How real is the longest running reality show in TV history? We begin our investigation of COPS.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

How real is the longest running reality show in TV history? We begin our investigation of COPS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How real is the longest running reality show in TV history? We begin our investigation of COPS.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The One-Celled Amoeba

How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift his focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. Joke-writers at The Onion must figure out just how soon is “too soon”? 9/12 asks what it all means. We know what happened on 9/11. But what happened on 9/12 to alter our memory and our perspective forever?  Listen to 9/12: <a href="http://wondery.fm/9_12_RunningFromCops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wondery.fm/9_12_RunningFromCops</a> All seven episodes of 9/12 are available to stream now on Amazon Music or Wondery+. Episodes will release weekly everywhere starting September 8th.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift his focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. Joke-writers at The Onion must figure out just how soon is “too soon”? 9/12 asks what it all means. We know what happened on 9/11. But what happened on 9/12 to alter our memory and our perspective forever? Listen to 9/12: wondery.fm/9_12_RunningFromCops All seven episodes of 9/12 are available to stream now on Amazon Music or Wondery+. Episodes will release weekly everywhere starting September 8th. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How did 9/11 the day become 9/11&nbsp;the idea? That question drives&nbsp;award-winning&nbsp;host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift his focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and&nbsp;surprisingly&nbsp;funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. Joke-writers at The Onion must figure out just how soon is “too soon”? 9/12 asks what it all means. We know what happened on 9/11. But what happened on 9/12 to alter our memory and our perspective forever?&nbsp;&nbsp;Listen to 9/12: <a href="http://wondery.fm/9_12_RunningFromCops" rel="noopener noreferrer">wondery.fm/9_12_RunningFromCops</a>&nbsp;All seven episodes of 9/12 are available to stream now on Amazon Music or Wondery+. Episodes will release weekly everywhere starting September 8th.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Introducing: 9/12

Check out the latest series from Dan Taberski. In 2018, a group of Navy SEALs broke ranks and accused their chief, Eddie Gallagher, of murder—sucking them all into the biggest war crimes trial in a generation. Did a Navy SEAL cross the line in Iraq?<a href="http://apple.co/theline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/theline</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Check out the latest series from Dan Taberski. In 2018, a group of Navy SEALs broke ranks and accused their chief, Eddie Gallagher, of murder—sucking them all into the biggest war crimes trial in a generation. Did a Navy SEAL cross the line in Iraq? apple.co/theline See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Check out the latest series from Dan Taberski. In 2018, a group of Navy&nbsp;SEALs broke ranks and accused their chief, Eddie Gallagher,&nbsp;of murder—sucking them all into the biggest war crimes trial in&nbsp;a generation. Did a Navy SEAL cross the line in Iraq?<a href="http://apple.co/theline" rel="noopener noreferrer">apple.co/theline</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Introducing: The Line

Please consider giving to some of these organizations if you can: <a href="https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory" target="_blank">National Bail Fund Network</a><a href="https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter</a><a href="https://colorofchange.org/" target="_blank">Color of Change</a><a href="https://www.nlg-npap.org/about-npap-justice/" target="_blank">National Police Accountability Project</a><a href="https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#campaign" target="_blank">Campaign Zero</a><a href="https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home" target="_blank">Reclaim the Block</a><a href="https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/" target="_blank">Black Visions Collective</a><a href="https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.35717155.2063942164.1590824273-1161863773.1590824273" target="_blank">NAACP Legal Defense Fund</a><a href="https://www.lgbtqfund.org/donate-1" target="_blank">LGBTQ Freedom Fund</a><a href="https://cash.app/$sodacitybail" target="_blank">Columbia, SC Bail Fund</a><a href="https://secure.givelively.org/donate/fljc/social-movement-campaign" target="_blank">Florida Bail Fund</a><a href="https://www.paypal.me/BLMOKC" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter Oklahoma</a><a href="https://www.ywca-br.org/community-bail-fund" target="_blank">The YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Please consider giving to some of these organizations if you can: National Bail Fund Network Black Lives Matter Color of Change National Police Accountability Project Campaign Zero Reclaim the Block Black Visions Collective NAACP Legal Defense Fund LGBTQ Freedom Fund Columbia, SC Bail Fund Florida Bail Fund Black Lives Matter Oklahoma The YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please consider giving to some of these organizations if you can:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Bail Fund Network</a><a href="https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Lives Matter</a><a href="https://colorofchange.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Color of Change</a><a href="https://www.nlg-npap.org/about-npap-justice/" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Police Accountability Project</a><a href="https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer">Campaign Zero</a><a href="https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reclaim the Block</a><a href="https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Visions Collective</a><a href="https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&amp;_ga=2.35717155.2063942164.1590824273-1161863773.1590824273" rel="noopener noreferrer">NAACP Legal Defense Fund</a><a href="https://www.lgbtqfund.org/donate-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">LGBTQ Freedom Fund</a><a href="https://cash.app/$sodacitybail" rel="noopener noreferrer">Columbia, SC Bail Fund</a><a href="https://secure.givelively.org/donate/fljc/social-movement-campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer">Florida Bail Fund</a><a href="https://www.paypal.me/BLMOKC" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Lives Matter Oklahoma</a><a href="https://www.ywca-br.org/community-bail-fund" rel="noopener noreferrer">The YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Black Lives Matter and an Update

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.  Plus: a trip to the motherfucking Kumquat Festival.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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. Plus: a trip to the motherfucking Kumquat Festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. &nbsp;Plus: a trip to the motherfucking Kumquat Festival.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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Coming Soon: Running From COPS

After 30 years on television, COPS has evolved into a constant messaging machine about policing in America. Running from COPS is the result of an 18-month investigation and delves deep into how the show actually gets made, how much control police departments really have over the final product, and the harrowing stories of the people who have ended up on camera. Subscribe for free and start listening April 23.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

After 30 years on television, COPS has evolved into a constant messaging machine about policing in America. Running from COPS is the result of an 18-month investigation and delves deep into how the show actually gets made, how much control police departments really have over the final product, and the harrowing stories of the people who have ended up on camera. Subscribe for free and start listening April 23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After 30 years on television, COPS has evolved into a constant messaging machine about policing in America. Running from COPS is the result of an 18-month investigation and delves deep into how the show actually gets made, how much control police departments really have over the final product, and the harrowing stories of the people who have ended up on camera. Subscribe for free and start listening April 23.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Introducing: Running From COPS

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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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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