The Retrievals, Season 2 - Trailer

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

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. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hello, serial listeners, Sarah Koenig here.
0:03.2	Today is a big day over here at serial productions
0:05.8	because we're releasing the second season of the retrievals,
0:09.4	a series hosted by Susan Burton.
0:11.7	The first season came out two years ago, and it was great.
0:15.0	It was named Best Podcast of the Year by a bunch of outlets and won a Peabody Award.
0:19.7	This new season is a brand new story,
0:22.4	so not a continuation of the season one story,
0:24.9	but I'd call it a thematic cousin.
0:27.2	It follows a group of doctors and nurses
0:29.4	in a Chicago hospital
0:30.8	who are spurred into action
0:32.4	after one of their own nurses
0:34.0	undergoes an excruciating surgery.
0:36.9	The kind of thing that should never happen to anyone,
0:39.2	but it turns out happens a lot. Writing this season, Susan was inspired by shows like The Pit and
0:45.3	ER. So if you're like us and you love those shows, you are in for a treat. This new season of the
0:50.5	retrievals rolls out like a taught medical drama. If you want to take season two for a
0:55.2	spin, you can listen to the trailer I'm about to play. Or if you're already a fan, then you already know
1:00.9	how good the show is going to be. So why wait? Just go ahead and search for the Retrievals podcast.
1:06.3	You'll find the second season there ready for you to start. It's four episodes, and we'll be
1:10.7	releasing a new episode every Thursday for the to start. It's four episodes, and we'll be releasing a new
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