Running From Cops is the third installment in Taberski's Headlong series—the first and second being Missing Richard Simmons and Surviving Y2K respectively.[2] The podcast was hosted by Dan Taberski and produced by Pineapple Street Media and Topic Studios.[3] The podcast debuted in April 2019.[4] The show explores the television program Cops and explores how the show distorts reality.[5] The first episode of the podcast discusses how Cops is still producing episodes even after 31 seasons and over 1,000 episodes.[6] The third episode discusses how the show was criticized by a civil rights group.[7] The podcast discusses how Cops has affected people.[8] The podcast discusses how Cops has increased recruitment for police department.[9] The podcast released a total of six episodes.[10] Steve Greene wrote in IndieWire that the podcast "is the meticulous product of a year and a half of thorough and intensely focused societal examination."[11] Laura Jane Standley and Eric Mcquade wrote in The Atlantic that Headlong is "excellent work" and that Running From Cops "[reveals] unexpected truths about American culture."[12] Nic Dobija-Nootens wrote in Podcast Review that "[y]ou don't need to be familiar with Cops to appreciate the podcast's revelations."[13]
References
^"COPS exposed". www.theaustralian.com.au. July 26, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (December 27, 2019). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
