From The Front: How we made the smash-hit Sick to Death podcast
About this episode
Hedley Thomas and the production team discuss the making of the Sick to Death podcast and its relevance today.
Two years, 500 gigabytes of audio, and more than 200 voice actors. The Australian’s podcast adaptation of Hedley Thomas’ best-selling book Sick to Death is nearing its conclusion. It’s the story of the havoc wrought on the Queensland medical system by the incompetent surgeon Jayant Patel 20 years ago – and there’s still more to come. In this episode of The Australian's daily podcast The Front, Hedley and our production team get together to discuss this epic project – and why it still resonates in 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More episodes of Sick to Death
- Bonus Episode 5: The Last Word
- Bonus Episode 4: The Waiting Game
- Episode 16: Dear Dr Patel
- Episode 15: The Collapse
- Episode 14: Payback
- An update on Sick to Death
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