In short
The podcast investigates Kindbody, a venture-backed fertility clinic chain, framing it as “Silicon Valley-style disruption” in IVF care—promising a trusted, tech-like experience but leaving some patients disillusioned.
Guest backgrounds
No specific guests are named in the provided transcript; it references the host’s investigation and mentions Bloomberg and iHeart Podcast as publishers.
Key claims
Kindbody grew rapidly after raising millions in venture capital/private equity; despite helping some patients, it also produced angry, dissatisfied patients who felt misled by “bright and shiny” promises.
Notable examples
The transcript includes a personal account of a patient feeling they were “in the right hands” only to be told “again that you’re just not” successful.
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“I started trying to get pregnant about four years ago now.”
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“Bloomberg and iHeart Podcast present IVF Disrupted, the Kind Body Story.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00I started trying to get pregnant about four years ago now. We were getting a little bit older and a little bit older, and it just kind of felt like that opportunity to have kids, the window could be closing. The women who walked through the clinic's doors had a common reason. Introducing KindBody, a new generation of women's health and fertility care. KindBody promised to revolutionize fertility care. We believe that going to the doctor should feel like a visit with a trusted friend. My coworker, we were walking past the Kind Body and she said, oh my God, they're supposed to be really amazing.
0:35Backed by millions in venture capital and private equity, it grew like a tech startup. While Kind Body did help women start families, it also left behind a stream of disillusioned and angry patients. You think you're finally like with the right people in the right hands and then to find out again that you're just not. For two years, I've investigated what happens when Silicon Valley-style disruption meets one of medicine's most intimate procedures. Bloomberg and iHeart Podcast present IVF Disrupted, the Kind Body Story. We'll tell you about Kind Body's rocket ship trajectory through one of healthcare's fastest-growing and least-regulated fields, and the patients who feel like they've paid the price.
1:19Don't be fooled. Don't be fooled by what? All the s*** we were fooled by. All the bright and shiny. Listen to IVF Disrupted, the kind body story, in the Big Take feed starting September 19 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
From the publisher
Kindbody, one of the largest fertility companies in the US, sought to disrupt egg freezing and IVF by combining spa vibes with Silicon Valley efficiency. The startup raised millions, opened dozens of clinics, and became a billion-dollar unicorn. But its ambition came with consequences. In IVF Disrupted: The Kindbody Story, reporter Jackie Davalos takes listeners beyond Kindbody’s millennial-friendly waiting rooms and into the clinics themselves, showing the sometimes-heartbreaking consequences of bringing the “move fast and break things” mentality to the business of creating life.
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