On the Block with Dan Merchant
Dan is many things including a radio host and the former voice behind \u201cSheila and Dan\u201d in the morning at KINK.FM He\u2019s also an Emmy and Iris award winning television writer/producer/director who\u2019s working on SyFy\u2019s zombie hit Z Nation. Over the top, hilarious and scary, Z Nation is bringing fun and mercy to the zombie apocalypse with a fresh and surprisingly reflective approach to the current zombie craze. In 2009 Dan made his debut as a feature film director with the theatrical release of his documentary, Lord Save Us From Your Followers.The critically acclaimed film was the result of an amazing three-year journey behind the front lines of America\u2019s so-called Culture Wars. USA Today called Lord, Save Us\u2026 \u201cMichael Moore-meets-Monty Python. A humorous and heartfelt examination of the culture wars.\u201d Variety proclaimed: \u201cAdmirably bold\u2026It would take a hard heart indeed not to be moved.\u201d Besides being a producer and writer for Z Nation, Dan is also known for Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008) and Strange Frequency (2001). Dan's also a friend and a caring, transformative soul. He shows us that one doesn't have to choose between fun and faith. He is the embodiment of a necessary truth: anything is possible when we allow our creative forces to join together. With an open mind and a full heart, Dan Merchant is hungry to engage a dying world with his art, his passion and his perspective on our received wisdom.