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Comic Sumukh Torgalkar will return to central Ohio after a few years on the West Coast to record his second comedy album at Madlab on June 3. Listen in as we discuss his comedy interests, the impact of the pandemic, and what kind of comedy he prefers to do.

Cleveland poet George Bilgere’s latest collection is Central Air, which was released March 2022. He hosts “Wordplay” on Cleveland Public Radio, which has been described as the car talk of poetry. He joins the Ohioana virtual Book Festival on April 29 through May 4.

On her way to selling over 30 million books, Lisa Scottoline has had plenty of time to imagine what’s the worst that could happen in any situation. And fortunately, she’s written about it.

Violinist Savannah Buist, cellist Katie Larson, and percussionist Michael Dause make up The Accidentals, who will perform in Columbus on March 12 with Six String Concerts. Sav and Katie chat with Doug Dangler about their time as musicians, how the pandemic changed their musical abilities (think: engineering), and how they got to cowrite with some of their musical heroes on the Timeout Project.

Artist Susan J Barron discusses her portrait of Pt. Ken Weinert with Josh Mantz, a motivational speaker and process philosopher focused on trauma, consciousness, and near-death experiences. They discuss both Josh and Ken’s near death experiences, what it is like to die, Josh’s military service, PTSD, the concept of moral injury and the power of ancient philosophy to heal trauma.

Artist Susan J. Barron and Dr. Craig Bryan have a wide ranging dialogue around subjects such as Depicting the Invisible, veteran suicide prevention, hopeful new approaches to PTSD treatments, and Dr. Bryan's life-changing experiences in Iraq that cemented his commitment to saving lives. Barron's portrait of Sgt. Damon Zeigler, who sadly took his own life, is the catalyst for the conversation. This work is currently on exhibition at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus.

Ira Chaleff and Neil Grunberg join Maureen Metcalf for this edition of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future to discuss several topics, including the importance of standing up to and for your leader.

In this episode of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future, Emmy award-winning filmmaker Chris Nolan reveals the power of storytelling to help leaders navigate the rapidly accelerating VUCA Max world.

Tammy Alvarez found her way out and now coaches people to help them forge the path to careers they actually love. She shares some of her tips with Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future host Maureen Metcalf.

Christopher Washington joins Maureen Metcalf for this edition of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future to explore the issues leaders will contend with in the new year, from energy security to food insecurity and quiet quitting to talent management.