''Running From Cops'' is a podcast hosted by

Dan Taberski Dan Taberski is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. He is best known for hosting investigative journalism podcasts '' Missing Richard Simmons'', '' Surviving Y2K,'' '' Running From Cops'', '' 9/12'' and ''The Line''. Taber ...

and produced by

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and

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Background

Running From Cops is the third installment in Taberski's ''Headlong'' series—the first and second being Missing Richard Simmons and Surviving Y2K respectively. The podcast was hosted by

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. The podcast debuted in April 2019. The show explores the television program called ''Cops'' and explores how the show distorts reality. The first episode of the podcast discusses how ''Cops'' is still producing episodes even after 31 seasons and over 1,000 episodes. The third episode discusses how the show was criticized by a civil rights group. The podcast discusses how ''Cops'' has affected people. The podcast discusses how ''Cops'' has increased recruitment for police department. The podcast released a total of six episodes. Steve Greene wrote in ''

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'' that the podcast "is the meticulous product of a year and a half of thorough and intensely focused societal examination." Laura Jane Standley and Eric Mcquade wrote in ''

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'' that ''Headlong'' is "excellent work" and that Running From Cops " evealsunexpected truths about American culture." Nic Dobija-Nootens wrote in ''Podcast Review'' that " u don’t need to be familiar with ''Cops'' to appreciate the podcast’s revelations."

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*{{Official website, https://www.topicstudios.com/headlong-running-from-cops 2019 podcast debuts 2019 podcast endings Audio podcasts Documentary podcasts American podcasts