Passion Pod

Wyatt Eiden in a Wisconsin based content creator known for his short form interview style content. Wyatt grew up in Chippewa Falls, WI and still resides in the area today. However, he now spends a lot of his time traveling the world creating content for his own social media platforms as well as for various brands and organizations. He first began to build a name for himself on TikTok (@wyatteiden 3M followers) back in 2020 and has seen exponential growth not only on that platform, but also on Instagram (@wyatteiden 277K followers) and YouTube (@wyattei 788K subscribers). Wyatt is known for the videos that he creates of himself quizzing and giving challenges to people, primarily drunk college students, outside bars and venues in exchange for prizes. The results are hilarious and very addicting to watch. With seemingly countless videos across all of his platforms you could easily get lost for hours watching his content.

In this interview we discuss how to make a career as a content creator, how to get leverage brand deals, staying true to your values, navigating a unique personal life, how to build an audience, and much more.

Danni (@lepus_tattoos) is a non binary tattoo artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They recently opened their own tattoo studio along with a few other tattooers called "Cozy Camp Collective" (@cozycampcollective). In this interview we discuss growing up as an artist in a tiny town, overcoming learning disabilities and health issues, earning a master's degree purely for yourself, finding your community in a male dominated industry, what goes on behind the scenes of the social media screen, and much more.

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.