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Preacher Boys Podcast

Exposing Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch | Amanda Householder

Preacher Boys Podcast

Eric Skwarczynski

Documentary, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Christianity

4.6 β€’ 701 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Circle of Hope Girls Ranch is a religious corrective boarding facility for adolescent girls. Dozens of survivors have come forward alleging physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.


On this episode, I sit down with the founders' daughter, Amanda Householder, to discuss Circle of Hope, the Agape Boarding School, and other facilities in the "troubled teen" industry.


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0:00.0

Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. Listener discretion is

0:07.3

advised. You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of

0:13.9

mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement.

0:19.5

The testimony shared on this podcast are told from

0:22.4

the personal experience and perspective of the survivors. Not all legal outcomes are known or final.

0:28.9

Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. To find more information

0:34.4

about the Preacher Boys podcast and upcoming documentary, visit

0:38.4

PreacherboysDoc.com or connect on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the handle at Preacher Boys

0:45.7

Doc. Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsensky.

0:50.7

All right, guys, thank you so much for watching the Preacher Boys podcast. I'm sitting here

0:54.0

today with Amanda Householder.

0:55.7

If you are on TikTok, you've probably seen her video pop up here and there.

1:00.1

If you're in any of the Facebook groups for people who grew up within the IFB movement, any support groups, anything like that.

1:06.7

She's super active there.

1:07.9

You've probably seen some content.

1:10.2

And she is doing a lot of really good work,

1:13.1

hundreds of thousands of views on these videos, showcasing the abuse at Circle of Hope, which is a

1:18.5

reform school. I've been excited to actually get to talk to a lot of people from these schools

1:22.4

because it's something that I only heard the positive PR about, you know, growing up. So,

1:28.0

Amanda,

1:31.8

thank you so much for joining me on the show. Can you just tell people who you are and kind of introduce, you know, what you're doing and kind of what your mission is? Yeah, thank you for having me.

1:38.3

My name is Amanda Householder. My parents do own and operate Circle of Hook Girls Ranch in Human'sville, Missouri.

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