The Johnny O Podcast

Friend of the show comedian Dan McCullough joins Johnny to talk conspiracy theories.  Are World War One the JFK assassination and 9/11 all connected?  Listen to find out!

Johnny, Zills and friends of the show Todd and Vincent try to solve the world's problems on this two hour midseason special. 

This episode welcomes Angela, Matt & Amy from Step of Faith K9's an organization that provides specially trained service dogs to veterans, law enforcement officers and first responders.  Find out more about their organization at stepoffaithk9s.org. 

Johnny and friend of the show Vincent Holderby talk everything current events and went down a rabbit hole about Chuck Norris.  You never know what topics will come up. 

Friend of the show Austin Ingels joins us all the way from Austin Texas.  We discuss his comedy career and how it is going since he moved to Austin Texas.  We also talk movies and about his podcast The Austin Ingels Movie Show found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

This week Johnny welcomes Wxlley an R&B and rap artist from the Midwest.  They talk about his career, his influences and how he got started. 

Another week, another great conversation!  Dave is a paranormal investigator with thirty plus years of police experience, retiring at the position of Chief of Police.  He has been investigating paranormal experiences for over twenty years and talks about some chilling experiences he has had over the years.

This week on the Johnny O Podcast we welcome Bama!  Just beginning on her comedy journey, we wanted to hear about why she got started. Little did we know that we would get into the weeds talking about her being a veteran, and her work with Tri-State Women Warriors.  It was a great conversation!

Johnny O welcomes back longtime friend of the show and recurring guest Marty McCoy.  Marty is the lead singer of the band The Lonely Ones and talks about their upcoming album and the recording process.

Magician and comedian Nathan Tricky Allen joins Johnny this week.  He talks about his journey with magic evolving into a magician/comic.  Find out more about Nathan at AdultsOnlyMagic.com.

Comedian Todd Baysinger joins Johnny to discuss absolutely nothing important but they laugh a lot and say some really stupid stuff.  Enjoy!

After a six-month hiatus the Johnny O Podcast is back and we are talking the five-year anniversary of the Covid 19 lock downs.  Johnny's guest is Clint Benson businessman and member of the band Burn the Ailment.  They talk all things Covid then and now.  Listen, Like and Repeat!  

Johnny welcomes back comedian Austin Ingels who has recently moved to Austin Texas to further pursue his career in comedy.  He discusses open mics, the comedy scene there and so much more!

Johnny welcomes back film maker Jayme Schmitt to talk about the June 14th premier of Are You Dead Yet?  Jayme brought along producer, Stone and special effects artist Matt to discuss the up coming premier at the Five Flags Theater.  Another awesome conversation on the Johnny O Podcast. 

This week, Johnny sits down again with comedian Todd Baysinger, Asylum Recording Studios' own Studio Manager Dimitri Jess, and the great Mr. Zills. No topics, no plan, just four guys talking about nothing. We talked some "shyte" as Zills would say it.

This week I had an awesome conversation with DeShawn Brown, aka Prince Ace, aka The Glass Man, rapper turned community leader.  We talk everything from rap music and my lack of knowledge of rap to his non-profit Vision In Reach & Resources and the positive changes he has been making in his community. 

D'Licious is a producer, host and comic.  We talk about comedy, life in general and so much more.  Another week another conversation.

Week after week we have conversations with awesome people!  Dr. Brian King comes in with an amazing story.  He has a degree in psychology, bestselling author, a public speaker, comedian and SO much more! 

Awesome conversation this week with Scott Cornwell.  We talked about his days as a paramedic in New York, being a first responder on 9/11, his business at the Smokestack, and banjo playing with so much more.  

Great new episode with Once Around they talk influences,  starting out as teenagers and more.  Check out their new single "Love and War" found on all streaming platforms.

In this blockbuster interview Johnny sits down with the one and only Joe Exotic from the Netflix series Tiger King.  Joe talks about life in prison, his run for President and SO much more!

On this spanking new episode Johnny hosts the guys from the Death Metal Band "Mutilated By Zombies". They were one of the featured bands in the Tim Connery movie "Death To Metal".  They talk about their start many years ago, their most current release, "Scenes From The Afterlife", and their upcoming and side projects. Also can you believe none of them have ever seen the movie Purple Rain?!

This week Johnny sits down with comedian Todd Baysinger,  Asylum Recording Studios own Studio Manager Dimitri Jess, and the great Mr. Zills even chimes in.  No topics, no plan just four guys talking about nothing.  

This week Johnny welcomes Smile Empty Soul drummer Ty Del Rose.  They talk about his past projects, touring and his love for playing the drums. 

This week Johnny has a great conversation with Brian Jackson about the rebirth of his band Invidia, his past bands and a lesson on trading in Crypto Currency.

This week Johnny welcomes good friend and musician Marty McCoy from The Lonely Ones.  They talk everything from music to psychedelics.

This week Johnny welcomes comedians Dan McCullough and Chris Coffman.  They have a great conversation about comedy and so much more.

This week Johnny welcomes comedian Austing Ingels.  They have a great conversation about writing, podcasting, shows and more. 

This week Johnny welcomes Jeremy Rys to discuss UFO's/UAP's and much more.  We cover many topics including Jeremy Corbell, Bob Lazar, Area 51 and more. 

Johnny welcomes Darryl back with special guest singer songwriter Kelsey Montanez.  They talk about Kelsey's experience on American Idol, her song with Chance the Rapper, her singing career and more.

Film maker Jayme Schmitt and actress Meggi Marie join us to discuss their Independent Horror Film, "Are You Dead Yet?", to be released early this summer.

Jason McMaster may be most famously known as the lead singer of Dangerous Toys but he has so many other accolades than just that one band.  We talk the start of Dangerous Toys, his early years with the hugely influential band Watch Tower and more!  So much to talk about we are calling this part one!  Check out his Talk Louder Podcast found on Spotify.

Johnny, Zills, and studio tech Vincent sit down and take a look back at the big news stories of 2023.

David Collins of the David Collins 30 Minute Half Hour Show joins Johnny this week.  They talk about his podcast, podcasting in general, comedy and more.

This week Johnny welcomes Joe Noel from the band RatchetJaw.  They talk A LOT of music, fans connection to music and how certain songs link to past memories.  Another great conversation!

Still reeling from watergate2023 we do another episode of Kickin' it with Keck.  With no music guest ready I prepped Darryl just minutes before we went live and it went great!  We show our age in the conversation for sure.  

Making our triumphant return after a HUGE water issue in the studio Johnny O welcomes Johnny Rhodes to the studio.  Johnny is a longtime friend from high school and the program director for one of the BEST rock stations in the Midwest 97.3 The Rock.  They reminisce the old days, current days and everything in between.  One of the best episodes to date with Zills at the helm!  

Scheduled guest "Tiger King" Joe Exotic was supposed to call in from prison but unfortunately had his phone privileges revoked.  So, Johnny gave an impromptu call to his friend Marty McCoy from The Lonely Ones and Bobaflex.  They talk a little bit music and a lot of current events.

Zach is the head researcher and co-founder of the Illinois Monster Hunters.  In the spring of 2022, his group and the East Coast Bigfoot Research Organization joined forces in the Shawnee National Forrest to research evidence of Sasquatch activity.  The documentary "Hunt for the Shawnee Sasquatch" will be streaming soon.

This week Johnny welcomes Midwest comedian, Only Fans model and a Ph D. in everything Morgan Wallen and Captain Morgan, Todd Baysiner.  Todd has been a host and feature for too many comedians to mention and a headliner at comedy clubs and night clubs throughout the Midwest.

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Travis Seifert has set out to put Wisconsin on the map with the Dirty Prescott Kids.  They are an abstract Hip Hop movement dedicated to making good music one RAGER at a time.

On this edition of Kickin' it with Keck we have a great conversation with Armored Saints bassist Joey Vera, as he talks about Armored Saint and his various projects over the years. Also we are introducing video to the podcast. Enjoy...

From the plains of Oklahoma, Josh Meloy has built his career brick by brick and has amassed almost three million monthly Spotify listeners.  A storyteller at heart, Meloy will capture your imagination with every song.

Richard Hirschman is a Funeral Director and Embalmer who in early 2021 started seeing never seen before in his twenty-year career strange clots coming out of the circulatory system during the embalming process.  He is here to discuss if there could be a correlation of these strange clots and the Covid 19 vaccines.

This week Johnny O sits down with self-proclaimed America Shaman Jake Angeli-Chansley.  The media called him the Qanon-Shaman and is recognized from media footage of him during the J6 protests wearing his "shamanic" attire, including a bison-horned fur headdress, and war paint in red, white, and blue, as well as carrying a six-foot-high spear, with an American flag tied below the spear head.

Clinton Cunanan lead singer of Another Lost Year, producer and videographer joins Johnny this week to discuss what he has been up to while A.L.Y. is on hiatus.

On this episode Johnny brings in his longtime friend Darryl Keck who was the founder and editor of Amplified Assault magazine at the height of the metal scene in the late 80's.

Kyle Pfeiffer is the lead singer and founder of the rock band Black Light District.  He joins us today to talk about the new release Just So You know XL streaming now on all platforms.

Robert Quigley is running for president as an Independent and has deep roots in America going back nearly 400 years, and has long been dedicated to serving it.

CPS (College Peep Show) Dave went from a tool and die shop to running RepCPS.com a wildly successful merch company.  RepCPS.com is also our newest sponsor.

Marty McCoy, vocalist and guitarist of The Lonely Ones and formally of Bobaflex.  Bobaflex gained popularity with their hard rock sound, blending elements of alternative rock, metal and punk and after disbanding in 2019 Marty went on to form The Lonely Ones.  Marty is no stranger to the hardships of the music industry.