tod-reTod Perry is a writer who came up in radio at 97.1 KLSX “The FM Talk Station” in Los Angeles where he worked as a lackey from 2002 to 2007. During this time, he cut his teeth behind the mic on 103.7 Free FM San Diego’s “Low Budget Radio.”

Tod has a long history of hosting and producing podcasts, including “Low Budget FM,” “Far Out!” “The Original Kings of Podcasting,” “The Brian Whitman Podcast,” “Upworthy Weekly,” “PR 360,” and “LA’s Own Marineland.”  

Tod has also had a long career as a copywriter for radio and TV commercials and as a journalist, writing human interest stories for Upworthy, GOOD, and SomeECards. Some of his most memorable interviews have been with Jane Goodall, Seth Rogen, and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.  

Tod became interested in the Tao after reading “The Tao of Pooh” at the tender age of twenty and has come back to its teachings throughout his life. In 2005 and 2006 he studied at the Great Tao Foundation of America Taoist Temple in El Monte, California, attending classes taught by Derek Lin.

When he’s not producing podcasts, he enjoys playing guitar, golfing, cooking, and rooting for the Las Vegas Raiders. Tod was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and currently lives in Long Beach, California.