Sick
Sick is an investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy.
The first season explored the complications of fertility medicine, one Indiana doctor’s abuse of power, and the generations of lives he affected.
The second season looks at prisons — places that are meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.
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Sick is made possible in part by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation and the Corporation For Public Broadcasting, a private company funded by the American people.
Latest Episodes
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We start Season 2 with the story of 19-year-old Princola Shields. What went wrong with her care at the Indiana Women’s Prison? Pretty much everything.
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This week, we explore the system’s effort to keep people inside from killing themselves: suicide watch.
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Correctional officers are supposed to keep people in prison safe. But they can be the worst thing that happens to women inside.
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Indiana 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.
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The first season of Sick starts with the story of a mother and son, a generation apart, who both struggled with infertility. And they learn a terrible secret about an Indianapolis doctor who abused his position of power.
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Jacoba Ballard knew she was donor conceived, so she wanted to see if she had any half siblings. She found more than she expected would anyone believe her?
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Donald Cline still doesn't come clean at a face-to-face meeting with the siblings, which leads to more questions. Did he ever use any sperm donors in the '70s and '80s?
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