Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman is a famous comedian and actor, so you probably know a lot about him.

You most certainly know that he played Amy Poehler's boss, Ron Swanson, on the sitcom Parks and Recreation.

And you might know he's married to Megan Mullally of Will and Grace, and he appeared on that show as a plumber.

But did you know that Nick Offerman is also a professional boat builder and that he's written not one, not two, but five really funny books?

His latest is Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside.

He joins me to talk about his remarkably variegated career and to talk about his brand new book.

Nick Offerman, welcome to Design Matters.

Thank you so much.

I'm so pleased to be here.

So is it true that your ultimate soundtrack for lovemaking is Peter Gabriel's music for The Last Temptation of Christ?

Well, I mean, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more suitable record.

It has romance, it has ambiance, and it also has screams of agony.

So if you time it right, it's like putting Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz.

If you sync it up right, everything matches up.

What makes it such an aphrodisiac, though?

Is there something about the sort of crescendo?

I don't know.

When that record came out, for those who aren't familiar with it, it's a mostly instrumental Peter Gabriel tour de force.

It's really drum-heavy and period-sounding, like otherworldly screaming and orchestrations.

And so I've just always found it to be really moving and