Dan Taberski is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. He is best known for hosting

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Missing Richard Simmons ''Missing Richard Simmons'' is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by journalist Dan Taberski and created by Stitcher, First Look Media and Pineapple Street Media. The 6-episode series ran from February 15, 2017 through March 20, 2017, wit ...

'', ''

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,'' '' Running From Cops'', '' 9/12'', '' The Line'', and '' Hysterical''. Taberski is also known for creating

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'' Destroy Build Destroy'' on

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and directing the 2016 documentary short film '' These C*cksucking Tears''. He is a former producer for ''

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''. He also worked on economic policy in the

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during the

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Career

Taberski was the executive producer of the

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show called ''The Filthy Rich Guide''.

Missing Richard Simmons

Taberski hosted ''Missing Richard Simmons'', a six-part podcast series that was produced by

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and

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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''.

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

that was released in 2018. The podcast explored the

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and the various reactions that people had to the event. The show delves into Taberski's personal experience of the new years.

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.

The Line

Taberski hosted the 2021 podcast titled ''The Line'' which was produced by

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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.

9/12

''9/12'' was hosted by Taberski and the podcast was produced by Pineapple Street Media,

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, and

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. The podcast was a seven episode series that discussed the reactions people had to the

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. 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.

Heaven's Gate

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

References

External links

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