Lost Patients

NPR

The production team behind the Peabody-nominated "Lost Patients" returns with a new investigative series: "Adults in the Room." Episodes will come out Tuesdays at midnight Pacific Time. Read more

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Episodes

Adults in the Room: Bad Apples

Yesterday (04/07/2026) 00:37:57Adults in the Room: The Boy in the Photograph

03/31/2026 00:30:24 Adults in the Room: The Bet

03/24/2026 00:32:29Adults in the Room: Jonathan

03/17/2026 00:40:08Adults in the Room: Blame the Messenger

03/10/2026 00:35:13 Show all episodes

Our take on Lost Patients podcast

Lost Patients, by Will James, explores the complicated history of mental health care in the U.S., showing it's more than a bed shortage –it's about choices made decades ago that still affect us. Stories like Carrie Davidson's search for her great-grandmother's asylum life challenge our views on mental health care and the delicate balance between help and freedom. Lost Patients is a documentary podcast by NPR.