Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along...

Welcome to Ghostwriter, a new gripping and suspenseful podcast movie listening experience from C13Features. In Ghostwriter, Kate Mara and Adam Scott star in a psychological thriller about a former journalist who reluctantly accepts a job ghostwriting a new murder mystery novel for an eccentric billionaire. Kate Michaels has been living a solitary life after a traumatic experience, but after pressure from her rational agent and candid best friend, she begrudgingly concedes that she needs the...

A perfect town comes with a terrifying price. From C13Features comes Treat, a podcast movie starring Kiernan Shipka as Allie West, an unpopular teenager who is dealing with issues beyond her years while struggling to fit in with her seemingly perfect small town. But, on one Halloween night, everything changes, and she discovers that her town’s idyllic image comes at a deadly cost. As she learns about the mysterious Piper’s powerful hold on the town, she, along with her younger brother,...

There’s only one way to stop DNP once and for all: confront the real cause of the problem. For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org. If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at www.feast-ed.org. Learn more about your ad...

A DNP seller receives a landmark sentence. More than a year later, he sends a message from prison to the families he affected. For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org. If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available from F.E.A.S.T. at...

As undercover agents set out to catch a seller whose DNP killed three people, a criminal case faces a disturbing question: what crime did he actually commit? For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org. If you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder, resources are available...

A mother’s quest for justice spurs a global hunt for DNP sellers. And one dealer’s body count keeps climbing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From the first celebrity diet in the 1800s to the heroin chic models of the 1990s, women’s bodies have long been criticized and shamed. And when the internet arrives, DNP is there to exploit those vulnerabilities.  For eating disorder stats and general help, check out NEDA at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you need treatment for an eating disorder but don't know where to start or can't afford it, get support from Project HEAL at www.theprojectheal.org. If you are a parent or loved one...

More than fifty years after DNP was removed from pharmacy shelves, it makes a harrowing return. A chance encounter between a disgraced doctor and a steroid-obsessed trainer gives it the perfect reentry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a World War I explosive causes plummeting weight loss among factory workers, enterprising scientists try to create a miracle drug. By the time they realize their mistake, it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two similar yet unrelated deaths in different parts of the country lead to the same agonizing conclusion -- cause of death unknown. Eventually, both cases reveal a gruesome truth: an obsession with weight loss led them, and many others, to be cooked alive from the inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to season 1 of One Click, a limited documentary podcast series from C13Originals, in association with The Vespucci Group, narrated by Elle Fanning. This series explores how a single click can change a life forever. This season, One Click tells the story of DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol), an explosive chemical originally used in WWI-era munitions factories that found a home on the internet as a diet pill and has left hundreds dead in its wake. Together, actress Elle Fanning and journalist...