13 Episodes

  1. S02 Episode 4: The Solutions

    Published: 7/10/2025

  2. S02 Episode 3: The Guidelines

    Published: 7/10/2025

  3. S02 Episode 2: The Speech

    Published: 7/10/2025

  4. S02 Episode 1: The Case

    Published: 7/10/2025

  5. Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 2

    Published: 6/26/2025

  6. Bonus - Heavyweight: #49 Another Roadside Attraction

    Published: 10/6/2023

  7. Episode 5: The Outcomes

    Published: 8/3/2023

  8. Episode 4: The Clinic

    Published: 7/27/2023

  9. Bonus: Did this happen to you?

    Published: 7/20/2023

  10. Episode 3: The Sentence

    Published: 7/13/2023

  11. S01 Episode 2: The Nurse

    Published: 7/6/2023

  12. S01 Episode 1: The Patients

    Published: 6/29/2023

  13. Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 1

    Published: 6/21/2023

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