Josh Dean is an American journalist and author, most recently of the non-fiction book ''The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History'', which was published on September 5, 2017, by Penguin's Dutton imprint. Dean served as deputy editor of ''

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'' until 2004. He has written for ''Rolling Stone'', ''Popular Science'', ''Men's Journal'', ''GQ'', ''Travel + Leisure'', ''New York'', ''Entertainment Weekly'', ''Inc.'', ''Fast Company'', ''Men's Health'', ''Runner's World''. He is currently a correspondent for ''Outside''. He was a founding editor of ''PLAY'', The ''New York Times'' now-defunct sports magazine. His first book was ''Show Dog'' (2012). His article/ebook, ''The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang'', was optioned by

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/Universal Pictures. Dean is the Co-creator and host of the true-crime audio documentary series, ''The Clearing'', a co-production of

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and

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. In the fall of 2019, he started his own podcast company, Campside Media, with two journalists, Matthew Shaer and Vanessa Grigoriadis, and a third partner, Adam Hoff, who is a producer/screenwriter. Campside's lead investor is Sister Pictures, a new global entertainment studio founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, and

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. Its debut show, ''Chameleon'', is about a notorious scammer known as the Hollywood Con Queen. The show helped expose the name of a suspect who was arrested just a few weeks later. ''Chameleon'' is part of a slate deal Campside has with

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Podcasts. Dean is the Co-Executive Producer and one of the main characters of Netflix's #1 American show '' Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel'', which was inspired by his story about Elisa Lam and the Cecil Hotel. His first book was Show Dog (2012). His article/ebook, The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang, was optioned by Bluegrass Films/Universal Pictures. Dean is a graduate of

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in Ohio, and lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

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* http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534584/the-taking-of-k-129-by-josh-dean/9781101984437/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Josh Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male journalists Wittenberg University alumni