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Brought to you by Serial and The New York Times, The Retrievals explores the shocking details of Yale’s corrupt fertility clinic. The five-part series tells the sad and disturbing story of dozens of women who came to the clinic hoping to get pregnant.

But when undergoing egg retrieval, they experienced excruciating pain. The problem was, the medical staff administering the procedure didn’t know what was causing it and wouldn’t find out until months later. Susan Burton, author and part of This American Life, narrates the tale of what actually went down.

In the following episodes, you hear from the victims, how they were considered hysterical, and how they were denied more pain medication in the process.The patients also learn the truth behind their months of agony, but vengeance isn’t so black and white. What ensues is complex and forces listeners to confront their own trauma and compassion.

Listen to this if you don’t want an open-ended commitment to a podcast…and won’t lose focus as you drive. Keeping it short and to the point, The Retrievals does a great job of telling the story without too much fluff. It’s a great option even for people who can’t seem to get into podcasts because it’s delivered like more of an exposé which can get hesitant listeners hooked.

You can find it on Spotify andApple Podcasts.

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