It's about "therapy boarding schools" or "residential treatment facilities" that purport to help teens with behavioral or emotional issues, drug addiction etc. but often are absolutely horrifying dens of severe child abuse and borderline cult-like brainwashing techniques to get kids in line.
I can personally attest to the accuracy of their description of what goes on at these places, as I spent 18 months in one of the facilities that they're talking about. In fact, I'd say that Brace Belden didn't even cover some of the most terrible parts. That being said, it's a great intro for the uninitiated.
Keep in mind that this is kind of a comedy podcast that's highly irreverent and critical of society as a whole, and is often pottymouthed.
I suggest skipping the first 15 minutes or so, as it's a lot of goofing around before they get to the main topic.
To clarify, I do not endorse this podcast overall. I don't endorse any podcasts as I rarely listen to any of them. I had a friend suggest this particular episode because she knew about my experiences at this facility and thought I'd find it interesting. This is the only episode of this show that I've ever listened to.
I will be launching a podcast soon and would love to listen to you about this. Can promise nothing regarding audience size but do guarantee a good interview (used to have a radio show back in the day). This subject has begun to haunt me. Deets in profile.
I appreciate the offer, but sadly it's not something I'm really comfortable reliving.
When I get into details about that time period I have a tendency to dissociate somewhat, which I've been told by psychiatrists and psychologists is due to PTSD that I developed from the experience.
I normally do my best not to think about it at all, but the recent Paris Hilton documentary brought a lot of eyeballs to these places which has led to a lot of public discourse. I think that's great, I'm happy that it's not being ignored as much as usual, but there are plenty of other people that would be better suited to educate the public than me.
Thanks! A thought just popped into my head on this topic. There's apparently a podcast called Troubled that specifically tackles this topic. I have no idea if it's good or not, but it was also suggested to me. I didn't get around to it because I don't really listen to podcasts often. You might find some interesting people on that!
Wow. Thank you for sharing. That was super fascinating, I’ve never heard of these schools.
I’ve never really listened to TrueAnon but the host is pretty interesting. He fought with some socialists against isis in syria and helped unionize anchor steam brewery here in sf.
It's about "therapy boarding schools" or "residential treatment facilities" that purport to help teens with behavioral or emotional issues, drug addiction etc. but often are absolutely horrifying dens of severe child abuse and borderline cult-like brainwashing techniques to get kids in line.
I can personally attest to the accuracy of their description of what goes on at these places, as I spent 18 months in one of the facilities that they're talking about. In fact, I'd say that Brace Belden didn't even cover some of the most terrible parts. That being said, it's a great intro for the uninitiated.
Keep in mind that this is kind of a comedy podcast that's highly irreverent and critical of society as a whole, and is often pottymouthed.
I suggest skipping the first 15 minutes or so, as it's a lot of goofing around before they get to the main topic.
To clarify, I do not endorse this podcast overall. I don't endorse any podcasts as I rarely listen to any of them. I had a friend suggest this particular episode because she knew about my experiences at this facility and thought I'd find it interesting. This is the only episode of this show that I've ever listened to.
https://www.stitcher.com/show/trueanon/episode/episode-100-b...