Les Stroud
Jonathan Coulton
Buju Banton
The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson
The Refreshments
Mike Doughty
The Beastie Boys
Violent Femmes
The Maltese Falcon, Glengarry Glenn Ross, Office Space, Young Frankenstein, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Superbad, Battleground
Good Eats, Monk, Family Guy, Mythbusters, The Simpsons, My Name Is Earl, How I Met Your Mother, Dirty Jobs, The Office (both incarnations), 30 Rock, Psych, Deadliest Catch, Extras
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy series
My son. The challenges he faces living with cerebral palsy are so many more than I will ever have to face, and he manages to keep a great attitude and chooses to be happy. Also my wife, who deserves hero status, for 1) living with me and 2) being an awesome mother.