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Robert Downey Jr. Podcast to Cover Controversial Rehab Straight Inc.

The Audacy-hosted podcast, which topped the Apple Podcasts charts during its first season, will debut its second season on Oct. 30.

The Sunshine Place, the ratings-topping and award-winning documentary podcast that counts Robert Downey Jr. as one of its executive producers, will devote its second season to a topic with which the Oscar-winning actor feels a personal connection: a controversial ‘tough-love’ teen rehab program. The Downeys tell THR, “As we were wrapping up season one of The Sunshine Place, we uncovered a startling connection: a link between Synanon, the origins of Straight Inc., and the troubled teen industry that still thrives today. Adds Sprung-Keyser, “As we continue to expand our slate of powerful, thought-provoking original content, we’re thrilled to be reteaming with Team Downey and Wink Pictures for a new season of The Sunshine Place.

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