Information Diet: David X. Cohen

'Futurama' head writer gets through L.A. commute with audio books

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Age 45
Accomplishments Head writer and executive producer of Futurama, which premieres on Comedy Central on June 20 at 10 p.m.; former writer on The Simpsons
Base Los Angeles



What’s the first information you consume in the morning?
I guess it would be the time and how late I am for work.

What do you read or watch or listen to at the breakfast table?
I watch my 5-year-old daughter spilling cereal on her face.

What occupies your mind in the car?
My big thing now is books on tape—actually books on download—because I have this long commute like everybody in L.A.,

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