# The Retrievals

A podcast by Serial Productions & The New York Times. 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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

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## Latest episodes

- [S02 Episode 4: The Solutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/d9e45e7b25c4) (2025-07-10, 45 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/5d365c36-54ad-4fbe-b201-f1fc145bb7bd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=5d365c36-54ad-4fbe-b201-f1fc145bb7bd&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S02 Episode 3: The Guidelines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/778f886e87d7) (2025-07-10, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/c7cb5097-1242-4478-bed2-35285aac57ac/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=c7cb5097-1242-4478-bed2-35285aac57ac&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S02 Episode 2: The Speech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/c64466e8a5e8) (2025-07-10, 45 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/aa1bd8f3-9790-4e29-bac5-9bc4d9dbef19/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=aa1bd8f3-9790-4e29-bac5-9bc4d9dbef19&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S02 Episode 1: The Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/da44e26463ca) (2025-07-10, 48 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/298ddf40-f0a5-4061-93f0-9d0877e0d0d1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=298ddf40-f0a5-4061-93f0-9d0877e0d0d1&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/3723e047a6d0) (2025-06-26, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/7bb574d9-27d8-44aa-9a1a-a4dac63aa606/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=7bb574d9-27d8-44aa-9a1a-a4dac63aa606&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Episode 5: The Outcomes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/8d29548025ba) (2023-08-03, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/97d7457a-f1dd-40f1-a4c9-5347fc29cf01/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=97d7457a-f1dd-40f1-a4c9-5347fc29cf01&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Episode 4: The Clinic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/ec37a03e2243) (2023-07-27, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/e13822a8-058c-47e3-ad71-76ec5dfb5126/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=e13822a8-058c-47e3-ad71-76ec5dfb5126&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Bonus: Did this happen to you?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/6b9f0f878021) (2023-07-20, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/b1b2ca4a-2418-4eb3-a2be-a6252ddea106/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=b1b2ca4a-2418-4eb3-a2be-a6252ddea106&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Episode 3: The Sentence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/22b102594eef) (2023-07-13, 47 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/4e192778-7b40-420d-b665-61a44dff004d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=4e192778-7b40-420d-b665-61a44dff004d&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Episode 2: The Nurse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/4dc078269e50) (2023-07-06, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/cb204f19-81bf-4b24-b146-55b9768be36e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=cb204f19-81bf-4b24-b146-55b9768be36e&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [S01 Episode 1: The Patients](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/b7d3d0a91394) (2023-06-29, 57 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/fca3d57f-db30-4ef5-84e1-e16d0a29f024/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=fca3d57f-db30-4ef5-84e1-e16d0a29f024&feed=SD1pPTeV
- [Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1691599042/ac6ceb900fd2) (2023-06-21, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d/episodes/1a11b0ee-a161-44b7-a16f-f436c46d74cc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=415ae1b2-1914-4e81-9b92-5282411d575d&awEpisodeId=1a11b0ee-a161-44b7-a16f-f436c46d74cc&feed=SD1pPTeV

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