Something Was Wrong
Something Was Wrong

Something Was Wrong

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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

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S24 Ep23: Your Money or Your Child's Life
DEC 4, 2025
S24 Ep23: Your Money or Your Child's Life
<div> <strong>*Content Warning:</strong> distressing themes,<strong> </strong>self-harm, disordered eating, childhood abuse, psychological and physical violence involving children, suicidal ideation, and institutional child abuse.<br> <br> <strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br> <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   <br> <br> <br> Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> <br> <br> <strong>*SWW S23 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong><br> The S24 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a><br> <br> <strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>*Sources </strong><br> <br> <br> “DHS, Mount Bachelor Academy Settle Case.” <em>KTVZ</em>, 2 Oct. 2010, <a href="http://ktvz.com/news/2010/10/02/dhs-mount-bachelor-academy-settle-case/">ktvz.com/news/2010/10/02/dhs-mount-bachelor-academy-settle-case/<br> </a><br> <br> <em><br> International Federation of Social Workers</em>, <a href="http://jswve.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10-021-110-IJSWVE-2024.pdf">jswve.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10-021-110-IJSWVE-2024.pdf<br> </a><br> <br> <em><br> Press Release: Aspen Acquires SageWalk - 12/2/05</em>, <a href="http://www.strugglingteens.com/news/press%20releases/aspenacquiressagewalk051202.html">www.strugglingteens.com/news/press%20releases/aspenacquiressagewalk051202.html<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Szalavitz, Maia. “An Oregon School for Troubled Teens Is under Scrutiny.” <em>Time</em>, Time, 17 Apr. 2009, <a href="http://time.com/archive/6933378/an-oregon-school-for-troubled-teens-is-under-scrutiny/">time.com/archive/6933378/an-oregon-school-for-troubled-teens-is-under-scrutiny/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> “Troubled School Is Unlikely to Reopen.” <em>The Bulletin</em>, 11 Nov. 2009, <a href="http://bendbulletin.com/2009/11/11/troubled-school-is-unlikely-to-reopen/">bendbulletin.com/2009/11/11/troubled-school-is-unlikely-to-reopen/<br> </a><br> <br> <em><br> Torture Alleged at Shuttered Boarding School | Courthouse News Service</em>, <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/torture-alleged-at-shuttered-boarding-school/">www.courthousenews.com/torture-alleged-at-shuttered-boarding-school/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> </div>
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56 MIN
S24 Ep22: Hold Up a Mirror
NOV 19, 2025
S24 Ep22: Hold Up a Mirror
<div> <strong>*Content Warning:</strong> distressing themes, disordered eating,<strong> </strong>interpersonal violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, rape, verbal abuse, mental abuse, physical abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and institutional abuse.<br> <br> <strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br> <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   <br> <br> Snag your ticket for the live <strong>Home for the Holidays event</strong> here: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi</a> <br> <br> Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> <br> <br> <strong>*SWW S23 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong><br> The S24 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a><br> <br> <strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>*Sources </strong><br> <br> <br> Asgarian, Roxanna. “Families Open up about Trauma at Conference for Survivors of Institutional Abuse.” <em>Juvenile Justice Information Exchange</em>, 29 Oct. 2014, <a href="http://jjie.org/2014/05/12/families-open-up-about-trauma-at-conference-for-survivors-of-institutional-abuse/">jjie.org/2014/05/12/families-open-up-about-trauma-at-conference-for-survivors-of-institutional-abuse/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Green, Joanne. “Rough Love.” <em>Miami New Times</em>, 21 June 2006, <a href="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rough-love-6336423/">www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rough-love-6336423/<br> </a><br> <br> </div>
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53 MIN
S24 Ep21: A Lot of Horsesh*t
NOV 13, 2025
S24 Ep21: A Lot of Horsesh*t
<div> <strong>*Content Warning:</strong> distressing themes,<strong> </strong>domestic violence, child labor, child abuse, child sexual abuse, verbal abuse, mental abuse, physical abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and institutional abuse.<br> <br> <strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br> <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   <br> <br> Snag your ticket for the live <strong>Home for the Holidays event</strong> here: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi</a> <br> <br> Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> <br> <br> <strong>*SWW S23 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong><br> The S24 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a><br> <br> <strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>*Sources </strong><br> <br> “Nearly Half of Utah’s Wilderness Programs for ‘troubled Teens’ Closed in the Last Year. Here’s What’s Happening.” <em>The Salt Lake Tribune</em>, 7 May 2024, <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/07/nearly-half-utahs-wilderness/">www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/07/nearly-half-utahs-wilderness/<br> </a><br> <br> </div>
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48 MIN
S24 Ep20: Extreme
NOV 6, 2025
S24 Ep20: Extreme
<div> <strong>*Content Warning</strong>: distressing themes,<strong> </strong>child abuse, violence, cultic abuse, religious abuse, drug use, abduction, institutional child abuse, isolation. <br> <br> <strong>*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:</strong> <br> <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources">somethingwaswrong.com/resources</a>   <br> <br> Snag your ticket for the live <strong>Home for the Holidays event</strong> here: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi</a> <br> <br> Check out our brand new <strong>SWW Sticker Shop!</strong>: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi">https://</a><a href="https://www.brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop">brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop</a> <br> <br> <strong>*SWW S23 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: </strong><br> The S24 cover art is by the Amazing <a href="http://instagram.com/okaynotgreat">Sara Stewart</a><br> <br> <strong>Follow Something Was Wrong:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://somethingwaswrong.com">somethingwaswrong.com </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast">instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="http://tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast">tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast </a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Follow Tiffany Reese:</strong> </div> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://tiffanyreese.me">tiffanyreese.me </a> </li> <li>IG: <a href="http://instagram.com/lookieboo">instagram.com/lookieboo</a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>*Sources </strong><br> <br> <br> Green, Joanne. “Rough Love.” <em>Miami New Times</em>, 21 June 2006, <a href="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rough-love-6336423/">www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rough-love-6336423/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Kennedy, John W. “‘Boston Movement’ Apologizes.” <em>Christianity Today</em>, 10 Apr. 2020, <a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/2003/06/boston-movement-apologizes/">www.christianitytoday.com/2003/06/boston-movement-apologizes/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> “The Last Resort (Part One).” <em>The Guardian</em>, Guardian News and Media, 29 June 2003, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jun/29/schools.uk1">www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jun/29/schools.uk1<br> </a><br> <br> <br> “Lawsuit Claims Boy Kidnapped to Boot Camp.” <em>UPI</em>,  25 Mar. 2008, <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/03/25/Lawsuit-claims-boy-kidnapped-to-boot-camp/82601206474251/">www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/03/25/Lawsuit-claims-boy-kidnapped-to-boot-camp/82601206474251/<br> </a><br> <br> “Mexican Officials Shut down 3 Schools for Troubled U.S. Youths.” <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sept. 2004, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-13-me-baja13-story.html">www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-13-me-baja13-story.html<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Myers, Garfield. The Observer. “‘Boot Camp’ Closed.” <em>Jamaica Observer</em>, 23 Feb. 2009, <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/boot-camp-closed/">www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/boot-camp-closed/<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Orellana, Roxana. The Salt Lake Tribune. “Troubled Teens Abused at Utah-Based Schools, Lawsuit Claims.” <em>The Salt Lake Tribune</em>, <a href="http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52502999&amp;itype=cmsid">archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52502999&amp;itype=cmsid<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Tell it to the church. “ICOC - Compelling Evidence of Abuse.” <em>Tell It to the Church</em>, <a href="http://laicoc.com/the-henry-kriete-letter">laicoc.com/the-henry-kriete-letter<br> </a><br> <br> <br> “Troubled Teen Programs - 25 Plaintiffs Join in Lawsuit against WWASPS, Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield, and Associates – More Expected to Join In.” <em>WebWire</em>, WEBWIRE, 16 Oct. 2006, <a href="http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=22096">www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=22096<br> </a><br> <br> <br> Two Lawsuits Draw Attention to the Abuse Suffered by Troubled U.S. Teenagers Sent to Boot Camps Abroad | Findlaw, <a href="http://supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/two-lawsuits-draw-attention-to-the-abuse-suffered-by-troubled-us-teenagers-sent-to-boot-camps-abroad.html">supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/two-lawsuits-draw-attention-to-the-abuse-suffered-by-troubled-us-teenagers-sent-to-boot-camps-abroad.html<br> </a><br> <br> <br> </div>
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45 MIN