Camp Shame

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Camp Shane—one of America’s longest running weight loss camps for kids—promised extraordinary results. Campers who began the summer in heavy bodies were often unrecognizable when they left. In a society obsessed with being thin, it seemed like a miracle solution.

But there were some dark truths behind  Camp Shane’s facade of happy, transformed children. Kids were being pushed to their physical and emotional limits as the family that owned Shane turned a blind eye. More than 50 years after its founding, host Kelsey Snelling is bringing the real story of Camp Shane to light.

In this eight-episode series, she unpacks and investigates stories of mistreatment and reexamines the culture of fatphobia that enabled a flawed system to continue for so long. Along the way, she reveals and weighs the heavy price of shame.

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9 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
49 mins
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025
42 mins
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
36 mins
Jun 19, 2025
Jun 19, 2025
50 mins
Jun 12, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
47 mins
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
42 mins
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
47 mins
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
38 mins
Apr 15, 2025
Apr 15, 2025
2 mins