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, The Line, and Hysterical.

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.[https://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/person/dan-taberski Dan Taberski], at Third Coast International Audio Festival.

Career

Taberski was the executive producer of the CNBC show called The Filthy Rich Guide.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The Deadline |date=2014-04-08 |title=UPDATE: CNBC Orders More 'The Profit', Beefs Up Reality Slate; 'Restaurant Kickstart' Looks "Under The Hood" |url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/cnbc-extends-season-2-of-the-profit-greenlights-2-new-series-sets-3-projects-in-development-711477/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Shelli |date=2014-07-14 |title=CNBC Announces Fall Primetime Lineup, Premiere Date for 'The Filthy Rich Guide' |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnbc-fall-primetime-lineup-filthy-rich-guide-premiere-1201262162/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2014-10-07 |title=For Them, Too Much Isn't Enough |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/arts/the-filthy-rich-guide-a-look-at-a-lifestyle-on-cnbc.html |url-status=unfit |access-date=2022-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008050920/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/arts/the-filthy-rich-guide-a-look-at-a-lifestyle-on-cnbc.html |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |issn=0362-4331}}

= 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.{{Cite web |last=Quah |first=Nicholas |author-link=Nicholas Quah |title=Missing Richard Simmons Is a Brilliant Podcast – So Far |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/missing-richard-simmons-podcast-review.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}{{Cite news |last=Hess |first=Amanda |date=2017-03-14 |title='Missing Richard Simmons,' the Morally Suspect Podcast |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/missing-richard-simmons-podcast.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=2017-03-21 |title=Missing Richard Simmons: how a podcast became an experiment in privacy invasion |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/21/14978658/missing-richard-simmons-controversy |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Vox |language=en}}

= 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.{{Cite magazine |date=2018-12-29 |title="Surviving Y2K," a Podcast That Mines the Lessons of New Year's Eve |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/surviving-y2k-a-podcast-that-mines-the-lessons-of-new-years-eve |access-date=2022-08-31 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Buggin' Out: Surviving Y2k's Dan Taberski on 'the disaster that never happened' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/30/buggin-out-surviving-y2ks-dan-taberski-on-the-disaster-that-never-happened |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Quah |first=Nicholas |author-link=Nicholas Quah |date=2018-11-19 |title=Surviving Y2K Is One of the Year's Most Beautiful Podcasts |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/surviving-y2k-podcast-review.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}

= 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.{{Cite web |title=Investigating the harsh realities of 'Cops' |url=https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/running-from-cops-taberski-headlong.php |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Columbia Journalism Review |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Inkoo |date=2019-05-24 |title=Is One of America's Most Successful TV Shows Actually State Propaganda? |url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/05/running-from-cops-podcast-review-reality-tv-series-dan-taberski.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dobija-Nootens |first=Nic |date=2019-06-05 |title=Running From Cops Is a Riveting Examination of TV's Longest-Running Reality Show |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/running-from-cops/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Podcast Review |language=en-US}}

= 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.{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-04-06 |title=Apple TV Plus Launches True-Crime Podcast 'The Line' Ahead of Docu-Series Premiere |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/apple-tv-plus-the-line-podcast-docu-series-1234944780/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title=Stunning New Podcast Investigates 'The Line' Separating Combat From War Crimes |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/26/1000510149/stunning-new-podcast-investigates-the-line-separating-combat-from-war-crimes |access-date=2022-08-31}}{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Jake |date=2021-05-19 |title=The Line: An Investigation Lacking in Political Perspective |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/the-line/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Podcast Review |language=en-US}}

= 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.{{Cite news |date=2021-09-06 |title=Podcast uses surprising angles to look at the aftermath of 9/11 |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c76af06c-2111-45d5-80cf-3be32ce8f1eb |access-date=2022-08-31}}{{Cite web |last=Barnum |first=Kevin Chang |date=2021-09-30 |title=9/12 Explores How September 11th Shaped American Life |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/9-12/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Podcast Review |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Ambie Awards: Pineapple Street Studios' '9/12' Wins Podcast of the Year |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ambie-awards-2022-winners-1235116792/ |access-date=August 31, 2022 |website=Hollywood Reporter}}

= Heaven's Gate =

Dan Taberski was the writer for the podcast Heaven's Gate.{{Cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=2017-10-05 |title='Missing Richard Simmons' Host Dan Taberski Joins 'Heaven's Gate' Podcast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/missing-richard-simmons-host-dan-taberski-joins-heavens-gate-podcast-1046028/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

References

External links

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[https://www.headlongpodcast.com/ Headlong podcast] website with podcasts hosted by Dan Taberski.
[https://www.vulture.com/news/dan-taberski/ Dan Taberski] website with coverage of podcasts hosted by Dan Taberski.

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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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