Sick
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Sick is a new podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy.
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Nov 23, 2021
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. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
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Nov 16, 2021
Zero Tolerance
Correctional 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.
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Nov 9, 2021
Helpless
This 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.
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Nov 2, 2021
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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Oct 29, 2021
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.
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Dec 3, 2019
Idiot's Guide
For the families connected to Donald Cline, this is a story with no end in sight.
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Nov 26, 2019
Right In His Own Eyes
Cline’s deception goes deeper than replacing anonymous donor sperm. But bringing him to justice isn’t easy.
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Nov 19, 2019
Why Would We Stop Now?
Heather Woock navigates modern fertility treatment. Could what Cline did happen today?
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Nov 12, 2019
Sparingly
Donald Cline explains himself.
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Nov 5, 2019
Lone Ranger
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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Oct 29, 2019
A Dog Person
What kind of doctor uses his own sperm to impregnate his patients?
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Oct 22, 2019
He's A Doctor - Why Would He Lie?
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?
Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
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Oct 15, 2019
50% Different
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.
Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.
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