b": TENDING ACCOUN !EXIBLE SPLOSE IT F LUSE IT OR eyeglasseseye examscontact lensesDawn Morano, Optician #D1627LAB ON PREMISESLARGE SELECTION OF DESIGNER FRAMES63 Second StreetSouth OrangeBetween Academy & Valley Streetdawnopticians.com 973-762-9100Mike Friedman (center) with his metal/punk/hardcore band Odd Zero.Parliament-Funkadelic. Before, they were picking on me, tak-In Dr. Mikes interview with Dar- ing my money.ryl D.M.C. McDaniels, the hip-hopDr. Mike credits both his marriage icon discusses how he became fascinat- and working relationship with his wife ed with comic books and soon devel- as examples of practicing hardcore hu-oped drawing skills: By second grade,manism in everyday life.I didnt need tracing paper. Thats when[Aylin] had worked in legal pub-I knew I could create. Because all thelishing for about 20 years and she also kids would ask me Yo, Darryl, couldwas extremely into self-help as a con-you draw my project for me? Even thecept, says Dr. Mike. Id always come bullies.Ibecameprotected.Becausefrom a psychology angle and we came the bully said, Here, sit by me! Do mytogether around hardcore humanism. paper!NobodymessedwithDarryl.She built our websitesomething that shehadnever donebefore andlearned howtobean audioproduc-er.Ourskill sets really com-bined.Bumin alsoservesas thepodcasts editor.Wedont putlimitson ourselves.I grewupcon-servativeJew-ish and [Aylin] isMuslim.We comefrom thesedifferent traditions,but wewantedto betogether, Mike Friedman with his wife, Aylin Bumin. She built the website forsaysDr.Mike. Hardcore Humanism, learned how to be an audio producer andThisisntex-also serves as the podcast's editor. actlywhatei-44/ matters magazine / holiday 2021"