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Hosted by Chris Johnson the Passion Pod is an inspirational storytelling experience featuring unique guests that are also pursuing their passions. The goal is to inspire the listener to think about think about their own passions and to help them find more ways to incorporate those passions into their lives.

  1. Episode 167 Grace Reiter (Actress/Content Creator)

    5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 167 Grace Reiter (Actress/Content Creator)

    Grace Reiter is a content creator, actress, and comedian from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Grace was a guest on the show back in the Spring of 2022, but she had so much fun that she decided to come back for a round two. A lot has happened since our first interview. She's acted in her first feature film, performed for Saturday Night Live, joined the team at American High, graced the red carpet with Chelsea Peretti, and much more. Still only 23 years old, she's just getting started...

    57 min
  2. Episode 166 Sonreal (part 2)

    DEC 9

    Episode 166 Sonreal (part 2)

    Aaron Hoffman, aka "SonReal", is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He took the music world by storm in 2013 when the music video for his song Everywhere We Go went viral on YouTube. His name became known internationally almost over night and within weeks he was signing a deal with a major record label in Los Angeles. The music video currently sits at over 44 million views, but his success certainly didn't stop there. SonReal's earlier albums consisted mostly of rap songs, but as his career evolved so did his sound. In 2017 he released his first acoustic song "My Friend" which had initially underwhelming results across streaming platforms. However, as his career grew and he released more acoustic/folk music his audience continued to grow and to this day "My Friend" has become one of his biggest hits. Throughout his career SonReal has bent genres and released songs that could be considered, folk, rap, hip-hop, pop, and more. Feeling the urge to write more rap music again, he created his first primarily rap album in years titled "All Things Aside" which released August 16th, 2024. We first met and recorded an interview back in March of 2023. Since then we have both seen our careers grow and felt compelled to record this follow up interview the day after his show in St. Paul, Minnesota during his latest North American tour. In this episode we discuss his latest album, performing on stage, writing new music, choosing to become an independent artist, collaborating with friends, staying true to your vision, not being too precious, connecting with fans, and much more.

    50 min
  3. Episode 165 Matt Ramage (Cross Eyed Packers Guy)

    DEC 2

    Episode 165 Matt Ramage (Cross Eyed Packers Guy)

    Matt Ramage aka "that cross eyed Packers guy" is a content creator based in the Green Bay area. Matt went viral on Vine years ago and has consistently made content ever since growing his audience to hundreds of thousands across all the social media platforms. A lifelong Packers fan, he found his niche with fellow Green Bay fans when he started a Packers meme page. As fans started noticing, so did players like Tom Crabtree, Ha Ha Clinton Dix, Kenny Clark, Preston Smith, and more. After connecting with Ha Ha Clinton Dix on Twitter he started making content with him online. Then, when Matt started his podcast, The Matt Ramage Show, Ha Ha Clinton Dix drove to Matt's house to be the first ever guest and record it in person. From there Matt's show and online presence continued to grow and so did his relationship with the team. Since then he's had about a dozen players on as guests, gotten sponsored by midwest brands including Kwik Trip, and even was the celebrity umpire for the Packers annual fundraiser softball game. Don't say anything about him nearly crying when Aaron Rodgers yelled at him for making the wrong call though! In this episode we discuss favorite Packers moments, life lessons from players, getting signed to an agency, interviewing Charlie Berens, making clothes he actually wants to wear, getting roasted online, playing to your strengths, and much more.

    1h 4m
  4. Episode 164 Brooke Brighton (TV Meteorologist)

    NOV 25

    Episode 164 Brooke Brighton (TV Meteorologist)

    Brooke Brighton is a tv meteorologist for Spectrum News Wisconsin & Kansas City. Brooke grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago with parents that both worked in tv media. Weather has been an interest of hers since staring up at the clouds as a child.She attended college at Ohio State University before finding internships at ABC 7 Chicago and NBC 4 Columbus. After she graduated she worked her way up from smaller roles in smaller markets to being one of the top meteorologists in the midwest on a major tv network station in Milwaukee. In this episode we discuss what schooling/qualifications you need to become a meteorologist, being a first round draft pick, building a brand new station, moving to where the job is, working at 2am, handling weather emergencies, growing with social media, a quickly evolving industry, combatting misinformation, spreading positivity, and much more.

    1 hr
  5. Episode 163 BabyJake

    NOV 18

    Episode 163 BabyJake

    Jacob Paul Herring, more commonly known by his stage name BabyJake, is a music artist, writer, and producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. BabyJake's first big break came when his song Cigarettes on Patios released in the winter of 2019. Shortly after, he was signed to Republic Records was expected to be the next mainstream star. Just before he was supposed to go on his first major international tour, the pandemic hit and everything fell apart. His support from the record label fell away, he blew most of his money, he partied way too much, and got severely ill for almost 2 years. BabyJake has since left Republic Records, and Los Angeles, to become an independent artist living and making music in Nashville. Over the last few years he has been steadily putting out new music and developing as both an artist and a person. His sound has went from indie rap, to pop, to 70's rock, to alternative rock and more. His latest album titled Beautiful Blue Collar Boy is available to stream on all platforms. It showcases his diverse music styles and brings a raw emotion that stands out in today's music. We recorded this interview backstage before his recent performance on Friday, October 25th at 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this episode we discuss how his music developed, healthy addictions, learning from past mistakes, how to grow a core fanbase, performing live, finding yourself, life goals, music industry misconceptions, new music, touring on a budget, and much more.

    59 min
  6. Episode 162 The Northern Nerd (Teacher)

    NOV 11

    Episode 162 The Northern Nerd (Teacher)

    Dalton Hessel is a 2nd grade teacher, content creator, writer, podcaster, and "Up North" enthusiast based in the small town of Hayward, Wisconsin. Dalton grew up in Hayward before earning his teaching degree at UWEC. While he enjoyed his time in Eau Claire, he always knew he wanted to end up back in his hometown. Inspired by the popular sitcom Boy Meets World, Dalton wanted to become a real life Mr. Feeny. He secured his first teaching job in the fall of 2019 and got to teach for about 5 months before the pandemic shut down everything. Dalton had to adapt, and with his computer skills became a leader among his teaching team as they adjusted to virtual learning. Since then he has published 4 books, started his Northern Nerd brand, built an audience of over 100,000 followers across his social media platforms, got married, became a father, and more. In this episode we discuss small town life, having boundaries, best places to camp, writing poetry, going viral, the responsibilities of teachers, organizing events, building community, juggling passions, and much more.

    1h 6m
  7. Episode 161 Khary

    NOV 4

    Episode 161 Khary

    Khary is an independent music artist whose sound is a unique blend of alternative hip-hop and rock. After spending 5 years living and building his music career in Los Angeles he has recently moved back to his home state of Rhode Island. Khary and his good friend Abhi the Nomad recently released a 6 song EP together titled Icarus. Abhi announced his farewell tour and Khary took to the road with him to travel the country and spread their music. We recorded this interview backstage before his performance at the Fine Line in Minneapolis on October 6th, 2024. In this episode we discuss musical inspirations, getting back into skateboarding, his friendship with Abhi, performing for himself first, favorite anime shows, living in a recording studio, an upcoming full length album, his new EP with Abhi the Nomad, and much more.

    38 min
  8. Episode 160 Zane Statz (Packers Artist)

    OCT 28

    Episode 160 Zane Statz (Packers Artist)

    Zane Statz is a multi talented artist based in Green Bay, WI. Most people have seen his work at, or around, the Packers stadium Lambeau Field. Many refer to him as the unofficial artist of the Green Bay Packers due to how much of his work so far has been dedicated to the Packers in one shape or another. His first big project was a one day mural job when he painted the Packers Fence, a 70 feet wide by 6 feet tall fence located just across the street from Lambeau Field. Every year since he has repainted the fence with a new Packers design, but that's not all. So far he has painted custom cleats for a dozen of the Packers players that have been worn in nationally televised games, created a whole clothing line, painted dozens of other murals throughout the midwest, and more. We recorded this episode outside in Zane's backyard, but unfortunately the sun chose to get right in our faces during parts of this interview. Still, we had a great time discussing how he came to Green Bay, his love of street art, other favorite artists of his, how to get hired for mural work, painting custom cleats, his experience on the Cripescast with Charlie Berens, using AI to schedule his time, painting a mural with 500 other people, and much more.

    1 hr
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Hosted by Chris Johnson the Passion Pod is an inspirational storytelling experience featuring unique guests that are also pursuing their passions. The goal is to inspire the listener to think about think about their own passions and to help them find more ways to incorporate those passions into their lives.

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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
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    188
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