Foundling

Years ago, she was abandoned as a newborn in a field. Now she has suspicions about the Good Samaritan who found her.

Lucy Greenwell remembered a story from her childhood: in 1987, a newborn was abandoned off a country road near her home in Suffolk. Now a journalist, Greenwell tracked down Jess, who grew up wondering how she came to be a foundling. Jess eventually reached out to the young nanny who miraculously discovered her in a secluded field. As her suspicions about Jennifer grew, Jess would learn more about her rescuer’s life. Meanwhile, Greenwell investigated whether a live-in nanny in this town could conceal her pregnancy and delivery, and discard a baby undetected. In the end, Jess understood that, all these years later, the impact of her abandonment rippled far beyond her own origin story.  

From Tortoise Investigates and The Observer comes the podcast “Foundling.” Greenwell follows Jess’s quest to learn the truth about her birth, her parents, and the impact that her search had on the many people unknowingly connected to her.

OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "FOUNDLING" BEGIN IN THE FINAL 13 MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.

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