Seth Porges is an American director, producer, journalist, and television commentator. He produced, wrote, and co-directed the feature documentary ''

Class Action Park ''Class Action Park'' is a 2020 documentary film about the American amusement park Action Park, which was located in Vernon Township, New Jersey and was known for the popularity it had among locals and the infamous for the poor safety record o ...

'', which premiered as the number one movie on HBO Max in August 2020. In 2014, he additionally wrote and produced a documentary short about Action Park that went viral and is credited with inspiring the park to change its name. He also appears on numerous television shows on the History,

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...

, Discovery, and Travel channels; including more than 40 episodes of

Mysteries at the Museum ''Mysteries at the Museum'' is an hour-long television program on the Travel Channel which features museum artifacts of unusual or mysterious origins. Plot Each episode is focused on interesting and unusual artifacts held in museums. The show ...

. Previously, he worked as a senior editor at '' Maxim'' magazine, as an editor at '' Popular Mechanics'' magazine, as the technology columnist at '' Bloomberg News'' and as a writer for '' TechCrunch''. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism''.'' Porges has appeared as a guest commentator on television networks such as MSNBC, Fox News,

Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...

, CNN, and CNBC; as well as The Today Show. His writing has appeared in publications such as '' BusinessWeek'', '' Men’s Health'', '' Men’s Journal'' and ''

Editor & Publisher ''Editor & Publisher'' (''E&P'') is an American monthly trade news magazine covering the newspaper industry. Published since 1901, ''Editor & Publisher'' is the self-described "bible of the newspaper industry." Originally based in New York City, ...

''. He is the son of the neuroscientists

Stephen Porges Stephen W. Porges (* 1945) is an American psychologist and neuroscientist. He is the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Porges is also currently Director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research ...

and C. Sue Carter, and is the subject of a song by the musician Wesley Willis. In 2009, he received attention as a test pilot on the maiden voyage of an experimental pulse jet-powered carousel. In 2006, he appeared as a contestant on '' Cash Cab'' and in 2017 was on the Fox competition show ''Superhuman'', where he displayed his ability to spot art forgeries at a glance''.'' In 2011, he was named as one of "50 Media Power Bachelors" by ''The New York Observer''. and one of ''Stylecasters "Top 25 IT Kids of 2011"."StyleCaster's Top 25 IT Kids of 2011"
''StyleCaster'' He is an expert on the history of pinball.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porges, Seth Living people American television personalities American technology writers American science writers American magazine editors Medill School of Journalism alumni Year of birth missing (living people)