Where To Next?

Ben Johnson

5.0 (12)
SOCIETY & CULTURE

Where To Next?

The platform is ready for YOU. What do you want to hear?

03/22/2021

Nolan Smith

"My goal and ambition for athletes, is to be a leader and a role model ... You're not there just to coach basketball, you're there to impact the city." Born into a family of sports, Nolan has used his gift of basketball to make not only an impact on the court, but in the lives of everyone he comes across. From a National Championship at Duke in 2010, to now on the basketball staff, Nolan and his wife Cheyna aim to create lasting relationships to make the world around them a better place.

44 min
12/22/2020

Brian Shrader

"What you see is what you get. I feel doing anything more is just too much work." Since he was 3, Brian had dreams of imitating the game show and television talent that he watched any chance he got. Sharing our stories in high school broadcasting class, we switched to sharing stories of a favorite friend of ours who worked in the industry for over 30 years and the legacy he left. Brian discusses the importance and rarity of being able to stay local throughout his career in local news and how his career has shifted to combat different roles he's received over the years at WRAL-TV. Naturally, the conversation takes a turn as we discuss the great game shows of the 70's and 80's as well as the hosts who made it happen. Brian is someone you could talk to for hours and hours, but we condensed this down to just under an hour for you!

56 min
11/26/2020

Plates Of Asians

Lover of food, culture, atmosphere. The duo Linh and Justin that make up "Plates Of Asians" have a passion of reviewing the local restaurant hot spots and informing us all on the best places of the greater Triangle Area of North Carolina. This team, with backgrounds in social media and photography, has created a buzz that feeds perfectly into the social media "algorithm" that simply works in today's social media world.

49 min
11/16/2020

Paige King Johnson

"I'm more of a wine girl, but every country song has whiskey in it. So let me write a song about something I don't know anything about" The humorous Paige King Johnson has spent most of her life in music. Growing up in a small town, she made the big move to Nashville for school and has since called it a second home. Her hit single "Just Like You" is premiering on CMT on Thursday, November 19. In this episode, we dive in to the hurdles she came across to get to this point. Don't blink, or you may miss Paige's rise to the top!

38 min
08/03/2020

David Ayres

"Whatever you put into is what you're gonna get out of it... Just because you got a kidney transplant doesn't mean you need to stop living your life. Just keep on trucking." This goes far beyond hockey. Long before the night that is cemented in sports history, Dave has impacted lives. From growing up in a small town, to being in the Hockey Hall of Fame, Dave shares with us what got him to this point today. Along with the art of hockey "chirping" amongst other things in this episode, Dave brings such a positive insight on everything he comes into contact with. Pitter patter, here's the episode.

56 min
07/28/2020

Wade Minter

“I’m sitting there, shy and fidgety like I normally am, then she said ‘You’d get up there, walk up to the podium, you’d fix your suit jacket, and as soon as you did that it was like there was a different person up there.’” Programming by day, announcing for tens of thousands by night, Wade has developed an incredible balance that satisfies all aspects of his life. From performing improv, to being the PA Announcer for the Carolina Hurricanes, Wade enjoys the mic and is clearly meant for it.

39 min
07/21/2020

Pace Sagester

"I realized at a pretty early age I was not put on this earth to be a professional athlete ... so I started to research ways that I could be as close to the fire." Growing up in a family who admired all aspect of sports, Pace knew he had to be involved with it as his job whatever the costs. After starting as an intern with the Carolina Hurricanes, Pace found his way accepting a job with the Washington Capitals where his southern hospitality earned him 10 minutes late to his first big meeting and a table full of cold biscuits that no one wanted. Things smoothed out and he found his way back in Raleigh working for the team he's always loved. Stories from relationships with players, heartache from missing out on a Stanley Cup, to the ultimate sports story with Dave Ayers, Pace is right in on the action and is here to tell us.

50 min
07/14/2020

Murphy Johnson

"I love being able to mix music. It's resolves that creative itch in me." Judah & the Lion and Twenty One Pilots are just two of the bands that Murph has been a part of over the years. With what started as being a helping hand at a camp his mom runs, to running cables in Tennessee, has turned into an international journey surrounded with excitement, close calls, and more!

1 hr
07/06/2020

Giuseppe Gentile

Switzerland => Charlotte => Chicago => etc... etc... Since coming to the states and playing for Charlotte, Giussi helped create a culture for Charlotte Men's Soccer that has continued to this day. From being a NCAA Freshman of the Year, to being in the MLS, to playing overseas, Giusseppe has kept his values the same, and with that, has created quite a colorful career that has so much more left in the tank.

51 min
04/17/2020

Andy "Bubba" Johnson

"I always worried I'd get too old for it... I still get just as excited opening the box as I did at Christmas in middle school." Husband, father, lover of sneakers. Before the explosion of this new "sneaker culture", Andy had a passion for the world of sneakers. Initially only being able to use message boards and AIM to communicate with others, the culture has changed, but the passion is just as strong.

49 min
04/09/2020

Micoola

"You throw yourself off a cliff, and learn to fly on your way down." A mentality Michael has learned has he continues to grow his audience on his growing YouTube channel. Realizing fireworks have created an explosion on his channel, does he just stick with that? Or learn how to create bigger and better things?

50 min
04/02/2020

Matt Bell

"This isn't something I do, this is something that I am." Matt Bell is a world-traveler with an admiration for anything music. With the help of his electric violins, charismatic presence, and love for performance, he continues to entertain, inform, and inspire people worldwide.

43 min

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The platform is ready for YOU. What do you want to hear?

Creator

Ben Johnson
Years Active

2018 - 2021
Episodes

12
Rating

Clean
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