Winzenburg On The Weekend podcast

Classic entertainment talk show hosted by Stephen Winzenburg, with interviews that aired on WHO radio in Des Moines from 1995 to 2002. Fun topics include books, games, celebrities, Iowa history, health, spirituality, food, and trivia. Additional guest hosting on WHO radio from 1989 to 2016, many archived on YouTube @SWinzenburg.
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Just in time for Lent, discover the unusual ways people eat Tuna. Terra Milligan from Chicken of the Sea tells how the fish company started from a famous baked beans canner, keeps prices low, shares recipes from the "Tuna Fish Gormet Cookbook," and talks with callers about their favorite ways to eat tuna. This 2000 audio-only interview is from WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa.



Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Controversial Birth Order Doctor Keven Leman Unlocks Secrets of the Firstborn Child
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman talks about his books "Growing Up Firstborn" and "Unlocking the Secrets of Your Childhood Memories." His controversial advice includes not making oldest kids babysit, giving the oldest special privileges, and that opposites should attract in marriage. He also evaluates childhood memories of successful people, including Donald Trump. From 1990 on WHO radio in Des Moines, Iowa. "Winzenburg on the Weekend" is available on all major podcast services.



Friday Jan 03, 2025
Crazy Popcorn Recipes--Pizza, Cake, Salad, Pancakes, Popsicles?!
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
"The Popcorn Princess" shares surprising and hilarious recipes for America's favorite snack. Then callers get a chance to share their odd ways of eating popcorn, including baked goods, salads, and freezing to make popsicles. Author of "For Popcorn Lovers Only" Diane Pfeiffer is interviewed in 1999 on WHO radio in Iowa, which is the largest consumer of popcorn in the world! "Winzenburg on the Weekend" is heard on all major podcast platforms.



Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary with Richard M. Sherman, who teamed with his brother to create songs for Mary Poppins, It's a Small World, Winnie the Pooh, Charlotte's Web and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They are the most successful songwriting team in film history and in this 2006 WHO radio interview Richard explains how he came up with Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, as well as his thoughts on modern rock and jazz versions of his famous tunes, and the Broadway adaptation of Mary Poppins.



Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Sitcom Secrets from Brady Bunch star Barry Williams & Producer Lloyd Schwartz
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Here's the story of Barry Williams, who returns to TV on Dancing with the Stars over 50 years after he became famous as Greg on The Brady Bunch. In this 1995 interview students ask him about show highlights as well as his favorite roles (Broadway) and least favorite (Brady Bunch Variety Hour). Then from 1996 Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island producer Lloyd Schartz discusses working with child actors and how his home life led to the famous Brady volcano episode.



Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Granddaughter of the Barbie Doll’s Creator Felt Shamed for Full Figure
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Stacey Handler is the granddaughter of Barbie doll creator Ruth Handler and the real-life daughter of Ken. She discusses her struggles with her grandmother over body issues and having to live up to the image of her plastic "flawless sister" Barbie. Stacey is the author of The Body Burden: Growing Up in The Shadow of Barbie" and reveals that she did not play with dolls! This interview is from 2000 on WHO radio in Des Moines but fascinating insights in light of the recent Barbie movie.



Monday Apr 03, 2023
Inspiring and Humorous Stories from Chicken Soup for the Golfer’s Soul
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Authors of Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul Mark and Chrissy Donnelly share the insight and life lessons that come from the sport of golf. The writers discuss their backgrounds and success in authoring ten humorous and uplifting Chicken Soup books, including some relationship books for couples. This WHO radio interview is from 1999.



Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Bill Bickley is the creator of Family Matters and the famous character Steve Urkel. For the first time ever he shares the secret of how the nerdy child character was created and how upset the adult actors were that the young star took over the show. Bickley also discusses his experiences producing other 80s and 90s TGIF series, his work on 70s sitcoms Happy Days and Partridge Family, and tells a story he has never publicly shared about work with network TV executives. From WHO radio in 1999.

Hosted by Stephen Winzenburg