S2 E3: Start Again

The Sunshine Place by Audacy Podcasts | Team Downey

Nov 6, 202448:16Society & Culture

The Seed is heading down a dark and dangerous path, but nobody seems to realize it, except for the kids. As The Seed grows, so does the ego of its founder, Art Barker. The bigger the program gets, the more rumors start t...

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