Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
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Jan 18, 2016 • 35min
Sawbones: Green Sickness
his week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee drop out of school and have some pre-marital sex to cure their pseudo-anemia.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Jan 6, 2016 • 31min
Sawbones: Fasting
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee finally kick the eating habit as they explore the often-disturbing history of fasting.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Dec 23, 2015 • 33min
Sawbones: Christmas is Trying to Kill You
This week on Sawbones, Live from Huntington, WV and Candlenights 2015: CHRISTMAS IS TRYING TO KILL YOU. Grandma. Egg nog. Trees. Mistletoe. The Grinch. RUN.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Dec 18, 2015 • 34min
Sawbones: Scurvy
This week on Sawbones, we put the lime in the coconut and the severity of our scurvy is not diminished in the slightest.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Dec 10, 2015 • 37min
Sawbones: Gunshot Wounds
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin provide a brief history of caring for gunshot wounds.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Dec 4, 2015 • 37min
Sawbones: Scarlet Fever
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss one reason the world is a little less scary for today's parents: The history of scarlet fever.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Nov 27, 2015 • 36min
Sawbones: The Poison Squad
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin highlight some of medicine's most incredible superheroes. Their power? Eating trash and not dying.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Nov 18, 2015 • 35min
Sawbones: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin are back with, and we don't think we're exaggerating here: The weirdest story they've ever told.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Nov 5, 2015 • 41min
Sawbones: Nursing
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin finally stick it to Joy Behar (just a couple months too late to be relevant) with their brief history of nursing.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Oct 30, 2015 • 31min
Sawbones: Medical History Halloween Costumes
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin dip into their archives to find some great/terrible ideas for costumes from the history of medicine. Also: Spooky medical stories to help you impress around the campfire!
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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