Dan Taberski

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Dan Taberski is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. He is best known for hosting investigative journalism podcasts Missing Richard Simmons , Surviving Y2K, Running From Cops , 9/12 and The Line .

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Taberski is also known for creating reality show Destroy Build Destroy on Cartoon Network and directing the 2016 documentary short film These C*cksucking Tears . He is a former producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . He also worked on economic policy in the White House during the Clinton administration. [1]

Career

Taberski was the executive producer of the CNBC show called The Filthy Rich Guide. [2] [3] [4]

Missing Richard Simmons

Taberski hosted Missing Richard Simmons, a six-part podcast series that was produced by Stitcher and Topic Studios and released in 2017. The podcast explored the personal impact that Richard Simmons had on people throughout his 30 year career. The show focuses on Simmon's exercise classes called Slimmons and features interviews with a variety of people who had connections with Simmons. The podcast attempts to explain Simmons sudden retirement in 2014. The podcast was retroactively included as the first installment in Taberski's series of podcasts called Headlong. [5] [6] [7]

Surviving Y2K

Surviving Y2K was the second podcast hosted by Taberski in his Headlong series. The podcast was another six episode series produced by Pineapple Street Media and Topic Studios that was released in 2018. The podcast explored the Year 2000 problem and the various reactions that people had to the event. The show delves into Taberski's personal experience of the new years. [8] [9] [10]

Running From Cops

In 2019, Taberski hosted the podcast called Running From Cops in which he explores the impact of the television program Cops. The podcast was again produced by Pineapple Street Media and Topic Studios and was the third and final installment in Taberski's Headlong anthology. The podcast focuses on how the television program inaccurately portrays policing and how the show has increased police recruitment and negatively impacted opinions of specific communities. [11] [12] [13]

The Line

Taberski hosted the 2021 podcast titled The Line which was produced by Apple TV+ and Jigsaw Productions. The podcast was a six part series focused on a court case concerning Eddie Gallagher. Throughout the podcast Taberski interviews multiple people involved with the case. The podcast was later adapted into a four episode television series. [14] [15] [16]

9/12

9/12 was hosted by Taberski and the podcast was produced by Pineapple Street Media, Wondery, and Amazon Music. The podcast was a seven episode series that discussed the reactions people had to the September 11 attacks. The show explores seven different peoples' stories and how the event affected things like comedy. The show won podcast of the year at the 2022 Ambies Awards. [17] [18] [19]

Heaven's Gate

Dan Taberski was the writer for the podcast Heaven's Gate. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Dan Taberski, at Third Coast International Audio Festival .
  2. ↑ Team, The Deadline (2014-04-08). "UPDATE: CNBC Orders More 'The Profit', Beefs Up Reality Slate; 'Restaurant Kickstart' Looks "Under The Hood"". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ↑ Weinstein, Shelli (2014-07-14). "CNBC Announces Fall Primetime Lineup, Premiere Date for 'The Filthy Rich Guide'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (2014-10-07). "For Them, Too Much Isn't Enough". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ Quah, Nicholas. "Missing Richard Simmons Is a Brilliant Podcast – So Far". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  6. ↑ Hess, Amanda (2017-03-14). "'Missing Richard Simmons,' the Morally Suspect Podcast". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  7. ↑ Romano, Aja (2017-03-21). "Missing Richard Simmons: how a podcast became an experiment in privacy invasion". Vox. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  8. ↑ ""Surviving Y2K," a Podcast That Mines the Lessons of New Year's Eve". The New Yorker. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Buggin' Out: Surviving Y2k's Dan Taberski on 'the disaster that never happened'". the Guardian. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  10. ↑ Quah, Nicholas (2018-11-19). "Surviving Y2K Is One of the Year's Most Beautiful Podcasts". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Investigating the harsh realities of 'Cops'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  12. ↑ Kang, Inkoo (2019-05-24). "Is One of America's Most Successful TV Shows Actually State Propaganda?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  13. ↑ Dobija-Nootens, Nic (2019-06-05). "Running From Cops Is a Riveting Examination of TV's Longest-Running Reality Show". Podcast Review. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  14. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2021-04-06). "Apple TV Plus Launches True-Crime Podcast 'The Line' Ahead of Docu-Series Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  15. ↑ "Stunning New Podcast Investigates 'The Line' Separating Combat From War Crimes". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  16. ↑ Greenberg, Jake (2021-05-19). "The Line: An Investigation Lacking in Political Perspective". Podcast Review. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  17. ↑ "Podcast uses surprising angles to look at the aftermath of 9/11". Financial Times. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  18. ↑ Barnum, Kevin Chang (2021-09-30). "9/12 Explores How September 11th Shaped American Life". Podcast Review. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  19. ↑ Chan, J. Clara (March 22, 2022). "Ambie Awards: Pineapple Street Studios' '9/12' Wins Podcast of the Year". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  20. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (2017-10-05). "'Missing Richard Simmons' Host Dan Taberski Joins 'Heaven's Gate' Podcast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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