Reviews
“Was enjoying the podcast until episode 5 ran an ad for a for-profit treatment center in Malibu? I thought it was part of the podcast. I like it but taking money from a place like that and pushing it on people trying to listen to a podcast is shockingly hypocritical.”
Franpants1000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/18/24
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“I love the podcast; however, when going into a commercial, there is no sound, mention or notification that we’re going into the commercial. Consequently, commercials sound like they are part of the program at first, and sound a little bit odd, especially the commercial for Lenovo Pro. It seems...”Read full review »
ackerarmstrong via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/24
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“I agree with Lisa another reviewer who stated that you should discuss why the kids are sent to these facilities. At a certain point, after therapy at home and with continued dangerous behavior of teen’s parents feel helpless and have few alternatives. Easy to throw stones”
Arffddsssdffgddd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/24
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“Not enough content. Needs more story and depth to it!”
pollyg123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/28/24
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“The ads certainly don’t bother me. If they need money to run this podcast to get this message out then so be it. Fast forward if it bothers you , that’s easy. This is about getting something solved that is extremely detrimental to children and a message that needs to be heard by everyone. And if...”Read full review »
Teachingisonederful via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/27/24
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“Is trails Carolina part of the wwasp program?”
LisaRIMA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/25/24
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“Don’t bother. Paid for ad free but still listening to ads”
Charlie2360 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/18/24
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“Thank you for shining your light on a dangerous and abusive industry. This happened to me in the 90s. When I got home, I started talking about it, but no one believed me. It became a joke at my expense with my family. They started calling it Camp Snoppy, and no idea why. I think it was easier to...”Read full review »
JaneAmandaLD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/17/24
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“There is no warning. Really disruptive”
AnitaEst via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/04/24
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“Thank you for exposing residential treatment schools and their practices! I attended the FL Chamberlain School from ‘03-05. Not nearly as bad as PCS or WASP programs but I definitely have trauma from those years and what I experienced. The aim may be to help children but even in the best of cases...”Read full review »
laceyanne2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/28/24
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“I love this podcast! My go-to for my treadmill walks.”
Mmehrk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/30/24
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“I have a very hard time believing some of these stories. These kids leave out a ton of details that they have chosen to do so. I work at a facility like this. These kids are never strip searched, never made to stand for hours and we do not do injections unless they are completely out of...”Read full review »
lisaeggleton via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/23
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“I was really looking forward to listening to this podcast until I actually started it. There are too many ads, so much so that they make up the bulk of the episode!! The episodes don’t actually start until almost 3 MINUTES in. This is a very serious topic, do better.”
Kdlangston90 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/23
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“It’s insane how many ads. I get you can fast forward, but such a waste of time and an annoyance that detracts from story. All of their podcasts are like this. Their advertisers should be upset everyone fast forwards and doesn’t even hear their ads because the amount is ridiculous. You’d think...”Read full review »
AbbyZ123456789 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/23
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“Please reduce ads”
amberjane05 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/23
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“I cannot believe that in 2023 these type of “schools” still exist and no Government department can take them down. Could it be that they’re also in on it? Just another avenue for child abuse, protected by the Grubberment themselves.”
Mezzles21 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/05/23
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“Can’t do it. I could maybe deal with the adds but I can’t listen to the FRY! Some people think that’s cool and sophisticated. Some of us think it’s REALLY annoying. Safe bet? Just use your normal voice!”
KEnriquez1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/19/23
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“I was in a RTC in Utah for almost two years in the late 80s, including some time living off site in “foster” family homes. I still have occasional nightmares. I believe the place I was sent to was considered one of the more reputable ones, yet terrible things happened there, and it still...”Read full review »
sonono123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/22
“This is some of the most important journalism needed today. The TTI, Troubled Teen Industry, is a multi billion industry that subjects children to horrific human rights abuses in the name of “therapy”. The profits are lucrative while the regulations and oversight are lacking. And yes there are...”Read full review »
soooooooooooozzeee via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/01/22
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“I was really looking forward to this podcast after listening to the trailer. However, it is a very short podcast and the ads are way too frequent. I’m wondering how many actual minutes of podcasts there are in an episode. It’s a shame because it’s an important subject.”
DdiamondR via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/29/22
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“Interesting stories but the amount of ads made it hard to want to keep listening.”
SweetMelissa83 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/22
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“I worked in a Utah RTC for 4 years in the academic program. Many of these stories resignate with me and it's heartbreaking. I knew so little of the things that took place on the business side but this helps it all make sence of how things were done they way they were. It's sickening and...”Read full review »
HopenHaven via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/10/22
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“I can't imagine what these kids went through, are STILL going through, and am so grateful for the brave ones who are committed to eradicating this cancer called "treatment". Bravo to all involved in this project!!”Read full review »
fujifunk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/07/22
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“The stories of survivors are interesting and really eye opening. I would have liked to hear some stories from parents and how the family worked out the trauma after the child came home.”
bkw45 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/22
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“Really interesting topic and content but it’s almost unlistenable with the amount of ads”
acee730 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/11/22
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“I was hoping this would dive deeper into what was revealed in Paris Hiltons documentary. The information in the podcast is repeated over and over. Would have done better if each episode was just a new, deeper interview of victims. The ads are long and leave little room for deep dives into what...”Read full review »
VTC95! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/22
“This is a great podcast about a relatively unknown topic for me in the UK, but the advert placements are so strange it’s quite off-putting. There’s often no break between the podcast content and an advert, which is really jarring and quite confusing in some places - also the ads sometimes repeat...”Read full review »
snickilou21 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/05/22
“I thought it was pretty common knowledge that that Stanford prison experiment was bunk science. The fact that this podcast used it as a reference made me stop listening. Teen treatment seems to have enough verifiable facts of horror and mistreatment, why would you reference this outdated study?...”Read full review »
Powbamgwham via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/03/22
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“The amount of adverts for such a short episode is a joke, basically unlistenable.”
cheyhills via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/02/22
“Missed opportunity to spread the word re: the (grossly underreported) systematic, sanctioned abuse of children.
Content is there but presentation falls short. Other than the first hand survivor accounts, not sure why they chose to include such lengthy interviews with annoying subjects who are...”Read full review »
olive and lexico via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/24/22
“I’d rate it higher, but the fact that there is no outro when going into an ad is really jarring and sometimes confusing.
Please add at least outros to, and maybe welcome backs from, ads. It will make it easier to follow the story.”
Boo, bing! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/24/22
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“A new fresh topic that has been traumatizing youth for way to many years and still happens .. Just shows once again that society puts money and greed way above people and mental health .. such a shame ..”
Chelsea102 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/18/22
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“Repetitive content, MANY ads, one sided perspective, low quality journalism. It’s a one or two episode show at most. If you fast forward a lot you’ll find won’t miss much.”
New Katie 1963 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/17/22
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“Some of the ads in my area (CO) are for extreme religious organizations that support conversation therapy and child abuse.”
RoadTrip2012 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/11/22
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“Great podcast. No complaints about the content.
The editing, though! 👎🏼 Sentences are repeated, contradictions within an episode, poor flow, at times…. I am surprised this has not been reviewed by a professional editing company.
I still say 5 stars because this is a well-done and interesting...”Read full review »
JDZM3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/11/22
“The people who are interviewed don’t get to tell the full story. Way too many ads also.”
hquantz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/22
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“Great content and exposing the TTI, a few too many long ads.”
Jenn434 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/09/22
“I’m very passionate about the issues with RTCs and was excited to listen to this podcast, but there are simply an unreasonable amount of ads. 3 at the start, some in the middle, some at the end, etc. for 45 minute long episodes? It’s honestly so annoying to be listening to very serious things and...”Read full review »
AK!1029 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/22
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“I’m very happy that Paris is bringing this to the public. Here’s hoping all those places will get shut down soon!”
miss cgh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/22
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“What an interesting topic. Would be wonderful to hear the full, nuanced and compelling stories of people who were trapped in treatment. Unfortunately, they never really get to that. The show is so busy trying to be academic that you don’t get to hear anyones full story. It’s admirable that Paris...”Read full review »
traveldan1234 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/22
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“This stories from these former students are so interesting and important! I tell everyone about what I learned on each episode. And we are collectively shocked and horrified. Great podcast. My only issue is the constant and long ad breaks. I don’t mind ads but this is excessive. Would be 5 stars...”Read full review »
HeyNikki! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/22
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“For the length of each episode there are way too many ad breaks. Probably half of the episode is ads”
Lananification via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/31/22
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“This podcast does a great job talking about all the problems with the troubled teen industry that desperately need to be talked about. My only complaint is there are SO many advertisements; it almost seems like more mins spent on ads than on actual content”
beckkamakesart via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/22
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“Watched Paris in love & felt an amazing connection to you. This podcast is insightful and keep going strong ❤️”
Stephy7189 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/22
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“The show and the hosts do a fantastic job navigating these waters with such compassion and respect, while still giving us insight into what’s happening behind closed doors at these institutions. The first two episodes were really well done, I’m very intrigued about the rest of the season.”
alexgraceburns via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/22
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“Such an amazing story and beautifully told. Really
enjoy everything this podcast has to offer - definitely a much listen”
lmcdmh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“I am loving the podcast so far. I really didn’t know a lot about the journey and I feel so informed by learning from both survivors, researchers and the host. So happy this podcast is raising awareness for such an important cause!”
lmell14 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“Great podcast! Very well done. Caroline and Rebecca are knowledgeable and entertaining! Loved it”
DevinHall1220 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“So well spoken and structured. The topic is so important to have knowledge on and the hosts do such a good job of sharing it. Super interesting. Great podcast.”
Ya_Boi1220 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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