The Taxi Tapes

Episodes

1. 12

   Episode 12: Pac-Man

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

   May 9, 2012
2. 11

   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…

   Mar 20, 2012
3. 10

   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.

   Dec 26, 2011
4. 9

   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.

   Dec 19, 2011
5. 8

   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.

   Dec 12, 2011
6. 7

   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.

   Nov 29, 2011
7. 6

   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.

   Oct 19, 2011
8. 5

   Episode 5: Phantom Planet

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

   Sep 28, 2011
9. 4

   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.

   Sep 16, 2011
10. 3

    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.

    Sep 8, 2011
11. 2

    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.

    Sep 1, 2011
12. 1

    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.

    Aug 24, 2011