Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City. Author of "Yes, And," Public Speaker.
Chicago
Joined March 2009
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BONUS POD: You probably know @Mightypeter as the writer/showrunner for shows like "Wizards of Waverly Place" or "Mr. Iglesias." I know Peter from our days starting out on the bar staff @TheSecondCity - check out our conversation: youtu.be/z2SFShJhJXQ?si=2irj…
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New regional cuisine in Chicago unlocked (I think) as Hazar House opens in Lincoln Square (5047 N Lincoln)
This serves in part Hazara cuisine which is mainly in Afghanistan but also parts of Pakistan
It replaces Jibek Jolu which closed ~1 year ago, I think.
New pod with Stanford professor Nir Halevy whose new book looks at hierarchies. @SecondCity @WGNRadio "Getting to Yes, And" podcast. Full video episode here: youtu.be/N5jdCg2aUoU?si=Mx3y…
So fun to interview Bob Odenkirk after the screening of his new documentary "Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu" @chifilmfest @musicboxtheatre So many great films at the fest this year - go check them out this week!
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Bob Odenkirk — in a @ChicagoBears hat — at the @musicboxtheatre for BOB AND DAVID CLIMB MACHU PICCHU!
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I saw the Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' last night.
Everyone's debating whether she's a liar. That's not the story.
The film is deceiving you in real time & most of you won't notice.
I wrote about it 👇
readtheprofile.com/p/elizabe…
On today's podcast, I talk to Emma Harrington and Natalia Emanuel about their new book, "In Person" which looks at the science of why it's better to work live, together in physical spaces. Full "Getting to Yes, And" podcast here: youtu.be/9RSzPTHpDiQ?si=qswg…
Joshua Bandoch's new book is called, "How to Get What You Want" and we talk about how his improv classes at @TheSecondCity helped him up his persuasion game. Video episode of the "Getting to Yes, And" podcast with @WGNRadio is here: youtu.be/Vhm3VuvRGkc?si=hv6G…
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
Bonus Pod with director Nick Davis whose new film "You Had to Be There" looks at the legendary 1972 Toronto Production of "Godspell" featuring Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Victor Garber and more. Full video episode here: youtu.be/b42je25snk0?si=iHLE…
original-cin.ca/posts/2026/9… - Bonus podcast tomorrow with Nick Davis director of the new documentary "You Had to Be There" about the 1972 Toronto production of "Godspell" which starred Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, Victor Garber and Paul Shaffer
Jeff Cole has a fantastic new book out called "Disrupters at the Gate" which looks at both the history of disruption and how we deal with it (not well, it turns out). Check out the latest @TheSecondCity @WGNRadio "Getting to Yes, And" podcast here: youtu.be/cY9slg_49m4?si=kVKr…
