Podcast Episodes

Grounded for Life

Episode 336

This week on Sawbones, we explore The Most Important Health Discovery Ever! We know it's the The Most Important Health Discovery Ever because the book is called Earthing: The Most Important Health Di…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Osmosis Jones

Episode 335

This week on Sawbones, we close out the #MaxFunDrive with a FAR too thorough examination of history's only medical animated comedy in which Bill Murray barfs on Molly Shannon. Let's talk about Osmosi…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Dr. Joycelyn Elders

Episode 334

Dr. Joycelyn Elders is an American hero who went from a sharecropper's daughter to the first black Surgeon General of the United States. This is the story of her inspirational rise, her infuriating f…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Operation Warp Speed

Episode 333

Yes friends, that's the actual name of the U.S. government's race to creation a coronavirus vaccine. It's either radical or a huge embarrassment, depending on which Sawbones co-host you are. This wee…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Sawbones: Amnesia

Episode 332

In what is perhaps the first and only example of the Fast and Furious franchise inspiring an episode of Sawbones, we're diving into amnesia. We'll see how media portrayals stack up to reality, look a…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Health Media Literacy

Episode 331

We're being inundated by medical news in the face of COVID-19, but how is the layman supposed to make sense of all it? How can you tell a trustworthy report from simple clickbait? We'll discuss on th…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Sawbones: The Weight of the Human Soul

Episode 330

An introspective moment on Sawbones this week as we meet the doctor who devoted his life to discovering the weight of the human soul.

NOTE: This episode contains discussions of mortality, both human a…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Systemic Racism in Medical Honors

Episode 329

AOA is a medical honors society that's supposed to separate top-tier medical students from the rest of the pack. It helps determine which doctors get the top jobs in the most competitive fields. The …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Sawbones: COVID-19 and Bad Data

Episode 328

OK, yes, this is an episode about medical research, but it's the sexiest medical research story you're ever going to hear. It's got scandal! It's got a detective! It's got a sentient robot equipped w…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Sawbones: The Black Panthers and Public Health

Episode 327

If you received the typical, white-centric education, you probably associate the Black Panthers only with violence and political protest. This week on Sawbones, we talk about their work in medical re…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago