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Running From Cops
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<h2 id="background">Background</h2> <p>Running From Cops is the third installment in Taberski's <i>Headlong</i> series—the first and second being <i><a href="/facts/Missing_Richard_Simmons/n8ehSJEk">Missing Richard Simmons</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Surviving_Y2K/LC3sTlC0">Surviving Y2K</a></i> respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The podcast was hosted by <a href="/facts/Dan_Taberski/fIlD4eyc">Dan Taberski</a> and produced by <a href="/facts/Pineapple_Street_Studios/dmI5082H">Pineapple Street Media</a> and <a href="/facts/Topic_Studios/CPmaKItf">Topic Studios</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The podcast debuted in April 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The show explores the television program <a href="/facts/Cops_(TV_program)/WgmP7357"><i>Cops</i></a> and explores how the show distorts reality.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> The first episode of the podcast discusses how <i>Cops</i> is still producing episodes even after 31 seasons and over 1,000 episodes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The third episode discusses how the show was criticized by a civil rights group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The podcast discusses how <i>Cops</i> has affected people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The podcast discusses how <i>Cops</i> has increased recruitment for police department.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The podcast released a total of six episodes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> Steve Greene wrote in <i><a href="/facts/IndieWire/Y1BPJupF">IndieWire</a></i> that the podcast "is the meticulous product of a year and a half of thorough and intensely focused societal examination."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Laura Jane Standley and Eric Mcquade wrote in <i><a href="/facts/The_Atlantic/zVtl4Lcr">The Atlantic</a></i> that <i>Headlong</i> is "excellent work" and that <i>Running From Cops</i> "[reveals] unexpected truths about American culture."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Nic Dobija-Nootens wrote in <i>Podcast Review</i> that "[y]ou don't need to be familiar with <i>Cops</i> to appreciate the podcast's revelations."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.topicstudios.com/headlong-running-from-cops">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"COPS exposed". www.theaustralian.com.au. July 26, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2022. <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/cops-exposed/news-story/dee3e02f942c7f3afcacefe2cf8c6262" target="_blank">https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/cops-exposed/news-story/dee3e02f942c7f3afcacefe2cf8c6262</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Quah, Nicholas (March 26, 2019). "Dan Taberski's Next Podcast Examines the Long-Running TV Show Cops". Vulture. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Quah" target="_blank">/wiki/Nicholas_Quah</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Quah, Nicholas (December 5, 2019). "The Best Podcasts of 2019". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Quah" target="_blank">/wiki/Nicholas_Quah</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Investigating the harsh realities of 'Cops'". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/running-from-cops-taberski-headlong.php" target="_blank">https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/running-from-cops-taberski-headlong.php</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Martin, Brittany (May 14, 2019). "COPS Might Be Even More Problematic Than You Thought". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/cops-podcast/" target="_blank">https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/cops-podcast/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Kang, Inkoo (May 24, 2019). "Is One of America's Most Successful TV Shows Actually State Propaganda?". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2019/05/running-from-cops-podcast-review-reality-tv-series-dan-taberski.html" target="_blank">https://slate.com/culture/2019/05/running-from-cops-podcast-review-reality-tv-series-dan-taberski.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Quah, Nicholas (May 17, 2019). "Running From Cops Is Already One of the Year's Best Podcasts". Vulture. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Quah" target="_blank">/wiki/Nicholas_Quah</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Greene, Steve (October 23, 2019). "The Best Podcast Episodes of 2019 (So Far)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-podcast-episodes-2019-so-far/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-podcast-episodes-2019-so-far/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Dobija-Nootens, Nic (June 5, 2019). "Running From Cops Is a Riveting Examination of TV's Longest-Running Reality Show". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022. <a href="https://podcastreview.org/review/running-from-cops/" target="_blank">https://podcastreview.org/review/running-from-cops/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Enis, Eli. "'Cops' has finally received the thorough investigation it deserves". The Outline. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://theoutline.com/post/7531/running-from-cops-podcast-interview-dan-taberski" target="_blank">https://theoutline.com/post/7531/running-from-cops-podcast-interview-dan-taberski</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Greene, Steve (December 16, 2019). "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2019". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-podcast-episodes-to-listen/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-podcast-episodes-to-listen/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>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) <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/50-best-podcasts-2019/604165/" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/50-best-podcasts-2019/604165/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Staff, P. R. (December 20, 2019). "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2019". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022. <a href="https://podcastreview.org/list/best-podcasts-of-2019/" target="_blank">https://podcastreview.org/list/best-podcasts-of-2019/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>