{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcult-liter-with-spencer-henry.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchurch-of-synanon-Kmq1Ozu9","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Church Of Synanon","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/ad7b5751-bdd0-4a82-80c4-f75bf93bef53/sxm-cover-morbid-cult-liter-3000x3000-final.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/1a91a3fa-09c7-45c7-9fdd-076147758f8b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Church Of Synanon\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Hello Cult Babes! This week we’re talking all about Synanon, not to be confused with cinnamon. Listen in on how cult leader Charles Dederich took the principles of a 12 Step program and created a rehab from hell. We’ve got shaved heads, rattlesnakes, and a whole lotta bullshit. \n\n\n\n\nSponsors:\n\n\nMagic Spoon: MAGICSPOON.COM/CULTLITER  and use the code CULTLITER to save five dollars off. \n\n\n\nStoryWorth: STORYWORTH.COM/CULTLITER for $10 off!\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to ‘Obitchuary’ on Patreon: Patreon.com/CultLiter \n\n\nFollow along online:\n\n\nInstagram.com/cultliterpodcast\nInstagram.com/spencerhenry\nTwitter.com/spencerhenry\n\n\nSources: \n\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon\n\n\nhttps://gizmodo.com/synanons-sober-utopia-how-a-drug-rehab-program-became-1562665776\n\n\nhttp://www.paulmorantz.com/the_synanon_story/the-birth-of-charles-dederich-and-synanon-foundation-inc/\n\n\nhttp://www.paulmorantz.com/the_synanon_story/the-true-history-of-synanon-violence-and-how-it-started/\n\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/04/us/charles-dederich-83-synanon-founder-dies.html\n\n\nhttps://www.thetrevorproject.org\n\n\nhttps://charleyproject.org/case/rose-lena-cole\n\n\nhttps://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-benzedrine\n\n\nhttps://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/doris-gambonini-ranch-woman-who-comforted-synanon-refugees-dies-80\n\n\nRachael’s podcast: \n\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pride-synanon/id1515042150?i=1000507519656"}