Dan Taberski's Manifesto

Two manifestos written at the same time, 3,000 miles apart: One is by legendary punk singer Kathleen Hanna; the other by a man enraged watching his people die of AIDS. Through them, Dan concludes his own manifesto in a way that shocks even him. Special thanks to Clare Chambers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How powerful is a joke? Anonymous, the online hacker collective, unleashes an army of pranksters against the Church of Scientology and finds out. Special thanks to Clare Chambers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It was one of the greatest ads in history. So great that it became bigger than just a commercial; it became a manifesto about the promise and hope of technology. But thirty years later, inspiration seems a lot more like bullshit. Special thanks to Clare Chambers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thousands of anti-government rabble rousers declare their independence and find a new home to call their own. Who could object? How about the people already living there… Special thanks to Clare Chambers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A manifesto calls for thousands to swarm a park and occupy it, day and night until their demands are met. But a question arises: what, exactly, do these occupiers want? Special thanks to Clare Chambers and to Marisa Holmes for archival footage from her film All Day All Week: An Occupy Wall Street Story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In February 2013, an ex-cop begins a shooting spree with a manifesto, raging against the Los Angeles Police Department. Ten years later, Luigi Mangione allegedly kills a healthcare CEO and leaves behind a manifesto with his vision for the future. As America celebrates its 250th birthday and the manifesto that created the country, Host Dan Taberski begins his search for a manifesto that could change the world – and asks whether that manifesto needs a bullet to make its point stick. Special thanks to Clare Chambers and Reese Richardson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski ( Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons ) as he sets off on his most complicated quest yet: to reclaim the manifesto and write his own. Dan attempts to rescue the manifesto as a form from the sweaty clutches of cynical politicians and mass shooters and return it to its rightful place: with the artists, the warriors, the visionaries, and the mildly crazy regular folks with something to say, the passion to say it, and the courage to do something about it. From Audible Originals and Please & Thanks Productions, this 6-part series explores the power of the manifesto and asks: Can we get inspired again… and can we do it without a bullet? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .