Upon hearing the name Richard Simmons, youre likely reminded of a handful of things: the hair, the outfits, the dancing.

Yet none of these associations these bits of iconography connected to Simmons and his exercise legacy speak to the multifaceted and goodhearted person Simmons truly is.

Dan Taberskis podcast, Missing Richard Simmons , is attempting to change that.

Missing Richard Simmons launched earlier this month, asking viewers a simple question: What happened to Richard Simmons? The exercise sensation has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth in the last few years, abandoning his workout classes, devotees and, most unfortunately, his friends. The public intrigue behind this question, percolating for the past three years, has driven the podcast to the top of iTunes charts.

Taberski, as he explains in the podcast, was friendly with Simmons he regularly attended his Los Angeles classes and has, on occasion, visited Simmons home. After a bit of digging, Taberski found that potentially thousands of others had established similar relationships.