I Found the Doctors Behind Epstein’s Creepy Medical Machine | The Daily Beast Podcast

Sign up for Joanna's new Substack here: https://beast.pub/scream In this special bonus episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, Joanna Coles sits down with E.J. Dickson, senior writer at The Cut, to unpack the chilling machinery that kept Jeffrey Epstein’s operation running in plain sight. Drawing on thousands of emails, Dickson reveals a system so methodical it feels corporate: a national network of OB-GYNs and private physicians; assistants who knew exactly which appointments to book; protocols for testing, treatment, and even avoiding public health reporting. What emerges is an organized, medicalized pipeline that reduced young women to managed liabilities while powerful men moved freely through the system. The conversation confronts the moral gray zones, the doctors who may have suspected but treated anyway, and the disturbing normalcy inside Epstein’s inner circle, where exploitation was routine and control was the point. 00:00 - The Medical Machine Behind Epstein’s Empire 04:30 - Fastidious, Infected, and Obsessed With Control 09:05 - Were the Doctors Aware — Or in the Dark? 13:40 - A Codified System Hidden in Plain Sight 18:15 - Control Over Care: STIs, Secrecy, and Evasion 22:45 - A National Network of OB-GYNs and Quiet Deals 📖 Title: I Found the Doctors Behind Epstein’s Creepy Medical Machine 👂 Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast 📺 Episode: Bonus 🎧 Format: Full Podcast 📅 Date: February 25, 2026 👨‍💼 Guest: E.J. Dickson 🎙️ Host: Joanna Coles #epsteinfiles #news #podcast Click here to become an official member of the Daily Beast's YouTube community: https://youtube.com/@TheDailyBeast/join Have a question or comment for us? Send us an email: [email protected] The Daily Beast is committed to accurate, fair, independent, fast, and accountable journalism. We seek the truth and report it honestly, without fear or favor. We ground robust and provocative opinions in fact. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheDailyBeast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedailybeast Share this video on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social Share this video on X: https://twitter.com/thedailybeast Share this video on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thedailybeast