Getting Real with Naomi Johnson: From Cults to Clarity, Former Lead Singer of Runaway June, is Ready to Speak Her Truth

Get Real with Caroline Hobby

Nashville Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Naomi grew up off the grid—one of 11 kids living in a converted school bus, traveling the country, and even spending time in a cult. She learned guitar as a child, playing at gas stations to help her family afford life on the road. Now a wife and mother, Naomi is opening up about the full truth of her past—and the moment that changed everything. After nearly dying during childbirth, she gained a profound new perspective on life. That experience sparked a deep inner shift, awakening a fierce feminine strength and emotional clarity that flows through her latest work. Her new songs, “Bricks Make Houses” and “Mama Ain’t Jesus,” are her most honest yet—music that embraces both the pain and the beauty of the road that led her here.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.4	DNA test proves he is not the father.
0:06.2	Now I'm taking the inheritance.
0:07.3	Wait a minute, John.
0:08.1	Who's not the father?
0:08.9	Well, Sam, luckily, it's your not the father week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon.
0:13.3	This author writes, my father-in-law is trying to steal the family fortune worth millions from my son, even though it was promised to us, he's trying to give it to his irresponsible son, but I have DNA proof that could get the money back.
0:23.6	Hold up. They could lose their family and millions of dollars.
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0:34.1	I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal.
0:41.1	Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone.
0:43.5	Most of all, his wife, Caroline.
0:46.8	He texted, I've ruined our lives.
0:49.0	You're going to want to divorce me.
0:52.7	How far would he go to cover up what he'd done? The fact that you lied is absolutely horrific.
0:55.7	And quite frankly, I question how many other women are out there that may bring forward
0:59.3	allegations in the future.
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