Nobody Should Believe Me - S7 E1: The Catalyst

About this episode

Andrea revisits the case of Maya Kowalski and the family's lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, exploring the narrative of medical kidnapping and abuse.

Welcome to Season Seven of Nobody Should Believe Me. Andrea revisits the case of Maya Kowalski—the story at the center of the Netflix film Take Care of Maya–and the family’s high-profile lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. What became widely framed as a story about “medical kidnapping” began when hospital staff reported suspected medical child abuse after Maya arrived with a history of extreme ketamine treatments. How did a case of horrific abuse become a story about evil doctors kidnapping children? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andrea

Topics covered

• medical child abuse
• medical kidnapping
• high-profile lawsuit
• ketamine treatments
• hospital staff reporting

Keywords

• Maya Kowalski
• medical child abuse
• Johns Hopkins
• Take Care of Maya
• ketamine treatments
• hospital lawsuit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Books & works: Take Care of Maya

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