Johnny Caldwell is one half of Charleston's Cocktail Bandits. Her road to becoming a hospitality maven is a unique one involving step routines and a law degree.

On this episode of The Bartender Atlas Podcast, Josh talks with Victoria Blathwayt AKA Victoria Valkyrie about her past as a musical theatre performer, her present as a burlesque performer and what it was like to have a very public transition among the service industry in Melbourne Australia.

How far do you have to go to become who you truly are? How much structure do you need in your late teens? What does Rachel Maddow drink? Chris Cabrera has these answers and shares some of them on this episode.

How important is the sequence of an album? Is history repeating itself in terms of response to a global pandemic? Where did the "Bartending is Not A Crime" shirt come from? Erick Castro of Raised By Wolves, Polite Provisions and Boilermaker, as well as Bartender At Large answers some of these questions on the show.

What does coaching football have to do with bartending? Ever wanted to be a Supreme Court Judge? How should you prepare to move across a country? Micah Anderson and Josh talk about this and A LOT more on this episode.

From helping at Church get-togethers to practicing street medicine. From Debate Team to Speed Rack, Christina Veira has covered a lot of ground in the service industry.

What is the difference between the American and the English Dennis The Menace? Which Marvel Superhero has a relatable moral compass? How much can you love your first real job? Sly Augustin (Trailer Happiness, London) and Josh go over some of these things.

What's it like to go to a school as big as a town...in the middle of London? What language do you think in? Are you better at throwing fire or liquid nitrogen? How is Capoeira like Bartending? Audrey Hands will sort of answer some of these questions

Usually in this description we let you know about a bunch of funny stuff that comes up in the podcast, and there is some of that in this episode (especially if you were ever on makeoutclub.com) but Shannon also goes deep on her upbringing and some sizeable obstacles she has persevered through to get to where she is today.

How many times are you willing to move to keep furthering your career? How do you hire a whole team of bartenders? Is the subway in NYC as confusing as you think? Samantha Casuga of The Dead Rabbit answers these questions and more,