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Eric Johnson is about the most talented podcasting producer and audio entrepreneur at work today. With his capable hands, he helped shape Puck's early audio forays, provided vision and structure, and handled all the production with grace and aplomb. I could sing his praises for days, but he asked me to keep this short. (He's a good editor, too.)
Jon Kelly
Co-founder, Puck
LightningPod is truly best-in-class. For our video podcast, they delivered outstanding quality, rich expertise and informed perspective in production and editing, and a level of professionalism in the execution that set them apart. Their friendly, adaptable style made every step as easy as possible.
Keegan Cooke
Eric knows his stuff, keeps us focused, and makes it easy.
Greg Stuart
LightningPod has helped support every gap in my own expertise, finding cross-promotional opportunities, fixing technical issues, and simply knowing what I don't know. LightningPod is not just an editing house or a production studio — they're partners in judgment and opportunity.
David Ruiz
The podcast cover art for Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson: A framed still life painting of a table covered in food, including oranges, grapes, and a lobster. The painting is spilling out of the boundaries of the frame, with the lobster's claw dangling out the bottom.
Call 'Em Like Museum (2026-)

Call 'Em Like Museum is a weekly podcast exploring how museums really work, and why we love them. Eric Johnson talks with museum directors, curators, experts, and passionate fans about what drives them, from homegrown passion projects to world-famous institutions. Each episode digs into museum curation, exhibit design, and the visitor experience — plus the essential question: What's actually worth buying in the gift shop? Season 1 spotlights museums in the SF Bay Area.
Follow Friday (2021-2022)

We all follow people online ... but who do they follow? On Follow Friday, LightningPod's first original podcast, Eric Johnson spoke with 64 writers, podcasters, comedians, and other internet creators to find out. Guests included Roman Mars (99% Invisible), Alexandra Petri (The Washington Post), Tom Scott (YouTube), Bridget Todd (There Are No Girls on the Internet), Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder), and Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton's America).
The title of the podcast, "Follow Friday," and an illustration of ducklings following their mother.
The title of the podcast, "Follow Friday," and an illustration of ducklings following their mother.
Twenty Thousand Hertz (2025)

A story produced by LightningPod's Eric Johnson was a finalist in Twenty Thousand Hertz's 2025 story competition, Sound Off. In this 5-minute piece, he explored the history of pinball sound effects & music, from the earliest buzzers and bells all the way to modern IP-driven games. Listen to the full episode here.

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Eric Johnson worked on these shows before LightningPod. In 2019, the show he produced for nearly all of its five-year run — Recode Decode with Kara Swisher — was named Podcast of the Year by Adweek.

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