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, and Ronald Reagan voice impersonations.

 

We recorded our podcast on Monday June 5, 2023 and it's 57 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 #153

On this episode of the podcast, Sue Evans conducts and co-produces an excellent interview with me in person. This is Sue's first time on the podcast.

 

Sue and I had lots of in depth conversation on a bunch of different topics, and Sue framed some of the questions in a "Would You Rather" format and she incorporated a "taking a trip to California" format during most of the podcast.

 

The topics brought up include: The 6-1/2 years that Sue and I have known each other and have been co-workers at my job, would I rather travel from Des Moines to California by train or bus, would I rather travel to Yellowstone National Park (or another national park) or a man-made attraction like the Hoover Dam, what performing artist or group I would prefer to see at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, what movies are my favorites, are there any movies besides Rain Man that have a focus on Autism, what area I would prefer seeing Ken Burns take on with any future documentaries he produces, what issues I would want to discuss with the politicians I support, do I find that as we get older people get nicer or not, about my interest in lighthouses, and have I kept in touch with the people I went to Camp Ramah in Wisconsin with.

 

We recorded our podcast at Greenwood Park in Des Moines on Sunday May 7, 2023 and our conversation lasts about 50 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 #152

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

 

Alison and I had a free flowing two-way conversation that revolved around multiple topics such as: A summary of what each of us has been up to over the last 30 years, our favorite moments from our University years, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a touch of politics, the importance of clean air, parks and our love of nature.

 

This episode of the show was recorded on May 7, 2023 and it runs about 1 hour and 9 minutes. Enjoy!!

The Juice with Jeff #151

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

 

Andrea asked me questions that revolve around the following topics: Spring Cleaning and Decluttering the house, what my favorite seasons are and why, what things bring me the most joy, what goals do I have during 2023, and Andrea also asked me to talk about a special gift bag I received on Wednesday at work for Administrative Professionals' Day. During the questions on the things that bring joy, favorite seasons, decluttering, and goals; Andrea also shared her thoughts on these subjects.

 

We recorded our podcast on Friday April 28, 2023 and it's 34 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 #150

On this episode of the podcast, Katey Hartzell conducts and co-produces a fantastic, superb, and outstanding interview with me in person. This is Katey's fourth time on the podcast, the second time doing it in person.

 

Katey and I had lots of two way in depth conversation on several topics and for several of the topics that Katey asked me questions on, I asked her to share her thoughts on those same questions: (There are various sub-topics that are brought up during each of the questions)

 

1. How has COVID affected your daily life?

2. Who is someone that is still alive that you consider your greatest inspiration or who you look up to the most?

3. If you could speak to anyone in the past, who would it be and what questions would you ha e for him/her/them?

4. What are some things on your bucket list?

5. What would you tell students who are autistic that are in elementary school how to a. Try and adapt themselves into a mainstream classroom, and b. How to make friends and how to navigate themselves?

6. How many of the teachers from our Crossroads Park Elementary School days are you still in touch with?

7. The last segment of our podcast together is dedicated to Katey and I talking about our longtime friendship and how we've reached the 40th Anniversary of that longtime friendship. Toward the very end of the podcast, I sing to Katey a very special song written by Fred Rogers o.b.m. called "You Are Special".

 

We recorded our podcast at Campbell Recreational Area in Clive on Sunday April 23, 2023 and our conversation lasts 90 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!!!