Tomales Bay, CA | What if the very institutions meant to rehabilitate and guide are the ones causing the most harm? Amidst egregious human rights abuses - mass sterilizations, institutionalized child abuse, violent threats and assaults on its critics - Synanon continues to get recognition from community leaders and tax dollars throughout most of the 1970s. What’s more shocking than that? Its many abusive practices are still very much alive today in the in the troubled teen industry. But there are actions you can take to help change that. Visit stopinstitutionalchildabuse.com and unsilenced.org for resources and how you can help. Follow us for episode photos and more at: 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/darkcity.podcast 🪡 Threads: threads.net/@darkcity.podcast 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/darkcitypod ✉️ Email:
[email protected] 🔎 Want to see how deep this story really goes? Here’s the full set of sources we used: Books, Documentaries, Podcasts -Hassan, S. (2015). Combatting cult mind control. Freedom of Mind Press. -HBO Max. (n.d.). Synanon Fix [Documentary series]. -Janzen, R. (2001). The rise and fall of Synanon: A California utopia. Johns Hopkins University Press. -Kubler, K. (Director & Executive Producer). (2024). The program: Cons, cults, and kidnapping [Documentary film]. Netflix. -Paramount+. (n.d.). Born in Synanon [Documentary series]. -That’s So Fcked Up. (2024, April 17). TRENDING TOPIC: Synanon—drug rehab turned dangerous cult [Audio podcast episode]. Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329?i=1000652758034 -The Sunshine Place. (2022). [Audio podcast]. Team Downey; Wink Pictures. Audacy. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/all Websites & Articles -https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/sexual_orientation/events_cle/troubled-teen-industry-multi-series/ -https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/ -http://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/khanna-merkley-cornyn-tuberville-and-carter-introduce-bipartisan-legislation -https://lamag.com/lahistory/synanon-cult -https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/synanon-rattlesnake-mailbox -https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/15963-the-troubled-teen-industrys-troubling-lack-of -https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/ -https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/the-shadow-penal-system-for-struggling-kids -https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/opinion/troubled-teens-industry-regulation.html -https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/business/media/david-mitchell-dead.html -https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/arts/television/synanon-love-has-won-documentary.html -https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-peak-experience/202209/maslow-and-the-utopian-vision -https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-synanon-fix-review-2024 -https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/bay-area-family-rescued-children-synanon-19402428.php -https://www.teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilitation-methods-still-used-today -https://time.com/6962417/synanon-fix-true-story-hbo/ -https://web.archive.org/web/20080430083101/http://www.counselormagazine.com/content/view/608/63/ Have ideas or suggestion? We would love to hear from you! Send us a text via this link. 👏 Special thanks to our talented partners: Paolo Sbrighi for Musical Composition ( instagram.com/paulosbrighi/ ) Mario Cintra for Logo Design ( instagram.com/alacarala/ )
