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From The Front: How we made the smash-hit Sick to Death podcast

From The Front: How we made the smash-hit Sick to Death podcast

Sick to Death · The Australian

March 13, 202620m 56sbonus

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Show Notes

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.

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Topics

The FrontThe Front podcastSick to Death podcastHedley ThomasDr. Jayant PatelBundaberg Base HospitalQueensland Health scandaltrue crime podcastinvestigative journalismaudio bookfull cast productionToni HoffmanChris DawsonThe Teacher's Petmedical negligence