Podcast Episodes

Sawbones: Medical Illustration

Episode 245

We take for granted that we know what bodies look like on the inside, but this week on Sawbones we honor those brave pioneers that had to draw them for the very first time. Also Dr. Sydnee and Justin…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

Sawbones: Memorialization and Medical Ethics

Episode 244

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss what we owe to people who do terrible things in the name of medical progress.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Sawbones: Ether

Episode 243

People talk a lot of mess about drugs being dangerous, and they're right. But did you know that ether frolics, a delightfully named drug party, inspired a powerful anasthetic? It's true!

Music: "Medi…

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Sawbones: Asbestos

Episode 242

Asbestos has gotten a lot of bad publicity over the last century, but isn't that just because it's so incredibly dangerous for humans to inhale? Isn't that just another case of bias? As the current A…

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Sawbones: Perkins' Tractors

Episode 241

Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore the history of Perkins' Tractors which are both 1. not what they sound like and 2. not what they claim to be. Mysterious!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Sawbones: The Placebo Effect

Episode 240

If the pill you've been taking has been helping you, but it's really made of sugar, would you want to know? Those and other thrilling ethical questions await in our discussion of the placebo effect.

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Sawbones: CBD Oil

Episode 239

CBD oil is collecting a lot of adherents and getting a lot of buzz due to, in part, it being derived from cannabis. It won't get you high, but is CBD oil the panacea many are promoting it as? Let's d…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Sawbones: Applied Kinesiology

Episode 238

This week on Sawbones, we explore a completely groundless testing method based on the same science as Ouija boards that's used by over a third of American chiropractors.

Music: "Medicines" by The Ta…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Sawbones: The Bends

Episode 237

In honor of the rescue of 12 boys and their coach from a cave in Thailand, we're discussing the history of dive medicine research that helped make it possible.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Sawbones: Ozone

Episode 236

Ozone provides a helpful layer of sunscreen for Earth, but it's toxic to humans. It will come as no surprise to regular Sawbones listeners that we've spent the past couple hundred years trying to jam…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago