Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSawbones: Can Doritos Make Skin See-Through?
Episode 514
Bring on the fall weather and bring on the listeners’ weird medical questions! Dr. Sydnee and Justin answer listeners’ strangest queries and maybe learn a thing or two themselves. Is Shy Bladder a re…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Kegels
Episode 513
No matter the body parts, strengthening your pelvic muscles is generally good for you. But who were they named after, and most importantly, who introduced them? Dr. Sydnee and Justin go on a journey …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Exploding Teeth
Episode 512
Canonically, Dr. Sydnee doesn’t know much about teeth, but there are several cases in dental journals about teeth that spontaneously exploded. Dr. Sydnee tries to make sense of a few mysterious accou…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Superman
Episode 511
It’s a bird! It’s a podcast! It’s Justin’s superhero anatomy textbook to the rescue! What is the medical and scientific explanation of how Superman’s powers work? Batman has thoroughly analysed his J…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sawbones: Triple E and Public Health in 2024
Episode 510
A rare but deadly mosquito-born illness called Eastern equine encephalitis is prompting some local governments to limit evening play for kids. But after the COVID public health crisis, the discussion…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sawbones: Fentanyl and the ONEbox
Episode 509
If you haven’t already been personally affected by a fentanyl overdose, you likely know someone who has. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee explores the rapid rise of fentanyl as a lethal street drug …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sawbones: The Doctor Patient
Episode 508
Dr. Sydnee goes through her own story of a routine mammogram and its follow up: how the experience is different coming in as a doctor, the advantages and the disadvantages of trying to doctor yoursel…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sawbones: Mushrooms
Episode 507
It wouldn't be Twenty Fungalore without talking about the alleged medicinal properties of mushrooms, which are a fungus and not a plant at all. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk to Cleveland about common fu…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Sawbones: Medical Jewelry
Episode 506
Magnetic bracelets, immortality rings . . . the internet is full of wearables that are sold for their medicinal properties as if they’re equipment in Baldur’s Gate. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about t…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Sawbones: Mechanical Heart Pump
Episode 505
Sometimes the cities we visit on tour have some historical medical mess-ups, but not Detroit! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Forest Dewey Dodrill, who performed the first successful heart surgery (…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago