Good News York

April 8, 2015, 9:09 pm 4.9k Views

Good News York by Growth Mode Content

Your go-to podcast for inspiring stories, uplifting news, and positive vibes from across New York State!

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Ryan Daco on The Book of Quint, Jaws Obsession, and Running Across America for Mark Cuban On Good News York, filmmaker-turned-author and Syracuse lineman Ryan Daco discusses his Jaws-focused work, including The Book of Quint (a Quint/USS Indianapolis prequel) and the Jaws Obsession podcast, launched Dec. 7, 2021 to build an audience while he researched and wrote the book. He describes his Coast Guard and deep-sea diving background, polar deployments, and encounters with oceanic whitetip sharks as influences on portraying the Indianapolis tragedy, and says families connected to the event have supported the book. Daco also recounts running 3,143 miles from Syracuse’s Eastwood Palace to Clint Eastwood’s Hollywood handprints in 123 days (2006–2007) seeking a pitch meeting with Mark Cuban, which never happened, leading to his documentary Plan 9 from Syracuse. He previews a Nov. 14 Eastwood Palace event: screening a rare 1975 35mm Jaws print, premiering a proof-of-concept trailer for a Book of Quint film pitch, and showing Robert Shaw’s The Deep. 00:00 Mark Cuban Reveal 00:11 Meet Ryan Daco 00:45 35mm Jaws Screening 03:33 Coast Guard Origins 05:53 Filmmaking and MySpace Run 11:20 COVID Sparked the Book 14:51 Launching Jaws Obsession 17:19 Canon and Historical Fiction 20:40 Book Tour and Audiobook Boom 25:50 Directing the Audiobook 26:32 Audiobooks Hook Listeners 27:25 Coast Guard Ocean Lessons 29:16 Indianapolis Shark Horror 31:32 Writing Quint With Respect 35:01 Why Survivor Stories Matter 37:52 Jaws Sparked Healing 40:12 Running Across America Plan 40:58 Funding Films By Stunts 43:56 Mark Cuban Moonshot 46:59 First Days On The Road 48:26 Injuries Shoes And Survival 51:36 MySpace Community Momentum 53:07 Story Behind the Story 54:40 One Mile at a Time 55:28 Stroller Injuries and Support 56:34 Mountains Desert and LA Finish 58:54 Mark Cuban Missed Pitch 01:00:53 No Becomes the Lesson 01:09:35 Create Find Your Community 01:11:18 Internet Power and Responsibility 01:16:45 Where to Follow and Premiere 01:19:25 Final Thanks and Sign Off

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