Stars Volta Podcast

Send us Fan MailPug Johnson makes his second appearance on the podcast to talk about his new album From a Beaumont Bar. We're lucky enough to be the only place where you can sample Pug's new unreleased album and hear the stories behind the lyrics. Pre-save Pug Johnson - From a Beaumont Bar everywhere you stream your music.   

Send us Fan MailChris Myers is an Emmy Award winning broadcaster who’s covered the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Olympics, The Masters, Final 4 and famously interviewed OJ Simpson before and after the murder trial. You can catch the legendary broadcaster calling NFL games on Fox as well as NASCAR. 

Send us Fan MailTyson Colson is a standup comedian with a refreshingly authentic perspective on life. His incredible storytelling paints a world where humor can always be discovered, even in the darkest of places. We sat down with the Ohio native to talk about his journey and the stories behind his jokes.

Send us Fan MailCam Allen returns to the Star Volta Podcast for the second time. The Oklahoma native was a featured artist in Season 1 - Episode 10 back in 2023. Later that year we filmed Cam's Grand Theater debut at Choctaw Casino when he opened up for country headliner Carly Pearce. Since then Cam signed with the talent agency CAA, collaborated with country writers in Nashville and opened up for Redferrin, Koe Wetzel, Wade Bowen, Dwight Yoakam, Huser Brothers, and Whiskey Myers.    

Send us Fan MailBrandon Holtz won the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Troon Country Club in Arizona last September. Along with lifting the Robert T. Jones Jr. Trophy, that victory also earned Holtz the opportunity to compete at The Masters and The US Open in 2026. Like the Amateur champions before him, Brandon was a division 1 student-athlete, just not in golf. The Bloomington, IL native played college basketball at Illinois State University on a Redbird squad that posted multiple 20+ win seasons and nearly punched their ticket to the big dance. What makes Brandon's story even more compelling is he graduated from ISU in 2009. How did a 39 year old former college basketball player make it to The Masters and U.S. Open? Click play to find out.  

Send us Fan MailBrendan Perlini was drafted 12th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft. Born in the UK and raised in Canada, Perlini was the 3rd in his immediate family to play in the NHL. Brendan has taken the ice with some of the best players in the world while suiting up for the Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and the Edmonton Oilers. The 6'3" winger is currently playing pro hockey in Switzerland for HC Lugano. 

Send us Fan MailDAP The Contract is a Rapper, Producer and Lawyer based in NYC. He grew up in Nigeria, attended boarding school in London, went to the US and became an Ivy League graduated at Brown University and got his law degree from Columbia Law School. He drop his mixtape in 2014 and The Source Magazine named it the best mixtape of the year. Since then he's release 9 solo produced albums and recently joined forces with his friends Clyde Lawrence and Cody Fitzgerald to create the band Hi-Lo Jack. To say the least DAP has lived a fascinating life with lots of stories to tell.

Send us Fan MailHayden Coffman is one of the top independent Country Music Artist in world right now. The Knoxville native has generated over 285 million streams globally and his breakout single Better Off recently turned Gold. We sat down with Hayden to talk about his career and new EP Goner which you can stream everywhere you get your music.  

Send us Fan MailJP Kennedy is a rising artist in Nashville making waves with his hit singles Reasons To and Leaving with the Reason. JP grew up in PA and played college football in the Washington DC area. Shortly after graduating Kennedy moved to Nashville to becoming a singer/songwriter.  

Send us Fan MailTom Luginbill is the National Recruiting Director at ESPN and Lead Analyst at the ACC Network. As an athlete, Tom was the starting Qb at Palomar Junior College helping his school win the National Championship in 1993. He would later transferring and becoming the starting QB at both Georgia Tech and Eastern Kentucky. Luginbill is the son of a coach and followed in his father's footsteps coaching in the AFL, XFL and NFL. You can see Tom on ESPN and the ACC Network calling college football games and breaking down every aspect of the sport. In this episode we focus on the upcoming college football season and highlight which teams could be title contenders in 2026. Tom talks about the transfer portal, top QB's in the ACC, what the heck Bill Belichick is doing at UNC, transfer tampering and much more.