TTKG's first cult-dedicated episode! Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, by the early 1960s, Synanon became an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as the "Synanon Game." Listen to the ep to hear your hosts discuss how the group ultimately became a cult called the Church of Synanon in the 1970s how things quickly spiraled out of control.
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Episode sources:
Hillel, A. (April, 2018). “The Story of This Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Country-Caliber Bizarre”. LA Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/synanon-cult/
Novak, M. (April, 2014). “Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult”. Pale of Future. https://paleofuture.com/blog/2014/4/15/synanons-sober-utopia-how-a-drug-rehab-program-became-a-violent-cult
Morantz, P. (2009). “The History of Synanon And Charles Dederich”. Paul Morantz.com. http://www.paulmorantz.com/cult/the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich/
