The Juice with Jeff

The Juice with Jeff #164

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

 

We start by talking about cookies and baked goods. Specifically about how both of us love both chains/franchises such as Crumbl Cookies as well as local bakeries like The Bake Shoppe.

 

Then I talk with Ali at great deep length about how between December 31, 2022 and July 4, 2023 I watched all of my TV Shows and Movies in my DVD collection in Alphabetical Order from A to Z, and I gave many examples of what I watched in my DVD collection during that six month period from A to Z. As part of the discussion, I told Ali what my Top 5 Favorite Films of All Time are and she also tells me what her favorite films are.

 

As part of the film discussion, I talked with Ali a little bit about the Roadshow Theatrical Release concept and also shared with her the history behind how The Blues Brothers came to be both as the musical group and the 1980 film itself, along with lots of trivia tidbits about the film. I give multiple examples on the additional things we get to see on the longer Extended Version of the film.

 

Ali shares her thoughts and insights on everything that was brought up during the recording session and we have quite a lot of two way conversation. We also talk about our favorite kinds of music, including where Ali asks me to explain how I became interested in expanding my taste of music well beyond the pop and Top 40.

And then we conclude this episode of the snow by doing a short walk between the Amphitheater and Waterfall/Lagoon areas of the park and comment on the peaceful environment we're enjoying in the park, as well as some thoughts on the podcast series itself.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Monday July 24, 2023 at Greenwood Park in Des Moines and it's feature length at 1 hour and 30 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 #163

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

 

Hannah and I had a two-way conversation on several specific topics:
I talk with Hannah at great deep length about how between December 31, 2022 and July 4, 2023, I watched all of my TV Shows and Movies in my DVD collection in Alphabetical Order from A to Z, and I gave many examples of what I watched in my DVD collection during that six months period from A to Z. As part of the discussion, I told Hannah what my Top 5 Favorite Films of All Time are.

 

I shared with Hannah the history behind how The Blues Brothers came to be both as the musical group and the 1980 film itself, along with lots of trivia tidbits about the film. And I give multiple examples on the additional things we get to see on the longer Extended Version of the film.

 

I also talk with Hannah about the event video production work I've done for quite a few members of the Des Moines Jewish Community between 2000 and 2018, about how the whole The Juice with Jeff podcast series came to be and the goal/purpose of the show, and how I still use the audio production skills I learned on KWDM during my VHS days and during my 4-1/2 years in the J School at Drake in putting together these The Juice with Jeff podcasts.

 

Hannah shares her thoughts and insights on everything that was brought up on all of these topics and we have quite a lot of two way conversation.

 

This episode was recorded on Sunday July 23, 2023 and runs 1 hour and 25 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 #162

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

 

Allison and I basically had a very entertaining two way conversation on subjects such as: Memories both of us have from our Drake years, the J-School and my audio/video production experience I've had over the years (both during my Drake years and over the last 25 years as a hobby), the history behind these podcasts and the technical details on how each episode of The Juice with Jeff gets put together, and I perform a whole bunch of my voice impersonations for Allison.

 

The voices that I do for Allison are: Fat Albert/Mushmouth/Rudy/Russell from Fat Albert and the Cosby kids), Barry White o.b.m., Robin Leach o.b.m., Michael Buffer (the "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!!" announcer), Audrey II from the musical version of Little Shop of Horrors, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo, Huckleberry Hound, Ernie/Bert/Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street, Former President Donald Trump, Former President Barack Obama, Senator Mitt Romney, Current President Joe Biden, Current VP Kamala Harris, Jim Morrison o.b.m. from The Doors, and Fred Rogers o.b.m./King Friday/X the Owl/Henrietta Pussycat/Lady Elaine Fairchild from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. I throw on the Reverb effect for the Michael Buffer, Audrey II, and the Jim Morrison voices.

 

She shares her thoughts on all these subjects and she gives us a brief A Cappella performance of a song towards the end of the show.

 

This episode was recorded on Wednesday July 19, 2023 and runs 1 hour and 15 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 #161

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

 

Julia and I had a two-way conversation on several topics. First, Julia talked about a recent trip she took to Greece. Then Julia asks me to talk about my interest and somewhat intense passion on classic and vintage films. I talked with Julia about how:

 

1. Between January 1st and July 4th, 2023 I watched all of the TV shows/movies in my DVD collection in alphabetical order from A to Z

2. About how between the 1910's thru 1970's quite a few films would open in a select number of theaters as a "Roadshow Theatrical Release" (going to the movie would be a special event with things like special souvenir programs, tickets would be purchased in advance with a specific seat reserved, overtures and intermissions in the film, and sometimes longer versions of that film than what many of us saw).

3. How the first original cuts of some films were originally much lengthier in time but then when they were released to the majority of movie theaters nationwide, the length of the films was reduced quite a bit in the name of movie theaters being able to show the film more times a day and for the movie companies to make more profits.

 

4. I shared with Julia the history behind how The Blues Brothers came to be both as the musical group and the 1980 film itself, along with a bunch of trivia tidbits about the film.

 

Julia shared her thoughts on the things that I said. And we also talked about how we can find art in everyday life, including the specific examples I give of the art I found in the cliffs and structures at Ledges State Park when I went there recently.

 

This episode of the show was produced and recorded on Sunday July 16, 2023 and it runs about 55 minutes. We recorded our podcast at a photography studio and small group event venue that a very good friend of mine owns called The Studio in Windsor Heights. 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 # 160

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

 

For this episode, Sarah and I did something really special: We went on a walking tour of portions of Ledges State Park!! This is the second nature tour for the podcast in one of Iowa's State Parks and it's the fourth time a nature walk tour has been a part of these podcasts.

 
For the significant majority of the podcast recording session, Sarah and I went on a walking tour of the overwhelming majority of Ledges State Park including parts of the campground, the two shelter houses (Oak Woods and Carl Fritz Henning), the Canyon Road with sandstone ledges/cliffs and the Arch Stone Bridge, and other unique sights. 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 Ledges.

 

In addition to the walking tour thru parts of Ledges, Sarah asked me to talk about any side interests I've added to life this year and so I talked about the 6 month "Watching my TV Shows and Movies on DVD from A to Z" project  that I engaged in between January 1st and July 4th and how I've become more passionate about The Blues Brothers (both the group and the 1980 film). Sarah also asked me to talk more about how in June/July 2022 I donated all of my video production equipment and my karaoke system/sound system equipment to the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines. Sarah also talked about a couple new things she's been involved with recently.

 

This episode of the show was produced and recorded on Friday July 14, 2023 and it runs 1 hour and 30 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 #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!!!