Dan Meyer

Freelance Olympics and Paralympics Researcher at NBC Sports

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Articles

How to Fill Out Your Performing Arts School FAFSA

Oct 20, 2024 | playbill.com | Dan Meyer

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (or FAFSA) was designed to make life easier for students and parents applying for all governmental college tuition aid. Whenever it comes to finances, there can be a tendency to feel overwhelmed or confused, but Playbill is here to help. As part of Playbill's Back to School Week coverage, we walked through the process of completing a FAFSA for actual performing arts students and prepared a real-world guide on how to navigate your way to financial aid.
Birdwatching in the Museum

Apr 9, 2024 | artic.edu | Dan Meyer |Sizhao Yi |Paul Jones |Violet Jaffe

We think we know them simply because we see them and hear them every day. If you live in Chicago, that means sparrows, pigeons, robins, starlings, and doves, not to mention finches, cardinals, crows, grackles, red-winged blackbirds, swallows, swifts, geese, gulls, kestrels, peregrine falcons (if you’re lucky), and many others, and that’s not taking into account migrating birds.
How Community Keeps Para Swimmer Leanne Smith Strong Anywhere She Goes

Oct 5, 2023 | nbcsports.com | Dan Meyer

Throughout the summer, in a series called Hometown Hopefuls, NBC is spotlighting the stories of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from all fifty states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, as they work towards the opportunity to represent their country at the Paris 2024 Games next year. We’ll learn about their paths to their sports’ biggest stage, and the towns and communities that have been formative along the way.
Hometown Hopefuls: Tyler Merren Is Goalball’s Biggest Advocate

Oct 3, 2023 | nbcsports.com | Dan Meyer

Throughout the summer, in a series called Hometown Hopefuls, NBC is spotlighting the stories of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from all fifty states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, as they work towards the opportunity to represent their country at the Paris 2024 Games next year. We’ll learn about their paths to their sports’ biggest stage, and the towns and communities that have been formative along the way.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season 3, Episode 10 “Opening Night”

Oct 3, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

RecapsSelena Gomez and Jesse Williams | Photo: Patrick Harbron/HuluContinuing the breakneck pace of last week’s episode (an all-time high in the series IMO), we find the trio, plus a newly bailed out Loretta, back at Charles’ apartment. They’re at the murder board doing what they do best, trying to piece together the rest of the puzzle that is Ben’s double-death.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season 3, Episode 9 “Thirty”

Sep 26, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

We open on Mabel and Charles by Oliver’s side as he recovers from his heart attack caused by Loretta’s confession to murdering Ben to protect her son, Dickie, Ben’s brother/manager. After only five days, Oliver is released from the hospital and the trio get back to work, more determined than ever to solve this case! The first stop is Dickie’s apartment.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season 3, Episode 8 Things Get Messy in “Sitzprobe”

Sep 19, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

Alright who had Loretta is Dickie’s mom on their bingo cards? Certainly not I, but it’s a good twist! Turns out Loretta gave up her son for adoption in hopes of the big Broadway dream but we all know how that turned out. Dickie grew up in the shadow of a superstar and mom watched from afar as she struggled to get her own name on the marquee. Friends, I don’t think this story has a happy ending. What does have a happy ending, though, is everyone’s favorite murder mystery podcast.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, Season 3, Episode 7: Mabel Flies Solo in "CoBro"

Sep 12, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

RecapsJim Caverly and Selena Gomez | Photo: Patrick Harbron/HuluThere are two ways I could start this recap so let me start with the second and then go back to the first. Second: HOLY SHIT, ITS MATTHEW BRODERICK!Ok, now that that’s out of the way, let’s focus on the key mystery at hand. Thanks to Mabel, we’re one step closer to finding out who killed Ben Glenroy. When she and Theo (welcome back!) go to an auction at the CoBro star’s apartment, they see his brother Dickie and ask questions.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, Season 3, Episode 6: Leave the “Ghost Light” On

Sep 5, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

RecapsSelena Gomez and Jesse Williams | Photo: Patrick Harbron/HuluGhost lights are one of theatre’s most hallowed traditions. Visit any Broadway theatre at dark, and you’ll likely see an old-timey lamp on stage to keep the spirits appeased. For the folks in Death Rattle Razzle, the Gideon Gooseberry Curse might be the cause of all their recent drama. It’s a haunting that goes back decades.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season 3 Episode 5: "Ah, Love"

Aug 29, 2023 | theatrely.com | Dan Meyer

RecapsSelena Gomez | Photo: Patrick Harbron/HuluAll aboard the tooth ferry! Pop a squat, kumquat! It’s time to dive into the latest episode of our favorite cozy murder mystery show. We immediately jump back in where we left at the end of Episode 4. Charles asks Joy if she knows anything about the lipstick that was used to write “fucking pig” on Ben’s mirror in his dressing room. Her response is troubling, quickly changing the subject and going to feed the fish, which is a huge red flag.