Headlong: Running from COPS

Jul 22 2024 13 ep. 24 mins 17k
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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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