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299: Everything Wrong with The Troubled Teens Industry & Their Diabolical Practices

Mile Higher

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4.822.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
The Troubled Teen Industry 1:21
When These Programs Began 7:52
Charles & Synanon 12:43
Political Support for Cults 21:28
Do We Blame the Parents? 22:53
Paris Hilton Speaks Out 32:53
Defiant Behavior 35:15
Emma Burris & Teen Challenge 39:19
Kidnapping for a Cult 41:37
Controlling Their Voices 48:12
Emma Burris' Pregnancy 53:28
Medication, Blackmail & Death 56:11
Celebrities Supporting Cults 1:02:18
All the President's Men and Wives 1:05:18
Dr. Phil, Teen Challenge & Camps 1:10:08
Legislation & The Future 1:22:06
Final thoughts 1:25:10

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https://www.cenikor.org/programs/short-term-inpatient-treatment/
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https://bcsnetwork.org/

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0:00.0

And I'm Hey, what's up everybody? And welcome back to Mile Higher Podcast, what's up

0:17.1

everybody? And welcome back to Mile Higher Podcast episode. What are we on? 299.

0:24.0

Dude.

0:26.0

Almost 300.

0:28.0

That's crazy next week will be our 300 episode.

0:32.0

Insane. Well Josh is back today, great news. I'm back in full

0:37.6

capacity. Boys has returned. I'm feeling great better than ever.

0:41.7

Yes, I was very worried that I lost my voice forever. I started having thoughts.

0:47.0

Why were you worried about that?

0:48.0

I don't know. This has been a very weird illness that's just lingered for far too long but I'm glad no voices back.

0:56.8

Yeah it's I don't know could just be in my head maybe all the cough syrup I was

1:00.4

drinking was making me a little loopy but because I was like man if I can't

1:05.3

podcast anymore all I do with my life. Yeah what would you do? Well anyway

1:10.3

we're here I'm Kendall I'm Josh And we are joined by our producer Janelle. Hello. Well, guys, today we have, wow, we have a lot to go over in today's episode. We are going to be taking a look at the troubled teen industry,

1:26.1

which I'm sure a lot of you are somewhat familiar with. I'd always known that this type of thing exists, and it was mainly because I used to watch Dr. Phil growing up.

1:35.3

I'd watch it sometimes after Ellen in my youth and that's where I would hear about these camps.

1:41.8

Obviously it was portrayed on the show to be this amazing experience changing lives

1:46.8

I didn't really become aware of how horrible these camps were these programs I should say

1:52.2

until later in life I think the first time I was really

1:54.9

introduced to it was when Paris Hilton put out her documentary which was a YouTube originals right?

1:59.7

Yeah, it's called This is Paris. Yeah, yeah. We took a look at it again yesterday. Just had to remind myself, but it is truly insane what her experience was, but what so many others have gone through as well and honestly huge shout out to Paris for bringing this to a larger audience because I think a lot more people have become aware of how horrific this industry really is.

2:23.7

Yeah, honestly, I really didn't have any idea just how bad it was.

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