Growing Up Johnson: Recent Episodes
Josh Johnson
Join host Josh Johnson as he takes a trip into the past to relive some of the memories of growing up as the youngest of five boys and as part of an adventurous group of friends.
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Josh looks back at the food, the family, the food, the gifts, the food and the traditions, which included food, that surround the Christmas holiday at the Johnson household. Food.
- Josh talks about some of the Thanksgiving traditions his family has, as well as breaking bread and drinking butter.
Josh embraces the Halloween season and talks about his time in a haunted(ish) basement and the time he heard a growl while ghost hunting.
Josh looks back at some of the ridiculous and probably unsafe Halloween costumes he wore, as well as a bigfoot tale.
The weekend after Labor Day usually means Peach Days is happening! Josh takes a look back at all the fun times, disturbing rides, and delicious foods that he enjoyed(?) at the annual celebration in Brigham City, Utah. Shout out to Justin Bieber...Utah has better peaches.
It's no secret that Josh loves Disneyland, so here he is talking about why. He also discusses his admiration for the man...the myth...the legend that is Walt Disney. Also, churros.
In this week's episode, Josh is inspired by the Phoenix Suns epic meltdown in the NBA Finals and looks back at the numerous sports he played as a kid. There's even a bit of a surprise addition that most folks don't know about.
With the Fourth of July weekend wrapping up, Josh looks back at some of the explosive and spectacular patriotic holiday celebrations that took place at the Johnson household.
No one ever really understands what Josh does for a living. So here's an episode dedicated to his unexpected but incredibly rewarding line of work.
Josh looks back at the various concerts he's attended over the years. Including a traumatizing fleece vest and his brush with a dude who played the Joker!
Josh revisits the family vacations spent doing manual labor at a rundown, creepy, unsafe cabin tucked away in a remote central Utah canyon. No really, it was a ton of fun.
We're back! There were a lot of various sports played around and in the Johnson household growing up. Sometimes we got damaged, other times the house got damaged. Join Josh for a look back at some of the sports-related chaos in the home in the shorter than usual episode.
Josh describes an old VHS tape of an Easter morning and talks about how traumatized he is after an Easter event goes terribly wrong at work.
One of the best choices Josh ever made was when he ran for a Senior Class office in high school. In this episode, he looks back at his horrible choice in a campaign skit and why he actually ran in the first place.
Josh looks back at his time duck hunting with his dad in the marshes and questions his family for having a storage room with a really terrible name.
Lagoon was our go-to spot for family reunions when growing up. Fried chicken, fun houses, and frightful dark rides made for some fun times on warm summer days!
Families fight. It's what they do. Sometimes, they turn physical, and sometimes, those physical fights are intentional. Josh talks about how he and his brothers battled it out over the years.
What do you get when you combine the Johnson brothers, ridiculous snowdrifts, and some sleds? A life-long issue with confined spaces, apparently. Josh talks about his adventures in winter and summer sledding!
Josh looks back at how a couple of his friend's cars and the ridiculous subwoofers they added to them helped keep them entertained on late nights.
Josh takes a look back at his sophomore year of high school and his experiences in world history and English Class. There may be a realization of a dark phase as well.
I have a lot of stories to tell, and I hope you want to hear them. Growing Up Johnson is a look back into the adventures of my life; stories from family vacations, school, work, and the back yard.
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