Episode 518: The Troubled Teen Industry Part II: Synanon - The Dirty Double Dozen
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In the 70s, Chuck D. Drake began recording game sessions and synonon meetings with the supposed idea that it would make everything open to everyone. But in reality, it gave him the ability to keep tabs on what everyone was saying and doing. Those games were later used in court in various attempted murder trials. The entire therapeutic benefits of the game were completely lost.
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