John Roderick Bio | Wiki
John Roderick is an American musician, singer, songwriter, podcaster, and politician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band The Long Winters. John was a touring member of the rock band Harvey Danger and co-hosts the podcasts Roderick On The Line, Road Work, and Omnibus. He was nicknamed “Bean Dad” after a Twitter thread about his daughter struggling to use a can opener went viral, apologized on his website.
John Roderick Age
John was born on September 13, 1968, in Seattle, Washington, United States. He is 53 years old.
John Roderick Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
John Roderick Family
He was born and raised in Seattle by his parents Marcia and David Roderick. John’s father served as a Washington State legislator and World War II veteran. His mother worked as a computer programmer who eventually rose to an executive position working for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. He has three older half-siblings from his father and a sister, Susan.
John’s family moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1971. In 1973, his parents divorced and his mother took him and Susan back to Washington state but returned to Anchorage shortly after.
John Roderick Wife
John currently lives in Seattle with his daughter. However, he keeps his personal life private, therefore, it is not known whether he is married, divorced, or single. In 2017, he was honored with the position of King Neptune for the 2017 Seattle Seafair.
John Roderick Education
He graduated from East Anchorage High and moved back to Seattle. Later, John enrolled at Gonzaga University in 1987 but left after two years. In 2019, he graduated with a BA from the University of Washington after three decades of undergraduate study.
John Roderick Daughter
He lives with his 9-year-old daughter. John’s nickname “Bean Dad” came after a Twitter thread about his daughter struggling to use a can opener went viral, apologized on his website. In the thread, he said he let his daughter struggle for hours to open a can of beans without helping, only offering her vague hints as she tried to teach herself how to use an opener.
After his thread went viral, John initially insulted critics who suggested he was being a bad parent. But as the scrutiny intensified and as old racist and anti-Semitic tweets resurfaced, he deactivated his Twitter account. He did so “in a panic,” he wrote at the top of the apology.
John Roderick Podcast
In September 2011, John started co-hosting the Roderick on the Line podcast with Merlin Mann. On August 13, 2015, he released the first episode of his second podcast called Road Work, with co-host Dan Benjamin. On September 7, 2017, HowStuffWorks announced a new show entitled Omnibus, co-hosted by John and former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.
They pick topics they fear might be lost to history and discuss them. The first episode was posted on December 7, 2017. John, along with Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison, presented Friendly Fire, a weekly podcast about war films that ran from January 12, 2018, to January 22, 2021.
John Roderick And The Long Winters
Along with former Harvey Danger singer/songwriter Sean Nelson, John founded the indie rock band The Long Winters in the wake of Harvey Danger’s breakup. He penned the band’s first album, The Worst You Can Do Is Harm, in 2001 and released the album on Barsuk Records. The band since released two more albums, When I Pretend to Fall (2003) and Putting the Days to Bed (2006), and one EP titled Ultimatum (2005). The band still plays shows, playing at the inaugural Upstream Festival in 2017.
John Roderick City Council
John became a founding member of the Seattle Music Commission in 2010, appointed to the position by former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. In 2015, encouraged by McGinn, John announced his candidacy for Seattle City Council Position 8, one of two city council positions that represent the entire city. He came in third place in the citywide primary, winning 15.90% of the vote.
John Roderick Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. John’s estimated net worth is $875,644.
Who Is John Roderick
John is an American musician, singer, songwriter, podcaster, and politician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band The Long Winters. John was a touring member of the rock band Harvey Danger and co-hosts the podcasts Roderick On The Line, Road Work, and Omnibus.