This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Philosopher, writer, comedian and music lover, Adam Stein teaches the Bridge classroom, a life and vocational skills program for students with severe learning disabilities. When not at work, Stein loves to take walks, watch comedy shows and has even done some improv.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I read, listen to music and go for long walks which I also do with my students. I also write and used to do improv comedy, which I haven’t done in a long time. But I’m thinking about getting back into it.

As a philosophy major, do you have any favorite philosophers or philosophies?

Honestly, I wish I had a ready answer for that. I always freeze up a bit, but honestly, I’m more interested in dialogues, like relating ideas between different philosophers, than any one thinker on their own.

What eras of philosophy in history do you enjoy learning about the most?

Honestly, it sounds funny, but I think I like the most contemporary, like the late 20th and 21st century. Because they’re alive when we are and the ancients because they started a lot of philosophy.

If you had to be on a desert island what would be the one book that you would take?

It’s a book called The Marvelous Clouds, about media in a broader sense of the word. It looks at everything from oceans to paper, anything that could be considered a medium in human life. I know it sounds a little abstract and a little out there, but I found it a really fascinating book and it’s something I feel like I could reread.

Is there anything you really enjoy watching on TV?

My favorite thing to watch on TV is a comedian from England called Philomena Cunk, she’s so funny. She has a new special coming out on the meaning of life, and I can’t wait for that. I’ve rewatched her episodes a bunch of times to get every nuance of her humor, I find her so funny.