In part eleventy-three thousillion of my twelve-part series, Better Know a Beard, we meet a man who moved back to Cleveland. Alas, there is neither enough time in the month nor are there enough letters in the alphabet to fully explore the psychological peculiarities that would compel a man to do such a thing.
Chris Miller is many things: husband, father, codeshaman, coffee snob, Mac owner, overlord, podcaster and reformed LARPer. He is also a thinking man, and occasionally his thoughts can not be contained within the boundaries of his own mind. When Chris releases his thoughts, he does so at Unquiet Desperation, where a sufficiently curious and resourceful person might also find episodes of a podcast by the same name.
Chris may well be the most co-dependent (or perhaps cooperative) man alive. He has co-hosted no less than four podcasts and co-founded Podiobooks.com, where can be found more than 360 free audiobooks.
Oh, those co-podcasts?
- The Round Table from The House of the Harping Monkey, a discussion of mythology as it relates to popular culture in general and roleplaying games in particular. Co-hosted with Mick Bradley and Kris Johnson.
- Shadowdance, an exploration of alternate spirituality. Co-hosted with Michelle Belanger.
- The NaNoMonkeys, featuring tips and tricks for participants of National Novel Writing Month. Co-hosted with P.G. Holyfield, Mur Lafferty and Kris Johnson.
- The Secret Lair, the adventures of two thirty-something midwestern geeks in their quest for tri-county domination. Co-hosted with Kris Johnson.
Chris lives near Cleveland with his wife, three children, and MacBook.
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He also had a very short stint on Volcanicast.
As someone who has spent time in both LA and Cleveland, I'd pick Cleveland hands down. Of course, I picked Cleveland over Seattle but there were extenuating circumstances there.