Michael Shamblin Black joins ALBC to talk about growing up inside his mother Gwen Shamblin’s world, featured in the HBO Max docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin. He reflects on life in Remnant, his current efforts to expose the church, and how therapy with Dr. Laura Anderson (past S6 ALBC guest) has helped him gain clarity while ... Show More
Jun 25
Corey Jentry on Selling Sanity: Inside the Troubled Teen Industry Cult (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Corey Jentry, we pick up where we left off and follow the long, winding path out of the troubled teen industry and the program founded by Bob Meehan. Corey shares how years of coercive control, dependency, and identity-shaping didn’t simply end ... Show More
58m 3s
May 2024
Ronald E. Richter - Fighting for Children at Risk
Ronald E. Richter is the CEO and Executive Director of JCCA, an organization that provides child welfare and mental health services to the most vulnerable of New York’s children and families. Throughout his career, Ron has been a steadfast advocate for the children of New York, w ... Show More
41m 4s
Oct 2023
#421 "Different Perspectives": The Dangers of Ideological Manipulation and Sexual Abuse in Child Education, With Undercover Child Sex Abuse Investigator Tom Hampson
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/791723/open_sms">Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”</a></p><p>We're back with seasoned crime investigator, Tom Hampson, who has bravely dedicated a substantial part of his life going und ... Show More
28m 34s
Jul 2021
After Hours: The Boy Scouts' Sex Abuse Settlement
The Boy Scouts of America is proposing an $850,000,000 settlement to pay off 60,000 men who claim that, as boys, they were abused by gay male predators-- some of them pedophiles-- who led local troops. Subscribe to my two podcasts: “The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast” and “Full Measure ... Show More
20m 38s
Jul 2025
S24 Ep2: Unsilenced
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<strong>*Content warning</strong>: institutional child abuse, childhood abuse, death of a child, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence, abduction, kidnapping, disordered eating, stressful themes, disability abuse, ableism, PTSD, medical abuse and neglect. <br ... Show More
49m 44s
Mar 2025
#182 King Randall, I - Rescuing a Lost Generation from Gangs, Crime and Chaos
King Randall, I is the founder of The X for Boys, and a mentor to hundreds of young men in his community. Randall's organization is a charter school in Albany Georgia that aims to teach boys the true meaning of masculinity, manhood, and how to be protectors and providers in their ... Show More
2h 18m
Mar 2020
Glennon Doyle and Brené on Untamed
Strap yourselves in! In this episode, I talk to my dear friend and sister Cheetah, Glennon Doyle — author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Untamed and the founder of Together Rising, an all-women-led nonprofit organization that has revolutionized grassroots philanthropy, raisi ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2025
S24 Ep1: Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
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<strong>*Content warning:</strong> distressing topics, death, child abuse, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence, cultic abuse, torture, addiction, humiliation, systemic abuse, religious abuse. <br>
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59m 51s
May 2025
How did the Girl Scouts get started?
Joy is so excited to be going on her first big camping trip, but she needs help – STAT! How do you put up a tent, anyway? And how do you make perfect, ooey gooey s’mores?! Luckily, her Girl Scout buddy and cohost Flora is here to help!Join Joy and Flora on their camping trip, whi ... Show More
33m 57s
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/791723/open_sms">Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”</a></p><p>What if we told you that protecting your child's innocence isn't an act of censorship, but a necessary stand in today&a ... Show More
