The Cult Vault – A podcast offering in-depth insight into some of history’s most infamous Cults, modern-day sects, and conspiracies within these groups.

Talk Beliefs – Hard Time in a Christian Boot Camp – with Deirdre Sugiuchi – Photo-illustrated interview with DEIRDRE SUGIUCHI – a survivor of the Escuela Caribe ‘ behavioral modification camp’ (as seen in the documentary Kidnapped for Christ). MARK from Talk Beliefs has a one-on-one with Deirdre as she calls in […]

Surviving Straight Inc – This podcast is an extension of my website Surviving Straight Inc. Episodes will explore, in depth, the abusive adolescent drug rehabilitation program called Straight Incorporated that was opened from 1976 to 1993. Despite its well-known, publicized abuses in newspapers and lawsuits, Straight was still supported by many influential […]

Stateside: Detroit auto show postponed; teachers back in classrooms; Lakeside Academy investigation – Today on Stateside, Cornelius Fredericks died after being pinned down by staff members at the residential youth facility where he lived. A Michigan Radio investigation found that there were plenty of warning signs about the facility and the private […]

Sip & Shine: Scandals, Royals, and Crimes. Oh My! – Mystery. Where did Forest Ferguson Go? – Forest Ferguson went missing in December of 2010 from South Boston, Virginia. He was a student at Carlbrook School (which later closed) for teenagers with behavioral problems. This school also had connections with a member […]

She Persisted – Inside the Secret World of the Troubled Teen Industry: Breaking Code Silence – Sadie is joined by Sydney Montana, a TTI survivor who attended Cross Creek (a Southern Utah Behavioral Modification Program) for over 15 months.

She Persisted – *Not So* Therapeutic Boarding Schools with Daisye Byrd Graham – This week the podcaster is joined by Daisye Byrd Graham for our 3rd episode together. They dive into all things Chrysalis to give you a full perspective on the therapeutic boarding school experience. TW for sexual assault and eating […]

Sex, Drugs, & Spirituality – This is Paris/Provo Canyon School – The new YouTube original documentary This is Paris has been receiving great reviews. It profiles Paris Hilton and delves into a part of her past she’s never spoken about publicly before. Paris was sent to many reform schools, the last of […]

Roberta Glass True Crime Report – The Last Stop: What Happened at the Elan School? – Talking with the “Last Stop” documentary filmmaker Todd Nilssen about the Elan School. Elan sold itself as a life-saving therapeutic boarding school but some alumnus claim it left them with emotional scars and […]

Reveal – The Bad Place – The vacant building that once housed the Riverside Academy in Wichita, Kansas, was covered in haunting graffiti: “Burn this place.” “Youth were abused here … systematically.” “This is a bad place.” The facility, run by the for-profit company Sequel Youth & Family Services, promised to help […]