What if laughter isn’t just entertainment, but medicine for the mind, body, and culture?

In this episode of The CivilTalk Podcast, host Topacio Althaus sits down with Craig Shoemaker— Emmy-winning comedian, TEDx speaker, and founder of Laughter Heals and Laughter Worx. With four decades of experience on stage and in boardrooms, Craig reveals how humor rewires the brain, restores connection, and transforms leadership from the inside out.

Together, they explore the neuroscience of joy, the emotional intelligence behind authentic humor, laughing exercises, and how laughter can rebuild civility in our workplaces and our world.

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