The Subtext: Lindsay Clancy & the Question of Justice

In this episode, Lee and Savannah talk about the ways Lindsay Clancy’s trial is sparking conversations around mental health, justice, and culpability. 

This week, we tackle a story listeners have been asking us to cover: the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children in 2023 after months of worsening psychiatric symptoms and a cocktail of nine prescribed medications. We dig into postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression, why true-crime audiences reach for alternate-perpetrator theories even when a defendant has admitted to the act, and how mental health plays a role in seeking justice amidst tragedy.

**This episode was recorded on August 31st, 2026 prior to the declaration of the mistrial**

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Brandon Flowers album THRASHER

Join us for a No Small Endeavor live show: 

September 26 - The Fisher Center at Belmont University

November 22 - The Schermerhorn Symphony Center (Pre-sale available for Patreon members) 

Missing Me by Ayana Lage

Royal College of Psychiatrists: Postpartum psychosis

Wicked: For Good - The Subtext

I Study Women Who Kill Their Children. Lindsay Clancy Deserves Mercy. NYT Opinion by Michelle Oberman