Andrew Isola

What’s your name and where do you live? 
Andrew Isola. Hickory, NC.

When did you start listening to TBTL? How did you find the show?
I think I started listening in 2012? One of my earliest TBTL memories is Andrew on Luke's roof for the Blue Angels flyby. I had a data entry job at the time and was looking for podcasts. I was a regular Wait Wait listener and thought I would check out 'that TBTL podcast'. The rest is history!

How would your friends describe you?
Quiet.

What was your favorite cereal when you were a kid?Is it still your fav? 
I lived off sugary cereal as a kid. We were a bag cereal family. Marshmallow Mateys and Coco Roos were favorites. Eating Golden Crisp (which felt name brand) at grandma's house was always special. I'm too old for sugary cereal; my guilty pleasure now is Cinnamon Life.

What food do you love to eat the most of?
Italian food. Pasta, risotto, polenta. You name it, I like it. Although, looking at that list, maybe carbs are my favorite?

What’s the best or worst nickname you ever had?
My 9th grade science teacher called me 'Iceman'. I think because my last name starts with an 'I'. He was a cool guy, so I took it as a cool nickname.

If you could play one song on TBTL, what would it be?
I still say Lou Gramm's 'Midnight Blue' holds up. What a great road trip song.

What’s a special skill that you have?
I build custom furniture and love designing and building midcentury modern pieces.

What’s a skill you *wish* you had?
Painting murals. I love public art, and it must take such skill to paint a piece large enough to cover the side of a building, billboard, etc.

If you were driving down the street and you saw Luke and Andrew on the sidewalk, what would you yell at them as you drove past?
“Is this real life?”