{{short description|Podcast hosted by Geoff Edgers}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox podcast | title = Edge of Fame | image = Edge of Fame Podcast.png | caption = | host = Geoff Edgers | language = English | website = {{URL|https://www.wbur.org/geoffedgers}} | updates = {{Unbulleted list | Once a week, sometimes once a month }} | production = {{hlist|Geoff Edgers}} | audio format = Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3) | began = January 24, 2018 | ended = | num_seasons = | num_episodes = | genre = {{Unbulleted list | Investigative journalism | Documentary | Interview }} | cited_for = | cited_as = | provider = WBUR, ''The Washington Post'' (collaboration) }}
'''''Edge of Fame''''' is a podcast hosted by Geoff Edgers and produced as a collaboration between radio station WBUR and ''The Washington Post''.<ref name="Burr 2018" /> Edgers, drawing on his experience as a journalist, documentary filmmaker, writer, and National Arts Reporter for ''The Washington Post'', investigates the lives of various celebrities and performers on the dark and humorous sides of show business. Each podcast episode focuses on Edgers shadowing a specific performer for a long period of time. Eschewing a typical one-on-one interview style, Edgers assembles a combination of interviews, testimonials, and anecdotes from various voices he encounters along the way.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Edge of Fame|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/edge-of-fame-podcast/|access-date=2021-02-09|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Washington Post And WBUR Partner To Produce New Podcast, 'The Edge Of Fame'|url=https://www.wbur.org/inside/2018/01/25/the-washington-post-and-wbur-partner-to-produce-new-podcast-the-edge-of-fame|access-date=2021-02-09|website=www.wbur.org|date=January 25, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
== Episodes == * ''Norm Macdonald Doesn't Like Endings'' (January 24, 2018) * ''Ava DuVernay Can't Stop, Won't Stop'' (February 14, 2018) * ''Weird Al Is A Walking Party'' (February 21, 2018) * ''Jimmy Kimmel Hates Crying'' (February 28, 2018) * ''Ms. Pat Is The American Dream'' (March 7, 2018) * ''Billy Joe Shaver Isn't Dead Yet'' (March 14, 2018) * ''Hanson Beat The System'' (March 21, 2018) * ''Issa Rae is not Issa Dee'' (March 28, 2018) * ''David Letterman Is Properly Medicated'' (April 4, 2018) * ''R. Kelly Vs. The Savages'' (May 4, 2018) * ''Bonus Live Episode: #MeToo And The Music Industry'' (June 26, 2018)
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<ref name="Burr 2018">{{cite web |last = Burr |first = Ty |title = Podcasts: the good, the bad, and some others |website = BostonGlobe.com |date = February 15, 2018 |url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/02/15/podcasts-good-bad-and-some-others/O0R3Cnj1wLLIg5cg9mAXiP/story.html |access-date = October 7, 2018 |archive-date = October 7, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181007183602/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/02/15/podcasts-good-bad-and-some-others/O0R3Cnj1wLLIg5cg9mAXiP/story.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.wbur.org/geoffedgers}}
Category:Documentary podcasts Category:Audio podcasts Category:2018 podcast debuts Category:2018 podcast endings
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