The Juice with Jeff’s Podcast

The Juice with Jeff #199

On this episode of the podcast, Lori VanLo conducts and co-produces a fantastic, superb, and extremely fun interview with me in person. This is Lori's second time on the podcast and we recorded this one at Walker Johnson Park in the Urbandale area.

 

This episode is really unique as almost all of the questions Lori asked me and topics we talked about are things that have never ever been brought up on the podcast before. Here are the questions that Lori asked me, some were really fun or silly, other questions were more serious:

Does a straw have one or two holes?

If an animal could talk, which one would be the rudest?

Is cereal a soup?

Is a hot dog a sandwich?

Would you prefer to travel into the past or into the future?

Who would win in a fight, a horse-sized duck or a duck-sized horse?

Should cats or dogs rule the world?

Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?

Should adults be required to take an afternoon a nap time?

Should we have a 4 day workweek universally?

Should we have a mandatory retirement age?

Should we have a UBI/Universal Basic Income?

Should we have free education?

For some of the questions, I asked Lori what her answers would be and she shared her thoughts on a few of the topics we brought up. After all the topics Lori brought up and asked me questions on, I performed a bunch of my voice impersonations for her and we wrapped the show up with my sharing some thoughts about both our reaching the 200th total episode of the whole podcast series over a 6-1/2 year period and how the show has come a long long way over the last few years.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Monday March 11, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 3 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 #198

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

 

During the podcast, Julie and I have a two way conversation where we discuss the following topics:

 

We start out with telling Julie more about how the show is now also on the Apple Podcasts platform in addition to the main podcast website at Podbean, Spotify, Podchaser, and Amazon Music/Audible.

 

Then Julie asks me to describe myself with just three single word adjectives.

 

Next Julie and I have a discussion on a whole bunch of things related to the podcast.

 

Julie then asked what question I would love for someone to ask me that has never been asked on the show before and I answer by first talking about how I have had an interest in shortwave radio and a little about the National Institute of Standards and Technology Time and WWV/WWVH radio (available on several different shortwave band frequencies), and then I describe my ideal dream job of starting up/being on a radio station the way it was done during the 1970's.

 

Before I launch into my impersonation medley with Julie, she asks me what what your favorite age is that you've had over my first 49 years and if I could go back to one age earlier in life what would it be and why?

 

We wrap up the show with me performing a whole bunch of my voice impersonations for Julie.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Tuesday March 5, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 15 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 #197

On this episode of the podcast, Melody and Ben Schneider conduct and co-produce a really good interview with me thru Zoom. This is Melody and Ben's first times on the podcast.

 

During the podcast, the three of us have a two way conversation where we discuss the following topics: What we have been doing since graduating from high school, a small amount about the podcast, where we are with the ongoing highly airborne and vascular Covid virus, what we enjoy doing, our thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Middle East, music, and my DVD movie collection.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday March 3, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 5 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 #196

On this episode of the podcast, Christina (Gish Hill) Klekner conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Christina's very first time on the podcast and we recorded this one at Greenwood Park in the Amphitheater and Waterfall areas.

Christina brought up and asked me questions on the topics of self-care, Shabbat, my TV Show and Movie Collection, Roadshow Theatrical Presentations, and Camp Ramah. We have a whole lot of two way conversation on these topics.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday February 25, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 24 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 #195

On this episode of the podcast, Karen Christiansen conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Karen's third time on the show and her best interview with me yet.

 

During our podcast together, Karen asked me questions on and we had a conversation filled with a bunch of topics:

 

a. What Jewish traditions, celebrations, or aspects of Judaism do you like the most or are the most meaningful to you?

 

b. Sophie makes a brief guest appearance by asking Karen and me what our thoughts are on reports that Bauder's Ice Cream (on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines) is planning to close down permanently? We share memories on what our favorite ice cream flavors were during the times we went to Bauder's and/or ate their special treats at the Iowa State Fair in the past.

 

c. Our thoughts on SARS-CoV-2/Covid continuing to rage on at widespread levels.

 

d. Karen asks me to talk about my really impressive TV Show and Movie DVD Collection and how I'm in the midst of watching all my DVD's from A to Z.

I talk about how I am a huge fan of the films that are heavily into puns and parodies such as Airplane 1 and Mel Brooks' Spaceballs; and I also share how passionate I am about the films which were originally presented as Roadshow Theatrical Presentations.

 

e. Then Karen and I talk quite a lot about music. After our intense discussion on music, I share with Karen how my ideal dream job would be to operate and be an on-air personality on a radio station that operates like the 1960's/1970's/1980's era.

 

f.  We wrap up the show with Karen asking me what my "Dream Concert" would be and who I would love to see in concert more than anyone else.

 

For about several minutes during the podcast, Karen and Sophie delve into some clean gossip about how Sophie's son Lester is enjoying school and about Jr. High/Middle School.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday February 22, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 9 minutes long. We recorded this outdoors in Sophie Homonoff's back yard. 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 # 194

On this episode of the podcast, Alison Hoeman conducts and co-produces a fantastic and superb interview with me in person. This is Alison's third time on the show and her best interview with me yet.

 

Alison asks me questions and I share my thoughts on the following topics:

 

How can the world benefit from turning back to religion? What do we need from religion right now?

 

Since you're about to turn 50, what is the most important thing you have learned in your first 50 years? What are you most looking forward to this year and during your next 50 years?

 

What are your favorite historical facts? It is during this part of the interview where I share with Alison about the importance of Media Literacy and lifelong learning.

 

We wrap up the show with Alison talking about what she does with an organization she runs called Des Moines Refugee Support.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday February 22, 2024 and it runs 32 minutes long. We recorded this outdoors in Sophie Homonoff's back yard. 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 #193

On this episode of the podcast, Kathy Roat conducts and co-produces a fantastic interview with me in person. This is Kathy's debut on the show and a very special shout-out and thanks goes out to Dana Leman for recruiting Kathy to join The Juice with Jeff family of interviewers and co-producers.

 

Kathy asked me a whole bunch of questions related to topics like travel, friendships, the podcast, cuisine; Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and a couple other things. I ask her to share her responses to some of the podcast she asked me. We had quite a lot of two way conversation during the interview. And we end the show with my performing a few of my voice impersonations.

 

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday February 18, 2024 and it runs 1 hour and 18 minutes long. We recorded this at Lauren Campbell's photography studio in Windsor Heights, IA. 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 #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!!