Winzenburg On The Weekend podcast

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.

Can adults blame parents for problems from childhood? Dr. Dan Neuharth, the author of "If You Had Controlling Parents," gives solutions to deal with the micromanaging parents who try to guilt you, won't admit they're wrong, or put "almost cultlike" restrictions on you. He appeared on Oprah where he "agreed to disagree" with his famous media mogul father. Dan's advice in 2013: find a way to "leave home" mentally & "forgiveness is optional." All episodes are available on YouTube @SWinzenburg.

Not so long ago there were thousands of rural township one-room schoolhouses in Iowa, similar to what was seen on Little House on the Prairie. Historian and educator Bill Sherman shares memories about their history and what some of the buildings are used for today. From the 2000 WHO Radio Crystal Studios at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines with co-host form KCCI-TV reporter Mary Brubaker. "Winzenburg on the Weekend" is also on all major podcast services and YouTube.

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.