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A shocking investigation into unaided home births: best podcasts of the week

Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne tread a delicate line between hard-hitting and empathetic in this profile of the Free Birth Society. Plus, an ode to The Gilmore Girls

A shocking Guardian investigation by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne into the Free Birth Society (FBS), a movement that made millions of dollars from encouraging pregnant women to have unaided home births โ€“ even as the deaths of babies mounted. Its empathetic interviews with ex-members make for a sensitive, hugely listenable show, treading a delicate line between hard-hitting and extending empathy to the women who fell under FBSโ€™s spell. Alexi Duggins
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ยฉ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

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