The Lost Kids

Caty Szeto is a woman with a dream: to become a K-Pop superstar. The 23-year-old Asian American is traveling from her home in LA to South Korea’s capital Seoul to attend a K-Pop academy. There she’ll do hardcore training in singing, dancing and styling. All this is to prepare for make-or-break auditions for K-Pop entertainment agencies. If she makes it, Caty could be like all those chart-topping i...

A private investigator says he has credible evidence that Daniel Yuen is still alive 15 years after he ran away from CEDU Running Springs.  Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer Stuart Coxe- Executive Producer Nathan Ament- Execut...

Investigative journalist Maia Szalavitz explains how tough love programs for teens grew into a billion dollar industry despite thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect. Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer Stuart Coxe- Executive...

We investigate the links between CEDU and what some experts call America’s most dangerous cult. Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer Stuart Coxe- Executive Producer Nathan Ament- Executive Producer David McDougall- Producer Medium Ano...

Former staff and residents of CEDU Running Springs take us inside the strange form of therapy practiced at CEDU based on peer pressure, verbal attack, and marathon transformational workshops.  Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer...

A former resident of CEDU Runnings Springs returns to the old campus to explain how she ran away from CEDU eight times and almost died on the mountainside. Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer Stuart Coxe- Executive Producer Nathan Am...

Daniel Yuen, a 16 year old boy from New Jersey, is sent across the country to a program for “troubled teens” in the California mountains and days later disappears.  Credits: Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Josh Bloch- Executive Producer, Host, Producer Kathleen Goldhar- Executive Producer, Producer Amanda McPhillips- Executive Producer Stuart Coxe- Executive Prod...

Hosted by journalist Josh Bloch (“Uncover: Escaping NXIVM”),  THE LOST KIDS  dives deep into the search for a missing teen, uncovering the dark and twisted business of tough-Love programs for “troubled teens” and their ties to one of America's most dangerous cults. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...