Jun 2020

5: Lots of Tough and Almost No Love

Investigative journalist Maia Szalavitz explains how tough love programs for teens grew into a billion dollar industry despite thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect.Credits:Jessica Grimshaw- For USG AudioJennifer Sears- For USG AudioJosh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, P ... Show More

32m 56s

Jun 2020

6: Searching for Daniel

A private investigator says he has credible evidence that Daniel Yuen is still alive 15 years after he ran away from CEDU Running Springs. Credits:Jessica Grimshaw- For USG AudioJennifer Sears- For USG AudioJosh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, ProducerKathleen Goldhar- Executive ... Show More

39m 55s

Oct 2025

Introducing Mission K-Pop

Caty Szeto is a woman with a dream: to become a K-Pop superstar. The 23-year-old Asian American is traveling from her home in LA to South Korea’s capital Seoul to attend a K-Pop academy. There she’ll do hardcore training in singing, dancing and styling. All this is to prepare for ... Show More

39m 48s

Nov 2012

Two Problems, One Dreadwing - C1: E4

Greetings Adventurers!Join us for a very special holiday (American Thanksgiving) edition of the Drunks and Dragons podcast. I don’t want to spoil the adventure, so go ahead and listen in!The adventure continues with Tum Darkblade (Tim Lanning), Thom the Dragonborn (Mike Bachmann) ... Show More

1h 45m

Feb 2014

Episode 6

This is the conclusion to a two part saga involving the organized abduction and abuse of children and ritualistic murders by satanic cults allegedly headed by the top levels of government at a mysterious all-male retreat known as Bohemian Grove. We tell the tale of what has becom ... Show More

1h 1m

Jul 2020

Marian & Nathalia

The Holts work to get Thamy's daughters to the US. Josh and Thamy finally start getting regular "visits" from the outside world – but also become frustrated to their breaking point over their lost human rights. On social: @HopeDarknessPod Facebook, Twitter, Instagram See Privacy ... Show More

31m 18s

Jun 2024

Lost Children of the Alleghenies

A community frantically searches for two missing boys who disappeared in a dense forest. Days pass with no leads, but a man's prophetic dream leads to their discovery. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edit ... Show More

46m 45s

Jan 2021

Episode 182 - Adrian Lim: Singapore's "Ritual" Child Killings - Part 2

This episode explores the aftermath of the arrests, the strange confessions of ritual black magic and child sacrifice, and the bizarre death penalty trial that followed. Singapore reeled as it soon became apparent that Adrian Lim and his "holy wives" had been targetting children ... Show More

1 h

Feb 2024

Introducing: The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke

Ruby Franke, a Utah mom turned YouTube “momfluencer” who amassed 2.6 million subscribers, was known for her strict disciplinarian parenting style. But authorities now say that her "tough love" was actually child abuse. Ruby Franke's son escaped from the Utah home of her self-help ... Show More

1m 50s

Jul 2022

S13 Ep10: [Whitney] CODE PINK

*Content Warning: Today’s episode discusses kidnapping, pseudocyesis, miscarriage and psychological violence. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitatio ... Show More

50m 47s

Jul 2020

Connecting the Dots

We go in-depth on all the work behind the scenes to secure Josh and Thamy Holt's freedom – including never-before-heard details about the strange interplay of faith, legal, political and human rights activists. On social: @HopeDarknessPod Facebook, Twitter, Instagram See Privacy ... Show More

32m 23s

4: The Game