Passion Pod

Adam DeJarlais is the sole owner of Twelve Vultures curiosities shop located in Minneapolis Minnesota. Adam grew up in northern Minnesota collecting rocks and now collects and sells some of the most unique items you're ever likely to see. Twelve Vultures has everything from taxidermy of peacocks, to human teeth, to vintage medical tools, and so much more. It really is the type of place that you need to experience for yourself. Tune in and hear where it all started for Adam, how he built his unique career, and what to expect from Twelve Vultures in the years to come.

Dessa is a multifaceted language artist who splits her time between Minneapolis and New York City. Dessa grew up with dreams of having her writings published, but found that to be a difficult task at the start. She instead began entering poetry slams in Minneapolis, which in turn introduced her to the twin cities rap scene. Not long after she became an official member of the hip hop collective Doomtree. Dessa and the rest of Doomtree put out a ton of records together over the years. All the while Dessa's solo career blossomed and she began putting out her own solo records through their record label. It's been more than 15 years since those early albums and her career has evolved beyond measure. She's had books published, was featured on the Hamilton mixtape, did a Ted Talk, hosted a podcast with the BBC, performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, and so much more. Tune in and find out...

Shelly Mosman is a twin cities based portrait photographer. Her career began over 30 years ago, but she really found her own lane back in 2011. Her series "Animal Child" is stands out as something truly unique in the extremely oversaturated field of photography. Tune in and hear how she developed her own style, how she maintains her creative energy, how she navigates an ever growing industry, and much more.

Chris Johnson interviews world renown illusionist Reza in the greenroom backstage at The Pablo Center. Reza grew up in the small town of Brookings, South Dakota, but eventually found a home in Branson, Missouri. Reza has toured and performed all over the world in front of massive crowds alongside stars like Steve Aoki and Trace Adkins , but his success didn't come over night. Reza discovered magic at the age of 6 and was immediately obsessed. How did he get to where he is now? Tune in and find out.

Reza the Illusionist has appeared on many major programs including Duck Dynasty, MTV, NBC, FOX, PBS Netflix, Penn and Teller, and many more.

Danen Reed and Dillon Jordan make up the other 2/3rds of Charlotte Sands onstage and behind the scenes. Danen drums onstage, but also writes and produces most of the music for Charlotte Sands. Dillon is the guitarist, but also creates a lot of their visual content from photos to their cover art and more.

As the day was winding down I spotted them eating some tacos in the lounge backstage and asked if I could sit and join them. After a few minutes of chatting we decided we should just hop on the mic and record ourselves before All Time Low's performance started to end the night.

Chris Johnson interviews Charlotte Sands backstage at Reverb Music Festival 2023 in Eau Claire, WI. In this interview, Charlotte talks about meeting her heroes, writing honest music, performing at festivals, new music coming out, and much more.

Chris Johnson interviews guitarist for of the Plain White T's Randy Winter backstage at Reverb Music Festival 2023 in Eau Claire, WI. In this interview, Randy talks about life personal growth, staying focused, writing honest music, living in the moment, and much more.

Chris Johnson interviews lead singer of the Plain White T's Tom Higgenson backstage at Reverb Music Festival 2023 in Eau Claire, WI. In this interview, Tom talks about all the new music that they have been recording and shares details regarding their new album that is coming soon. He also talks about his newfound love for painting and what keeps the excitement and joy in his music.

Alexander Denning aka Alexander the Great is a Minnesota based male model, influencer, content creator, and entrepreneur. Alexander had a rough time growing up and getting into more than his fair share of trouble. Run ins with the law grew more and more serious before he made a big mistake, and a split second decision changed his life drastically. After spending over a handful of years in prison he eventually found his new identity and turned his life around. When talking with him now his smile and friendly demeanor make it almost hard to believe the troubled past that he has. With a fresh chance at life Alexander has really made the most of it. His modeling career kicked everything off for him and now his creative endeavors seem to have no limits.

In the episode we discuss his troubled past, what led to that fateful night, why he was sentenced to prison time, how he handled prison life, what changes need to be made to the prison system, how to become a male model, the power of social media, the limitations people place upon themselves, and much more.

Milo Rubin is a clothing designer and creative entrepreneur based in New York City. Milo started his clothing brand Takin Over when he was only 14 years old. With his high school career coming to an end a new chapter is about to begin. His journey will be one you want to follow along with. He's accomplished incredible things already, but he's really just getting started.

In this episode we discuss how to start a brand, what tool are available to solo entrepreneurs, how to build a clientele, how to make custom apparel, what design tools are available, how to generate consistent sales, and so much more.