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ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 9, 2026

Duration

1h 41m

Channel

The Calum Johnson Show

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Pre-Order Vic's new book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/806998/stay-planted-by-victor-fontanez/ Ask questions about the show: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes3n7gMS-NbFhbCtT0zLHQWUODj4s-gTwn9DREqfaNLFxlMw/viewform?usp=dialog Follow Us! https://x.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/?hl=en @vicblends https://www.instagram.com/vicblends/?hl=en Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:23 The crazy things I'd do to make money 18:53 Cutting hair in my mom's garage until 2AM 22:57 How I landed my first NBA client 34:12 Cutting Lil Baby's hair while living with roaches 37:03 The free haircut that changed everything 46:57 How I gained 5M followers in 5 days 01:00:26 The diagnosis that took me to a dark place 01:11:46 The call that saved my life 01:19:06 How I surprised my dad with Tom Brady 01:22:47 How I got to cut Barack Obama's hair (wild story) 01:38:48 Do this if you're in the darkest season of your life About The Episode: Vic Blends is the barber who has cut Barack Obama, Tom Brady and Lil Baby. He started cutting hair in his mom's garage, moved to Atlanta into a basement apartment full of roaches, and gained 5 million followers in 5 days giving strangers free haircuts. In this episode, Vic reveals the one video that blew up his following, how he got Barack Obama in his barber chair, and why 10K followers can be worth more than millions. He also opens up about the 72 hours without sleep that led to a manic episode and made him lose everything.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Vic Blends

  guest

  Celebrity barber and content creator known for viral haircut videos and the Vic Blends brand.

• Calum Johnson

  host

  Host of The Calum Johnson Show, interviewing guests about their careers and life stories.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Calum Johnson Show, featuring Vic Blends and Calum Johnson, [don't upload] explores Vic Blends on faith, free haircuts, fame, and bipolar recovery Vic Blends describes how a lifelong drive to be the best—shaped by his parents’ example and a “figure it out” mindset—carried into barbering once he committed to it.

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