Podcast Episodes

Sawbones: The Purification Rundown

Episode 175

Last week, we took you through detox. This week, we're going WAY deeper with a single treatment: The Purification Rundown. Strap in, folks, this one GOES PLACES.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Published on 8 years, 9 months ago

Sawbones: Detox

Episode 174

Before you start your next juice cleanse or coffee enema, we beg of you: Let Dr. Sydnee and Justin reassure you of the amazing detoxification powers of the human body.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpa…

Published on 8 years, 9 months ago

Sawbones: Sinuses

Episode 173

Hey, but what ARE sinuses. It's OK if you don't know, Justin didn't either. Join him in a brief education from doctor Sydnee and hear about DaVinci's near miss with sinus history.

Music: "Medicines" …

Published on 8 years, 10 months ago

Sawbones: The Man Who Ate Everything

Episode 172

This is a story about Tarrare. Tarrare was always hungry. Here is a list of some of the things Tarrare ate: A cat. A puppy. A snake. An eel. Offal. Poultices.

And maybe people.

Music: "Medicines" by …

Published on 8 years, 10 months ago

Sawbones: Immigration Medicine

Episode 171

America has welcomed millions of immigrants in its time. This week, we explore the medical hoops they've had to jump through to get in and explore how those have changed over the years.

Music: "Medic…

Published on 8 years, 10 months ago

Sawbones: Health Insurance

Episode 170

The American health insurance system is unlike any other in the world, and not in the good way. It's probably about to get worse. This is the story of how we got here.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpa…

Published on 8 years, 10 months ago

Sawbones: Silver

Episode 169

No need to be blue, we're back with an all-new Sawbones about silver! See, that's a very good joke, because ingesting silver can turn you blue, but you wouldn't know that because you haven't listened…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Sawbones: Space Medicine

Episode 168

Is 2017 the year that everybody gets to go to space? Well, no, probably not. But the groundwork is there for us to do it thanks to the doctors and astronauts that pioneered space medicine.

Music: "M…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Sawbones: Santa Is Sick

Episode 167

It's Candlenights 2016, and that can only mean one thing: Dr. Sydnee is trying to ruin Christmas again. Join her as she explains to poor, pitiful Justin all of Santa's terrible health risks, recorded…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Sawbones: Chapped Lips

Episode 166

Chapped lips are a minor annoyance, but that didn't stop old-timey people from smushing together TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF BRAINS to rub on them. Join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for a history of cheilitis.

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Published on 9 years ago