Podcast Episodes

Sawbones: Munchausen Syndrome

Episode 552

There are many eponymous disorders and diseases, but Munchausen is an interesting case of a disease named after a character who is based on a real person. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Hieronymus …

Published on 7 hours ago

Sawbones: Lisztomania

Episode 551

Before the hysteria of Swifties and Beatlemania, people were getting hype over the handsome pianist Franz Liszt.  Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about what exactly about this artist made regular fandom e…

Published on 1 week ago

Sawbones: Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist

Episode 550

Before everyone hits the back-to-school grind, we’ve got a fun episode about Freddy Pharkas. A historical figure of frontier medicine? No, a video game character from 1993. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Sawbones: Can I Use My Own Tears as Saline?

Episode 549

We're bringing the heat with listeners' weird medical questions! Are the hot parts of the body the only Sweaty parts? Is spicy food spicier some days more than others? Is there any benefits to extra …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Sawbones: King of Sting

Episode 548

A dovetail from last week’s episode, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the official pain scale of insect stings, all compiled by Justin O. Schmidt. So who was this Justin, how did his research contrib…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sawbones: Wasps

Episode 547

After an unfortunate and painful encounter with an angry flying insect, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about wasps: how their stings work, and a journey into the science behind some folk remedies.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sawbones: The Heartmobile

Episode 546

It used to be that if you needed to get to the hospital quickly, you would call the herse – because it had the space to transport a person who was lying down. Well, all of that changed in Columbus, O…

Published on 2 months ago

Sawbones: MAHA Mess

Episode 545

Dr. Sydnee and Justin said they'd talk about when the US Health Department replaced the vaccine council . . . well, it's happened. But to EVERYONE'S surprise, it's more of a mess than a triumph. Dr. …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Sawbones: Is Nose Ointment a Waste of Time?

Episode 544

Just in time for The Prom season, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring your weird summer medical questions! Do other citrus fruits affect medication, or is it really just grapefruits? Why do hiccups happen so…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sawbones: Sex Chocolate

Episode 543

It's a Sawbones grab-bag, featuring some pop-sci mythbusting around MSG, a reality check into current events around vaccines, and a fun new questionable product bringing chocolate to the bedroom.

Musi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago