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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 182 Daddy X Climbs

    HACE 5 DÍAS

    Episode 182 Daddy X Climbs

    Xavier Abdullahi is a rock climbing influencer and coach based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Xavier discovered his love for climbing in college and never looked back. In fact he dropped out of college so that he could spend all his time climbing. He never planned to be an influencer either, but when he saw a small brand offering chalk bags in exchange for posting content he made his @daddyxclimbs account on Instagram and within a few months was 15,000+ followers. He never pretended to be an elite climber, instead he made uplifting and relatable content to bring smiles to the faces of whoever was watching. It wasn't long before other brands started taking notice. With the help of a couple of sponsors, and his local climbing gym offering him a part time job, he was able to start climbing nearly every day. In the episode we discuss his rough childhood in Minneapolis, his mom marrying someone she met on Yahoo chat, moving out of the city, discovering his love for the outdoors, experiencing racism, being awarded scholarships, getting hired by The North Face to create content, being awarded over $5,000 worth of ice climbing gear, becoming friends with the legendary Mt. Everest climber Dom Mullins, flying to Washington to create content for Zig Zag Climbing, building real relationships online, dealing with burnout, best climbing movies, dream places to go climbing, and so much more.

    1 h y 6 min
  2. Episode 181 Drink Wisconsinbly

    14 ABR

    Episode 181 Drink Wisconsinbly

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    49 min
  3. Episode 180 Blake Eason (News Anchor)

    7 ABR

    Episode 180 Blake Eason (News Anchor)

    Blake Eason is a news anchor for WISN News based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Blake grew up in the small town of Warner Robbins, Georgia and is a self proclaimed "theatre kid for life". After graduating high school Blake moved to the big city of Atlanta to begin his journey in media with an internship at The Bert Show. His original dream was to host a game show, but when the pandemic shut down Los Angeles he decided to give local news a try. His first journalism job came with WRBL News in Columbus, Georgia before moving up the ranks and securing an anchor role with WKRN TV in Nashville, Tennessee. After a couple of years as a morning anchor in Nashville he recently accepted a job as the 5pm and 10pm news anchor at WISN News in Milwaukee. In this interview we discuss the hectic schedule of a new reporter, hosting the championship parade for the Atlanta Braves, learning from his idol Ryan Seacrest, intentionally losing his southern accent, separating personal beliefs to share unbiased news, public speaking advice, viral TikTok moments, favorite rappers, and much more.

    1 h y 8 min
  4. Episode 179 Milwaukee Uncut

    24 MAR

    Episode 179 Milwaukee Uncut

    Richie Burke and Bre Barnett are the hosts and faces behind Milwaukee Uncut, Milwaukee's alternative media source for news, interviews, skits, guides, and more. You've likely seen their faces on social media as their videos have reached millions of views and their social media platforms have skyrocketed over the last year. What most people don't know is the story of how they got there. In this episode we discuss the origin story of Milwaukee Uncut, early entrepreneurship mistakes, proposing on social media, going viral at tailgate parties, Giannis Antetokounmpo showing up at their studio, favorite guests they've had, giving back to the community, and much more.

    51 min
  5. Episode 178 Timmy the Dreamer

    17 MAR

    Episode 178 Timmy the Dreamer

    Timmy Bishop aka Timmy the Dreamer is on a mission to be the first person ever to give motivational speeches to kids at schools in all 50 states. Timmy grew up in the Twin Cities playing basketball obsessively until he came to the realization in high school that at 5 foot 8 his dreams of playing in the NBA weren't realistic and decided to go to college for business like so many others. While attending UW Madison his mental health slowly got worse and worse as the reality of what his life after school would look like started to set in. He knew he didn't want to be working in an office staring at a computer screen the rest of his life, but he didn't know what to do about it. As his internship came to an end he had a meeting with his boss Dave that changed everything. He expressed to Dave his longing to build something he was proud of, his dream of traveling the world, and his desire to help people. Dave listened and told Timmy "You can't do that. It's time for you to grow up." After that Timmy knew he had to make a change. He wrote up a contract with himself promising to chase his dreams and signed it. the following 3 years were a whirlwind that's honestly hard to believe. In search of a mentor he met Charlie Rocket and joined his team traveling the country making dreams come true. Through the power of social media they reached over a billion views, changed thousands of lives, donated millions of dollars, worked with countless celebrities including Oprah, MGK, Aloe Blacc, Gary Vee, Steve Harvey, and many more. Timmy felt that he had found the secret and won the video game of life, until he got the worst phone call of his life. His close friend Chris, who was also one of the major investors behind what they were doing had tragically died at the age of only 33. It was a wake up call that Timmy didn't know he needed. While he had lived his dreams over those few years, he also neglected his family, his relationships, his mental health, and more. He knew he could no longer work 7 days a week with Charlie and the rest of the team and moved back in with his parents in Minnesota while he figured out his next move. Since then he has laid the groundwork for Dreamer State University. He's become a youth keynote speaker traveling the country in a van inspiring kids to listen to their hearts and pursue the lives they've always dreamed of. He's already impacted thousands of kids, but he's still just getting started.

    1 h y 23 min
  6. Episode 177 Willie Wonka

    10 MAR

    Episode 177 Willie Wonka

    DJ Willie Wonka is a Minneapolis based music producer and DJ for underground rap legend Prof. Willie grew up in Chicago before moving to Minneapolis to attend college at the U of M and earned a degree in Applied Economics. Once he started making beats in his dorm room using a stolen computer program from Limewire his life was never the same. After graduating he worked regular jobs including being a manager at Enterprise Rent a Car and was even a bill collector for a while. All throughout that time he never stopped making making music and chasing his dream to be a music producer. One day an idea came to him that changed everything. He searched online and found a list of "Top 10 rappers in Minnesota" and sent them all his Soundcloud page through Twitter with all his beats for them to listen to. Prof liked what he heard and 6 months later their first collaboration song "President" released. It's been over a decade since then and Willie's role has evolved from producing songs once in a while to being Prof's full time DJ. Willie also contributes heavily to the creative direction for a lot of Prof's music videos, tour sets, social media content, and more. In this episode we discuss his journey towards a full time career in music, becoming Prof's DJ by accident, favorite music producers, industry lessons he's learned, drinking habits on tour, hanging out with Redman, and much more.

    1 h y 14 min
  7. Episode 176 Nate Vomhof (Drone Photographer)

    3 MAR

    Episode 176 Nate Vomhof (Drone Photographer)

    Nate Vomhof is a Milwaukee based drone photographer/videographer who's also a full time pharmacist. Nate first picked up a camera when he spent 6 weeks on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico as part of his rotations as a pharmacist fresh out of school. His passion for capturing architecture and nature grew and after moving to Milwaukee hit a bit of a roadblock. He started to struggle with finding ways to capture the city in unique ways when so many other incredible photographers have shot all the same landmarks. His roommate had a drone, but was attaching a GoPro to it to get a different perspective. Once drones started coming out with their own cameras Nate knew he needed his own. In 2018 he got his first drone and the rest was history. Since then Nate has become a Milwaukee celebrity with his photos/videos reaching millions of views through not just his Instagram (@natevomhof 25.6k followers) , but from all the major clients he has worked with including Top Chef, Harley Davidson, Visit Milwaukee, The Brewers, and many more.

    1 h
  8. Episode 175 Wiscobirder

    24 FEB

    Episode 175 Wiscobirder

    Dexter Patterson aka Wiscobirder is a professor at UW Madison and the co founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin. Dexter has always loved nature and birds, but they really didn't become a focus in his life until 2010 when he saw a video of an osprey catching a fish and it blew his mind. Most people know Dexter as a bird enthusiast, but what a lot of people don't know is that he also played a major role in the Wisconsin hip hop scene long before he discovered his passion for birds. In this episode we discuss dropping out of college, starting a rap crew, building a music scene, working factory jobs, getting laid off during the pandemic, going back to school as a parent working full time, becoming a professor, starting the BIPOC Wisconsin Birding Club with his academic advisor, writing his first book, diversity in the birding community, accessibility to green spaces, obscure bird facts, how to look at life, building a life based around your passions, and much more.

    1 h y 16 min
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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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