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Headlong: Running from COPS

Dan Taberski and the team behind Missing Richard Simmons investigate COPS — the longest running reality show in TV history — and its cultural impact on policing in America. Our story begins with the f... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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1: The One-Celled Amoeba

1: The One-Celled Amoeba

How real is the longest running reality show in TV history? We begin our investigation of COPS.See Privacy Policy at htt... Read more

23 Apr 2019

36mins

Ranked #2

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2: Shooting Fish In A Barrel

2: Shooting Fish In A Barrel

What is it like to watch yourself on COPS when you can’t remember getting arrested? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.... Read more

23 Apr 2019

35mins

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Ranked #3

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3: Nothing Is Voluntary When You Have Handcuffs On

3: Nothing Is Voluntary When You Have Handcuffs On

COPS producers claim every suspect on the show agrees in writing to appear on TV. Why would anyone sign that piece of pa... Read more

30 Apr 2019

45mins

Ranked #4

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Bonus Episode: Himalayan Salt Boy

Bonus Episode: Himalayan Salt Boy

One last story that shows how even the most innocuous police interactions, the ones COPS and Live PD air to get laughs, ... Read more

28 May 2019

16mins

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Ranked #5

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6: That’s The Story

6: That’s The Story

We get our hands on raw, unedited footage of COPS and finally answer the question we've been asking throughout our 18-mo... Read more

21 May 2019

38mins

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