On this episode of the podcast Leigh McNabb conducts and co-produces a fantastic, very fun, and really conversational interview with me thru Zoom. This is Leigh's second time on the show.

After our intros, Leigh asked me the following questions:

You get interviewed all the time, if you got to choose one topic that you talk about on an episode for hours and hours on end, what topic would you choose.

What is your favorite State Park here in Iowa?

Why is Springbrook State Park your favorite State Park?

What do you like to do at the state parks, what is it about them that you love so much?

What is the difference between a state park and a county park (including a park that used to be a State Park but now is a County Park), is it primarily who provides the funding?

Have you been back at Valley High School lately as it's totally different now?

Have you ever done one of these interviews with anyone that went so badly that you never aired it?

Have people from your Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, Drake, or Valley High School days interviewed you?

If you could go back in time to anyone in history, who would you want to interview you for the podcast?

Along with a few other random spur of the moment questions.

What piece of advice do you give people when they have questions about acceptance, kindness, or Neurodiversity; what advice would you give people when it comes to addressing those subjects?

What else do you like about Des Moines?

This episode was recorded on Friday morning August 28, 2026 and it runs 38 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Ali Harms conducts/co-produces a fantastic, amazing, and really conversational interview with me. This is Ali's 7th time (6th In Person) on the podcast and we recorded this episode at Walnut Woods State Park on the southern edge of West Des Moines.

After our introductions, Ali asks me a bunch of questions and we take a walk to several different parts of Walnut Woods. We both also offer commentary on the things we see and hear at the park.

This episode was recorded on Thursday night August 27, 2026 and it runs 56 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Lisa Krain conducts and co-produces a fantastic and conversational interview with me thru Zoom. This is Lisa's debut/first time on the show.

After our intros, Lisa asked me the following questions:

You and I are both weather buffs. How has your summer been weather wise in Des Moines?

Do you have a favorite kind of cloud?

I know you have an extensive video collection, are there any specific titles on DVD or Blu-ray you're looking forward to acquiring in the future?

I have a 6 year old autistic old...what advice would you give someone about being proudly autistic in a world that really wasn't built for autistic or neurodivergent people?

Are there any amenities, services, or stores you wish that Des Moines had that it doesn't?

If someone were coming to visit or move to Des Moines, what places or things would you recommend to them?

How did your family end up in Des Moines, and where they came from before they moved to Iowa?

We wrapped up the podcast with me asking Lisa what she's been up to since our Ramah days and we graduated from our respective universities.

This episode was recorded on Friday August 21, 2026 and it runs 34 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Maura Kenworthy conducts and co-produces a fantastic, really fun, and very conversational interview with me In Person. This is Maura's third time on the show and we recorded this episode at Walnut Woods State Park near West Des Moines/Des Moines. Of the three interviews Maura has done with me, I truly believe this is her BEST INTERVIEW EVER for the show!!

After our introductions, we do a combination of Maura asking me various random questions along with both of us giving commentary on the things we see and hear at Walnut Woods. And for a really special treat, we have a special appearance from Josh Shipman, who is the Park Manager at Walnut Woods. Maura asked Josh a couple questions about Walnut Woods and Josh's role there. It was so exciting and a really special treat for Josh to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule to be on the podcast with Maura and me.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday afternoon August 12, 2026 and it runs 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Kathy Roat conducts/co-produces a fantastic, adventure-filled, and very conversational interview with me In Person. This is Kathy's third time on the show and we recorded this episode in Winterset at two places: Pammel State Park and the Clark Tower/Donahoe-Cutler Bridge portions of Winterset City Park.

During this episode, I debut my brand new Juice with Jeff T-shirt with me wearing my The Chapman Realtors hat that Micole and Josh Chapman gave to me as a gift the previous Friday. I want to thank Micole and Josh again from the bottom of my heart for this fantastic and amazing shirt, I absolutely LOVE it!!

After our introductions, we basically do a combination of Kathy asking questions both related to Pammel State Park and Winterset City Park as well as random questions on other stuff. We keep the recorder/mic running when Kathy is driving as we go to the various places and either I offer commentary or Kathy will share thoughts while I hold the mic.

This episode was recorded on Sunday afternoon August 9, 2026 and it runs a FEATURE-LENGTH 1 hour and 35 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Ben Atkinson conducts and co-produces a great interview with me thru Zoom. This is Ben's second time on the show and other than a 10 minute interview done way back in October 2019, this is definitely the SHORTEST episode of the podcast ever recorded.

After our intros, Ben asks me a couple questions:

What have you learned about the podcast since the last time I (Ben Atkinson) interviewed you back in November 2023?

Who is a guest you have had on the show recently that you have been intrigued or surprised by or someone who led you to a new topic that you had not thought of and got your curiousity moving in a way that helped you learn something new?

We wrap up the podcast with Ben talking about what he's been up to lately.

This episode was recorded on Friday morning August 7, 2026 and it runs just 16 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode, we do a really special "Basement Dwellers" program where James Alsup, John Robinson, and I record in the basement of Meredith Hall as we were all students in the Broadcast wing of the J-School at Drake back in the 1990's. This is James' fifth time and John's third time on the podcast.

After our introductions, we basically do a combination of reminiscing about all the time we spent in the Meredith Basement when we were students and we took an in-depth tour of all the rooms and how they have significantly changed since our Drake days, particularly over the last decade. I do a fairly decent job serving as the "Tour Guide" for our in-depth tour of the facilities where I basically explain the changes based on what Sandy Henry taught me (during the in-depth tour of the basement that she gave me for the podcast back on October 20, 2023).

This episode was recorded on Sunday afternoon July 26, 2026 and it runs 1 hour and 2 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Cece Mitchell conducts and co-produces a fantastic, superb, really fun, and very conversational interview with me In Person. This is Cece's debut/first time on the show and we recorded this episode at Valley Junction in West Des Moines next to the historic caboose train.

After our introductions, Cece asked me the following questions:

1. Do you like trains?

2. What is your favorite song and why?

3. Have you ever been to a concert or a live music event before?

4. What was the best of those concerts you've been to? Who do you think puts on the best show?

5. Have you ever watched the TV show "Love on the Spectrum"?

6. Do you have any TV shows that you like, whether or not they're "guilty pleasures"?

7. What are your thoughts on the importance of public broadcasting?

8. Have you learned any life lessons from Mister Rogers or Fat Albert that you still keep today?

9. Have you tried to sing or play a musical instrument yourself?

10. If we were going to go out to karaoke, what song would you sing?

11. Where do you listen to the radio and what do you like to listen to?

12. Who else from IPR would you like to meet?

This episode was recorded on Tuesday night July 21, 2026 and it runs 53 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Martha Scanlan conducted and co-produced a fantastic, amazing, and very conversational interview with me In Person. This is Martha's fifth time on the show and this is a super special episode that we recorded at Springbrook State Park near Guthrie Center, Panora, and Yale in Iowa.

After our introductions, we basically do a combination of Martha asking questions both related to Springbrook and random questions on other stuff, taking a hike on the Tank Trail and Aquatic Life Trail which led us to the former C.C.C. Camp and Conservation Education Center areas (and we ended up hiking FOUR miles just from doing that trail both ways!!), and driving to the upper picnic/CCC Shelter/Beach Shelter areas and resting in those spots.

This episode was recorded on Sunday July 19, 2026 and it runs an EPIC 2 hours long. It's one of the TOP 5 LENGTHIEST episodes ever recorded of the podcast!! Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast, Phil James conducts/co-produces a fantasic and very conversational interview with me In Person. This is Phil's debut/first time on the show and we recorded this episode at Campbell Recreational Area in Clive.

After our introductions, Phil facilitated a conversation where he asks me to talk about various movies, both of the ones on AFI's 100 Greatest Films of All Time list, Roadshow Theatrical Presentation type films, and other favorites not on AFI's list.

This episode was recorded on Sunday morning July 12, 2026 and it runs 1 hour and 33 minutes long. Our opening and closing theme music is provided by Anastasia Chubarova courtesy of Pixabay. Funding for this podcast is provided by RandomKid, Lee Larue, and Rachel Graham. Enjoy!