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His voice, which gets its trademark nasality from flawless sinuses hand-sculpted by God.
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He says things like this:
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He's the first cousin (once removed) of awesome composer Phillip Glass.
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This is his pitbull, Piney, whom he and his wife rescued.
Seriously, just look at how adorable this is.
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He leads award-winning radio segments...
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...but he admits when he's wrong.
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He's even so amazing that people have to send their family members these greeting cards.
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Sometimes, if you go to Brooklyn, he dances.
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He majored in semiotics (at Brown), which is a field full of pure badasses.
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He was adorable even in high school.
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Sometimes he goes to the movies and eats popcorn, just like us.
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He hates public radio pledge drives just as much as you do.
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In conclusion, you WISH you were this microphone. Sigh.