This week we're looking at connection and healing for veterans and military families. This is a candid conversation about the struggles of veterans making the transition from military life to civilian life and how they find hope and courage in community. Joining the show are Doug Freeman, the mastermind of Operation Gig and the CEO of OC Music & Dance, and Jimmy Perez who a participant and site manager during the first Operation Gig cohort.

Debora Wondercheck from Arts & Learning Conservatory in Costa Mesa has been dedicated to making the performing arts accessible and equitable for kids in Orange County. This week we're talking about the confidence and creativity for life that performing arts bring to underserved children, why music is a "second responder," and the return of live theatre.

It's being called the "she-cession," millions more women than men have exited the workforce during the pandemic. Employment numbers for women have fallen to levels not seen since the 1980s. Mary Ann Profeta from Working Wardrobes joins us to explain why the pandemic has had such a drastic impact on women in the workforce and what's being done to get women back to work.