Winzenburg On The Weekend podcast

Five-term Iowa Governor Robert Ray made the unusual decision to accept the position of interim mayor of the city of Des Moines in 1997 to help clean up the city. This interview in the middle of his holding office is co-hosted by legendary KCCI-TV talk show host Mary Brubaker and questions his optimistic approach as well as takes calls from irate listeners It was live on September 30th, 1997. Find more episodes on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Longtime WHO radio morning show hosts Van Harden & Bonnie Lucas interview Grand View College professor Stephen Winzenburg about his 2006 book "TV's Greatest Talk Shows." They discuss the best and worst hosts, who was most educated, why Oprah isn't the winner of the most talk show Emmy awards, and Johnny Carson's connection to Iowa. Hear more related to WHO and Steve Winzenburg on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Physical therapist Sherry Brourman has had to tell many Hollywood stars and pro athletes how to walk properly. The "Walk Yourself Well" author gives quick tips on how most people need to correct how they walk in order to stay healthy. She says we should swing arms and buy running shoes instead of walking shoes. This short 1998 interview is from "Winzenburg on the Weekend" on WHO radio in Des Moines, Iowa. Find dozens of episodes on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

South African Author Trevor Romain wrote the book "True or False? Tests Stink!" to share information with kids and adults about how to study for exams, answer questions, and overcome anxiety. He was a guest for a quick interview on Winzenburg on the Weekend on WHO radio in 2001. Find more episodes of the weekly talk show on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Two Chicago Cubs greats talk about life after major league baseball & being part of the Field of Dreams fantasy camps. Randy Hundley started the whole fantasy camp phenomenon, and then at 6:52 Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins talks about the money and being swarmed for autographs. This 1993 interview is just before the two participate in the second pro memorial game in Dyersville, Iowa. Hear all Winzenburg on the Weekend episodes on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Standup comedian Etta May has won comedy festival awards for her homespun Arkansas humor. In everyday life she's Grand View College/University graduate Brenda Ferrari from Des Moines, Iowa, who has acted in movies and on television. She talks in 1996 about playing to audiences in Las Vegas, being in 1990s sitcom "Davis Rules" with Jonathan Winters, and dealing with Madonna when appearing in "A League of Their Own." All episodes can be heard on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Diana Rosen, author of "Steeped in Tea," shares the many ways that teas can be used for drinks, recipes, creative projects and even as hair coloring! She says there are over 10,000 varieties of teas that all come from six basic processes. Learn how tea is grown and take the tea quiz along with listeners! Tea treatment for sun burns, tea greeting cards, boiling eggs in tea and more from 1999.  All episodes are available on YouTube @SWinzenburg. 

"Rules of the Game" swept the country in the late 1990s. This is the 30th anniversary of the board game's start on WHO radio with creator Robert Poole asking about football, baseball, basketball & golf. Adult & children callers play along, from know-it-all experts to clueless guessers--no knowledge of sports is necessary! These are the most popular episodes in the show's history, including the final episode in 2001. A 90-minute version of this is available on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Dr. Dean Odell is a decades-long radio & TV host, including an NBC medical correspondent, and author of "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry." Edell says people are too obsessed with health and watching shows like Dateline, creating fears that can actually damage their well-being. He takes calls about cancer, blisters, eyes, diabetes, cigarettes, vaccines, tea & food. He ends by praising the 2000 show, saying, "I haven't been asked questions like this in a long time." All show episodes are on YouTube.

"Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy" prepare you to survive doom & make life bloom! Dr. Joe and Amy Alton wrote the "Survival Medicine Handbook" to teach you to treat medical emergencies on your own. This 2014 show focuses on the dangers of winter, weather & war, including why you should wear mittens instead of gloves & always carry a stapler with you. The couple gives practical advice on self-treatment when you can't get to health care. All episodes are on YouTube @SWinzenburg.