Sick

WFYI/Side Effects Public Media

A podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy

  • 24 minutes 1 second
    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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    23 November 2021, 10:00 am
  • 23 minutes 41 seconds
    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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    16 November 2021, 10:00 am
  • 21 minutes 19 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.

    9 November 2021, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes 50 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.

    2 November 2021, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 59 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.

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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.

    26 October 2021, 9:00 am
  • 2 minutes 39 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.

    12 October 2021, 9:00 am
  • 16 minutes 26 seconds
    S1 Update: An Appointment With Dr. Cline

    In 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. 

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    12 February 2020, 5:01 am
  • 26 minutes 36 seconds
    S1 E8: Idiot’s Guide

    For the families connected to Donald Cline, this is a story with no end in sight.

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    3 December 2019, 5:01 am
  • 29 minutes 2 seconds
    S1 E7: 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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    26 November 2019, 5:01 am
  • 30 minutes 58 seconds
    S1 E6: Why Would We Stop Now?

    Heather Woock navigates modern fertility treatment. Could what Cline did happen today?

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    19 November 2019, 5:01 am
  • 28 minutes 33 seconds
    S1 E5: Sparingly

    Donald Cline explains himself. 

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    12 November 2019, 5:01 am
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