The Taxi Tapes

Sam Dingman

4.6 (7)
PERSONAL JOURNALS

True tales from my days as a cab driver in New York City.

05/09/2012

Episode 12: Pac-Man

Sam meets a fellow driver who is fearful of the past.
03/20/2012

Episode 11: Sandra From Avenue Z

Sam knew something crazy was going to happen when the couple got in and asked to go to Avenue Z; what eventually transpired was indeed crazy, but not at all in the way he was expecting…
12/26/2011

Episode 10: Sweat and Fortified Wine

Sam’s interactions with a passenger of uncertain means teaches him a valuable lesson. Another clip from the live stage version of The Taxi Tapes, as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011.
12/19/2011

Episode 9: Strawberries or Bussed

A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results. This episode is an excerpt from the live version of “The Taxi Tapes,” as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011.
12/12/2011

Episode 8: A Brush With Fame, or The Time I Almost Killed Jon Stewart

One time Sam almost killed Jon Stewart with his cab. An excerpt from the live version of The Taxi Tapes, performed at The PIT on November 12, 2011.
11/29/2011

Episode 7: Taxi Tapes

Actual audio from inside Sam’s cab, recorded live throughout a frozen February day in 2007. There is some freestyle singing.
10/19/2011

Episode 6: The Real Thing

While driving along the Grand Central Parkway, minding his own business, a song by The Hold Steady blindsides Sam with the realization that the Plan may have gone horribly awry.
09/28/2011

Episode 5: Phantom Planet

Sam makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Hilton, where an old nemesis rears its ugly head.
09/16/2011

Episode 4: The Phantom Fifty

As his taxi dies on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn, Sam recalls an orange naugahyde sofa, a pay-phone, and a river of chicken blood.
09/08/2011

Episode 3: The Ersatz Calm of Teaneck

The perilous clutches of 31st Street interfere with Sam’s burgeoning confidence in himself as his first day of taxi driving draws to a close.
09/01/2011

Episode 2: The 44th Street Shuffle

Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up taxi, which he uses for his first fare, which nearly destroys him.
08/24/2011

Episode 1: The Second Thought

A complex set of circumstances results in Sam awakening at 4:30am on a frigid January morning for his first day as a New York City cab driver.

12 Episodes

4.6

out of 5

7 Ratings

Taxi Tapes

11/09/2016

Goodnessdaisychain

A really interesting and pretty well produced podcast. Only wish the episodes were a bit longer and slower paced. A good and unique listen!

True tales from my days as a cab driver in New York City.

Creator

Sam Dingman
Years Active

2011 - 2012
Episodes

12
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Copyright 2011
Show Website

The Taxi Tapes