The Lost Kids
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Hosted by journalist Josh Bloch (“Uncover: Escaping NXIVM”), THE LOST KIDS dives deep into the search for a missing teen, uncovering the dark and twisted business of tough-love programs for “troubled teens” and their ties to one of America's most dangerous cults.
Credits:
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer
Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer
Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer
Stuart Coxe- Executive Producer
Nathan Ament- Executive Producer
David McDougall- Producer
Medium Anonymous- Producer
Todd Nilssen- Producer
Max Miller- Associate Producer
Mitchell Stuart- Editor
Beth Karas- Researcher
Arik Martin- Transcriber
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Why always assumptions that teens "need fixed". More than likely they have dealt with immense trauma within their family setting. When are parents held accountable?
So well made and so heartbreaking. It's one of those stories that's going to haunt me a while
Heartbreaking. Truth revealing. Respect to its survivors. I hope a sequel on this podcast will track down more of them and let them tell their stories about life after sedu.
as someone who went to a later/east-coast iteration of CEDU and endured all of these experiences, this was really powerful and i hope this podcast and story spreads because the “industry” is so in the shadows and somehow no one knows the truth about it. it should be an issue that is brought to light and fought all the way to washington. great pod and THANK YOU! 👍🏼👍🏼
as someone who went to a later/east-coast iteration of CEDU and endured all of these experiences, this was really powerful and i hope this podcast and story spreads because the “industry” is so in the shadows and somehow no one knows the truth about it. it should be an issue that is brought to light and fought all the way to washington. great pod and THANK YOU! 👍🏼👍🏼
Great podcast!!
great podcast!
excellent podcast 👍👍👍
I would definitely have qualified as one of the 'softer kids' Good lord😧
Now the icing on the cake - 'smooshing' with other residents and, omg, staff😬 Don't ask me about Rudy - what a POS!😠 Thanks Aaliyah for your bravery in telling your story.
A lot of the 'behaviour' of these kids is, in part, caused by useless parenting. Then they ship them off to a cult??!! Unbelievable!
This is cult behaviour and Randolph was, and still is, part of it. Scarily, he cannot grasp the immensity of what he is admitting.
As soon as everyone knows your 'secrets' you are easy to manipulate. The armed forces use the same tactics to 'break' a recruit. Those rap sessions were terrifying to listen to, god knows how those kids felt there. Psychological torture - plain and simple.
Great Podcast!!
This is heartbreaking - how can we treat our young people this way? I can empathise - I hated school and didn't fit in. Years later, I realised I had depression due to growing up in a dysfunctional, abusive home. These parents thought they were actually helping, which is all the more devastating. Great podcast but so sad.
Heartbreaking story. very well made podcast. highly recommend.