Ben Nemtin

Jonnie, Duncan, Dave and I started The Buried Life in my parent's garage in 2006. We made a list of "100 things to do before you die" and for every item we accomplished, we promised to help a stranger accomplish something off their list. Since then, we've crossed off "#53: Make a TV Show" (with MTV), "#18: Write a #1 New York Times Bestselling Book," "#95: Play Ball with Obama" and have helped in ways like reuniting a father and son in Dallas after 17 years, helped a young boy get his dad a home and helped outfit a teenage girl in Ohio with her first bionic arm. Everywhere we go we ask the question, "What do you want to do before you die?"


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