The Disaster that Could Have Been: Kid Nation

iilluminaughtii

Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Go to multilevelmerch.shop for 20% off your order when you use code DARKDIVES Go to http://joinhoney.com/casket to get Honey for free. Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. In 2007, CBS thought they were about to have a huge hit on their hands. How exactly? Well they were going to grab 40 kids and have them “fend for themselves” in a fake desert town in New Mexico. The truest recipe for disaster for sure! I hear tales of kids drinking bleach, being burned and only being paid $5,000 for the privilege of working 24/7 for 40 straight days. This here is the story of what would become CBS’s most controversial show from the early 2000’s and maybe ever. Time to dive in! Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii Sources: https://justpaste.it/6ax9z Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Robin (Xycron) This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a cool, windy September evening. The year is 2007 and the seasons are finally beginning to change for the better.
0:16.3	No need to keep the air conditioning running 18 hours a day just to survive and you're living
0:20.8	for it.
0:22.2	Just a few more things could make this evening perfect,
0:24.6	some popcorn, a blanket, and your couch because you're about to snag your remote and
0:28.9	turn into a world-class couch potato. You click the TV on and instantly begin to scroll
0:34.6	mindlessly through all the so-called content that litters your screen. From
0:39.0	ads to ads to even more ads and is that Gray's anatomy? No, it's more ads.
0:44.3	As I was saying, you scroll endlessly through the channels hoping for something worth
0:51.0	your time. It's getting more and more difficult with each
0:53.8	passing year, but you still see plenty of options until you remember that you aren't
0:58.0	a normal couch dweller. As I said before, you're world class. You open up your fancy cable guide and stop.
1:05.0	Something catches your eye. Kid Nation? What the hell could that be?
1:09.6	It won't be easy. Pioneer living is tough. And the amazing part is these pioneers are children.
1:18.2	You read through the little blurb and learned that this show is all about
1:21.3	children running and rebuilding their own
1:23.2	little town with no adult intervention. That sounds interesting and from
1:27.3	CBS no less. The masterminds behind how I met your mother? Jericho, other shows I guess?
1:34.0	Well, this has to be good, right?
1:35.7	So let's give it a go.
1:37.0	What's the worst that could happen?
1:39.4	The show couldn't possibly turn out to be bad or even worse have horrid production stories that make you realize the
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