The Line (podcast)

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The Line
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Hosted by Dan Taberski
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Preceded by Running From Cops
Followed by 9/12

The Line is a podcast hosted by Dan Taberski and produced by Apple TV+ and Jigsaw Productions.

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Background

The podcast was hosted by Dan Taberski and produced by Apple TV+ and Jigsaw Productions. [1] The podcast was a six episode series that debuted on April 6, 2021, and the final episode was released on May 4, 2021. [2] [3] A four episode television adaption was released later that fall. [4] The show discusses Eddie Gallagher and the war crime trial. [5] The podcast focuses on interviews with people connected to the trial while a large part of the podcast is framed as a courtroom drama. [6] Laura Jane Standley and Eric McQuade praised the show in The Atlantic calling it a "riveting account" that is "[s]teeped in the netherworld of elite combat troops." [7] Jake Greenberg criticized the podcast in Podcast Review calling it "American hero worship" that lacked any political perspective and neglected to identify the Iraq War as both illegal and simply wrong. [8] Brendan Francis Newnam of Pushkin Industries commented on the podcast saying that "there was nothing easy about the people he talked to and the story he covered." [9] The show won a Alfred I. duPont Award in 2022. [10]

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References

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  2. Spangler, Todd (April 6, 2021). "Apple TV Plus Launches True-Crime Podcast 'The Line' Ahead of Docu-Series Premiere". Variety. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  3. Meek, Andy (May 4, 2021). "Review: Apple's original podcast 'The Line' is a storytelling tour de force". BGR. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. White, Peter (April 7, 2021). "Apple TV+ Launches Non-Fiction Podcast 'The Line' To Complement Doc Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. "The 20 best podcasts of 2021". the Guardian. December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. "Stunning New Podcast Investigates 'The Line' Separating Combat From War Crimes". NPR.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  7. McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (December 27, 2021). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2021". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Greenberg, Jake (May 19, 2021). "The Line: An Investigation Lacking in Political Perspective". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  9. Quah, Nicholas (December 29, 2021). "The Best Podcasts of 2021, According to People Who Make Podcasts". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  10. Weprin, Alex (February 9, 2022). "Alfred I. duPont Awards: PBS Leads Pack With Four Wins". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.