Johnny dives further into his job and the shocking news that his mentor, fellow ASM, friend, & brother leaves the company because of this boss. Johnny realized that things would change forever after that, how bad would it get he wasn't sure, but he knew that something would happen. He discusses how she wanted to be the most well liked, and how far she would go to make sure everything in the building went through her. Johnny discusses how their always was a divide between her and every manage...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 3
Johnny is back discussing about what went down in his career and how his daily life went. Johnny talks about how he grew his mindset into building his own work ethic, even when he did not feel appreciated. Johnny dives into what went down in him going to Tallahassee, and how HR Corp. came down to Florida because of chaos. He talks about the first 6 months of his journey in Florida and how he was the middle man until his ASM resigned from the company because of their boss. He talks about how he b...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 2
Season 4 is here, Johnny talks about how his last relationship happened, how things ended and how he almost died?! He also uncovers what he wants in a relationship and how people should never just settle for something. He talks about how toxic relationships are not for him, but why he kept it going for so long. Johnny also updates the Empire how he has been since then, and what the next chapter holds for him.
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 1
Johnny is back !!! From Maryland all the way down to Florida, Jonathan opens up to how he has overcome how he felt like he betrayed his hometown and friends. Johnny focuses this episode on how to self respect yourself, and value what you bring to the table. Johnny then opens up about his past, and not respecting his time and energy, and why that caused him problems, not just in life but in relationships as well. Jonathan realizes that sometimes he has to let people go for the mental health of hi...
Dec 14, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Jonathan discusses his life in Florida, and what makes him strive to be back in the DMV. He also talks about how to develop his personality into not always having friction within his new job. He has philosophy differences between him and his higher ups, and he opens up about how to find common ground instead of in fighting which causes no one any joy. Another thing is his ongoing need to be developed into a better person, and he talks about how he does not think he can find that in Florida....
Oct 29, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Jonathan thanks the DMV for always being there for him no matter what. Jonathan opens up to how he is mentally right now. He talks about the inward struggle, of going for his career but also feeling ashamed of leaving the DMV. Jonathan talks about his struggle with pursuing worldly gains and promotions, and balancing that with friends, family, and everyone who has always been there on his side. He talks about the need to take calculated risks in life, but never forgetting the people that got him...
Oct 08, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Jonathan looks back at his wild time in Maryland, since the beginning of when he was 16 and moving to the area of Hagerstown. He talks about all the times he had in High School, and focuses on the people who inspired him to create a life of purpose. Jonathan goes into his best friend named Antonio and how much that friendship meant to him. when he moved from VA to MD, and it helped lead him into a leader of people, and galvanize a school. He talks and thanks his high school North, he discusses t...
Sep 12, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Jonathan recaps his crazy summer of finding a promotion and having it yanked at the final bell. He goes deep into his mental state of mind, and how the response is greater than the actual outcome. Through it all Johnny reminds his listeners, that the journey is just as rewarding as the actual destination. This episode focuses on how one should respond when the storms of life come, and Johnny gives his perspective to always believe in yourself and never doubt what you are capable of, and holding ...
Sep 03, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 3 of Homeschooled Nuggets. With things swirling in Johnny's life, he finds himself having to defend himself at one of his jobs, and it takes a intense turn. Johnny never thought he would have to resort to the "break glass in emergency" option, and yet he finds himself in it. It was him fighting for dear life to keep his job, and not be thrown out. In this episode he reflects about what went down, how he responded, and the outcome of him not backing down and fighting for what wa...
Aug 03, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The finale is here! With so much in Johnny's life creating chaos, how can he respond? How can people learn to stay patient, during times of uncertainty. Johnny discusses how the next few months could shape his life for years to come. Johnny's next step might be to roll the dice and leave Maryland, and how he is learning to not fear the outcomes he can not control. This episode will push listeners to step out of their comfort zone, and claim what people feel like they deserve.
Apr 20, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 9
CRINGE ! Johnny is back on the pod with a story that will make you grateful for your own personal love life, that it is nothing like his. He goes in depth with the Empire about a girl he fancied for years, and how he showed just how dumb you can look when your heart wants what it wants. A month ago, Johnny decided to ignore his mind and go for what he wanted, and it ended in complete disaster with him looking like a complete, desperate, and possibly hint of simp for this small town girl. He refl...
Mar 30, 2023•30 min
The podcast takes a in depth look at Johnny's views and history on online dating apps. He talks about his past brief relationship with a woman who owned iguanas, and how it got weird. He mentions some of his dating history going through dating apps, and why he believes he won't find true love online. To wrap up the pod, Johnny discusses how an old app named Kik opened his eyes to the dating apps of today, and he ponders who he possibly was talking to on Kik when he was in middle school.
Mar 20, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 7
(FYI, Johnny was banging crap in the backround during the first half of the episode, and didn't realize his mic picked it up, he was full of passion on this pod, this pod was almost re-done, but the passion was alive, and probably could not be replicated, so full steam ahead.) The man who owned Johnny's heart is heading to Atlanta. Johnny talks about the heart break, and the reason he loved a man named Taylor Heinicke, not because of what he did professionally, but for the man he was, the charac...
Mar 16, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 6
What do people do when they do not have all the answers in life? Johnny takes a deep dive into the personal struggles and chaos in his life that he is going through, not to have people feel sorry for him, but to let the people know that he is right there struggling with things just like everyone else. He opens up about some of the things going on in his life, and how he is trying to stay hopeful. Johnny wraps up the episode with encouragement to all his listeners and fans about how everyone can ...
Mar 12, 2023•30 min
Johnny comes to the listeners with a wild story that happened the past couple days. A customer asks to throw hands in the parking lot, and Johnny talks about becoming more mentally strong. He talks about how we all can exercise patience in times of chaos. He also talks about his mental state, and how to approach people with confidence, and know your value and worth.
Mar 06, 2023•30 min
Johnny opens up about why he loves being polarizing. Johnny talks about his 3 jobs, and what makes him go. What happens when you fail, when you are told that you are not good enough. Johnny talks about his recent job interview, and how things went down, and how you respond to failure. He talks about why he gets excited at the opportunity to fail, and how he still finds hope in the midst of hopelessness. Finding hope is something that really is hard for Johnny, and he opens up about how he challe...
Mar 02, 2023•30 min
First podcast back with the mic! Johnny explains his Valentine's Day heartbreak. He tells the Empire a story about meeting a girl and it ending in a way he NEVER would have imagined. Johnny also discusses how he is self-conscious when he eats in front of anyone, and why he thinks he is a selfish SOB. Part 1 talks about his personal/love life with the Part 2 episode focusing mainly on his professional life and heartbreak. Sit back, relax, and be thankful that your personal, love and professional ...
Feb 26, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 2 Empire ! Today Johnny discusses his family life, & being a pastor's kid. Johnny talks about what it's like being a pastor as he lived through being a son of one. As he reflects on his father's journey, Johnny realizes why he is so passionate about his job himself. Johnny explains the church's hierarchy and who can hire and fire pastors. He also talks about his father being fired wrongfully, and how it instilled Johnny with a sense of climbing to the top no matter what, be...
Jan 26, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this quick hitting episode Johnny discusses how to leverage people and companies to make sure people can be the best that they can be. He dives into his own personal life and talks about how he may not always be "liked" but he keeps climbing on a upward trajectory in his career. People and companies might not always like Johnny, but he knows how to be what the company may need by his work ethic and his determination to succeed in all areas of his life.
Nov 10, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Johnny's microphone is broken, but the show must go on. He first discusses how he has had a rocky road with his parents. He talks about how they showed him tough love, which looking back on now he is grateful for. His parents put him in a private school, and then threw him in a secondary school for misbehaving. He talks about what secondary school was like at a school called Antietam High School in Maryland. Then to wrap it up he openly questions if his parents thought he liked guys. He talks ab...
Nov 01, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Johnny goes head first into the age old question of "can you overwork?" Do some people have a drive out of this world, or are people who like having days off more healthy? No one can prove one way or another, but Johnny shares what he has experienced in his life. From balancing two jobs, and focusing on the podcast, to how he stays refreshed every week to bring the passion and energy wherever he goes. Also he discusses how he keeps inspired when some days he just feels like being on cruise contr...
Oct 23, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Johnny opens up on the first female he ever fell in love with. How this girl opened up his eyes to girls he never really interacted with before. He went to a mostly caucasian private school in middle school in VA Beach, and when he moved back to Northern VA in Woodbridge, he went to a public middle school. Johnny talks about how that helped impact his life today, to always have an open mind to everything in life, whether it's friends, jobs, and even family. And did Johnny break bro code by falli...
Oct 16, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This is not episode three at all… Johnny talks about how he stays motivated, talks a little about his relationships in the past and how it motivated him to do better in his life professionally, he also discusses his trust issues and the only people in life he can trust… Johnny spices things up by talking about his love/hate relationship with a “eye for a eye” . Johnny wraps things up by discussing not taking the people in your life for granted.
Oct 06, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Johnny is back from Labor Day, and discusses his personal journey with his body. From being overweight, to being anorexic. He also discusses how he keeps motivation in weight and in life. The episode lets you know the people in his life that motivated Johnny to be better, from having a personal obsession with soda, to the many years he has had without it in his life. The episode concludes with how he keeps motivation, from his chip on his shoulder mentality. Struggling with Weight (4:00) Who Mot...
Sep 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Johnny talks about trying to schedule life in a world with unexpected hurdles and roadblocks. Johnny also discusses how he has had to swallow his pride in life when he got injured a couple weeks ago, and had to battle his inner demons. He openly talks about his mental health, and the focus it had on him, when he was sidelined from life with the injury that ravaged his life for a two week period. In the podcast he also talks about how depression crept back into his life and how he swung back when...
Aug 30, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
First FULL episode is here ! Pardon the audio quality. This recording was supposed to be a draft, Johnny recorded this one on the phone recorder, but after thinking about the emotion he felt through this, he decided not to try to recreate this through the mic. Johnny sacrificed a lot to get to where he was in his life, and he ponders whether that was the best idea. Johnny also discusses how his greed, made him make career mistakes that could set him back mulitple years. He then discusses how he ...
Aug 24, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Jonathan aka. Johnny Nuggets, the intro is here ! The intro lets the people know what you can expect from the podcast, about the many life lessons that will be shared, and talk about the many life mistakes he has made. A very intimate podcast, where you aren't listening to a person, but a friend, and someone that will share his deep fears, how he deals with the many relationships with people around him, and how he can help people not make the same life mistakes and failures he has made. The podc...
Aug 21, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
