Carpe Diam- Columbus, Ohio

In this episode of Story Swap, we head to Columbus, Ohio, for a  Storytelling show produced by Heidi Shapiro around the theme Carpe Diem. The stories invite us to consider what happens when we stop waiting for certainty and start saying yes—to curiosity, connection, and change. Sarah Fulmer shares a sharply observed and funny childhood story that turns fear on its head. Steve recounts a teenage summer transformed by Bruce Springsteen's Thunder Road, a song that taught him the power of seizing opportunity. Chad closes the episode with a thoughtful reflection on marriage, divorce, and the destabilizing experience of realizing you were deeply wrong about someone you loved. Recorded live, these stories remind us that growth often begins with a leap into the unknown.