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 Twit

Zero Tolerance

Nov 16th, 2021 23m 41s

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.

Helpless

Nov 9th, 2021 21m 19s

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.If you’re struggling with suicidal thought

A Righteous Case

Nov 2nd, 2021 22m 50s

Princola 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 yo

Screaming in the Shower

Oct 26th, 2021 27m 9s

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

Trailer

Sick Season Two Trailer

Oct 12th, 2021 2m 39s

Jake and Lauren go to an unexpected place that's meant to keep people healthy. Season 2 launches October 26.

Update: An Appointment With Dr. Cline

1 Feb 12th, 2020 16m 26s

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. Go to sickpodcast.org for more informat

Idiot’s Guide

Dec 3rd, 2019 26m 36s

For 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.

Right In His Own Eyes

1 Nov 26th, 2019 29m 2s

Cline’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.

Why Would We Stop Now?

Nov 19th, 2019 30m 58s

Heather 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.

Sparingly

Nov 12th, 2019 28m 33s

Donald Cline explains himself. Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.

Lone Ranger

1 Nov 5th, 2019 32m 30s

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?We tracked down some people who were there.Go to sickpodcast.org for mor

A Dog Person

Oct 29th, 2019 25m 32s

What kind of doctor uses his own sperm to impregnate his patients? Go to sickpodcast.org for more information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @sickpodcast.

He’s A Doctor — Why Would He Lie?

Oct 22nd, 2019 25m 9s

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 @sic

50% Different

1 1 Oct 15th, 2019 23m 42s

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

Trailer

Sick Season One Trailer

Sep 19th, 2019 1m 43s

What happens when a doctor betrays a patient’s trust?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 sto

Coming soon!

Sep 13th, 2019 6s

What happens when a doctor betrays a patient’s trust? 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 stor

#5 Period Piece

Apr 28th, 2016 16m 50s

Lisa De Bode got curious about how homeless women deal with menstruation, so she wrote a story on it. Then, things started to change. Plus, Jake learns a valuable lesson.

#4 Freundschaft

Dec 21st, 2015 14m 14s

In rural Missouri, the Amish and Mennonites are on the forefront of a big idea, one that could save a small hospital—and bring healthcare closer to home for thousands of people.

#3 The Open Door

Sep 27th, 2015 15m 59s

When Brandy Gibson was pregnant the first time, she noticed that opening her freezer gave her an odd, pleasant feeling. But when she got pregnant again, that feeling morphed into something much worse.

#2 Getting Right

Aug 5th, 2015 13m 6s

In February, the Indiana State Department of Health announced an HIV outbreak in rural Scott County. Thirty people had tested positive just since December, and most of the cases were linked to injection drug abuse of a potent prescription opioi

#1 A Bullet, a President and an ER

Apr 15th, 2015 7m 27s

Many historians have debated how our country might be different today if Lincoln had lived to see the country through the critical Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War. Sick asks a different question: if he’d been given modern medi