Creativity in Captivity

Half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie, star of the syndicated TV show Comedy Break, video game voice actor and author of the Tin Man Diaries: A Sudden Change of Heart about being the recipient of a double organ transplant. 

Author of the acclaimed memoir Saga Boy, his debut novel Black Cherokee and the children’s picture book Stars in My Crown. He also writes and performs music under the name John Orpheus. 

Dave Goodman, a veteran creative strategist and experience designer who led entertainment at Disney and global events. He talks about translating IP into live experiences. He explores balancing brand protection, safety and emotional impact. He discusses designing for diverse cultures, pitching big experiential ideas, and how AI and collaboration shape creative work.

An acclaimed National Geographic photographer and documentarian whose images focus on telling stories that are critically affecting our world. Ami’s lens captures resilience, innovation and the delicate balance between humanity and wildlife, shining a light on the urgent need for conservation. 

An award-winning actor, writer and director who appears in the films:Wicked, Judy, and Death at a Funeral and on the boards in London West End shows such as: The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, and Hello Dolly!

A world renowned scientist, National Geographic explorer, host of Lost Cities Revealed and a storyteller that uses innovative technology to shine a light on our ancient past. 

The annual music mash up from many of our featured guests. This year we showcase seasonal tunes from Aubrey Logan, Shannon LaBrie, Sarah Holbrook, SHEL, Jars of Clay, Randy Sharp & Sharon Bays, Craig Carothers, Gary Stockdale & Spencer Green, Wallace Thomas with Ball in the House and The Jo Ann Daugherty Trio. A good listen on your sleigh ride home for the holidays.

An Emmy-nominated writer and producer who is the host and creator of the critically-acclaimed comedy show Celebrity Autobiography. A Drama Desk Award winner for Unique Theatrical Event. This live touring show allows celebrities to act out other celebrities memoirs on stage. The show has played London’s West End, Australia’s Sydney Opera House and on Broadway. Eugene was nominated for Outstanding Writing for Variety, Comedy or Music for America: A Tribute to Heroes, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Special and the Peabody Award.  Pack is also the creator and exec producer of CMT's longest running series, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, which was up for a Critics Choice Award as Best Sports Show. As the writer for CBS’s Home For the Holidays, he was the recipient of the TV Academy Honor. Pack has created and produced original specials and series for E!, Bravo, VH1 and TV Land.  Eugene is the founder of the Pack Players -- a rep theatre company that develops his original material and performs at various venues including NYC'S Triad Theater and the Groundlings in Los Angeles.

A six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, she is the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion and one of the few people to win it three times. Patty Wagstaff has built a life of adventure, risk, and courage. Following her dreams even when no reward was in sight, her dedication has pushed the limits of aerobatic flight. Wagstaff has earned recognition for her accomplishments as a woman, and as a pilot, flying thrilling low-level aerobatic routines in competitions and air shows before millions of spectators each year. Her breathtaking airshow performances give airshow spectators a front-row seat view of the precision and complexity of modern, unlimited hard-core aerobatics. Her smooth aggressive style sets the standard for performers the world over. Patty has flown aerial displays in such exotic places as South and Central America, China, Russia, Europe, Singapore, Kenya and Iceland. She has earned her Commercial, Instrument, Seaplane and Commercial Helicopter Ratings. Patty is a Flight and Instrument Instructor and is rated and qualified to fly everything from World War II fighters to jets.  Patty's is a six-time recipient of the "First Lady of Aerobatics" Betty Skelton Award; an inductee into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the National Air and Space Museum's Award for Current Achievement. She is proud of receiving the Airshow industry's most prestigious awards, the "ICAS Sword of Excellence", and the "Bill Barber Award for Showmanship". Recently she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Air Force Association. In March, 1994, her airplane, the Goodrich Extra 260, went on display in the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC where you can see it on the Mall today. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Motion Picture Pilots Association, United Stuntwomen's Association, she has worked as a stunt pilot and aerial coordinator for the film and television industry. In 2013 she returned to Florida to start an aerobatic school, “Patty Wagstaff Aviation Safety” in St. Augustine, Florida. 

Professor Richard Wiseman has published over 100 academic papers examining the psychology of magic, illusion, luck and self-development.  He has written several popular psychology books (including The Luck Factor and 59 Seconds) that have been published around the world and created psychology-based YouTube videos that have attracted over 800 million views. He is one of the most followed psychologists on social media, and the Independent On Sunday chose him as one of the top 100 people who make Britain a better place to live. A Member of the Inner Magic Circle, Richard acts as a creative consultant on several stage and television projects, including work with Derren Brown. Richard has been described by Elizabeth Loftus (Past President, Association for Psychological Science) as ‘one of the world’s most creative psychologists.’  The first season of his On Your Mind Podcast reached No.1 in Apple Podcast’s Science charts, and in 2023 Richard was given the Royal Society’s prestigious David Attenborough Award for his research and public engagement activities.