The Retrievals

Serial Productions & The New York Times
Weekly podcast.
C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retrievals” is an investigation into this underreported problem — and the new effort to solve it.

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12 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S2 E4·
Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
45 mins
S2 E3·
Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
55 mins
S2 E2·
Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
44 mins
S2 E1·
Jul 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
47 mins
Season 2 Trailer·
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
2 mins
S1 E5·
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
53 mins
S1 E4·
Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
38 mins
Bonus·
Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
4 mins
S1 E3·
Jul 13, 2023
Jul 13, 2023
46 mins
S1 E2·
Jul 6, 2023
Jul 6, 2023
33 mins