The Taxi Tapes

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The Taxi Tapes are true tales from Sam Dingman's adventures as a cab driver in New York City.

Sam Dingman


    • May 9, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Episode 12: Pac-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012


    Sam meets a fellow driver who is fearful of the past.

    Episode 11: Sandra From Avenue Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2012


    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…

    Episode 10: Sweat and Fortified Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2011


    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.

    Episode 9: Strawberries or Bussed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2011


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2011


    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.

    Episode 7: Taxi Tapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2011


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

    Episode 6: The Real Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2011


    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.

    Episode 5: Phantom Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2011


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

    Episode 4: The Phantom Fifty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2011


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

    Episode 3: The Ersatz Calm of Teaneck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2011


    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.

    Episode 2: The 44th Street Shuffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2011


    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.

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