11 episodes

Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dollar stem cell industry where greed and desperation collide. Laura Beil, the award-winning host and reporter of “Dr Death,” returns for this six-part investigative series from Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John” and “The Shrink Next Door.”
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Bad Batch Wondery

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 8.6K Ratings

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Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dollar stem cell industry where greed and desperation collide. Laura Beil, the award-winning host and reporter of “Dr Death,” returns for this six-part investigative series from Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John” and “The Shrink Next Door.”
Available exclusively on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    The Cure to Everything

    The Cure to Everything

    We’ll try anything to help our loved ones who are experiencing pain. John and Elaine both turn to a new medical treatment to help their mothers. But for one of them, it will go horribly wrong.

    For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit www.isscr.org/about-stem-cells, a site maintained by the International Society for Stem Cell Research.




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    • 35 min
    Pure

    Pure

    More patients are getting sick. As people across the country start asking questions, John K scrambles to figure out what went wrong and to save his company.
    For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit the International Society for Stem Cell Research website.

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    The Entrepreneur

    The Entrepreneur

    Who is John K? Before he founded Liveyon he had quite a remarkable career.
    For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit the International Society for Stem Cell Research website.

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    The Sell

    The Sell

    John K. builds his company, and focuses on what he does best. A fleet of salesmen and doctors are selling a miracle, and they’re not necessarily sharing the whole story of the bad batch.

    For accurate information on stem cell treatments, visit the International Society for Stem Cell Research website.

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    Three Vials

    Three Vials

    Vials of stem cells are shipped around the country, but some of them are ticking time bombs.

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    Beyond Liveyon

    Beyond Liveyon

    Elaine comes to terms with what happened. Other patients start to pick up the pieces too, and try to get justice.

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Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
8.6K Ratings

8.6K Ratings

ReddEye81 ,

Good not great

Love Lara Beal but not the depth of Dr Death.

🤔🫢😮 ,

Another great podcast by Laura Beil and her team!

I love the format Laura Beil and her team uses for podcasts! This kept me interested and informed!

Monet_1955 ,

Dubious Doctors and Greed

I listened to this stunned. Whatever happened to this John Kosolcharen? I think it’s interesting that I cannot find anything on Wikipedia or YouTube on some of these people. Despicable.

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