Introducing Running from COPS
Murderville
The Intercept
4.1 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
We'd like to introduce you to Running from COPS -- a new podcast from our sister company Topic Studios and the team behind Missing Richard Simmons. COPS is the longest-running reality show in history. For 18 months, host Dan Taberski investigated how the show gets made, how much control police departments have over the final product, and what happens to the people who end up on camera.
This is a sneak preview of the first episode. If you like what you hear, the show is out now on all podcast platforms. Just search for "Running from COPS."
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| 0:00.0 | This is Jordan Smith, and I want to tell you about a show that's out today from our |
| 0:03.2 | sister company, Topic Studios. |
| 0:05.4 | It's called Running From Cops. |
| 0:07.9 | It's from the creators of Missing Richard Simmons, but this time, instead of investigating |
| 0:12.3 | a disappeared exercise icon, it's a deep dive into the longest running reality show in |
| 0:17.4 | America. |
| 0:18.4 | Cops. |
| 0:19.4 | It's the surprising story of just how much influence this show has had on the culture |
| 0:23.9 | of policing in America, and how it has directly impacted the lives of those who appeared on |
| 0:28.7 | the show. |
| 0:29.7 | Here's a sneak peek of episode one. |
| 0:32.0 | If you like what you hear, you can subscribe now. |
| 0:34.8 | Search for Running From Cops, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm going to begin this story at the end of it. |
| 0:47.8 | We're almost the end. |
| 0:49.3 | Here in Spokane, Washington, where my producer Henry and I are in our three of a marathon city |
| 0:55.9 | council meeting. |
| 0:57.9 | I'm going to talk about the rumored tax increase on firearms and ammunition. |
| 1:05.6 | Jellis much? |
| 1:06.6 | Now, some would say local government meetings are boring and really long. |
| 1:10.9 | I've been lawfully on what I was going to speak on. |
| 1:13.8 | I had several issues. |
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