Cool-headed, warm-hearted, hard-working, intelligent, blue-eyed wanderer who values interdependence and independence, wit, fitness, dark-comedy, dark-stouts, diabolical plots, exotic flavors, and weird people.

Interests

• dogs
• politics
• board games
• philosophy
• public policy
• science
• sustainability
• science fiction
• weightlifting
• home improvement
• olympic wrestling

Music, Movies, and Books

Science Fiction and non-fiction, Russian novels, Classics, Philosophy

Dostoevsky, Micheal Pollan, Bell Hooks, Carl Zimmer, Margaret Atwood, Ursula Le Guin, Carl Sagan, Audre Lorde, Blll Bryson, Douglas Adams, Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Chernobyl, 30 rock, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, House, Science Channel, What we do in the Shadows, Discovery Channel, South Park, the IT crowd, Broad City, the Wire, Kung Fu movies

Incubus, Tom Waits, Sneaker Pimps, Bon Iver, OK Go, Lupe Fiasco, Brand New, Daft Punk, 3, Wu-Tang Clan, Bon Iver, Man Man, Counting Crows, Andrew Bird, Rise Against, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Explosions in the Sky, Queens of the Stoneage, fuckin Queen... and Prince, St. Vincent, A tribe called Quest, TV on the Radio, Gangstarr, Radiohead, Beck, BlackStarr, Norah Jones, Thievery Corporation, Gorillaz, Modest Mouse, Joy Formidable, Saul Williams, Rage Against the Machine, Fiona Apple...and plenty of things that are nothing like any of those. I’ve been to hundreds of shows, and I’d love to hear about bands you thought were killer live.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Competed at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado

Teach, Learn, Share

I coach Olympic wrestling and weight lifting, but doubtful you’ll be as interested in that as the countless instruments my wife plays and her stunning Star Trek knowledge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dogs, coffee, music, breaking bread, board games.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland