I love to perform… I'm in my community and I'm talking to people and I'm connecting with people, and people are connected with my music… I love it, I never want to stop.

Eleanor Dakota is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Dayton, Ohio, though these days she can be found in Cleveland.  In addition to being a prolific songwriter, Eleanor is the lead vocalist for Columbus based band crabswithoutlegs. When you listen to this conversation, it'll become clear to you how important music is for Eleanor…

Hiba Loukssi is a 2023 Xenia High School graduate, and will soon be attending Cornell.  I first learned about her when she won Ohio's Poetry Out Loud Competition for poetry recitation.  What kind of skills do you have to have to be successful at poetry recitation?  What are some of the things that Hiba is passionate about?  How important is tea to her family?  You'll learn the answers to these questions and more in our conversation.

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I welcome a fellow Xenian on this episode, Arch Grieve.  Arch teaches political science, and is a podcaster.  His main podcast is called Discover Dayton. Why did he start this podcast?  What service is he trying to provide to the community?  These are some of the things you'll learn in this episode.  We also get into a few behind-the-scenes details of podcasting, and some tips for podcasters.  You'll also hear me analyze the "what did your childhood…