Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
499 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsJoin 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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Episodes
The Unkillable Phineas Gage
July 24, 2015 01:02 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee blow metal rod through a guy's brain and live to tell about it. He does too, which is more impressive, in retrospect. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: The Seasick-Proof Saloon
July 15, 2015 16:12 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee crash a boat into a pier to cure your seasickness. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Guinea Worms
July 09, 2015 00:17 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are wrapping a parasitic worm around a stick with Jimmy Carter. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Burns
July 02, 2015 17:56 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee celebrate their wedding anniversary by rubbing cow manuer in a burn. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Sunburns
June 25, 2015 00:31 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee want you to get your D in the safest way humanly possible. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: The Teen Girl
June 17, 2015 14:22 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin is transported into the body of a Sydnee's teenage sister Rileigh and has a lot of awkward questions. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 2)
June 10, 2015 23:33 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee finish their scattershot history of medical TV. An episode that even the most squeamish listener won't be yucked out by! Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Poison Ivy
June 03, 2015 22:35 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week on Sawbones, you're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion as Justin and Sydnee explore the weird history of poison ivy. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Typhoid Mary
May 20, 2015 17:31 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee share medical history's greatest present the sad story of one of medicine's most mistreated "villains." Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: The Gut Hole Romance
May 13, 2015 15:35 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee share medical history's greatest will-they/won't-they, the story of a doctor and his muse: A man with a hole in his stomach. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Sweating Sickness
May 07, 2015 02:51 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee are gonna make you sweat with their history of the totally bizarre phenomenon known as "Sweating Sickness." Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Sweating Sickness
May 07, 2015 02:51 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee are gonna make you sweat with their history of the totally bizarre phenomenon known as "Sweating Sickness." Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sawbones: Polio
April 29, 2015 15:42 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week on Sawbones, in the last of their three-part series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore the dark and light side of swimming pools as they present the triumph over polio. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 3
April 23, 2015 01:51 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, in the last of their three-part series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 2
April 16, 2015 02:01 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 1
April 08, 2015 15:37 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 1)
March 25, 2015 14:24 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee hands the reins to Justin as they explore the history of medical TV, and explain why most of TV doesn't actually exist. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Medical Education
March 17, 2015 02:28 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain why Sydnee gets to call herself and Justin doesn't. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Malaria
March 11, 2015 14:33 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain why an earthquake knocking trees into a lake was pretty miraculous in their history of malaria. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Syphilis
March 04, 2015 15:43 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the latest hot trends in mercury fumigation as they explore the history of syphilis. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: The Four Humors
February 25, 2015 22:12 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin wear a Taz T-shirt in a mall fashion show. Also, bile, blood and phlegm is discussed. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Chocolate
February 18, 2015 02:30 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: The Dancing Plague
February 11, 2015 15:44 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin revisit a horrifying, real-world case of Boogie Fever. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Measles
February 04, 2015 02:57 - 40 minutes - 37 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin get angry about the measles. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Paracelsus
January 28, 2015 03:56 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin putting some poopy into a bread pill. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Blood Transfusions
January 20, 2015 17:20 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are selling all their blood. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Aromatherapy
January 15, 2015 03:28 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are gonna unlock the infinite power of your nose. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Diabetes
January 07, 2015 02:03 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are gonna drink that sweet pee. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Alcohol
December 30, 2014 18:56 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are getting absolutely, figuratively tanked. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Appalachian Folk Medicine
December 23, 2014 19:53 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin pass your baby around a table leg. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Organ Transplants
December 16, 2014 17:34 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin give the greatest gift of all. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Enemas and Cleanses
December 10, 2014 14:11 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin blow it ALL out. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Tooth Removal
December 02, 2014 20:01 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThis week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are yanking out your bad teeth and replacing them with worse teeth. Also: Why were black teeth once the height of fashion? Let’s find out! Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Asthma and Allergies
November 18, 2014 13:52 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We cure your sniffles with fox blood. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Influenza
November 13, 2014 00:43 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: The greatest medical holocaust in history. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Ebola
November 04, 2014 15:56 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We talk ebola. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Vitamins
October 28, 2014 14:04 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We eat like 50 lemons. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: The Goat Testicle Solution
October 21, 2014 14:37 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We give you some extra balls. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Cataracts
October 14, 2014 18:36 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We squirt a little breast milk in your eye. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Acne
October 07, 2014 19:40 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We make your face smell terrible. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Color Therapy
October 01, 2014 16:39 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We repaint your house. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Insomnia
September 23, 2014 18:44 - 33 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We can't sleep. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Our Birth Story
September 02, 2014 16:28 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We had a baby. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Spontaneous Combustion
August 26, 2014 19:51 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: This show is on fire. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Gout
August 12, 2014 16:19 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We change the course of human history with gout. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Rabies
August 05, 2014 16:12 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We feed bloody nuts to chickens. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Hiccups
July 22, 2014 13:23 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We hide a horseshoe to cure your hiccups. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Birth
July 15, 2014 15:09 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We finally get that sucker out. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Vaccines
July 08, 2014 13:33 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We save your kids. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Sawbones: Vaccines
July 08, 2014 13:33 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBWelcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We save your kids. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)