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Amazon Prime Video. “What the Hell is Happening?” The Synanon Fix: Did The Cure Become a Cult?, directed by Rory Kennedy, HBO Documentary Films & Moxie Films, episode 3, 14 Apr. 2024. Amazon Prime Video. “Strap Yourself to the Mast.” The Synanon Fix: Did The Cure Become a Cult?, directed by Rory Kennedy, HBO Documentary Films & Moxie Films, episode 4, 21 Apr. 2024. Amazon Prime Video. “Trailer.” Born in Synanon, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, See it Now Studios, 12 Dec. 2023. YouTube, uploaded by Paramount+, 16 Nov. 2023. “Individual Reality.” Born in Synanon, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, See it Now Studios, episode 1, 12 Dec. 2023. Paramount+. “The People-Raising Business.” Born in Synanon, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, See it Now Studios, episode 2, 12 Dec. 2023. Paramount+. “Great Flip of the Box.” Born in Synanon, directed by Geeta Gandbhir, See it Now Studios, episode 3, 12 Dec. 2023. 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Dufton, Emily. “Stories of Synanon, Part One.” Points. Barney, Chuck. “Raiders’ Warren Wells: Did a Scary Cult Derail his Career?” The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2019. “Hollywood Park—A Memoir by Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event (Audiobook Excerpt).” YouTube, uploaded by Libro.fm, 11 Aug. 2020. “Musician Mikel Jollett on escaping notorious Synanon cult, finding success and revealing new memo...” YouTube, uploaded by CBS Mornings, 27 May 2020. “Hollywood Park: Music and Words with Mikel Jollett of The Airborne Toxic Event.” YouTube, uploaded by NPR Music, 15 July 2020. “Mikel Jollett.” YouTube, uploaded by Elliot in the Morning, 3 June 2020. “The Airborne Toxic Event: Mikel Jollett plays Unplugged, talks ‘Hollywood Park’ book and album.” YouTube, uploaded by 105.7 The Point, 6 May 2020. “Mikel Jollett: Hollywood Park - Author Interview.” YouTube, uploaded by The Book Report Network, 26 May 2020. Zack, Jessica. “Putting the Pieces Back Together After Escaping a California Cult at Age 5.” Datebook, 23 May 2020. Jollet, Mikel. “Growing Up in a Cult, I Never Understood Family. Then I Became a Father.” TIME, 19 May 2020. Gillette, Sam. “Rocker Mikel Jollett's Memoir Is 'Primal Scream' About Childhood in Synanon Cult.” People, 22 May 2020. Jackson, Jennifer. “Mikel Jollett, Author of Hollywood Park, on Life Inside and Outside a Cult.” Celadon Books. Jollett, Mikel. “Mikel Jollett’s Surreal Escape from a Drug Rehab-Turned-Cult.” Los Angeles Magazine, 16 June 2020. Patrick, BethAnne. “How Indie Rocker Mikel Jollett Overcame the Toxic Events in his Life.” Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2020. O’Connell, Finneas. “We Were Smothered and Beaten and Left in the Dark.” Interview Magazine, 20 May 2020. Chiotakis, Steve. “‘Hollywood Park:’ How Mikel Jollett left a cult, got into Stanford, became a lead singer.” KCRW, 26 May 2020. 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Yannuzzi, Meredith & Miranda Sullivan. “10 Minute Table Topics: Synanon.” Troubled, ep. 6, 10 Mar. 2020. “Synanon, the Brainwashing ‘Game’ and Modern Transgender Activism.” YouTube, uploaded by The aJennda with Jenn Smith, 14 Aug. 2017. “Jennifer Klein, Musician, Synanon, JRP0083.” YouTube, uploaded by John Riley Project, 19 Oct. 2019. “#Synanon, #EST, and The Game with Jimmy Gene from into the Microcosm.” YouTube, uploaded by We’ve Read the Documents, 23 Apr. 2020. “Synanon.” YouTube, uploaded by LA Meekly, 12 May 2020. “Synanon Podcast Promo.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, 10 Apr. 2020. “Synanon, Part 1.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, ep. 41, 27 Sept. 2020. “Synanon, Part 2.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, ep. 42, 27 Sept. 2020. “Synanon, Part 3.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, ep. 43, 27 Sept. 2020. “Synanon, Part 4.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, ep. 44, 27 Sept. 2020. “Synanon, Part 5.” YouTube, uploaded by Cults, Coffee, and Conversation, ep. 45, 27 Sept. 2020. 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Last Call for Coffee Jazz Master Jazz From Rehab I Will Greatly Rejoice The Song is You Hang Tough Prince of Peace Quiet Sky Stella by Starlight Take Em to Church Synanon Soundtrack