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True Story Media. Hello, it's Andrea. Today, we have the first part in our new series about the lawsuit in San Diego involving Ratty Children's. This is a frequently requested topic for Case Files, and I'm incredibly thankful to Dr. Becks, who is taking on the lion's share of the research and reporting on this one.
Those of you who've been with us for a while may remember that I started off my coverage of a similar lawsuit in Florida, Kowalski v. Johns Hopkins All Children's, intending to make it a four-part miniseries. Dozens of episodes, and I don't even want to know how many hours later, here we are. So, four-part miniseries has really become the three-hour tour of this show.
So I will say that we are starting off with four episodes about this case to get you up to speed on what's going on. But much like Kowalski, this is going to be parts one through four of question mark number of episodes, because we will certainly continue our coverage as we learn more about this case and as it unfolds in real time.
And before we jump in, I really want to thank you because it is truly incredible that this show is able to support as much original reporting as it does. This kind of coverage takes a lot of resources in terms of time, fact checking, interviews, editing and production, legal guidance, etc. And I feel so grateful that we, as an independent show, are able to do it.
It's safe to say that we are the only media outlet covering these cases in depth on an ongoing basis, and while I often feel like I am a combo between a newsroom and a documentary studio, I am very happy that the team and I are able to take this on.
So if you are wondering why I always start these episodes off with a reminder of how to support the show, such as subscribing on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, where you get ad-free listening and two bonus episodes a month,
or rating and reviewing the show, commenting on Spotify, sharing with friends, shopping our sponsors, to give just a few examples, well, it's because we really need that support to do this reporting. And especially given the current economic climate, you better believe that I do not take this for granted a single day in my life. So again, thank you.
And please let us know what you think and let us know which pieces of this case you would like us to explore in our future episodes on it, as well as any other requests you have for Case Files episodes. You can send us an email or voice memo to hello at nobody should believe me dot com or leave a comment on Spotify. And with that, on with the show.
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