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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

496 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratings

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

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Sawbones: Asafoetida

January 17, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

If you're like Dr. Sydnee and your TikTok algorithm keeps advertising medical substances at you, perhaps you've heard of asafoetida. It's a pungent resin derived from a plant, and has culinary appeal as well as reportedly some medical benefits. But what, if any, research and evidence do we have about these medicinal claims? And most importantly, what does it really smell like? We need to know, for science. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends...

Sawbones: Anthrax

January 10, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

In 2001, the United States was under a biological attack from strange spores in mailed envelopes. This is a lot of people's first introduction to anthrax, a bacteria often associated with both domestic and wild animals. But what is anthrax, how is it spread, and where did it come from? To clarify, this episode is about the disease, not the metal band. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a m...

Sawbones: Super Sawbones Quiz of 2022

January 03, 2023 21:30 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

The Sawbones Medical Quiz is back and better than ever, with questions about this past year's episodes! What have you learned about bad fast food, Senate contenders, pirate medicine, and owls? Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Can I Become the Alpha Period-Haver?

December 20, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

It's the last episode of the year, so Dr. Sydnee and Justin set out to answer your important medical questions! How do oral probiotics prevent a yeast infection (or do they)? What's that medicine and Sprite combo you drink before a CT scan? Should I talk to the students who practice appointments on me? And does everyone rub their limbs together like a cricket before bed, or is it just Justin? Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, ...

Sawbones: RSV

December 13, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Parts of the US are currently in the midst of a triple-demic, a very scary phrase, so Dr. Sydnee is here to break down the third illness: Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV. It’s a virus that’s common among everyone, but can be dangerous for some people. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about what it is, why it is suddenly prevalent in adults, and what can be done to help prevent the spread (hint: wear a mask). Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends...

Sawbones: Farts

December 06, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MB

This week, Justin takes the wheel and finally gets to talk about farts, only tangentially in a medical way. Get ready for some fart etymology, some notable farts in medieval history, fun fart facts, and a little bit about preventing and treating excessive gas and flatulence. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/     MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter Three

November 29, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

In the third and final chapter of the pirate medicine series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the dreaded Flux. What is the Flux? Well, it involves something coming out of your body in excess . . . and it's not urine. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter Two

November 22, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

In the second entry in the pirate medicine series, Dr. Sydnee talks about the practice of treating burns aboard a ship. It seems like burns on a ship would not be a problem, but ships are made of wood, and fire + wood = bad. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter One

November 16, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

To celebrate the first new live Sawbones shows since 2020, we're releasing the first in a three-part series exploring the vast array that pirates—in an extremely resource and knowledge-limited setting—tried to keep one another alive through the years. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Does Shrimp Make My Husband Drunk?

November 08, 2022 17:00 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MB

Have you ever wanted to ask a real doctor questions that aren’t really advice? Dr. Sydnee answers listener questions about infecting yourself with a virus, refusing opioids, and difficult veins. And don’t worry - there are some poop questions as well. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Anthroposophy

October 25, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

Why not just connect the spiritual and scientific world? That's basically what anthroposophy asks, teaching a philosophical approach to medicine. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of this movement and also try to explain what exactly it is. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: Iridology

October 18, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

The eyes are the windows to the soul, but could they also be the windows to all the body's ailments? Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss iridology, the idea that changes in the eye color could possibly indicate different diseases and conditions – and perhaps even personality traits – although there is very little evidence that any of this is scientifically sound. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/   MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by bec...

Sawbones: Dr. Oz

October 11, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

There are many people who have been recurring characters on Sawbones. Pliny the Elder. Charlie. But few so notorious as Dr. Mehmet Oz, now running for the U.S. Senate. This isn’t a commentary on his political fitness; just an examination of his history of questionable medical advice and pop-science claims. CW: Discussion of dieting and weight loss Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a memb...

Sawbones: Schizophrenia

October 04, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MB

Is schizophrenia the same as having a dissociative identity? Or anti-social disorder? Or being a murderer? No. No. All of these are wrong. Dr. Sydnee breaks down one of the most misunderstood and maligned mental illnesses and how our understanding of symptoms and treatment have changed over the years. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones: How Justin McElroy Became a Trusted Source for COVID News in Canada

September 27, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Podcast history is being made here: There are TWO Justin McElroys in this week's episode. We are joined by Justin McElroy, CBC reporter of municipal affairs in Vancouver and British Columbia, as he discusses his role reporting COVID data over the last two and a half years, and the challenges of presenting that information as people seem to be moving on from caring about the pandemic. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers  https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Su...

Sawbones: E. coli

September 20, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

From our earliest days of life E. coli is among us and within us, living in harmony with the rest of our colonic flora. But this week we're here to discuss the multi-dimensional E. coli's ability to really mess all that up through contaminated romaine and undercooked cheeseburgers. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers  https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Sawbones News: Vaccine Updates

September 13, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MB

Extra, extra! It’s the first edition of the Sawbones Medical News, updates on what’s going on in the world of medicine. We’ve got the newest reports on Monkey Pox vaccines and the hot new COVID-19 booster. Plus, an analysis of Dr. Oz’s interesting medical care advice. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

The Sleeping Sickness

August 30, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

Starting In 1915, cases of something known as encephalitis lethargica started popping up around the globe. Symptoms were varied, but included some sort of lethargy or tiredness, with some more extreme manifestations. But exactly how many people were infected and what exactly caused this remains one of medical history’s greatest mysteries. So, yeah, we’re going to leave you hanging on that. Sorry. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March ...

Rufus Weaver and Harriet Cole

August 23, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

In the 1880s, anatomist Rufus Weaver worked meticulously to extract and mount the human nervous system for study. The nervous system came from a woman named Harriet Cole; but how was it actually obtained? Dr. Sydnee dissects this medical mystery, which is a telling story of who in history is celebrated and who is often forgotten. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.or...

Band-Aids

August 16, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

In this episode of Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are stuck on Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages. Justin goes through the decades of campaigns and jingles, the evolution of bandage technology, and Dr. Dan the Bandage Man to explain how this sticky plaster became a staple for children and clumsy people alike. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at ...

Metamucil

August 09, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Hank Green in 2018 joked that everyone should take Metamucil, the fiber-rich powder that is supposed to help with your BMs. But is he right? Well . . . “should” is a strong word. Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of the supplement itself, made of psyllium, as well as our understanding of fiber and its use in human nutrition. And yeah, you probably aren’t getting enough of it. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/   MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Suppor...

The Brompton Cocktail

July 26, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

In the late 1800s, Dr. Herbert Snow observed cancer patients and considered that a mix of different medications might do the trick for slowing down its progress. The Brompton Cocktail, as it was called, was mostly cocaine and morphine. Though used for a long time for pain relief, the cocktail proved to have its problems – but maybe not for the reason you would think. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now...

Hand Sanitizer

July 19, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 36.2 MB

Around the early 1900s, it was discovered that a high percent of ethanol was useful for killing germs, and worked great if there was no available soap and water. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through viral internet stories and odd patents to explain how we eventually landed on the hand sanitizer we know and love today. Hey, if you can, though, wash your hands. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming...

Answering Your Questions About the Roe Verdict

July 05, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

The overturning of Roe has created an astounding number of questions and problems, and the fact is that we don’t know for sure how the landscape will change in the next few years or even months. This week, Dr. Sydnee uses the best available information to answer listener questions about what the Roe decision means for those seeking medical care related to pregnancy, including the morning after pill, vasectomies as contraception, and ectopic pregnancies. Addendum: There is a prescription for...

Radium Girls

June 28, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Back in 1917 radium was all the rage. The fact that it glowed made people believe it was healthy and important, so they included it in things like toothpaste, cosmetics, even water. The Radium Girls, factory workers who used radium-laced paints to detail watch faces, were among the first to indicate that it may not be as safe as we imagined. Charlie McElroy is here to tell us about their fight for workplace safety. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunD...

Vomiting

June 22, 2022 17:30 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

What’s the deal with vomiting? Justin and Dr. Sydnee meditate on the various ways we get nauseated, from smelling something gross to getting hit in a sensitive spot, and what we’ve done over the years to help alleviate it. Although sometimes kids just vomit for no reason and we can’t really help you there. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Is it Safe to Eat This Plutonium?

June 07, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

We’re back with Sawbones Medical Questions! Justin acts as stand-in for the listeners while Dr. Sydnee answers questions about tall people getting COVID, eye goop, nose goop, labor organizing in the medical field, and corn in poop. This one’s for the Sawboners.  Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Monkeypox

May 31, 2022 16:15 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

You may be worried we’re headed into another global health crisis in the form of Monkeypox. But it’s not new, and we already know quite a bit about it. Dr. Sydnee explains what it is, how to treat it, and the recommendations at the moment from the CDC, all compared to COVID (which is now unfortunately our standard for how to relate to potential public health threats). Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show no...

History of Abortion

May 24, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MB

With the recent news about Roe v. Wade, it’s important to talk about the history of abortion in the United States. The right to autonomy over one’s own body in regard to medical care is one of the basic tenets of medical ethics; but no matter what anyone personally believes, banning abortion doesn’t stop abortion. It just makes it unsafe. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maxi...

Infant Formula

May 17, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

The United States is currently in a dire formula shortage, and people are taking to the internet to propose some less than ideal solutions. Dr. Sydnee talks about the origins of how formula came about, how the shortage came about, and why people on the internet are wrong. And just in case you miss the message: do NOT try to make your own formula. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member...

Harry Beno: The Poison King

May 03, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Harry Beno (not BEAN-o) one day walked into a barn hungry for biscuits and emerged the poison king. Believing himself immune to strychnine, Beno took to eating poison for an audience. From there his act escalated to the next logical step, hammering nails into his head and burying himself alive. Justin and Dr. Sydnee tell the story of “Beno the Wonder” who confused doctors but couldn’t escape the ultimate Sawbones lesson: don’t drill a hole in your head. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers h...

Testicle Tanning

April 26, 2022 16:30 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Some people believe that men in the world are getting softer and masculinity is under attack. But not to worry, there’s a solution: tanning your . . . nethers. Although the idea of exposing your soft bits to the sun may be embarrassing, there's also, as Dr. Sydnee explains, zero evidence that it's beneficial. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Cereal

April 19, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.9 MB

Remember when the Cheerios box said it would lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease? Well, it doesn’t say that anymore because cereal isn’t medicine. But this is just one example in a long history of breakfast cereals claiming to be beneficial to health. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

The World of Warcraft Plague and COVID

April 12, 2022 17:30 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

A very long time ago, in 2019, we talked about the Corrupted Blood plague, a pandemic within the World of Warcraft. How it affected the digital world was used as a model for how people might behave during an actual real-life pandemic. Well . . . we’ve got that real-life pandemic now. So how did it actually play out (and is still playing out) versus how it went in-game? Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show n...

Bach's Flower Remedies

April 05, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In the mid-20th century, Dr. Edward Bach developed a series of diluted tinctures from ingredients of the natural world to combat negative emotions, and by extension, disease. Bach supplied that these remedies were different for everyone, depending on mood. And to find out what you need? Just take an online quiz! Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Food Dye and Behavior

March 29, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Do artificially colored food dyes make your kids behave badly? This sounds like it could be true, and is certainly alluring to parents as an easy fix. But are they actually related? In the 1940s, Dr. Benjamin Feingold was set to research just that, believing that food dye not only could cause bad behavior, but was linked to asthma, eczema, and hives. But the solution to how to solve any of these problems is a bit extreme – too extreme to be practical or even show any real results. Music: "M...

Spring Medical Questions Are in the Air

March 22, 2022 18:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

It’s time to do a little bit of inbox spring cleaning with all these listener medical questions! Justin reads and Dr. Sydnee answers medical questions about things like healing hickeys, eating all of the meat, tongue-based diagnostics, and tasting with your feet. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Star Jelly

March 15, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MB

Have you ever gone outside and found gelatinous goop on the ground? It’s jelly from the stars! But actually . . . what is it? As far back as the 14th century, people have noticed mucilaginous goo that has been associated with both the medicinal and the magical. Dr. Sydnee talks about the many instances of “star jelly” throughout history, what it could possibly be, and the effect it has on people – sometimes harmful, but mostly benign. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.ba...

Update: Havana Syndrome

March 08, 2022 17:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Havana Syndrome has been in the news lately, so we've brought an update. The CIA has continued to look into people experiencing the symptoms of this strange illness and have found . . . there is some sort of cause after all? So enjoy the full episode explaining the history of Havana Syndrome, and what we've learned in recent weeks.  Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun...

Dr. Charles Drew and Blood Donations

February 22, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

In a Sawbones rarity, we’re talking about someone who contributed positively to the medical field. Very positively. Dr. Charles Drew, the first Black person to get a doctorate from Columbia University was also the person to discover a better method for preserving blood for use in transfusions. And we’re glad he did, because did you know there’s a national blood shortage? For information on the blood shortage and how to donate blood: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/red-cross-n...

Now That’s What I Call Weird Medical Questions

February 15, 2022 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

What question would you ask a doctor if you were sitting next to them? That’s what the goal is today on Sawbones, where “we”, mostly Sydnee, answer listeners’ most pressing weird medical questions. Questions about cool things like ear gauges, absinthe, the strength of car doors, self-advocacy, hydration, and the hole that is your belly button. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at...

Ben Franklin’s Glass Armonica

February 08, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB

Benjamin Franklin: Prolific writer. Founding Father. Inventor. Creator of a killer instrument? The Glass Armonica, more or less a series of singing water bowls with haunting melody, became a popular instrument for a very short amount of time. But by 1830,  it ceased being played entirely. Was it because its strange harmonics were making people ill? Or maybe it was just very fragile and hard to carry around?  Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive en...

Doctoring While Sick

February 01, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Work culture often lauds the idea that you should go to work even if you’re sick. This is true among a lot of occupations, but the self-declared worst offenders are doctors and other health professionals. Dr. Sydnee explains from her own experience and that of others why it is often the case that doctors are reluctant to become patients. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maxim...

Baker-Miller Pink

January 18, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

This episode of Sawbones is a little lighter, and what’s lighter than pink? Nothing, especially when we’re talking about Baker-Miller Pink, a hue theorized to calm people down, quell violence, and maybe even influence muscle strength. It wasn’t the first color thought to have an effect on people’s behavior, and it’s EXACTLY as affective. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maxim...

The Omicron Variant

January 11, 2022 17:30 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MB

After a week of working on the hospital floor, Dr. Sydnee discusses her personal experience with the current state of the health care system and what the experts say the omicron variant might mean for the future of the COVID-19 pandemic. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

January 04, 2022 17:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

Have you ever had the sudden urge to go to the bathroom while browsing in a TJ Maxx or a book store? Well, apparently many people have. This phenomenon was first mentioned by Mariko Aoki to a Japanese magazine in 1985, and has recently made its way to TikTok. Dr. Sydnee and Justin investigate some different theories and philosophies around the sudden need to poop while book shopping. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Sup...

Twelve Days of Christmas

December 21, 2021 16:30 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MB

The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" sounds like an extravagant and generous cavalcade of gifts. But what if your true love had less than pure intentions? Justin and Dr. Sydnee go through each present and speculate what deadly diseases they could potentially give you. Not hard to theorize, considering these gifts include two dozen birds. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at ma...

Sawbones Classic: Home Alone

December 14, 2021 22:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

We're re-releasing our classic holiday episode all about Home Alone. For your listening edification, Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her lovely assistant Justin McElroy are delighted to present a full accounting of the injuries likely sustained by the Wet Bandits. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Tis the Season for Weird Medical Questions

December 07, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

We're warming the December chill with another Sawbones Q+A, answering all the weird medical questions that can only be answered publicly, on a podcast. Questions about milk and lost limbs, mole hair, spontaneous UTIs, dead germs, where does the vaccine go, and sexy sneezing. MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Alka-Seltzer

November 30, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a LEGACY it is. Welcome back to Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, where we can put aside questions of science and efficacy and focus on what really matters: How Juliana Marguiles’ dad wrote a jingle that was hidden for 20 years before it changed the world. MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

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