What happens after a doctor uses his own sperm to impregnate his patients? Sick is an investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy. Award-winning journalists Jake Harper and Lauren Bavis dig deep to share shocking personal stories of medical injustices, and hold accountable the people and institutions meant to care for us. Sick's first season explores the complications of fertility medicine, one Indiana doctor’s abuse of power, and the generations of lives he affected. Episodes released weekly.
S2 E5: Not Sentenced For That
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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11/23/2021 • 24 minutes, 1 second
S2 E4: Zero Tolerance
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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11/16/2021 • 23 minutes, 41 seconds
S2 E3: Helpless
This week, we explore the system’s effort to keep people inside from killing themselves: suicide watch.
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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.
11/9/2021 • 21 minutes, 19 seconds
S2 E2: A Righteous Case
Princola Shields’ family and the women inside the Indiana Women’s Prison knew something went horribly wrong. But getting justice isn't easy.
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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.
11/2/2021 • 22 minutes, 50 seconds
S2 E1: Screaming in the Shower
The 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.
10/26/2021 • 23 minutes, 59 seconds
Sick Season Two Trailer
Jake and Lauren go to an unexpected place that's meant to keep people healthy. Season 2 launches October 26.
