Sick Society

Haunted Mouse Productions
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Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    When Facts Lose: Health Misinformation, Identity, and the Algorithm (with Tim Caulfield)

    Health misinformation crops up in everyday decision-making, and it’s reshaping our trust in medicine.  In Episode 3 of Sick Society, Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard are joined by Tim Caulfield, a leading researcher on health misinformation and science communication, to examine why today’s misinformation landscape feels harder to challenge than ever before, and why simply “correcting the facts” no longer works. As Tim puts it, we’re moving from fact-speaking to belief-speaking, where shared identity and emotion matter more than evidence alone. In this conversation, you’ll hear: Why modern health misinformation isn’t just louder — it’s more resilientHow medical beliefs become social and political identitiesWhy false balance makes scientific consensus look dividedHow wellness, supplements, and optimisation culture evade scrutinyWhat actually reduces harm: pre-bunking, debunking, and slowing emotional sharingWhere AI accelerates misinformation — and where it might help contain it Sick Society explores how culture, power, technology, and policy shape health long before anyone enters a clinic.  🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions About our guestTim Caulfield is a professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta and a leading researcher studying how misinformation shapes public trust, behaviour, and policy. Drawing on decades of research, he explains why today’s misinformation environment is fundamentally different — and how social media, political identity, wellness culture, and now AI accelerate the problem.

    1 hr
  2. When Health Goes Wrong: Anatomy of an NHS Scandal (with Shaun Lintern)

    FEB 2

    When Health Goes Wrong: Anatomy of an NHS Scandal (with Shaun Lintern)

    Most health scandals aren’t sudden failures. They’re warnings that went unanswered. In Episode 2 of Sick Society, Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard are joined by Shaun Lintern, award-winning health journalist, to examine how medical scandals emerge, escalate, and repeat. The conversation draws on major NHS case studies, including Mid Staffordshire. It also examines failures in private and commercial healthcare. Together, these examples show how culture, authority, and political pressure influence decisions long before problems become public. In the podcast, Alexis, Andrew, and Shaun talk about: How families and journalists surface early warning signs when formal systems failWhat major NHS scandals reveal about targets, staffing, and the erosion of patient focusThe role — and limits — of regulation and inspectionWhy whistleblowing remains risky despite official protectionsHow social media, private healthcare, and commercial incentives may shape future failuresA sober discussion about accountability, patient safety, and why learning from failure in healthcare is so difficult — and so necessary. 🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions🔔 Follow the show to hear what’s coming next

    59 min
  3. How Society Shapes Health

    JAN 26

    How Society Shapes Health

    Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard start with a simple question that turns out to be anything but: What is health?  Our premiere episode sets the season’s foundation: exploring how society and the world we live in quietly shapes our health — long before a doctor or hospital visit.  You’ll hear why: misinformation and “wellness culture” are impossible to ignorehealth means different things to different peopleprevention is always underfunded — and whyinequality, housing, food, and policy matter more than we admitThis is a big-picture conversation about how health actually works, and why fixing it requires more than medicine. Upcoming episodes explore housing, food, climate change, misinformation, and patient safety. 🔔 Follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next. 🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions

    43 min

  4. JAN 16

    Why Health Misinformation Thrives on Guilt and Uncertainty

    Sick Society is a new celebrity doctor talk show examining how modern life, not just medicine, shapes our health. Hosted by Dr. Alexis Paton, one of the UK’s leading medical ethicists, and Sir Andrew Goddard, former President of the Royal College of Physicians, the series brings together globally recognised doctors, journalists, and public thinkers to unpack the social, political, and economic forces that shape public health — and how misinformation thrives within them. In this 15-minute preview episode, Alexis and Andrew sit down with Professor Tim Caulfield for a candid conversation exploring the rise of health misinformation and why it flourishes in an age of uncertainty, optimisation culture, and moral pressure — particularly around parenting, wellness, food, and vaccines. They discuss: How guilt and fear are used to drive health misinformation How social media echo chambers turn curiosity into conspiracy Why so many people believe experts are “split” — and how false balance erodes public trustThis episode is a preview of Sick Society.The full series launches January 26 — follow now to catch the first episode. 🎧 A podcast by Haunted Mouse ProductionsAbout the Show: Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.

    13 min

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Sick Society is a celebrity doctor talk show examining how social, political, and economic forces shape our health beyond the clinic. Featuring leading doctors, journalists, and experts, the series explores misinformation, inequality, climate and health, food systems, and public health crises. The show is produced by Haunted Mouse Productions, an independent podcast network creating journalism-forward and culture-led audio series.

Information

  • Creator
    Haunted Mouse Productions
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Haunted Mouse Productions
  • Show Website
    Sick Society