Talk:Matt Katz

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requesting edits to biographical page about me

I'm hoping to add two facts to the Matt Katz page.

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

Specific text to be added or removed: In 2024, Matt Katz launched an eight-episode podcast series about his search for his biological father.
Reason for the change: Relevant professional experience
References supporting change: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inconceivable-truth/id1737812524?i=1000650373879

https://open.spotify.com/show/0UCLiLBaHuTW4oND765bOf https://whyy.org/episodes/discovering-your-true-identity/

Specific text to be added or removed: In 2022, Katz won the October Sidney Award for obtaining and publishing never-before-seen images of the squalid, lethal conditions at Rikers Island. The story published on WNYC and its sister digital outlet, Gothamist.
Reason for the change: Relevant given other awards are mentioned
References supporting change: https://hillmanfoundation.org/sidney-awards/matt-katz-wins-october-sidney-obtaining-never-seen-images-rikers

https://gothamist.com/news/rikers-images-shower-cages-poor-conditions IT-1978 (talk) 21:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: The Sidney Award appears to be a notable award in various biographies, and as such I have added it to the article. I am unsure of the notability of the podcast but wouldn't be against its addition. CloakedFerret (talk) 22:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: IT-1978, please provide intependent sources that verify the podcast. Unless other sources have mentioned it, it isn't necessary to be included. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi -- Sure thing. The podcast, which officially launches next week, was discussed on The Pulse radio show and podcast (and linked to in the show notes): https://whyy.org/episodes/discovering-your-true-identity/

The Pulse is a public radio show on more than 100 NPR stations around the country:

https://whyy.org/about-the-pulse/

https://support.whyy.org/page/64717/event/1?locale=en-US#:~:text=Since%20its%20launch%20as%20a,The%20Pulse%2C%20with%20special%20guests. IT-1978 (talk) 03:34, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting addition to my own biographical page

I'm requesting an add to my own page. Please see below:

In 2024, Matt Katz wrote and hosted an eight-episode podcast series about his search for his biological father and his investigation into the unusual way in which he was conceived in 1970s Manhattan. References supporting change: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inconceivable-truth/id1737812524?i=1000650373879 https://open.spotify.com/show/0UCLiLBaHuTW4oND765bOf

The podcast, Inconceivable Truth, reached Number 10 on the Apple Podcast charts in the U.S. and Number 1 for documentaries. It was acclaimed by reviewers for the power, humor and humanity of the storytelling and the twists and turns of his real-life experience.

It garnered positive reviews from listeners, with the Irish Times calling Katz a "crackling storyteller" and Vogue Magazine naming the show one of the "Best Podcasts of 2024 so far," with the reviewer saying it was one of her favorite podcasts of all time. IT-1978 (talk) 20:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]