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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Oct 22, 2015 • 34min
Sawbones: Roundworm
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin embark on a tour of the history of roundworms, in an episode Sydnee says will be just "Part 1" of the history of roundworms, which Justin finds horrifying, for the record.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Oct 16, 2015 • 37min
Sawbones: Lyme Disease
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee are dodging ticks as we explore the surprisingly short history of Lyme Disease.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Oct 8, 2015 • 44min
Sawbones: Near-Death Experiences
This week on Sawbones, Oh No Ross and Carrie! hosts Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy hosts step in for Sydnee and Justin as part of the Max Fun Great Switcheroo as they look into the history of near-death experiences.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Oct 1, 2015 • 34min
Sawbones: Aah, Real Monsters!
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and guest star Rileigh Smirl introduce you to the diseases at the root of some monsters myths.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Sep 24, 2015 • 35min
Sawbones: Snakes
This week on Sawbones, it's Part Three of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, we put snakes on a plane.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Sep 16, 2015 • 34min
Sawbones: Lice
Lice are gross. That is all.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Sep 10, 2015 • 29min
Sawbones: Cats
This week on Sawbones, it's Part Two of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, live from Vancouver, we give kitties the business.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Sep 2, 2015 • 34min
Sawbones: Birds
This week on Sawbones, it's Part One of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, live from Seattle, we finally give birds their due.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Aug 26, 2015 • 36min
Sawbones: Love
This week on Sawbones, we celebrate 100 episodes of Sawbones as Justin and Dr. Sydnee pat themselves on the back, talk about the history of their show (and marriage) and explore the medical history of love.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Aug 21, 2015 • 35min
Sawbones: Conjoined Twins
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore the strange, sad and even occassionally lovely history of conjoined twins.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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