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 footage of a routine arrest behind a church in Georgia...
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Jun 5, 2020 • 00:04:14
One last story that shows how even the most innocuous police interactions, the ones COPS and Live PD air to get laughs, aren’t funny at all if you’re the one on TV.
Plus: a trip to the motherfucking Kumquat Festival.
May 28, 2019 • 00:16:12
We get our hands on raw, unedited footage of COPS and finally answer the question we've been asking throughout our 18-month investigation: How real is COPS?
May 21, 2019 • 00:38:17
| Episode | Time | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5: The Worst Day Of Your Life | 00:40:39 | May 14, 2019 | |
| 4: Mind Blown | 00:42:59 | May 7, 2019 | |
| 3: Nothing Is Voluntary When You Have Handcuffs On | 00:45:30 | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| 2: Shooting Fish In A Barrel | 00:35:08 | Apr 23, 2019 | |
| 1: The One-Celled Amoeba | 00:36:18 | Apr 23, 2019 | |
| Coming Soon: Running From COPS | 00:00:59 | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| Introducing: Running From COPS | 00:02:42 | Apr 2, 2019 |