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 idols who travel the world, perform to legions of fans and make millions. But this quest has its challenges. Caty finds out about ageism in the industry, where many new idols are in their teens. Then she comes face-to-face with incredibly specific K-beauty standards while navigating being a foreigner in K-Pop. Over just three months, our host journalist Haeryun Kang follows Caty to see if she can overcome these obstacles and reach K-Pop stardom.

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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- Executive Producer

David McDougall- Producer

Medium Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

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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 Producer

Nathan Ament- Executive Producer

David McDougall- Producer

Medium Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

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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 Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

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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

Stuart Coxe- Executive Producer

Nathan Ament- Executive Producer

David McDougall- Producer

Medium Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

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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 Ament- Executive Producer

David McDougall- Producer

Medium Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

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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 Producer

Nathan Ament- Executive Producer

David McDougall- Producer

Medium Anonymous- Producer

Todd Nilssen- Producer

Max Miller- Associate Producer

Mitchell Stuart- Editor

Beth Karas- Researcher

Arik Martin- Transcriber

Courtesy of NBC News Archives 

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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.

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