The Line is a podcast hosted by

Dan Taberski 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'' and ''The Line''. Taber ...

and produced by

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and Jigsaw Productions.

Background

The podcast was hosted by

and produced by

and Jigsaw Productions. The podcast was a six episode series that debuted on April 6, 2021, and the final episode was released on May 4, 2021. A four episode television adaption was released later that fall. The show discusses Eddie Gallagher and the war crime trial. The podcast focuses on interviews with people connected to the trial while a large part of the podcast is framed as a courtroom drama. Laura Jane Standley and Eric McQuade praised the show in ''The Atlantic'' calling it a "riveting account" that is " eeped in the netherworld of elite combat troops." Jake Greenberg criticized the podcast in ''Podcast Review'' calling it "American hero worship" that lacked any political perspective and neglected to identify the

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as both illegal and simply wrong.

Brendan Francis Newnam Brendan Francis Newnam is a writer and radio host best known as the co-host of ''The Dinner Party Download'' with Rico Gagliano, produced by American Public Media. Radio career A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brendan studied to be a lawye ...

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commented on the podcast saying that "there was nothing easy about the people he talked to and the story he covered." The show won a Alfred I. duPont Award in 2022.

References

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