Podcast
Sick
Hosted by WFYI/Side Effects Public Media · EN
Sick is an investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy. Sick's first season explores the complications of fertility medicine, one Indiana doctor’s abuse of power and the generations of lives he affected.
Season 2, we turn our attention to prisons— places that have to keep people healthy, but are built to punish them. New episodes start Oct. 26.
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S2 E5: Not Sentenced For That
Nov 23, 202100:24:01Tap to summarizeIndiana made the drastic decision to privatize health care in its prisons. It was supposed to improve care, but more than 20 years later, it’s unclear if it worked. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
Transcribe →S2 E4: Zero Tolerance
Nov 16, 202100:23:41Tap to summarizeCorrectional officers are supposed to keep people in prison safe. But they can be the worst thing that happens to women inside. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
Transcribe →S2 E3: Helpless
Nov 9, 202100:21:19Tap to summarizeThis week, we explore the system’s effort to keep people inside from killing themselves: suicide watch. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast. If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Transcribe →S2 E2: A Righteous Case
Nov 2, 202100:22:50Tap to summarizePrincola Shields’ family and the women inside the Indiana Women’s Prison knew something went horribly wrong. But getting justice isn't easy. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast. If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Transcribe →S2 E1: Screaming in the Shower
Oct 26, 202100:23:59Tap to summarizeThe second season of Sick is an investigation into health care in prisons. We start with the story of 19-year-old Princola Shields. What went wrong with her care at the Indiana Women’s Prison? Pretty much everything. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast. If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Transcribe →Sick Season Two Trailer
Oct 12, 202100:02:39Tap to summarizeJake and Lauren go to an unexpected place that's meant to keep people healthy. Season 2 launches October 26.
Transcribe →S1 Update: An Appointment With Dr. Cline
Feb 12, 202000:16:26Tap to summarizeIn 1972, Cline impregnated a patient with his own sperm, maybe for the first time. The Farber twins are the oldest known Cline siblings. When one of them needed a fertility doctor, she went to the best. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
Transcribe →S1 E8: Idiot’s Guide
Dec 3, 201900:26:36Tap to summarizeFor the families connected to Donald Cline, this is a story with no end in sight. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
Transcribe →S1 E7: Right In His Own Eyes
Nov 26, 201900:29:02Tap to summarizeCline’s deception goes deeper than replacing anonymous donor sperm. But bringing him to justice isn’t easy. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
Transcribe →S1 E6: Why Would We Stop Now?
Nov 19, 201900:30:58Tap to summarizeHeather Woock navigates modern fertility treatment. Could what Cline did happen today? Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
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