9 episodes
Headlong: Running from COPS Topic
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- Society & Culture
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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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, aren’t funny at all if you’re the one on TV.
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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-month investigation: How real is COPS?
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5: The Worst Day Of Your Life
How does it feel to be hunted for months by police officers and camera crews, both of whom seem hellbent on putting you on TV?
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4: Mind Blown
An ex-cop breaks down some of the most shocking arrests we’ve watched on COPS and tries to imagine why police departments would want that footage out in the world. Plus, the next generation of COPS is LivePD — six hours a week of policing aired live. What could possibly go wrong?
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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 paper? Plus: Who has final control over what airs on COPS, the producers or the police?
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2: Shooting Fish In A Barrel
What is it like to watch yourself on COPS when you can’t remember getting arrested?
Customer Reviews
Eye opening
Really informative and interesting and engaging
Great Podcast.
Smart, clever, funny...This podcast is a great listen and some parts are just hilarious. However, humor helps lighten the mood of a very serious exploitation of individuals that has occurred with this show and Live PD.
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Fact check your “expert witnesses”. One sided trash.
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