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That's So Fcked Up

TRENDING TOPIC: Synanon- Drug Rehab Turned Dangerous Cult

That's So Fcked Up

Ashley Love Richards

Comedy, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 95 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Note: This episode originally aired in December 2022.

There has been a recent resurgence of talk about the Synanon organization, thanks in part to documentaries released on Max and Paramount+. So we decided to reach back to December 2022 for a re-release of our Synanon episode.

Synanon started out as an alternative to AA, a rehab program for "dope fiends", but quickly turned into a sinister and deadly cult. Synanon was also the basis for many of the programs that we see today in the TTI (troubled teen industry).

In this special bonus episode, Ash is joined by badass survivor Jen Carole, whose parents were murdered by Josef DeAngelo aka the Golden State Killer. Jen grew up during the 60s and 70s in Southern California, when are where Synanon began.


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0:00.0

They put a four and a half foot rattlesnake in his fucking mailbox.

0:07.4

They even removed the rattler to keep it quiet.

0:11.1

Four and a half fucking feet.

0:13.3

These things are very deadly.

0:15.4

It bit him and put him in the hospital for 11 days,

0:19.5

and he has since suffered lifelong complications from the venom

0:23.5

poisoning requiring monthly blood transfusions.

0:27.7

They're like fucked him up for life.

0:29.4

That's so fucked up presents.

0:32.4

That's so fucked up.

0:35.6

So fused. So fucked up presents. The so fucked up, two hosts, two hosts,

0:38.1

That's so fucked up presents. Ashley Richards. This is an episode that I recorded

0:57.0

with the amazing Jen Carroll quite a few months ago when we were still planning on doing a season

1:04.0

of That So Fucked Up Presents called Colty California. Now we're not sure when or if that season will come out, so we didn't want

1:13.5

this collecting dust on the shelves any longer. So please enjoy probably the only episode ever

1:21.0

of That So Fucked Up Presents Colty California. Today we're talking about the synon Colt, and I'm joined by my co-host,

1:31.2

who is a survivor, a comedian, at least in my opinion, writer, coach, and crafter, Jen Carroll.

1:41.4

Hi, Jen. Hey, Ashley. Thank you for having me. I'm looking forward to talking with you today.

1:47.0

Thank you for coming on. I had so much fun interviewing you over on our TSFU Patreon exclusive

1:54.1

interview where we got to chat with you. I was like, I need to ask Jen back on because I think we

2:00.4

would have a really fun time talking about a cult and Jen, you live in California.

2:06.1

So that was apropos as well.

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