, ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Graph ic ▁Design ▁with ▁a ▁b ach el ors ▁degree . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁volunte er ▁at ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁moved ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Moscow ▁as ▁a ▁computer ▁games ▁designer , ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁create ▁pod cast s ▁and ▁post ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kir by ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁on ▁Radio ▁May ak ▁with ▁the ▁week ly ▁show ▁Ali en . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁television ▁show ▁on ▁the ▁Russia ▁Today ▁TV ▁channel ▁called ▁Kir by ' s ▁War ▁of ▁W ords . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Ali en ▁was ▁nominated ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Rad i oman ia ▁Award ▁for ▁The ▁Best ▁Political ▁Program . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁educational ▁Internet ▁portal ▁" C ogn itive ▁TV ", ▁Kir by ▁hosts ▁videos ▁where ▁he ▁tal ks ▁about ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁situation ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁We ▁decide ▁together ▁and ▁Double ▁agent ▁at ▁Ts ar grad ▁TV . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8