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Since the Assimilation of the Indigenous, which persists today, America has had a predatory preference for mass legal child abduction, trafficking, abuse, torture and murder. The "Toughlove" based 'Troubled Teen Industry' was spawned by "America's Most Dangerous Cult", Synanon, and funded by the US Govt. WHICH has been simultaneously funding unethical and involuntary social psychology experiments on children while publicly decrying their tactics as "brainwashing" and "torture".Still, this multi-billion dollar industry traumatizes hundreds of thousands a year leaving millions with CPTSD...

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  1. USA vs Paul Geer Verdict Update

    Paul Geer "The Music Man" was convicted by a federal jury after a two-week-long trial on two counts of coercing and enticing two separate children to travel across state lines to engage in unlawful sexual activity and two counts of transporting the children across state lines with the intent to...

  2. “Music Man” Verdict Coming Soon!

    Hey stranger danger, remember us? We’ve been on Blackout for the last few years primarily because the podcast and all you epic humans tuning in from across the Globe have been successful! I dig that it seems weird to go dark when things are working, but gander a google for “Paul Geer” and you’ll...

  3. Justice for Zhina Amini & FREEDOM for Iran #MahsaAmini

    I will try to get help typing show notes (arms in braces) until then here Snowflake: https://snowflake.torproject.org. AND Abeer’s podcast: www.annoyingabeer.com I also have 75 episodes on the situation in Iran on my TikTok @m0rr1gu #ZhinaAmini #JinaAmini #IranProtests #MahsaAmini

  4. URGENT: Residential School Survivors (& Descendants) Call to Submit Testimony (and Ally Action Items)

    Last week, the first volume of the report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigation was released. Last year, the first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, created the initiative after the discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children by Canada’s...

  5. Sucker Punch: 18 Years After Escaping the So-Called "Troubled Teen Industry"

    18 years ago, I became a legal person and was allowed to simply walk out of the pedo run kiddie prison I'd been detained in in the Catskills. I wasn't allowed to "walk away" when they forced me to eat my vomit, or while the last boy I had a crush on was choking to death on his own blood in front…

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  6. Surviving Survivorland: the Institutional Child Abuse Movement in Ireland, Canada and the USA

    Let's talk about Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse on a global scale. Sometimes its imperative to scroll it back to comprehend the scope of the entire cake we're cut from. Historically institutionalized communities are calling upon the international community to activate and assist them in...

  7. Amanda Householder sues Circle of Hope, Agape Boys Ranch, Berean & Agape Baptist Churches, as a Birthday Gift to Herself

    Welcome back to Troubled, a podcast by/for Survivors of Institutional Youth Abuse. THANK YOU for being here for the third season of our Independent self archival project. Two seasons bootlegged together over a cell phone, recorded in an old Prius wasn't too much for you? Well, masochism may pay…

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  8. #SaveSurvivor993

    There are MANY Survivors who desperately need help but are unable to ask and find it difficult to accept. This is our programming. Please support Survivors like Liz Ianelli who was duct taped in a carpet for 8 days after reporting the pedophile who raped her. The permanent damage of this torture…

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  9. #justiceforcornelius: Looking Back on Lakeside with the Director of Case Management

    It has officially been one year since the death of 16 year old foster child, Cornelius Frederick. Look back on Lakeside with Corn's Case Manager, and the Director of Case Management, Meghan Folkerson. Please join us in reigniting this campaign for justice. Read National Juvenile Justice Network's...

  10. Join US & Stop UHS

    UHS (owner of Provo Canyon) is currently under a 5 year Federal Observation Probation due to a recent $117 million settlement with the Department of Justice so that, even though they were guilty over everything below, they can continue to extort our tax dollars. "The government alleged that…

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  11. Pieces of Victory: "Realistic Hope" with Jeneen Miller

    TW/CW: Season 2 EP2 was recorded between Jeneen Miller of Pieces of Victory and Miranda Sullivan from Troubled, shortly after they met in Missouri during the November Right to Rights Rally. Mental Health and technical difficulties have kept this long awaited treasure from you, minimal updates to...

  12. Senate Hearing & Testimony on MO HB557 & 560

    This is the recording of the Senate Hearing on HB557 & HB560, by Rudy Viet & Keri Ingle. Survivors and Supporters converged again in Missouri to stand up for the thousands of children who have been abused in religious residential programs. The House Hearing videos are on our YouTube for those who...

  13. BREAKING: Updates, Exposes & SOS to ALL Allies & Survivors

    Missouri Senate Hearing WEDNESDAY Everyone requested to submit support to Senate via upcoming link. MOST Survivors cannot be there in person per last minute notice and financial constraints aka “being visible and present has a classist barrier”. So we will have a public Zoom screening of the...

  14. BREAKING Update: Circle of Hope Girls Ranch Abusers have been Arrested!

    Live Feed of Circle of Hope Girls Ranch Felony Charges with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmidt: https://www.facebook.com/AttorneyGeneralSchmitt/videos/878639112695731/ #exposeCOH #iseeyousurvivor

  15. Troubled Teen Industry Updates

    Some breathless ADHD rant, ramble & stutter updates on Missouri legislation HB557 & HB560, Utah SB127, Agape Boarding School & Circle of Hope Girls Ranch. As well as a new lawsuit against Dr. Phil by a Turn About Ranch Survivor and a reminder that Clay Brewer is serving life in prison, and he’s…

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  16. Mouth Off for Missouri: one week to mobilize!

    If YOU or anyone you know has personal experience with the Troubled Teen Industry in Missouri; especially the IFB Cult (Lester Roloff) branch including but not limited to Agape Boys Ranch, Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, Masters Ranch, Wings of Faith, Refuge etc PLEASE consider submitting your...

  17. Love in Survival with Laura & Julianne

    Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from our Troubled Family to yours! Please accept this gift from Laura and Julianne, returning to introduce their new offering to the community, Love in Survival. If you haven't already heard Laura's story (It's OK to not be OK and Love Yourself Anyway) please…

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  18. Colton Schrag: Agape’s Golden Boy Speaks Out

    We waited for Colton Schrag to come out of the Shadows and reveal his Bruce Wayne, since we always intended for him to be our first interview from Agape Boarding School for boys. Definitely catch up on recent coverage in the Kansas City Star to get acquainted with Agape. We need all hands on deck...

  19. Agitating Agape

    READ THIS KANSAS CITY STAR UPDATE Thank you to everyone who attended and/or support the Right to Rights Rally in Stockton Missouri this past weekend. We will be uploading the rally in it's entirety shortly after the video feed is uploaded to the (anti) COH & Agape YouTube Channel. This episode...

  20. Children's Rights with Erin McGuinness #freeouryouth

    #freeouryouth Trigger Warning: per usual, this episode will include descriptions of violence against children and delve heavily into the systemically racist foundation of United States fostercare This is (hands down) our favorite episode and we could not be more thrilled to release it from the...

  21. Cadilina Deville Kidnaps Troubled for a Roadtrip to the Provo Protest

    A year after she revisited her own Program (Spring Creek Lodge; WATCH on her YouTube), and just days after losing everything in the fires ravaging our country, Cadilina Deville cashed her last coins into her classic car gas tank and set across the country and through the desert to join the few...

  22. I am L’nu

    This week is ALL EYES ON MI'KMA'KI National Week of Action #Treaty1752 Art by Indigenous Two Spirit Artist @artnerdforever www.etsy.com/shop/entheosvibrations As Colonization climaxes in Canada with open domestic terrorism and unabashed hate crimes against the Mik'maq fisherman, we are humbled to...

  23. Thunderchild: a Residential School Survivor Speaks during "ALL EYES on MI'KMA'KI" Week of Action

    This week is ALL EYES ON MI'KMA'KI National Week of Action #Treaty1752 (Cover Art by Indigenous Artist Hawlii Pichette aka Urban Iskwew @urban.iskwew www.urbaniskwew.com) As Colonization climaxes in Canada with open domestic terrorism and unabashed hate crimes against the Mik'maq fisherman in…

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  24. NYRA “Troubled Teen Industry” Panel

    On 10/3 the National Youth Rights Association (www.youthrights.org) held a conversation about the successes the anti- "Troubled Teen Industry" movement has had shutting down abusive behavior modification facilities and the steps we can take to coordinate more closely between the various groups...

  25. Coffee & Colonization on Turtle Island

    A little pre caffeinated rant on the continued & current hostile occupation of Turtle Island and the deplorable Assimilation of the Indigenous. From Pocahontas to the countless bodies of children left in unmarked graves littered around “residential school” remains. Residential schools REMAIN…

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  26. Touching on Touchy Subjects with Wes Good of Deadwulf

    While we've been talking about our brothers quite regularly recently, we haven't spoken WITH one of them in far too long. So enjoy this 2hr special with Wes Good, as we make up for a loss in the masculine perspective. Whether you know Wes from the Family School, his real world life, or his band...

  27. The Salt Lake Tribune: Transforming Transparency in Utah's Troubled Teen Industry

    If you're already in the anti-cool cult-kids club, then you're probably already following Pulitzer winning journalist, Jessica Miller on Twitter. Her current breakout series with the Salt Lake Tribune, is answering questions in Utah that generations of Survivors had previously dismissed as…

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  28. Troubled

    Since Assimilation, which persists today, America has maintained a historic predatory preference for mass legal for-profit child abduction, trafficking, detainment, torture & murder. The modern Toughlove Troubled Teen Industry was created by “America’s Most Dangerous Cult”, Synanon and is a...

  29. Sneak-Leak: Racism in Foster Care

    Make sure that you subscribe to Troubled so that you don’t *accidentally miss this unmissable foster care deep dive with Children’s Rights, it will blow your mind! Until then, stalk their websites: https://www.childrensrights.org/ #freeouryouth

  30. #justiceforcornelius UPDATE: 16 & 6ft Under an Unmarked Grave

    Please Share & Support the GoFundMe to provide murdered foster child, Cornelius Frederick, with a headstone. The 16yr old who was restrained to death for throwing a sandwich is currently lying 6ft under an unmarked grave: https://www.gofundme.com/f/headstone-for-cornelius-fredericks If you are...

  31. Please & THANK YOU Subscribe, Rate & Write Review

    We’re just a small DIY Survivor podcast, so pretty please help us gain more visibility by subscribing, rating & writing reviews (esp on Apple podcasts). THANK YOU!

  32. Circling back to Circle of Hope

    TW: Per usual please heed the heavy trigger warning on ALL of our content. This episode discusses graphic topics such as institutional, religious, psychological, physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse of children. We also close out this episode with a reading of the final letter of our…

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  33. Meet the Music Man

    [set to the tune of “do you know the muffin man”] Do you know the Music Man? Big little “man”, can’t run or tan. Do you know the Music Man? Who came to childrens’ pain.” TRIGGER WARNING: Let’s get too close and too personal to one of the Family Schools most prolific predatory pedophiles. While…

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  34. Survivors Assemble: It’s Time to Take on the Troubled Teen Industry

    Photo from Joe vs Elan online graphic novel made by a Survivor. Make sure you checkout NEW EP48 https://elan.school It’s time to activate the Avenger Advocates battle cry buddy system. With the recent release of #ThisisParis, relaunch of the #breakingcodesilence campaign, continuation of...

  35. #Justiceforcornelius Mingus Mountain Academy

    Today marks the 4 month anniversary since the death of Cornelius Frederick at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo, MI and our investigation into Sequel Youth & Family Services continues. In the latest installment of our #justiceforcornelius series, Emma investigates another crooked Sequel facility -...

  36. Letters from Lakeside: Trash School

    #justiceforcornelius A former student shares his experience at Lakeside Academy 20 years ago. If YOU have a letter you'd like to share about your experience at Lakeside Academy please email [email protected] or call (469) 708-7859‬. Calling all former students, staff, teachers…

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  37. Death Row Academy #justiceforcornelius

    An anonymous ex Lakeside staffer who knew Cornelius Frederick, speaks out about the young man who was murdered for throwing a sandwich. His testimony solidifies the public outcry for this 'homicide' to be treated as 'murder' instead of 'manslaughter'. Please sign the petition and call the...

  38. #justiceforcornelius Call To Action!

    16yr old Cornelius Frederick was restrained to death after throwing a sandwich at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo last month. There are NO charges and NO arrests have been made. He was in foster care after his mother died & his stepfather incarcerated. For four years Michigan tax payers funded his...

  39. 3-Way Call with Family 3: Cult Sister Sass with Phylicia #macneil2020

    Another 3-Way Call of the Slumber Party Girl Gab variety in our first unsupervised conversation in 15yrs between 3 girls from the same cult spawned boarding school. Also, vote for Colin MacNeil for President 2020 #iseeyousurvivor

  40. Exposing COH: The British Girl Who Became “America’s Most Wanted” Runaway

    The 2nd (published) Circle of Hope Interview features Chanel Mare, who joined us from across the pond to discuss her 4yrs at COH, the effects, and how she wound up on America’s Most Wanted. If you are a TTI Survivor in the UK, please reach out Chanel to join the mission. P.S. Thank you for your...

  41. Troubled Talks TTI with OnBelief Podcast

    We could not be more thrilled to share this EXCLUSIVE content with our Troubled Tribe! On Belief is a Canadian based broadcast by Karen Geier that digs deep into the Cults all around us. We've been a fan of Karen's work for a while now as her journalistic contributions have been featured in The...

  42. SIA: Survivors of Institutional Abuse #unitedwithonevoice

    SIA President & Survivor Mentor, Jodi Hobbs, joins us to discuss the last decade in advocacy against TTI. We must start by honoring the advocates who made it possible to have the conversations we are having now while proactively working towards adding far fewer generations to that conversation....

  43. #iseeyousurvivor Anthem

    This anthem was written by our big sis Liz Ianelli when the #iseeyousurvivor campaign was originally launched. We are taking this torch and passing it forward so that each Survivor & ally can light their own fire and send out their own call. If you feel called to, please write & record a poem or...

  44. "It's OK To Not Be OK & Love Yourself Anyway" with Laura Cowen

    We connect with Laura (aka CJ) who was in Family 3 at FFS just like us. She outlines the most clear and comprehensive daily rundown at the Family Foundation School to date. In our 2nd part, her wife joins us for a rare opportunity into the mind of a Survivor Spouse. We apologize for resorting…

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  45. Stolen Dignity: an Expose of the Troubled Teen Industry with Andy Hirschfeld

    " I mean, there are very few protections in the juvenile detention system, but there ARE protections -- the Troubled Teen Industry makes the Private Prison Industry look tame." Join NY based Journalist, Andy Hirschfeld, whose work has been featured on ABC, CBS, CNN, NPR, NYT Syndicate etc (from…

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  46. Introducing Infinity Metanoia

    Infinity Metanoia is a Spring Creek Lodge Survivor who is ever healing and evolving into a facilitator of all mission based expressions in the Survivor Community. We discuss quarantine parallels and the TTI perspective. If you connect with our sister PLEASE reach out to her...

  47. Coping with Covid: Q&A with Traumatologist & Psychotherapist, Liz Ianelli

    This is a recording of a LIVE Q&A from on Troubled's FB (@TalkTroubled) on 3/25/20 Liz Ianelli is a licensed NY Social Worker, Traumatologist, Psychotherapist (and the list of qualifications rambles on). What makes this mental health professional perfectly tailored to support Survivors of...

  48. "If the Table Won't Turn, Flip it the F*ck Over!" & More from Liz Ianelli

    Liz Ianelli is a Psychotherapist - Traumatologist - Licensed NY STATE Clinical Social Worker - Mental Health Police Instructor who has appeared on national television, a Cover of the NYT, she was featured IN ICSA - and is first Troubled teen survivor featured in publication... (international…

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  49. Exposing Circle of Hope #whereisrachaelkellso?

    The daughter of Boyd Householder, owner of Circle of Hope, is coming forward with video evidence and witness testimony hoping that the public will advocate for the past/present victims of her father. We are especially Troubled by the life sentence currently being served by Rachael Kellso, a...

  50. Tough Love at Mystic Bay

    TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss some of the most graphic abuses including the death of Aaron Bacon (albeit briefly) This episode is dedicated to our recently departed brother from FFS, Brandon Finkelstein who is the 110th life stolen by the unethical and systemic torture of children by the Argiros...

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Since the Assimilation of the Indigenous, which persists today, America has had a predatory preference for mass legal child abduction, trafficking, abuse, torture and murder. The "Toughlove" based 'Troubled Teen Industry' was spawned by "America's Most Dangerous Cult", Synanon, and funded by the US Govt. WHICH has been simultaneously funding unethical and involuntary social psychology experiments on children while publicly decrying their tactics as "brainwashing" and "torture".Still, this multi-billion dollar industry traumatizes hundreds of thousands a year leaving millions with CPTSD...

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How many episodes does Troubled have?

Troubled has 57 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on March 5, 2025.

What is Troubled about?

Since the Assimilation of the Indigenous, which persists today, America has had a predatory preference for mass legal child abduction, trafficking, abuse, torture and murder. The "Toughlove" based 'Troubled Teen Industry' was spawned by "America's Most Dangerous Cult", Synanon, and funded by the US...

How often does Troubled release new episodes?

Troubled publishes monthly, based on its 57 episodes since January 2020.

Who hosts Troubled?

Troubled is created and hosted by Troubled.
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