Meg Appelgate

Hey, Jordan. Thanks for having me. It's quite an introduction and probably one that my teenager would roll their eyes at. It's funny you use the word transported because many of the kids that enter these programs are transported against their will, oftentimes in the middle of the night.

Hey, Jordan. Thanks for having me. It's quite an introduction and probably one that my teenager would roll their eyes at. It's funny you use the word transported because many of the kids that enter these programs are transported against their will, oftentimes in the middle of the night.

Hey, Jordan. Thanks for having me. It's quite an introduction and probably one that my teenager would roll their eyes at. It's funny you use the word transported because many of the kids that enter these programs are transported against their will, oftentimes in the middle of the night.

Yeah, no, it really is. I myself was actually kidnapped from my bed in the middle of the night and transported to a facility.

Yeah, no, it really is. I myself was actually kidnapped from my bed in the middle of the night and transported to a facility.

Yeah, no, it really is. I myself was actually kidnapped from my bed in the middle of the night and transported to a facility.

Yeah, transporters that my parents hired came to escort me to my first program. They woke me up, told me I was coming with them, and that we can do this the easy way or the hard way.

Yeah, transporters that my parents hired came to escort me to my first program. They woke me up, told me I was coming with them, and that we can do this the easy way or the hard way.

Yeah, transporters that my parents hired came to escort me to my first program. They woke me up, told me I was coming with them, and that we can do this the easy way or the hard way.

Unfortunately, it is legal. You may be more aware of this industry than you think. Thinking back to when you were in high school, do you remember any kids that just disappeared all of a sudden? Maybe there were rumors of them going to tour Europe or going to boarding school or going to prison.

Unfortunately, it is legal. You may be more aware of this industry than you think. Thinking back to when you were in high school, do you remember any kids that just disappeared all of a sudden? Maybe there were rumors of them going to tour Europe or going to boarding school or going to prison.

Unfortunately, it is legal. You may be more aware of this industry than you think. Thinking back to when you were in high school, do you remember any kids that just disappeared all of a sudden? Maybe there were rumors of them going to tour Europe or going to boarding school or going to prison.

Wow. It sounds like that guy might have ended up in a wilderness program and was likely conned the same way so many others were. Sadly, that's more common than you'd think. And it's not just about roughing it in the woods. It often involves a lot more complicated and distressing situations.

Wow. It sounds like that guy might have ended up in a wilderness program and was likely conned the same way so many others were. Sadly, that's more common than you'd think. And it's not just about roughing it in the woods. It often involves a lot more complicated and distressing situations.

Wow. It sounds like that guy might have ended up in a wilderness program and was likely conned the same way so many others were. Sadly, that's more common than you'd think. And it's not just about roughing it in the woods. It often involves a lot more complicated and distressing situations.

These programs can be pretty harsh, and what goes on behind the scenes is often a lot darker than just camping and survival skills.

These programs can be pretty harsh, and what goes on behind the scenes is often a lot darker than just camping and survival skills.

These programs can be pretty harsh, and what goes on behind the scenes is often a lot darker than just camping and survival skills.

Yeah. No, it's the inner workings of something referred to as the troubled teen industry.

Yeah. No, it's the inner workings of something referred to as the troubled teen industry.