Jeff Seal is a comedian, documentarian, adventurer, and undercover clown operating out of New York City. One of my son Elan’s favorite YouTube artists, Jeff points out the hilarity, absurdity, and injustices of life through art and comedy.

When Elan shared Jeff’s work with me, I was particularly struck by his videos on dumpster diving and train-hopping. Both shared a common theme: finding freedom by questioning assumptions about what is and isn’t “OK” to do in a consumer society where our supposed freedoms are undermined by unthinking obedience.