Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: Vitamin K

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

No, not the musical artist who sang the graduation song (that's Vitamin C). Vitamin K has been in the news a little bit lately because it's often given as a shot to newborns. Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of its discovery, what it is for, why it's important, and why in the world it's called Vitamin K.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/

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Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

In celebration of Dr. Sydnee’s birthday, Justin brings a whole swath of medical show on TV since the year of her birth. From Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman to Nip/Tuck to The Pitt, Dr. Sydnee ranks shows for their accuracy and entertainment value until she’s finisher her bathtub birthday Prosecco. There is no democracy here, Dr. Sydnee’s opinion is the law.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

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Sawbones: Medicine in Movies

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Miracle drugs, strange side effects, classical conditioning: there are many films where the plot hinges around the existence of some unrealistic medicine. Justin brings to the plate the pills and medical devices in Dune, Robocop, Scanners, and more, while Dr. Sydnee ascertains how close they are to reality – or not.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

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Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Our first ever double-update, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring an update to an update about the very mysterious Havana Syndrome. Not only is there kind of a reversal of the last update, but the cause actually COULD be a giant microwave? So enjoy the full episode explaining the history of Havana Syndrome, the old update from 2022, and what we learned very recently.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

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Sawbones: Measles 2026

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000

It's been a decade since Sawbones last talked about measles, and we don't often check in with an update unless . . . well, something comes up in the news. Dr. Sydnee talks about how the vaccine for measles was developed, the unfortunate backlash that has been going on against it since 2008, and what we can do for the future.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

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Sawbones: Would a Healing Vape be More Efficient Than a Healing Potion?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The snow’s piling up outside so we’re cozying down with another batch of listener medical questions! Can I take all my antibiotics at once? If my twin has an allergy, do I have it too? Are prenatal vitamins good for people who do not want to get pregnant? And can air literally get knocked out of your lungs?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/

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Sawbones: Carpal Tunnel

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Carpal tunnel sydrome, or an irritation of the median nerve, is often thought of as a more "modern" ailment, exacerbated by 8-hour days at a computer and video game hobbies. Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of the first diagnosis of this syndrome, and Justin talks about his recent surgery experience, as well as the causes and possible prevention.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/

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Sawbones: Sauna

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Even though it's associated with Nordic countries, the Sauna has been around in many different cultures for as long as people have been trying to get warm in a hot box. But how about health benefits? Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of saunas and spirituality, as well as the association between sweat and the perception of health – and that even though actual studies don't say anything definite, sometimes it is just nice to get in a warm, steamy room.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/

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Sawbones: Tear Gas

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Right now in the news you may be hearing about the use of tear gas against protesters. But what exactly IS tear gas and where did it come from? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the origins of this chemical agent, what it is meant to do, and what one should do if they come into contact with it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/

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Sawbones: Mushroom Coffee

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Another wellness trend that feels newer than it actually is, people have been looking for a coffee substitute since coffee was discovered (see: episode about coffee). Dr. Sydnee talks about the additional claims made around these fungi, as well as what possible benefits they could have – and possible dangers.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones: Colonoscopy Preparation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Back from his first colonoscopy, Justin outlines the extremely detailed steps he took in order to prepare for the screening: the before, the after, and whether it's easier to take four liters of laxative or navigate the United States healthcare system.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones: Colonoscopy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

In honor of Justin's first colonoscopy, Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of looking inside the colon. From Pompei to the Light Conductor to the more flexible tubes today, humans have always been curious to see just what's going on up there.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones Classic: Nose Blowing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This cold and flu season, we're bringing you a classic episode on clearing your nasal passage correctly.

Blowing your nose is maybe the only small glint of satisfaction had while having a cold or sinus infection. But is blowing your nose actually good, or even safe? Dr. Sydnee and Justin look through the history of handkerchiefs and nose-wiping to the science of what happens to your sinuses when you blow your nose in order to try and find a happy medium.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: Hepatitis B

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0000

A trip to get an updated tetanus shot led to the realization that Justin never got a Hepatitis B vaccine. So Dr. Sydnee explains what exactly is Hep B, the recent headlines surrounding the vaccine, why do people usually get this vaccine as babies – and why didn’t Justin get it?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones Classic: Christmas is Trying to Kill You

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

A pre-Christmas warning, we're re-releasing our 2015 live show outlining all the ways that you need to watch out this Christmas – and not just from Santa's wrath.

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 https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: The True Meaning of Candlenights

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

It's the most wonderful time of the year – Candlenights! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the plans for the upcoming Candlenights special, as well as the story of Harmony House and some of the myths and facts behind homelessness in West Virginia and the United States.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Anyone Else Get Pee Shivers?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Cozy up by the fireplace with some weird listener medical questions. What's the difference between a disease and a disorder? Where does the extra blood during pregnancy come from? Did getting my gallbladder removed change my taste buds? Plus an update on the CDC website's recent posting about vaccines.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/

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Sawbones: Dopamine Detox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

The algorithm strikes again, this time telling Justin about a popular wellness trend known as a Dopamine Detox. Dopamine is often associated with pleasure centers and addiction, and certain corners of the internet think we are overflooded with it. But Dr. Sydnee talks about what dopamine is, its connection to Parkinson's and other medical conditions, and how this culture around self-deprivation came about.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/

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Sawbones: Monkey Escape

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Sometimes we like to have fun on Sawbones, like diving into a recently reported story of a truck full research animals who escaped and were infectious to humans. But what actually happened, were these monkeys infected, and what is the purpose of monkeys being infected in the name of science in the first place?

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/

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Sawbones: Methylene Blue

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Often pseudo-scientific medicine is brought to Dr. Sydnee by friends and family. But this time, she encountered methylene blue in the wild! Methylene blue is currently being touted as a cancer treatment, which is . . . not based on evidence. But Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of this colorful substance and what it can be actually used for.

Sawbones audience feedback survey: https://forms.gle/kLXiFU8iRzAazPyn9

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/

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Sawbones: Do You Know About the Penis Fish?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

As the weather turns, so do Dr. Sydnee and Justin to their inbox to answer more of listeners' WEIRD medical questions. Questions like: Can pee cure my foot fungus? Why do I cough when I put in earplugs? What is the white crescent on my nails? How does the vaccine nasal spray work? And what is the humble leech’s role in modern medicine?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/

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Sawbones: Leucovorin

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Justin and Dr. Sydnee continue to bring news from the forefront of history with the second part of the announcement about autism – a possible treatment. It's leucovorin: also known as vitamin B-9. It can't possibly be that simple, can it? (No). Dr. Sydnee explains where this idea came from and what leucovorin is actually currently used for in medicine.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Tylenol

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

You may have heard the recent announcement From the US government linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism. Well, at the risk of spoiling the episode, it’s nothing. This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of acetaminophen and where the claim even came from.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Dr. Asher

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Another episode in the Sawbones multiverse, Dr. Sydnee and Justin resist Dr. Richard Asher, who is the person who coined Munchausen Syndrome. Dr. Aster was a prominent physician and critical thinker whose medical contributions included noting the dangers of bed rest and naming the "seven sins of medicine." His children also had notable music careers.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/

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Sawbones: Medical Update: Vaccines

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

With all the changes going on in the CDC, Dr. Sydnee and Justin check back in with an update on vaccines and vaccine mandates, as well as dispelling some common vaccine myths that unfortunately come up again and again.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/

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Sawbones: Munchausen Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

There are many eponymous disorders and diseases, but Munchausen is an interesting case of a disease named after a character who is based on a real person. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen and how his fantastic stories became stuck to his name forever.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Lisztomania

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Before the hysteria of Swifties and Beatlemania, people were getting hype over the handsome pianist Franz Liszt. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about what exactly about this artist made regular fandom escalate into a mania and what this medical condition actually meant.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Before everyone hits the back-to-school grind, we’ve got a fun episode about Freddy Pharkas. A historical figure of frontier medicine? No, a video game character from 1993. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk about how a farmer-cist was made, as well as the real and fake medicine Freddy doled out on the frontier.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Can I Use My Own Tears as Saline?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

We're bringing the heat with listeners' weird medical questions! Are the hot parts of the body the only Sweaty parts? Is spicy food spicier some days more than others? Is there any benefits to extra things in glasses lenses? And if your stomach can expand, why not your bladder?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones: King of Sting

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

A dovetail from last week’s episode, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the official pain scale of insect stings, all compiled by Justin O. Schmidt. So who was this Justin, how did his research contribute to science, and did he really get stung by all these insects to make a non-objective scale? (Answer: yes).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones: Wasps

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

After an unfortunate and painful encounter with an angry flying insect, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about wasps: how their stings work, and a journey into the science behind some folk remedies.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/

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Sawbones: The Heartmobile

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It used to be that if you needed to get to the hospital quickly, you would call the herse – because it had the space to transport a person who was lying down. Well, all of that changed in Columbus, OH, with the Heartmobile, known as the first ambulance. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about its development, implementation, and the thrilling end of its ambulatory adventures.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

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Sawbones: MAHA Mess

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin said they'd talk about when the US Health Department replaced the vaccine council . . . well, it's happened. But to EVERYONE'S surprise, it's more of a mess than a triumph. Dr. Sydnee talks about all the changes going on, the motive behind them, and why some good intentions can lead to dangerous outcomes.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

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Sawbones: Is Nose Ointment a Waste of Time?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Just in time for The Prom season, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring your weird summer medical questions! Do other citrus fruits affect medication, or is it really just grapefruits? Why do hiccups happen so sporadically? Do carrots actually give you good vision? Can a broken finger fully heal by itself? Plus, an update on vaccines in the United States.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

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Sawbones: Sex Chocolate

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It's a Sawbones grab-bag, featuring some pop-sci mythbusting around MSG, a reality check into current events around vaccines, and a fun new questionable product bringing chocolate to the bedroom.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Center for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/

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Sawbones Classics: Fluoride

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

With all the news around fluoride, we bring the classic Sawbones episode about the benefits of fluoride in drinking water, because the science has not changed.

This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore a medical mystery: Why, for a town in Colorado, was having brown teeth a sign of great tooth health?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Center for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/

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Sawbones: Dr. Pope

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

There was a time when Popes had secondary careers (or primary ones) on to of their Papal one. This includes Pope John XXI, the only Pope to have also been a physician. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about this non-traditional Pope and his contribution to medicine in the 12th century.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Center for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/

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Sawbones: Renaissance Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Sawbones brings you a studio version of the show at the ye olde Harmony House Renaissance Faire. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk about how medicine evolved in the Renaissance beyond what passed for scientific theories during the middle ages including the four humours, alchemy, and the real cause of syphilis (insulting the sun god).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Center for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/

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Sawbones: Tetanus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It's a myth that tetanus is only found on rusty metal. What really matters is that a wound that is a dirty, deep puncture wound could to introduce the bacteria into the body. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the long history of humans and tetanus, what it does to a body, and why maybe it's not a great idea to garden barefoot.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/about/who-we-are

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Sawbones: The Medical Freedom Movement

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

The Medical Freedom or the Health Freedom Movement is not new, but it is currently gaining more traction and attention under RFK, Jr. On its face, it is a political movement that distrusts pharmaceutical companies and government regulations for supplements. But Dr. Sydnee talks about its history and roots in strange conspiracies and biases from the 1950s – and what the movement means for us today.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

"The John Birch Society" by The Chad Mitchell Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCYSVZhPoU

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Sawbones: Thalassotherapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

TikTok has become enthralled with the idea of Thalassotherapy... which is basically going to the ocean to feel better. Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of this "sea cure" and Dr. Richard Russell, the man who popularized it in the second half of the eighteenth century.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/about/who-we-are

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Sawbones: Why Don’t Edema and Enema Rhyme?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 1 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Justin has gathered all the strangest listeners (questions) to quiz Dr. Sydnee with all of your weird and fun medical questions! Is Gatorade actually salty and NOT sweet? Are people with cat allergies allergic to big cats? Can you fart and spread norovirus? Can a fetus taste? And the most important question of all: who are Justin and Dr. Sydnee's favorite fictional doctors?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/about/who-we-are

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Sawbones: Dr. Odyssey: Shark Week

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

What medical drama does a doctor on a cruise ship get involved in? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Dr. Odyssey: Shark Attack!, and the follow-up, Dr. Odyssey: Shark Attack! Part 2: Orca. It's a wild ride, but some of the medical beats are surprisingly accurate.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: The Pitt

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee brings a little levity as she talks about a new medical show, The Pitt. Following fictional doctors in real-time(ish), Dr. Sydnee discusses how it compares to working in an actual ER, as well as it how it compares to the 1990s show ER.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Feed Drop: Clint and Justin join MFD Spring Break!

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay.

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Sawbones: Henry VIII

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

How dangerous is jousting? Just look into the example of King Henry VIII of England. The Tudor king is infamous for his six wives, but Dr. Sydnee explains how a jousting injury may have changed his behavior – and changed the course of history.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: Kleptomania

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy) — Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Kleptomania is defined by an undeniable compulsion to steal, so it has wavered between legitimate diagnosis and flimsy criminal defense to somewhere in between since its inception. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee unpacks the facts from fiction while Justin tries to steal the show.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: Apple Cider Vinegar

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

The recent semi-fictionalized Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar explores the world of wellness following bloggers Belle Gibson and Milla Blake. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about what factors in the world and in peoples' lives could lead to fame and success in the pseudo-scientific alternative medicine world.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/

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Sawbones: Frostbite

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

It's been bitterly cold in our region lately and that's got Dr. Sydnee thinking about frostbite. This week, we'll gain a better understanding of this malady and even stage a brief theatrical selection about it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/

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Sawbones: Science Updates

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

There has been a lot going on in the United States in the last few days that might affect what's going on with health, medicine, and other sciences. Dr. Sydnee talks about the implications of all of these now and in the immediate future, and what we can do about it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/

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Sawbones: Whooping Cough

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Depending on where you live, you might be hearing a lot lately about Pertussis or Whooping Cough, even in Dr. Sydnee and Justin’s home county. Dr. Sydnee talks about the long history of this disease, its symptoms, and how the vaccine eventually came about.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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Sawbones: Physicians' Unions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Imagine if your doctor could go on strike in the middle of a treatment. That’s the most popular argument against physicians’ unions, but there’s a lot more to the issue. Dr. Sydnee talks about the process of training doctors in the United States, why doctors would want to unionize, and what a doctors’ union might look like.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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Sawbones: Seven-Second Poop Trick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

It's a real medical (with a lower-case m) mystery, as Dr. Sydnee tries to find the source of a trick on TikTok that reportedly helps alleviate constipation. Join Sydnee on her surprisingly difficult journey to find what exactly this "trick" is to determine whether or not it does anything at all.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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Sawbones: Book Club

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Wed, 8 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin are easing back into the swing of things after the holidays by discussing what they’ve been reading, both apart and together. So cozy up with some tea to hear some good book recommendations from your favorite health professional and clown husband.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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Sawbones Classic Double-Feature: A Medicine Called Christmas 1 & 2

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Happy Candlenights! We've got for you a double-feature of the original A Medicine Called Christmas 1 and 2.

Medicine Called Christmas: Live from Candlenights 2018, we're so proud to present a staged reading of the new Hallmark Christmas movie written by Justin and Sydnee McElroy: A Medicine Called Christmas. Music: Adam Sakiyama CAST: Narrator: Rachel McElroy Daniel: Tommy Smirl Tabitha: Sydnee McElroy Phil: Griffin McElroy Chris: Justin McElroy Ms. Crimble: Teresa McElroy Mr. Frankson: Dwight Slappe Mr. Cameron: Travis McElroy Beth: Teylor Smirl Mandy: Rileigh Smirl Mr. Golfberg: Michael Meadows Santa: Clint McElroy

Medicine Called Christmas 2: Royal Pain: Just in time for Christmas, we've got another extremely special holiday film created by Justin and Sydnee McElroy. Gather the family and prepare for A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain. NARRATOR: Rachel McElroy PHIL: Griffin McElroy TAB: Sydnee McElroy JESUS: Dwight Slappe SORIANO: Travis McElroy CHRIS: Justin McElroy WAITER: Michael Meadows MR. BIG CITY: Tommy Smirl BETH: Teylor Smirl MANDY: Rileigh Smirl QUEEN: Mary Smirl SANTA: Clint McElroy

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Sawbones: How's My Lump Doing?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

As a gift to the audience, we have another Sawbones Q and A, answering strange questions submitted by listeners! How does a menstrual disk work? How should we ACTUALLY clean our ears? Are cat biscuits bad for pregnancy? And why does Justin have the old man cough?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: Walking Pneumonia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

It’s nearly winter, which means the return of mycoplasma or “Walking Pneumonia” on this hemisphere. This week Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about how this infection was discovered, the questionable way it was researched and how it differs from “typical” pneumonia.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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Sawbones: Tesla Medbed

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Somehow the Tesla medical bed, or Tesla Biohealing Wellness Hotel and Resort is not related to Elon Musk. It is also not really related to actual medical care. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about another wellness product and what this harnesser of biphoton energy is supposed to do.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Project 2025

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Needless to say it’s going to be a long four years for the United States. This week’s episode of Sawbones offers some guidance on what we might expect for medicine and health care going forward and what pro-active steps you may want to consider.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones Classic: History of Abortion

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

It's Election Day in the United States of America, and so we present this Sawbones episode on the history of abortion from May 2022. Go vote!

With the recent news about Roe v. Wade, it’s important to talk about the history of abortion in the United States. The right to autonomy over one’s own body in regard to medical care is one of the basic tenets of medical ethics; but no matter what anyone personally believes, banning abortion doesn’t stop abortion. It just makes it unsafe.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: John Green and Good.Store

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy, John Green) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin are joined by John Green to talk about the still-prevalent disease of tuberculosis and how his company Good.Store is using coffee and tea to eradicate it in one African country.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Doctor Odyssey

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

There's a new medical show in town, and Sawbones is all here for it. Dr. Sydnee goes through some of the highlights of the medical emergencies above the cruise ship in Doctor Odyssey and their plausibility and how likely it is to be able to do procedures like dialysis on the high seas.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Brazilian Butt Lift

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Some cosmetic surgeries include adding silicon or plastic to enhance the figure. But what if the extra fat came from your own body? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the fraught and history of the Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL, which is a story of eugenics, bad medicine, and unrealistic beauty standards.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Can Doritos Make Skin See-Through?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 real thing? Can you inhale an item into your lungs? Are mosquitoes eating my bruises? And is urea actually good for your skin or is some skin care just pee in a bottle?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Kegels

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 1 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 through the Kegel's medical history and naming conventions.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Exploding Teeth

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 account of these events, conceding that some medical mysteries remain unexplained.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Superman

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 Justice League colleagues, but Dr. Sydnee brings the actual medical knowledge to discuss X-Ray Vision, Super Strength, and a Kryptonite weakness.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Triple E and Public Health in 2024

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 about how to best protect people has gotten much more complicated.

Music: ""Medicines"" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Fentanyl and the ONEbox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 and what one West Virginia group is doing in hopes of turning the tide against overdose fatalities.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: The Doctor Patient

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 yourself, and how easy it is for someone without every advantage to fall through the cracks of the United States health care system.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Mushrooms

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 fungi used as medical supplements, from the parasitic Cordyceps to the infamous psilocybin.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Medical Jewelry

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 the history of this fashionable medicine and what it claims to do.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Mechanical Heart Pump

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

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 (with a pump) in a time where operating on the heart was considered a no-no.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Tampons

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

You may have heard that a new study showed tampons contain traces of metals. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of tampons, why they might contain metal, and what we still need to find out about the possible effects of using them.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Human Tricks

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Can you touch your tongue with your nose or wiggle your ears? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the science and studies behind weird little tricks some bodies can do, or "stupid human tricks."

Can you flare your nostrils? Take our poll: https://shorturl.at/rdzY3

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: A Couple of Boob Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Sawbones listeners just have so many strange medical questions! Questions like: Why do I sneeze at dark chocolate? Does Diet Coke actually relieve nausea? Why does saliva get thicker while exercising? And you know that TikTok with the cinnamon rolls and the yeast infection. . . is that . . .real?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones Classic: Chocolate

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

To coincide with the opening of Justin and Sydnee's stage production, we bring to you a classic episode about the medicinal history of chocolate!

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Willy Wonka

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:30:00 +0000

There are different versions of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory exploits, but all of them involve strange things happening to children who misbehave. But from a biological standpoint, what does that look like? Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss the strange science going on at Wonka's factory and whether gum could possibly contain enough juice to turn someone into a blueberry.

Note: Willy Wonka is the creation of Roald Dahl, not a good person. More information about his antisemitism available here: https://time.com/5937507/roald-dahl-anti-semitism/

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Do You Know How Italian I Am?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Hot time, summer in the city, time for listener Sawbones questions! Questions like: Why is blood sticky? Why does skin itch when it grows back? Might my twin reject my organs? And should I bring my own speculum to an exam?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Hydrogen Water

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee has ruined her TikTok algorithm for the listeners once again and came across something called "Hydrogen Water." Similar to alkaline water, hydrogen water goes through an ionization process that leaves it with excess hydrogen molecules. But . . . is it better than regular water? Probably not.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Plexus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

In a collaboration of medical fads and brands, Dr. Sydnee and Justin dive into the confusing MLM called Plexus. The company started as a seller of the Breast Chek [sic] Kit but has since branched out into wellness and weight management products that it encourages its Ambassadors to recruit others to sell.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Vampire Facials

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

You may have seen some celebrities or influencers on social media getting something called a Vampire Facial. It's exactly what it sounds like: blood spread on the face like a cream mask. But why would anyone do this unless it's supposed to do something for the skin? Dr. Sydnee and Justin draw out where this trend came from and its questionable benefits.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: CPR

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Squishing someone’s heart and blowing air into them to bring them back to life seems so basic, so why weren’t we able to agree on it for the past few hundred years? This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee gives an overview of the evolution of CPR which, despite what movies and TV would have you believe, isn’t quite an infinite cheat code for avoiding death.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Lazarus Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

What if someone was declared dead . . . only for their heart to start beating again? This is a phenomenon sometimes called "Lazarus Syndrome" or "auto resuscitation after failed pulmonary resuscitation". Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss the outline of exactly what needs to occur, some possible reasons this might happen, and a few wild examples.

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Sawbones: Sea Moss

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Another day, another fad superfood on social media! Sea moss, or carrageenan or Irish moss, has historically been used for ulcers and sore throats, but does it actually have any proven medical use? Well, no, but it’s probably a good vegan substitute for gelatin.

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Sawbones: Interpreting Research

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Thu, 4 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

With so much medical research out there on internet, how can you sort through what's based in science and what's just three people in a room? Dr. Sydnee discusses the all the different factors to think about when deciding how much weight to give any article or study. There's a lot!

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Sawbones: Gamer Pills

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:45:00 +0000

If you want to Get Good at video games quickly, are there any magic pills you can take? Well, there are people trying to sell them to you. Justin and Dr. Sydnee look at some supplements that claim to give gamers better focus and more energy, none of which are doctor-approved.

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Sawbones: Can You Lick the Capsaicin Patch?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin are welcoming in the spring and allergy season with listeners' strangest medical questions! Why do some people get goosebumps when they do alcohol shots? Does baking soda work for bug bites? Do people with facial hair get more sick? And for real, how long can you REALLY actually look at an eclipse before it's unsafe?

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Sawbones: Bad Bugs

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

There are many ways people get sick, but sometimes diseases are carried to people by insects. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the top ten "bad bugs" including mosquitoes, ticks, assassin bugs, and some beetles that are big and bad.

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Sawbones: IVF

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin and Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Started in the 1930s by scientist Dr. Miriam Menkin, in vitro fertilization is a medical procedure to help with fertility that took until the 1970s to have results in humans. With some drastic misunderstandings going on in the news, Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the long history of in vitro fertilization and its importance in fertility and contraception today.

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Sawbones: Knock Knock Hi

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Justin and Dr. Sydnee are joined by parallel-universe versions of themselves, The Glaucomfleckens!

The two doctor-spouse duos talk about Will and Kristen Flanary's journey into podcasting, including serious medical scares, balancing work and kids, and social media.

KNOCK KNOCK HI: https://glaucomflecken.com/podcast/

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Sawbones: Tongue Ties

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

A tongue tie is not just a turn of phrase, it's a medical condition in which the frenulum under your tongue is too thick and restricts your lingual movement. For a long time, a procedure to cut it has been done as a solution to some breastfeeding woes. But should it be? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of this procedure and the medical field's view on it today.

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Sawbones: Aquatofana

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 Feb 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Normally Sawbones talks about medical cures, whether real or fake, but today Dr. Sydnee and Justin are diving into the opposite. There was a time when women in bad marriages and needed a way out could turn to Julia Tofana who offered a secret, untraceable poison and, maybe, a chance at freedom.

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Sawbones: Gallstones

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Do you even know where your gallbladder is? Maybe it's not so surprising that millions of Americans don't know they have a gastrointestinal disorder caused by gallstones. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of gallbladder disease, and why the icky medical mnemonic of "forty, fat, and fertile" is misleading and maybe even harmful.

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Sawbones: Dr. Scholl's

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

In a continuation from last week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are focusing on a particular Doctor Brand: Dr Scholl's. Who was Dr. Scholl, what was his medical training, and why was he so interested in fixing feet?

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Sawbones: Doctor Brands

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

A lot of brands name themselves "doctor" – but how many of them are named after actual medical doctors? Justin takes the wheel with a little quiz for Dr. Sydnee and the listeners on Dr. Pepper, Doc Martens, Dr. Teal, and more.

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Sawbones: Home Alone 2

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

What would really happen to someone stuck in all of Kevin McCallister's traps? Dr. Sydnee and Justin return to discuss the even more outrageous and even more dangerous injuries the Sticky Bandits sustain in Home Alone 2.

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Sawbones: Why Don’t Americans get De-Wormed?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Shrug off that winter chill with a warm bowl of listener-submitted medical questions. Questions like: Am I giving away my immunity with a blood donation? Can antibiotics make colds worse? Can you cough while sleeping? Are we really new people every seven years? And is there any real health benefit to shaving my armpits?

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Sawbones: Pepto Bismol

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Many of us know all the catchy jingle that lists all the things that Pepto Bismol is supposed to be good for. However, that ubiquitous pink medicine is maybe not so ubiquitous everywhere. How did this chalky liquid become so necessary for curing Americans' stomach woes – and does it actually do anything?

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Sawbones Classic: Santa is Sick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

To get you through that holiday slog, we're re-releasing our classic holiday episode all about the ailments Santa could possibly have.

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 live in Huntington, WV.

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Sawbones: Dr. Willard Bliss

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

It was probably the destiny of Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss to become a medical professional, although his career was a real rollercoaster of beliefs and practices. But he obtained the most notoriety for bringing his questionable treatments to one of the most important people in the United States – President James Garfield.

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Sawbones: The Ejaculation Panic

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Nov 2023 19:15:00 +0000

In the 1800s, there was a growing concern about spermatorrhea, a condition that involves involuntary and excessive semen leakage or discharge. Some doctors (and people who claimed to be doctors) were quick to come up with some truly terrifying solutions . . . except that it was largely a panic and not really happening at all.

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Sawbones: The Intimate Side of a Woman’s Life

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

What was some of the outdated (though subtly subversive) medical advice given to cisgendered women of the 1930s? Dr. Sydnee and Justin aim to answer that with The Intimate Side of a Woman’s Life by Leona W. Chalmers, with all sorts of tips about douching, period cramps, and sex energy. Thanks to Olivia for sending in the book!

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Sawbones: The Tea That Doesn’t Cure Cancer (and Might Make It Worse)

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0000

Often cure-alls cure nothing (and do nothing), but other times they may actually hurt. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the Essiac tea formula, which claims to cure cancer while preventing people from seeking actual helpful medical care.

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Sawbones: Pineapple

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

There is a claim on the internet that when you eat pineapple, it eats you back. This is actually true! Or more accurately, pineapple contains an enzyme that breaks down tissue. Dr. Sydnee and Justin dive into exactly how this works, as well as the fundamental question: what is an enzyme?

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Sawbones: Why Do I Always Burp Next to My Wife?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

It’s time for us to answer some more listener medical questions, if “us” means “Dr. Sydnee McElroy.” Questions like: can you cook dirt enough to make it clean? What is Gaze-Evoked Tinnitus? Why do we rub our eyes when we’re tired? And can I taste . . .with my eyes?

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Sawbones: Marvel Anatomy: Endgame

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Justin returns to quiz Dr. Sydnee for the third and final analysis of the official Marvel Anatomy book. All will be revealed! Where does Colossus get his steel skin? How does Mystique turn into other people? And why are the Inhumans so disappointing?

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Sawbones: Carpet Python Parasite

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Sometimes respiratory and GI distress can be treated with antibiotics; other times it turns out there’s a live carpet python parasite in the brain. Dr. Sydnee discuss this rare case from a few years ago, the history of discovering parasitic roundworms in humans, and best practices in avoiding them.

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Sawbones: Alpha-Gal Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

That thing where you get bitten by ticks and can't eat meat, is that real? Yes, it's real, and it's called Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Dr. Sydnee dives into the fascinating story of how we found out that sometimes, if you get bitten by a certain tick, you become allergic to red meat.

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Sawbones: Blood Glucose Tolerance Test

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 16:30:00 +0000

If you’ve ever been pregnant or pregnant-adjacent, you may have heard of the blood glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. Many pregnant people find the process unpleasant and gross — which has prompted some pseudo-experts to speak out against it. Dr. Sydnee discusses the new discourse surrounding the test, how it works, and why, if your doctor recommends it, you should honestly just get it done.

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Sawbones: Mamajuana

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

One of the national drinks of the Dominican Republic, Mamajuana has a long history as an enjoyed alcoholic beverage . . . and a medicine. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go over the backstories of this beverage and the various medicinal properties it has reportedly held. For more about the history of Mamajuana and how to use it in cocktails, check out Neat: The Boozecast: https://on.soundcloud.com/71Rxg

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Sawbones: Leprosy in Florida

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Florida has a sudden uptick in cases of leprosy – but isn’t that just a weird Biblical disease? It’s real, it’s just fairly rare. Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring the history of leprosy from a 2014 episode, in addition to updated research and treatments, as well as what exactly is going on in Florida.

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Sawbones: Railway Madness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 1 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Trains are statistically one of the safest ways to travel, but please mind the vibrations. Dr. Sydnee talks about the brief period in the 1800's when men kept going wild on trains.

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Sawbones: Borax

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000

You'll never believe what people are doing on TikTok now. Borax is a salt you might have in your home: it's an active ingredient in many contact solutions, so it doesn't sound especially good to eat. Dr. Sydnee talks about the different reasons people on the internet are drinking it, the history of borax, and the actual science behind it. But the bottom line is: please do not drink borax.

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Sawbones: Patents vs. Life-Saving Drugs

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

John Green recently made a video asking Johnson & Johnson not to extend their patent on a tuberculosis drug, which would keep it exclusive and expensive. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about how drug patents work, the recent (good) update about bedaquiline specifically, and the next steps that pharmaceutical companies and the government need to make to keep life-saving drugs affordable. We’re back to classic Sawbones, keeping tabs on Big Pharma again.

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Update: Malaria

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Now that there have been malaria cases popping up in the United States, we bring the full episode about the disease from 2015. So learn all about malaria in the past, and Dr. Sydnee will have an update about malaria in the present.

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Sawbones: Harmonic Egg

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Sound can sometimes be therapeutic, like listening to white noise to help fall asleep. But can a big egg-shaped hut use the theory of quantum realms and vibrations to cure everything with love and frequencies? Um . . . no. But someone seemed to think so. Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain the Harmonic Egg, how it’s supposed to work, and how it came about.

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Sawbones: What's the Point of Soup?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Start the summer off smarter with the answers to listener medical questions! What old-timey diseases should I worry about if I time travel? Are meat sweats a real thing? Is there any risk in being exposed to drugs in giving someone mouth-to-mouth? And why does Aleve get the short end of the stick when it comes to choice painkillers?

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Sawbones: Fournier's Gangrene

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Most people have probably heard of gangrene, a condition that causes tissue to become necrotic. But Fournier’s Gangrene is a more . . . targeted version, specifically affecting the perineum, or taint. Justin and Dr. Sydnee discuss who Dr. Fournier was and how he (deservedly or not) put his name on this very specific infection.

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Sawbones: Xylazine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Sometimes Sawbones covers timely topics, like the latest adulterant in a substance people like to put in their bodies. Xylazine, or “tranq,” is the new one exacerbating the opioid crisis. Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of Xylazine and how to approach it now. But all in all, the best way to help would be to stop managing a medical condition with the justice system instead of health care.

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Update: Blood Donation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Recently, the FDA has updated their guidelines on who can donate blood and when – an update that has long been demanded. So we bring the full episode about Dr. Charles Drew and the history of blood donation, along with the new guidelines and why these changes were finally made.

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Sawbones: King Tutankhamun

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Live from Columbus, Ohio, home of the first Wendy's, and also COSI, the Center of Science and Industry! Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring forward one of the world's oldest medical mysteries: what happened to King Tut?

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Sawbones: Hepatitis C

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The third Hepatitis to be discovered, appropriately named Hepatitis C, is an infection that primarily affects the liver, but often has non-specific symptoms. Dr. Sydnee and Justin trace the strange history of this virus, how it spreads, and why testing for it is more important than ever.

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Sawbones: Marvel Anatomy: Infinity War

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Justin takes the wheel as he once again brings out the official Marvel Anatomy book to discuss the science of comic book superpowers. He and Dr. Sydnee discuss the feasibility of abilities in characters like Daredevil, The Invisible Woman, Captain America, Spider Woman, and The Lizard.

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Sawbones: Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 2 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Recently a number of states have passed restrictions for gender-affirming care for those under 18, but shouldn't it be medical professionals, not states, whose expertise should be considered? Dr. Sydnee goes through what this medical treatment really is and the history of how we developed it, how it works, and the research that shows that yes, it does work to help save lives.

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Sawbones: Going Grey

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Why do people start losing the pigment in their hair as they grow older? Well, it might be one of those things that we don't entirely understand, though there are some new studies that offer some ideas. But that didn't stop people throughout history from trying to find ways to keep their hair from turning grey. Of course, Justin doesn't need any of these methods because he has surprisingly little grey hair for someone his age. As he points out. Repeatedly.

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Sawbones: The Abortion Pill

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Mifepristone, known colloquially as the abortion pill, has recently been in the news as its future availability in the United States comes into question. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of the medicine, from how it was discovered to how it was approved to what happened over the summer to change that.

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Sawbones: Nose Blowing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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Sawbones: The Great Stink of 1858

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The Great Stink of 1858 has highlights from some of the Sawbones Greatest Hits: the controversy of hand washing, the miasma theory of disease. and cholera. Which is all to say: it took humanity a long time to figure out that we shouldn't be drinking poop.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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2023 BoCo Teaser - Sawbones: Medical Questions for Kids

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:42:02 +0000

We wanted to share a little teaser of our MaxFunDrive Bonus Content, so here's a short clip of Dr. Sydnee and Charlie addressing kid medical questions. If you want to hear the whole thing, head over to maximumfun.org/join to get access to this, plus the bonus content from MaxFunDrives past.

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Sawbones: Marvel Anatomy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the marvelous Marvel Anatomy book, which explains how many comic book heroes' superpowers work. Where does the Hulk's strength come from? How does Spider-Man climb walls? How does Captain Marvel shoot energy out of her hands? And is any of it anatomically or medically plausible at all?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Head Lice

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Lice aren’t just a longtime annoyance of school aged kids, they’ve actually been around longer than people. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of trying to get rid of these creatures as well as some common misconceptions. Be warned: your head will be itchy during this episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Is Leg-Length Discrepancy Genetic?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

It's another Sawbones: Medical Questions, and we're gonna go full Galaxy Brain on these listener-submitted queries. What is methalated B-12? Can my appendix grow back and give me appendicitis ad infinitum? Does sugar help tongue burns or is it just tasty? And most importantly, how do I tell my friend to stop listening to TikTok for medical advice?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Appendicitis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

People have been dying of the inflammation of the appendix long before anyone even knew what this little finger-like organ was good for. Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of the first accidental appendix removal, to the long journey to figuring the true cause of abdominal distress. And most importantly: What's the one place where you MUST have your appendix removed before visiting?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Ketchup

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

There are lots of things that aren’t medicine. Taxes. Pound cake. One thing that is definitely not a medicine but at a time was thought as one? Ketchup! Dr. Sydnee goes through ketchup’s journey from a fermented non-tomato condiment to the condiment we know and love, including its brief stint as Dr. Miles’ Extract of Tomato.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Grapefruits

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin don't actually like grapefruits, so it's irrelevant to them, but grapefruit juice is known to interact poorly with many medications. Given the wide variety of fruits and their juices, it seems strange this is such an outlier. How was this anomaly discovered, and why exactly does it do what it does?

Atlas Obscura article, "Grapefruit is One of the Weirdest Fruits on the Planet" by Dan Nosowitz: atlasobscura.com/articles/grapefruit-history-and-drug-interactions

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Mononucleosis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Have you ever been interrupted on a college campus by someone asking about your latest incident of intimate kissing? That's because they were trying to track the spread of a common infection called mononucleosis, or mono. Dr. Sydnee goes over the history of how the virus that caused mono was tracked down, and how it's tested for now.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Asafoetida

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

If you're like Dr. Sydnee and your TikTok algorithm keeps advertising medical substances at you, perhaps you've heard of asafoetida. It's a pungent resin derived from a plant, and has culinary appeal as well as reportedly some medical benefits. But what, if any, research and evidence do we have about these medicinal claims? And most importantly, what does it really smell like? We need to know, for science.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Anthrax

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

In 2001, the United States was under a biological attack from strange spores in mailed envelopes. This is a lot of people's first introduction to anthrax, a bacteria often associated with both domestic and wild animals. But what is anthrax, how is it spread, and where did it come from? To clarify, this episode is about the disease, not the metal band.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Super Sawbones Quiz of 2022

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 Jan 2023 21:30:00 +0000

The Sawbones Medical Quiz is back and better than ever, with questions about this past year's episodes! What have you learned about bad fast food, Senate contenders, pirate medicine, and owls?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Can I Become the Alpha Period-Haver?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

It's the last episode of the year, so Dr. Sydnee and Justin set out to answer your important medical questions! How do oral probiotics prevent a yeast infection (or do they)? What's that medicine and Sprite combo you drink before a CT scan? Should I talk to the students who practice appointments on me? And does everyone rub their limbs together like a cricket before bed, or is it just Justin?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: RSV

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Parts of the US are currently in the midst of a triple-demic, a very scary phrase, so Dr. Sydnee is here to break down the third illness: Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV. It’s a virus that’s common among everyone, but can be dangerous for some people. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about what it is, why it is suddenly prevalent in adults, and what can be done to help prevent the spread (hint: wear a mask).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Farts

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 6 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week, Justin takes the wheel and finally gets to talk about farts, only tangentially in a medical way. Get ready for some fart etymology, some notable farts in medieval history, fun fart facts, and a little bit about preventing and treating excessive gas and flatulence.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter Three

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

In the third and final chapter of the pirate medicine series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the dreaded Flux. What is the Flux? Well, it involves something coming out of your body in excess . . . and it's not urine.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter Two

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

In the second entry in the pirate medicine series, Dr. Sydnee talks about the practice of treating burns aboard a ship. It seems like burns on a ship would not be a problem, but ships are made of wood, and fire + wood = bad.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Pirate Medicine Chapter One

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000

To celebrate the first new live Sawbones shows since 2020, we're releasing the first in a three-part series exploring the vast array that pirates—in an extremely resource and knowledge-limited setting—tried to keep one another alive through the years.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Does Shrimp Make My Husband Drunk?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to ask a real doctor questions that aren’t really advice? Dr. Sydnee answers listener questions about infecting yourself with a virus, refusing opioids, and difficult veins. And don’t worry - there are some poop questions as well.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Anthroposophy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Why not just connect the spiritual and scientific world? That's basically what anthroposophy asks, teaching a philosophical approach to medicine. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of this movement and also try to explain what exactly it is.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Iridology

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The eyes are the windows to the soul, but could they also be the windows to all the body's ailments? Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss iridology, the idea that changes in the eye color could possibly indicate different diseases and conditions – and perhaps even personality traits – although there is very little evidence that any of this is scientifically sound.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Dr. Oz

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

There are many people who have been recurring characters on Sawbones. Pliny the Elder. Charlie. But few so notorious as Dr. Mehmet Oz, now running for the U.S. Senate. This isn’t a commentary on his political fitness; just an examination of his history of questionable medical advice and pop-science claims.

CW: Discussion of dieting and weight loss

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: Schizophrenia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Is schizophrenia the same as having a dissociative identity? Or anti-social disorder? Or being a murderer? No. No. All of these are wrong. Dr. Sydnee breaks down one of the most misunderstood and maligned mental illnesses and how our understanding of symptoms and treatment have changed over the years.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: How Justin McElroy Became a Trusted Source for COVID News in Canada

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Podcast history is being made here: There are TWO Justin McElroys in this week's episode. We are joined by Justin McElroy, CBC reporter of municipal affairs in Vancouver and British Columbia, as he discusses his role reporting COVID data over the last two and a half years, and the challenges of presenting that information as people seem to be moving on from caring about the pandemic.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Sawbones: E. coli

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

From our earliest days of life E. coli is among us and within us, living in harmony with the rest of our colonic flora. But this week we're here to discuss the multi-dimensional E. coli's ability to really mess all that up through contaminated romaine and undercooked cheeseburgers.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
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Sawbones News: Vaccine Updates

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Extra, extra! It’s the first edition of the Sawbones Medical News, updates on what’s going on in the world of medicine. We’ve got the newest reports on Monkey Pox vaccines and the hot new COVID-19 booster. Plus, an analysis of Dr. Oz’s interesting medical care advice.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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The Sleeping Sickness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Starting In 1915, cases of something known as encephalitis lethargica started popping up around the globe. Symptoms were varied, but included some sort of lethargy or tiredness, with some more extreme manifestations. But exactly how many people were infected and what exactly caused this remains one of medical history’s greatest mysteries. So, yeah, we’re going to leave you hanging on that. Sorry.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Rufus Weaver and Harriet Cole

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In the 1880s, anatomist Rufus Weaver worked meticulously to extract and mount the human nervous system for study. The nervous system came from a woman named Harriet Cole; but how was it actually obtained? Dr. Sydnee dissects this medical mystery, which is a telling story of who in history is celebrated and who is often forgotten.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Band-Aids

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are stuck on Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages. Justin goes through the decades of campaigns and jingles, the evolution of bandage technology, and Dr. Dan the Bandage Man to explain how this sticky plaster became a staple for children and clumsy people alike.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Metamucil

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Hank Green in 2018 joked that everyone should take Metamucil, the fiber-rich powder that is supposed to help with your BMs. But is he right? Well . . . “should” is a strong word. Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of the supplement itself, made of psyllium, as well as our understanding of fiber and its use in human nutrition. And yeah, you probably aren’t getting enough of it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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The Brompton Cocktail

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In the late 1800s, Dr. Herbert Snow observed cancer patients and considered that a mix of different medications might do the trick for slowing down its progress. The Brompton Cocktail, as it was called, was mostly cocaine and morphine. Though used for a long time for pain relief, the cocktail proved to have its problems – but maybe not for the reason you would think.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Hand Sanitizer

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Around the early 1900s, it was discovered that a high percent of ethanol was useful for killing germs, and worked great if there was no available soap and water. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through viral internet stories and odd patents to explain how we eventually landed on the hand sanitizer we know and love today. Hey, if you can, though, wash your hands.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Answering Your Questions About the Roe Verdict

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The overturning of Roe has created an astounding number of questions and problems, and the fact is that we don’t know for sure how the landscape will change in the next few years or even months. This week, Dr. Sydnee uses the best available information to answer listener questions about what the Roe decision means for those seeking medical care related to pregnancy, including the morning after pill, vasectomies as contraception, and ectopic pregnancies.

Addendum: There is a prescription form of emergency contraception called Ella that may be more effective in larger bodies. Speak to your primary care physician for more information.

Resources:
Abortion On Our Own Terms: https://abortiononourownterms.org/
https://apiaryps.org/
https://www.abortionfinder.org/

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Radium Girls

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Back in 1917 radium was all the rage. The fact that it glowed made people believe it was healthy and important, so they included it in things like toothpaste, cosmetics, even water. The Radium Girls, factory workers who used radium-laced paints to detail watch faces, were among the first to indicate that it may not be as safe as we imagined. Charlie McElroy is here to tell us about their fight for workplace safety.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Vomiting

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:30:00 +0000

What’s the deal with vomiting? Justin and Dr. Sydnee meditate on the various ways we get nauseated, from smelling something gross to getting hit in a sensitive spot, and what we’ve done over the years to help alleviate it. Although sometimes kids just vomit for no reason and we can’t really help you there.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Is it Safe to Eat This Plutonium?

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

We’re back with Sawbones Medical Questions! Justin acts as stand-in for the listeners while Dr. Sydnee answers questions about tall people getting COVID, eye goop, nose goop, labor organizing in the medical field, and corn in poop. This one’s for the Sawboners.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Monkeypox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:15:00 +0000

You may be worried we’re headed into another global health crisis in the form of Monkeypox. But it’s not new, and we already know quite a bit about it. Dr. Sydnee explains what it is, how to treat it, and the recommendations at the moment from the CDC, all compared to COVID (which is now unfortunately our standard for how to relate to potential public health threats).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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History of Abortion

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

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Infant Formula

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 17 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000

The United States is currently in a dire formula shortage, and people are taking to the internet to propose some less than ideal solutions. Dr. Sydnee talks about the origins of how formula came about, how the shortage came about, and why people on the internet are wrong. And just in case you miss the message: do NOT try to make your own formula.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Harry Beno: The Poison King

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 3 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Harry Beno (not BEAN-o) one day walked into a barn hungry for biscuits and emerged the poison king. Believing himself immune to strychnine, Beno took to eating poison for an audience. From there his act escalated to the next logical step, hammering nails into his head and burying himself alive. Justin and Dr. Sydnee tell the story of “Beno the Wonder” who confused doctors but couldn’t escape the ultimate Sawbones lesson: don’t drill a hole in your head.

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Testicle Tanning

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:30:00 +0000

Some people believe that men in the world are getting softer and masculinity is under attack. But not to worry, there’s a solution: tanning your . . . nethers. Although the idea of exposing your soft bits to the sun may be embarrassing, there's also, as Dr. Sydnee explains, zero evidence that it's beneficial.

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Cereal

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Remember when the Cheerios box said it would lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease? Well, it doesn’t say that anymore because cereal isn’t medicine. But this is just one example in a long history of breakfast cereals claiming to be beneficial to health.

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The World of Warcraft Plague and COVID

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:30:00 +0000

A very long time ago, in 2019, we talked about the Corrupted Blood plague, a pandemic within the World of Warcraft. How it affected the digital world was used as a model for how people might behave during an actual real-life pandemic. Well . . . we’ve got that real-life pandemic now. So how did it actually play out (and is still playing out) versus how it went in-game?

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Bach's Flower Remedies

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In the mid-20th century, Dr. Edward Bach developed a series of diluted tinctures from ingredients of the natural world to combat negative emotions, and by extension, disease. Bach supplied that these remedies were different for everyone, depending on mood. And to find out what you need? Just take an online quiz!

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Food Dye and Behavior

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Do artificially colored food dyes make your kids behave badly? This sounds like it could be true, and is certainly alluring to parents as an easy fix. But are they actually related? In the 1940s, Dr. Benjamin Feingold was set to research just that, believing that food dye not only could cause bad behavior, but was linked to asthma, eczema, and hives. But the solution to how to solve any of these problems is a bit extreme – too extreme to be practical or even show any real results.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Spring Medical Questions Are in the Air

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:30:00 +0000

It’s time to do a little bit of inbox spring cleaning with all these listener medical questions! Justin reads and Dr. Sydnee answers medical questions about things like healing hickeys, eating all of the meat, tongue-based diagnostics, and tasting with your feet.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Star Jelly

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Have you ever gone outside and found gelatinous goop on the ground? It’s jelly from the stars! But actually . . . what is it? As far back as the 14th century, people have noticed mucilaginous goo that has been associated with both the medicinal and the magical. Dr. Sydnee talks about the many instances of “star jelly” throughout history, what it could possibly be, and the effect it has on people – sometimes harmful, but mostly benign.

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Update: Havana Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Havana Syndrome has been in the news lately, so we've brought an update. The CIA has continued to look into people experiencing the symptoms of this strange illness and have found . . . there is some sort of cause after all? So enjoy the full episode explaining the history of Havana Syndrome, and what we've learned in recent weeks.

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Dr. Charles Drew and Blood Donations

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

In a Sawbones rarity, we’re talking about someone who contributed positively to the medical field. Very positively. Dr. Charles Drew, the first Black person to get a doctorate from Columbia University was also the person to discover a better method for preserving blood for use in transfusions. And we’re glad he did, because did you know there’s a national blood shortage?

For information on the blood shortage and how to donate blood: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/red-cross-national-blood-shortage-crisis.html

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Now That’s What I Call Weird Medical Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

What question would you ask a doctor if you were sitting next to them? That’s what the goal is today on Sawbones, where “we”, mostly Sydnee, answer listeners’ most pressing weird medical questions. Questions about cool things like ear gauges, absinthe, the strength of car doors, self-advocacy, hydration, and the hole that is your belly button.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Ben Franklin’s Glass Armonica

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 8 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Benjamin Franklin: Prolific writer. Founding Father. Inventor. Creator of a killer instrument? The Glass Armonica, more or less a series of singing water bowls with haunting melody, became a popular instrument for a very short amount of time. But by 1830, it ceased being played entirely. Was it because its strange harmonics were making people ill? Or maybe it was just very fragile and hard to carry around?

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Doctoring While Sick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Work culture often lauds the idea that you should go to work even if you’re sick. This is true among a lot of occupations, but the self-declared worst offenders are doctors and other health professionals. Dr. Sydnee explains from her own experience and that of others why it is often the case that doctors are reluctant to become patients.

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Baker-Miller Pink

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This episode of Sawbones is a little lighter, and what’s lighter than pink? Nothing, especially when we’re talking about Baker-Miller Pink, a hue theorized to calm people down, quell violence, and maybe even influence muscle strength. It wasn’t the first color thought to have an effect on people’s behavior, and it’s EXACTLY as affective.

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The Omicron Variant

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:30:00 +0000

After a week of working on the hospital floor, Dr. Sydnee discusses her personal experience with the current state of the health care system and what the experts say the omicron variant might mean for the future of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 4 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had the sudden urge to go to the bathroom while browsing in a TJ Maxx or a book store? Well, apparently many people have. This phenomenon was first mentioned by Mariko Aoki to a Japanese magazine in 1985, and has recently made its way to TikTok. Dr. Sydnee and Justin investigate some different theories and philosophies around the sudden need to poop while book shopping.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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Twelve Days of Christmas

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:30:00 +0000

The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" sounds like an extravagant and generous cavalcade of gifts. But what if your true love had less than pure intentions? Justin and Dr. Sydnee go through each present and speculate what deadly diseases they could potentially give you. Not hard to theorize, considering these gifts include two dozen birds.

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Sawbones Classic: Home Alone

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0000

We're re-releasing our classic holiday episode all about Home Alone.

For your listening edification, Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her lovely assistant Justin McElroy are delighted to present a full accounting of the injuries likely sustained by the Wet Bandits.

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Tis the Season for Weird Medical Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

We're warming the December chill with another Sawbones Q+A, answering all the weird medical questions that can only be answered publicly, on a podcast. Questions about milk and lost limbs, mole hair, spontaneous UTIs, dead germs, where does the vaccine go, and sexy sneezing.

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Alka-Seltzer

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a LEGACY it is. Welcome back to Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, where we can put aside questions of science and efficacy and focus on what really matters: How Juliana Marguiles’ dad wrote a jingle that was hidden for 20 years before it changed the world.

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How to Detox from a Vaccine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

You can’t.

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Arsenic Wallpaper

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

No, dear listener, “arsenic wallpaper” is not just a great band name, it’s also a reference to a mid-1800s fanaticism around using arsenic to create a particular vibrant shade of green. A sort of . . . jade? Sage? Anyway. You’ve probably already guessed how that works out, but we’ll lay it out for you just the same on this week’s Sawbones.

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Melioidosis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 9 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

You may have heard about a recent deadly outbreak related to gemstone-laden room sprays. The culprit in that sad situation is called “Melioidosis,” and this week we’ve got a history of how humanity tracked down this slippery ailment.

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Sex and Gender

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

There has been lots of discourse about gender expression recently, and “science” is often trotted out as an argument to deny the experience of others. “Feel however you want,” these arguments typically begin, “but there are only two sexes, and they’re easily defined, and that’s just science.”

That’s … well it’s crap.

This week on Sawbones, join us as we make it extremely clear where science stands on this complex issue.

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The Green Children of Woolpit

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

For Halloween, Sawbones is bringing you a story rooted in folklore and mystery: two children showed up one day in the English town of Woolpit, speaking a strange language . . .and with green skin. But their curious appearance may have a logical and medical explanation, and we bring you our best guesses.

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The Malaria Vaccine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

As an intro to new listeners, we’re bringing you science unfolding in real time that’s actually really good: the malaria vaccine. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: It’s called Mosquirix. Doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue. But the good news? It could save tens of thousands of children’s lives every year.

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The Pill that Helps Prevent HIV

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr. Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Were you aware there’s a medicine that with an extremely high degree of efficacy can prevent the spread of HIV? There is! There’s just one problem: It’s costly. … And not enough people know about it. … And many doctors don’t know enough about it. … And it’s the center of a protracted legal battle . . . Okay, so there are a few problems. This week on Sawbones, we’ll explore them all.

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Bruising

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Well, in one of the classic parenting whoopsies, Justin and Sydnee dented their daughter (she’s fine). In honor of her contusion, this week on Sawbones we’re talking about bruises.

Are steaks part of it? Should you put most of a charcuterie board on there? Also, what’s up with the little irons boxing guys get rubbed on their face bruises? All of your questions about bruises will be answered, friend. Hold tight!

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Weird Medical Questions Strike Back

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Is there evidence that sugary drinks cause worse hangovers? Does green snot mean there’s an infection? We’re answering more of your weird medical questions. Well, to be fair, Dr. Sydnee is answering your medical queries about sticky lip germs, C.diff, and the hot debate about that thing on your back.

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Black Oxygen Organics

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Dr Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Well, people are eating dirt. Real expensive dirt, too. That’s where we’re at. There’s a multi-level marketing company that sells people dirt to eat. We’re doing a Sawbones about it, and it turns out that we actually think it’s a really cool and good idea! Eating pricey dirt goo, we mean.

… No, no, it’s terrible. It’s all terrible.

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Herbalife

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 7 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

If you’ve seen a new smoothie shop or “Nutrition Club” open up in your area, take note: It may not be a smoothie store at all. This week on Sawbones, we explore the history of Herbalife and why this multi-level marketing weight loss company is opening smoothie shops with no smoothies for sale.

CW: Discussion of dieting and weight loss

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Havana Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

We’ve got a real mystery for you on Sawbones this week: Havana Syndrome. It’s either a secret beam being blasted at American diplomats . . . or a mass psychogenic illness . . . or a complete fabrication. Or anything in between?

Yep, it’s a weird one. Hang in there.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Thalidomide

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

In the 1950s, Thalidomide was rolled out very quickly and what followed was a tragic story that highlighted perils of greed and hidden agendas. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin attempt to untangle this murky narrative, and highlight the doctor who heroically kept this disaster from claiming many more lives.

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Vicks

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy, Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:30:00 +0000

Justin takes over Sawbones researching duties from Dr. Sydnee this week as he begins profiling the unsung heroes of business: Brands. In this inaugural attempt, he’ll present the story of Vicks and how the company’s VapoRub took over the world. Also: The puzzling truth about NyQuil’s name.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Virology

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

How well do we understand viruses? We were fighting them before we could even see them. Fast forward to today, Dr. Sydnee explains how all of this relates to what we know now about the Delta variant.

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Balto

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin & Sydnee McElroy) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Sawbones is finally doing the Balto episode! What happens when a remote town in Alaska has a diphtheria breakout, but their entire anti-toxin supply is expired? Call up Balto and the pack of hero dogs and mushers to make the harrowing journey.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Naloxone

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Naloxone is known as the “life-saving drug,” since it can bring someone back from an opiate overdose. Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of this hero drug, how it works, and the recent struggle of keeping it accessible in some communities.

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Hot Medical Question Summer

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

It’s time to answer more of your medical queries, like what is Texidor’s Twinge, when does the sunscreen clock start, and yeast infections: why?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Jimmy Buffett

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 7 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

We recorded this episode live on the Joco Cruise 2020, where Dr. Sydnee dissects the medicine mentioned in the songs of Jimmy Buffett. What is recommend for “Island Fever”? What should Mr. Buffett be concerned about when eating that “Cheeseburger in Paradise”? And do the lyrics of “Frenchmen for the Night” mean he may have Jumping Frenchmen of Maine?

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Physician Burnout

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Workplace burnout is commonplace in the 21st century, but it’s a fairly recent idea. It’s especially insidious among physicians, who are taught that any fatigue is a sign of weakness. Dr. Sydnee shares her personal experience with exhaustion and what might be done to address this problem in the United States.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Black Lung Disease

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

As any proud West Virginian knows, the history of mining in the United States is tied tightly to the history of the labor movement. This was partially to address something known as coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease. Though unions may have won the battle for recognition, the war against this disease continues to this day.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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COVID Variants and Guns for Vaccines

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 8 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

You might have heard about the COVID variants that have some people worried, and how effective the current vaccine will be against them. But not to worry, we’ve got the sweet sweet data from the Lancet, and some good news regarding the (specifically Pfizer) vaccine. And if you haven’t gotten a vaccine yet, maybe a car or lotto ticket will motivate you. Or a gun?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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The Parasite Delusion

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:30:00 +0000

Last week, we talked about if eating papaya seeds could rid your body of parasites (spoiler: it can’t). But being concerned about having parasites is not new. We continue the conversation by looking into the phenomenon of Ekbom’s syndrome, or delusional parasitosis, a difficult disorder to both manage and treat.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Papaya Seeds and Parasites

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 18 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

TikTok is where the kids are getting all their information on new new wellness trends, so Dr Sydnee decided to check one that’s been popping up a lot: eating Papaya seeds. The main claim is that the seeds awesomely force parasitic worms out of your body – worms you didn’t even know you had! But is there a SEED of truth in these claims?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Revenge of the Sawbones Quiz

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 11 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Test your medical history knowledge from this past year’s episodes in the Super Secret Sawbones Quiz of Interesting Information to Inform and Enlighten and Entertain and Impress Your Friends 2021!

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 4 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

For MaxFunDrive 2021, Sawbones is talking about gross medicine of a different sort. In the United States (and New Zealand) we see a lot of those commercials for prescription medicines with jaunty names and a full minute disclaimer at the end. How they came to be the norm here is a complicated history of bad medicine and the shifting of credence among doctors, patients, and pharmaceutical companies.

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Chlorophyll

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Along with Dr. Sydnee’s amazing videos, TikTok is also a host to an interesting wellness trend: chlorophyll. The green pigment that helps plants turn sunlight into food and oxygen has also been thought to boost your immune system and help with body odor. But chlorophyll as a health food is an idea that dates back to 1930, and spoilers ... it's just as effective now as it was then.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Vaccine Verification

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:30:00 +0000

About a year ago, Sawbones discussed what herd immunity was not. In this episode, we look at how we’ll get there, and what role vaccine verification will play. How has it impacted public health historically, and what can we anticipate in the near future?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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St John's Wort

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

A somewhat invasive plant with yellow flowers named after John the Baptist has been used for centuries as a kind of cure all. Dr. Sydnee will lead you through a history of its many applications, what it’s used for today, and explain what exactly is a wort.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Gamer Danger

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000

When the Nintendo Wii was released, it also came with a warning about potential injuries, to yourself and to others. But are video games good or bad for your health? Justin takes the lead to educate, entertain and delight about both the medical harm and medical good that video games can do.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Blue Light Therapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Have you ever noticed an old house house that has blue glass windows? It's pretty, sure, but it's also supposed to provide healing energy. You can thank a man who really liked growing, farming, and . . . colors for this bizarre but beautiful notion. We've got his story (and how his legacy endures) on this week's Sawbones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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COVID-19: One Year Later

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +0000

It's been around a year since COVID-19 began to reshape America. On this week's episode of Sawbones, we look back at the past 12 months and examine what we've learned and what we've lost. We'll also take a look at the current state of vaccine rollouts and answer some of your questions.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Harm Reduction

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000

There are simple, common-sense ways we can save the lives of injection drug users. The United States is woefully behind in adopting these best practices and there are some who are fighting to keep it that way.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Believe It Or Not, More As for Your Qs

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 2 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000

The more questions answered, the more oddly specific they become. Justin plays the listener as Dr Sydnee addresses Alice in Wonderland syndrome, super glue, and sixth disease.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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The U.S. Surgeon General

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

A new presidential administration means a new U.S. Surgeon General, so this week on Sawbones, we're examining exactly what that means. Are they a general? Why do they get to tell us what to do? And why do they care so much about sailor health?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Mewing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Would you believe that without spending a single cent, with just a slight movement of your tongue you could breathe better, sleep better and perhaps even ... become your most beautiful self? You probably wouldn't believe that, because you listen to Sawbones. You probably would believe that the simple, possible effective technique called "Mewing" has been co-opted by incel culture though, right? Yeah, that sounds like Earth.

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The Great Smog

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

As with almost every cultural touchstone, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are extremely late to The Crown party. But the Netflix historical drama has provided not only immovable hairdos and withering glares, it also serves as the inspiration of our latest episode, in which a freak weather pattern (and an overuse of fossil fuels) nearly suffocated a city.

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How to Talk About Vaccine Hesitancy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived and there are, dishearteningly, too many that are on the fence about getting it. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin provide a guide for talking with those who are vaccine hesitant and how using a kind, empathetic approach can help them see the light (and the antibodies).

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Dropsy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

It's a true shame that the medical condition with perhaps the most adorable name, dropsy, doesn't really exists. Well, it exists but ... you know what, this is too complicated. Let's just do a podcast episode about it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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COVID-19: The Final Mile

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 5 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

OK, so the COVID-19 vaccine is here, basically, kind of, but how do you get it? How does your Nonnee get it? How will anybody get it? The answers are ... well, they're a lot less clear than we'd like.

This week on Sawbones, we'll equip you with the best information we have in the hopes of reaching herd immunity (and Nonnee immunity) just as quickly as possible.

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COVID Vaccine Questions and Answers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:00:20 +0000

Vaccines are here! Vaccines are here! But wait ... aren't they ... rushed? Did you hear they might be ... tainted? Do they give you ... cheetah powers? Even if you believe in vaccines, it's normal to have some questions about them. So this week we'll be providing you with all the answers we have to your pressing queries.

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Don't Steal Your Dog's Worm Medicine to Treat COVID-19

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:05:30 +0000

Ivermectin is a fantastic, incredible miraculous drug that has recently been touted by some as a potent treatment for COVID-19, despite not having the research yet to back up the claims. This week, we'll help you avoid stealing your dog's worm medication in the hopes of fending off coronavirus.

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Sawbones: Clinical Trials

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Dec 2020 17:28:17 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin have turned themselves into lab rats as they join a COVID-19 vaccine trial. But how did humanity discover the practices and policies that guide these sorts of human experiments? Listen and find out!

Our primary source for this week's episode is this excellent article by Dr. Arun Bhatt.

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Even More Weird Medical Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:48:16 +0000

Is it possible for your medical questions to be ... too weird? That's a question you may be asking yourself on this latest Q&A episode of Sawbones, which explores the contents of poop and a secret button above your buttcrack that makes you pee.

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Hypodermic Needles

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:00:32 +0000

With news that a COVID-19 vaccine may be on the horizon and flu shot season in full swing, we take things back to basics with a history of the hypodermic needle and syringe. Also, a strangely large amount of car talk for you gear heads.

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Angel's Glow

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 8 Nov 2020 23:22:04 +0000

On a chilly, rainy Civil War battlefield in Tennessee, soldiers started noticing something strange: Some of their wounds had begun ... glowing. Stranger still: Those with the glow tended to fare better than their illuminated counterparts. The assumption? Angels were bringing them back from the brink.

An incredible story.

This week on Sawbones? You guessed it, Dr. Sydnee and her old buddy Science are gonna ruin the whole thing.

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A Health Care Voter's Guide

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:33:18 +0000

If, by some set of unexplainable circumstances, you are still an undecided voter in the U.S. we've prepared something special for you in anticipation of next week's presidential election on Nov. 3. If you're not undecided, you'll at least have a better understanding of how important this election is.

We'll be reviewing the major tenets of the healthcare plans of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Who will have the better plan? You'll have to listen to find out. (It's not Trump.)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Herd Immunity

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:38:39 +0000

There's been a lot of discussion about herd immunity in the face of COVID-19, but did you know that anyone who talks about achieving herd immunity without a vaccine (something humanity has never pulled off ever) is a big stinky liar goofball?

We'll explore that truth and so much more on this week's episode of Sawbones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Osteopathic Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:43:33 +0000

Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s) have been thrust into the spotlight recently when one was tasked with caring for the world's most famous COVID-19 patient. Some even went so far as to dismiss the president's D.O. for those two letters following his name. But is that fair?

This week on Sawbones: Do D.O.s do what M.D.s do?

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Our 2020 Flu Shot Extravaganza

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Oct 2020 15:53:48 +0000

Gather the family around, it's time for our annual celebration of the flu shot! We got you the PERFECT gift: A bunch of answers to your flu shot quandries, especially in the age of COVID-19. C'mon, the party's starting!

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How Horseshoe Crabs (Probably) Saved Your Life

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:56:42 +0000

Horses? Majestic. Frogs? Maybe royalty. But have you taken a moment to reflect on the humble, half-billion-year old horseshoe crab that almost certainly saved your life with its incredible blood? If not, THIS is that moment.

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Forced Sterilization

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:00:13 +0000

Many were shocked to learn of allegations of forced sterilizations at an ICE facility. In this episode, we explore the long American history of this practice and the heartbreaking truth that this latest incident is just the latest in a long string of clinical genocide by those in power.

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Death Certificates

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:50:57 +0000

You may have recently heard a statistic that just six percent of COVID-19 deaths are attributed to COVID alone. This statistic was based on death certificates. This week on Sawbones, we explain, through the history of this odd document, why that's a really terrible idea.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Nostalgia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Sep 2020 16:50:02 +0000

Lately, have you found yourself pining for a simpler time? An easier time? Maybe just, like, ANY time other than your current one? You may be experiencing nostalgia. This week on Sawbones, we'll track its evolution from a clinical diagnosis to a possible healing tool.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Vagina Shaming

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:20:59 +0000

For millennia, people with vagina was told that there was something wrong with them (if they were even spoken about at all). Their vagina smelled wrong, looked wrong, it was too wet or not wet enough. This week on Sawbones, a reminder that your vagina is (almost always) just fine the way it is.

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Oleander

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:43:21 +0000

Puzzled as to why a pillow peddler is pushing poison to the president to pacify a pandemic? Please press play.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Grounded for Life

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:09:09 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we explore The Most Important Health Discovery Ever! We know it's the The Most Important Health Discovery Ever because the book is called Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever. So there you have it.

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Osmosis Jones

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 7 Aug 2020 16:00:13 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we close out the #MaxFunDrive with a FAR too thorough examination of history's only medical animated comedy in which Bill Murray barfs on Molly Shannon. Let's talk about Osmosis Jones.

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Dr. Joycelyn Elders

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:54:25 +0000

Dr. Joycelyn Elders is an American hero who went from a sharecropper's daughter to the first black Surgeon General of the United States. This is the story of her inspirational rise, her infuriating firing and her inability to stop doing good.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Operation Warp Speed

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:46:40 +0000

Yes friends, that's the actual name of the U.S. government's race to creation a coronavirus vaccine. It's either radical or a huge embarrassment, depending on which Sawbones co-host you are. This week, we'll talk about the progress so far and what work still remains.

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Sawbones: Amnesia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:18:12 +0000

In what is perhaps the first and only example of the Fast and Furious franchise inspiring an episode of Sawbones, we're diving into amnesia. We'll see how media portrayals stack up to reality, look at modern therapy and explore the validity of the second bonk.

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Health Media Literacy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:05:40 +0000

We're being inundated by medical news in the face of COVID-19, but how is the layman supposed to make sense of all it? How can you tell a trustworthy report from simple clickbait? We'll discuss on this week's Sawbones (with a brief tangent about re-opening schools).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Weight of the Human Soul

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 3 Jul 2020 14:34:48 +0000

An introspective moment on Sawbones this week as we meet the doctor who devoted his life to discovering the weight of the human soul.

NOTE: This episode contains discussions of mortality, both human and animal.

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Systemic Racism in Medical Honors

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:37:38 +0000

AOA is a medical honors society that's supposed to separate top-tier medical students from the rest of the pack. It helps determine which doctors get the top jobs in the most competitive fields. The problem? There's implicit racism in the way it chooses members, and fixing it may be a massive challenge.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: COVID-19 and Bad Data

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:24:05 +0000

OK, yes, this is an episode about medical research, but it's the sexiest medical research story you're ever going to hear. It's got scandal! It's got a detective! It's got a sentient robot equipped with anti-gravity technology!

We'd type more here, but we have to assume you're already listening.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Black Panthers and Public Health

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:56:59 +0000

If you received the typical, white-centric education, you probably associate the Black Panthers only with violence and political protest. This week on Sawbones, we talk about their work in medical research advocacy and creating public health programs that sought to make life better for all black and oppressed people.

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Sawbones: Medical Racism and Protest Safety

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 1 Jun 2020 02:33:58 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we examine how Black Americans have received substandard care and fewer opportunities within the American medical system. Also, some guidance on how to protest as safely as possible in the face of COVID-19.

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Sawbones: The Cholera Riots

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:04:52 +0000

Fear that the government and doctors were allied in a grand conspiracy to oppress the populace was at a fever pitch. The people took to the streets to prove that they would not abide by quarantine, that they would defy the powers that be and go on about their daily lives.

The year is 1831. The disease is cholera.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: COVID-19 Q&A

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:17:41 +0000

It should come as no surprise that the Sawbones inbox has been chockablock with questions about the ongoing ... unpleasantness. This week, we're trying to group your COVID-19 queries in an orderly fashion and answer them to the best of our ability. Well, the best of Sydnee's ability. Justin just talks about dandruff shampoo.

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Sawbones: Cabin Fever

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 8 May 2020 20:46:51 +0000

Did you know that cabin fever isn't just the cooped-up funk we all find ourselves in? It's a real actual disease called typhus -- or at least, it used to be. It's confusing, we know, but this week we're gonna walk you through all the extremely gross details.

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Sawbones: COVID Lies, Darned Lies and Statistics

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 May 2020 19:09:02 +0000

Two doctors made headlines this week by trying to construct the narrative that the COVID-19 pandemic has been overblown by the hospital system in pursuit of more profits. This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain why their numbers don't add up, and how you can combat this narrative if it, depressingly, sticks around.

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Sawbones: The Most Dangerous Parade

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:58:32 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we discuss Philadelphia's disastrous Fourth Liberty Loan Parade that helped reignite the 1918 influenza epidemic in the region. We'll also examine some other unnerving similarities between that century-old disaster and our current situation.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Dr. Anthony Fauci and Coronavirus Myths

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:13:13 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we dive into the backstory of Dr. Anthony Fauci, a beacon of hope and reason for so many in these troubling days. In the back half of the show, we also talk about a bunch of coronavirus bulls**t that you knew was bulls**t but we're gonna tell you anyway.

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Sawbones: Hydroxychloroquine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:56:33 +0000

There are some pushing hydroxychloroquine as a miracle treatment for COVID-19 in a way that should seem familiar (and a little scary) to long-time Sawbones listeners. This week, we'll talk about the long history of this medicine and why promoting it as a COVID-19 cure is so dangerous to those who already depend on it for other (actual scientifically-proven) uses.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ignaz Semmelweis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 3 Apr 2020 21:51:10 +0000

This week on Sawbones, it's the fascinating, inspiring and infuriating story of Ignaz Semmelweis. You'll learn how he discovered why it was so important for doctor's to wash their hands and why it took so long for doctors to believe him.

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Sawbones: Masks

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:23:12 +0000

The COVID-19 outbreak has recently pushed masks and other protective equipment into the forefront of the global conversation, especially as a shortage threatens medical professionals on the front lines. This week on Sawbones, how masks changed the world of medicine, and what happens when there aren't enough to go around.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Coronavirus Part 2

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:59:20 +0000

Surprise! This week our medical history podcast is about the biggest medical history event in any of our lifetimes. Let's talk about home testing! Social distancing! And some reflections from Sydnee after a week at the hospital.

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Sawbones: Revenge of the Weird Medical Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:12 +0000

Once again, we're putting Justin at peril of being supremely yucked out by your weirdest medical queries: Should your pee smell so good? Why is your earwax that color? Why did your mom choose the name Fred for that blood-filled lump on her leg? Yup, it's a weird one, folks.

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Sawbones: How Yellow Fever (Nearly) Destroyed Philadelphia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (sydnee mcelroy, justin mcelroy) — Fri, 6 Mar 2020 17:00:03 +0000

This week on Sawbones, it's the story of how Yellow Fever killed 10 percent of Philadelphia, destroyed the government and made everyone rethink their collection of decorative standing water.

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Sawbones: Quarantine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (sydnee mcelroy, justin mcelroy) — Mon, 2 Mar 2020 00:06:54 +0000

For reasons we assume you can guess, we're discussing the history of quarantine, and how its historical misuse should make you particularly alert in the days and weeks to come as the world continues to combat COVID-19.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: William Cunningham and the Ghouls of Cincinnati

sawbones@maximumfun.org (sydnee mcelroy, justin mcelroy) — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 02:23:36 +0000

We love grave robbers on Sawbones and ... well, that came out wrong. We don't have a particular affinity for today's grave robbers, but they've played an important role in medical research and ... we're still defending grave robbers, aren't we? OK, listen. Let's start over. This is an episode about a really bad grave robber.

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Sawbones: Laudable Pus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (justin mcelroy, sydnee mcelroy) — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 02:25:09 +0000

This week on Sawbones, it's the truly embarrassing story of why we spent several centuries thinking it was important for us to make wounds as pus-filled as possible. There's no nice way of saying it folks: This is a gross one.

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Sawbones: Body Temperature

sawbones@maximumfun.org (justin mcelroy, sydnee mcelroy) — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:52:33 +0000

This week on Sawbones, things are getting hot! Well, no, come to think of it, they’re doing the opposite. They’re getting colder. And by “they” we mean “we.” We’re getting colder, all of us. Probably. What should you do about it? Nothing. For now, you’ll just have to -- wait for it -- chill.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Coronavirus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (justin mcelroy, sydnee mcelroy) — Sun, 2 Feb 2020 20:46:48 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we've got a no-panic-allowed history of coronavirus along with a guide to the current strain that has held the headlines in a stranglehold in the past weeks. Even if you don't listen to the episode, take heart: If you're outside of China, it's likely you're more scared than you need to be at the moment.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: IV Cocktails

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:47:51 +0000

Would it surprise you to learn that people with too much money are flocking to "IV bars" and paying hundreds of dollars for intravenous cocktails of vitamins that are supposed to treat every malady under the sun but do absolutely nothing except risk serious infection?

... It probably doesn't surprise you, does it? Yeah, us neither. God, that's depressing. Anyway, here's a podcast.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Viking's Disease

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:26:15 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we celebrate a trip to Minnesota with an exploration of Viking's Disease. You'll meet the people it isn't really named for and the guy who beat out a long line of researchers to get it named after himself. It's a whole thing. You'll see.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Bidets

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:57:10 +0000

We bidets have been all the rage for years around the globe, they never really caught on in the U.S. What part of their seedy history kept them out of American homes? And what (if any) are their health benefits? We've got all that and more on the new Sawbones!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Chicago River Reversal

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:28:19 +0000

This week on Sawbones, the incredible true story of how Chicago changed the direction of a river to battle typhoid and cholera.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:59:27 +0000

Just in time for Christmas, we've got another extremely special holiday film created by Justin and Sydnee McElroy. Gather the family and prepare for A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain.

NARRATOR: Rachel McElroy

PHIL: Griffin McElroy

TAB: Sydnee McElroy

JESUS: Dwight Slappe

SORIANO: Travis McElroy

CHRIS: Justin McElroy

WAITER: Michael Meadows

MR. BIG CITY: Tommy Smirl

BETH: Teylor Smirl

MANDY: Rileigh Smirl

QUEEN: Mary Smirl

SANTA: Clint McElroy

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Sawbones: Elderberry and Other Things That Don't Prevent the Flu

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:38:53 +0000

You may have seen a Facebook meme claiming that a combination of elderberry and Oscillococcinum can prevent the flu. The truth of the matter may surprise you! (unless you've ever in your life ever listened to even a single episode of our show)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Taint Tanning and Heliotherapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 20:45:37 +0000

Listen, we're not gonna sit here all fancy and act like we didn't just record an entire episode about people sunning their buttholes. That's what happened, nothing can change that. If you don't listen, it was for nothing.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Yes Virginia, There Are More Medical Questions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 1 Dec 2019 20:11:22 +0000

We're marking our 300th episode (OK, it's our 301st) by answering all of your pressing medical questions. Can you really poke your brain through your nose? Where do boob crumbs come from? Listen for that and so much more!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Man Behind the Knick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 02:41:27 +0000

This week on the 300th (!) episode of Sawbones, meet William Halstead, the father of American surgery, the man who inspired Cinemax's The Knick and ... a great advocate for cocaine.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Food Sensitivity Testing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:00:00 +0000

The market is flooded with at-home tests that let you "take medical care into your own hands" but is that something you even want in your hands? Are they reliable? Also, is Justin really going to give up cereal?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Auto-Brewery Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 3 Nov 2019 15:38:10 +0000

On Sawbones, we take pride in our ability to detangle medical myth from fact and give you the truth about the human body. This week on Sawbones ... things aren't so clear. You may need a stiff drink for this one ... unless your body is making them already?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Cough Drops

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

William Goldman wrote in The Princess Bride "True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops." This week on Sawbones, we ruin them. We're really sorry, Bill.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ben Franklin

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:57:23 +0000

Ben Franklin may not have have been a doctor, but he still had a massive impact on the medical field in his time. What were his contributions? And was he ever actually president? You'll have to listen to find out!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Hippocratic Oath

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:22:03 +0000

We've all heard about the oath new doctors have to take before they get their first scalpel and weird head mirror thing. But has it always been the same? Did Hippocrates really make it up? Is "First, do no harm" part of it? We'll answer all that and more on this week's Sawbones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: National Hotel Disease

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Oct 2019 19:37:02 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin check in with National Hotel Disease, the diarrhea so bad it almost brought down a U.S. presidency.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Essential Oils

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we talk about the many, many things essential oils can't do for you and the dueling Utah-based companies that insist we're wrong.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Garlic

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:39:57 +0000

For thousands of years, throughout an unprecedented number of cultures, garlic has been touted for its ability to improve our health. How? Well, by warding off vampires, silly. ... OK, there's some other stuff too. You should probably just listen.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Vaping

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:48:58 +0000

On Sawbones, we like to take a lot of hard lines and make grand proclamations: Vaccines good, viruses bad, that sort of thing. But when it comes to vaping, things get a little ... cloudier?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hydrotherapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 9 Sep 2019 01:27:25 +0000

Water: There's plenty of it, it's not obviously poisonous and it's cheap as all get out. Maybe THAT'S the answer to all our species' medical woes? ... It's not, but if you've ever listened to Sawbones before you see where this episode (recorded live in beautiful Atlanta) is going.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The HPV Vaccine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000

A vaccine that can practically eliminate a type of human cancer should be cause for celebration across our species. Would it surprise it to learn that some people don't trust it? ... Probably not at this point, huh?

This week on Sawbones: The HPV vaccine.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Sneezing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 01:58:14 +0000

Welcome to all the owners of human bodies! You're gonna love these things, they can run, jump ... and every once in a while they uncontrollably blast snot out of your face at 100 MPH. This week on Sawbones: Sneezing.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Fever

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:13:19 +0000

Any species could have created a bunch of bogus ways to treat fevers. But only humans could use fevers as a bogus treatment for other stuff and then end up being sort of right about it. This week on Sawbones, we're burning down the house.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Eli Lilly's Secret Pot Farm

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 4 Aug 2019 21:28:46 +0000

One of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies once maintained one of the biggest marijuana farms in the country. This week on Sawbones, how Eli Lilly lost its taste for pot, and why it refuses to acknowledge its past.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Yes, More Medical Questions Answered!

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:58:00 +0000

Does medicated chap stick doing anything? What are doctors hiding? Why can't you keep your bones? This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin bring you answers to these questions and many more on a new Q&A episode!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Chattanooga Medicine Company

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, live from the historic Ryman Auditorium, hear the patent medicine company so insidious they made Dolly Parton sing about laxatives on one of the biggest stages in country music.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Reversals

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:10:39 +0000

You're well acquainted with all of humanity's history of medical mistakes, but even modern medicine changes it's mind from time to time. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain what a medical reversal looks like!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Wine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:39:04 +0000

We all know that consuming wine has no downsides whatsoever, but did you know it also has some amazing health benefits as well?! It's true! (Depending on your definition of "benefits" ... and "health" and ... OK, and "amazing" too.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medicine in Japanese American Concentration Camps

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:51:25 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we revisit a dismal period in American history that our government seems determined to repeat. Also you'll meet the heroic Japanese American doctors, nurses, dentists and other medical professionals that fought to save lives despite the fact that they themselves were prisoners.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Trichinosis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:19:26 +0000

We all know it's probably smart not to eat raw pork, but this week on Sawbones, we'll meet the inspiring people brave enough to ask "Why?" (Note: We're publishing this week's episode a little early because we're headed out on tour!)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Adenoviruses

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 7 Jun 2019 20:58:00 +0000

This is the story of the military-funded vaccine that was, wasn't and then ($100 million later) was again.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Paternity Testing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 31 May 2019 20:30:40 +0000

Though we have it down to a (literal) science at this point, the history of determining parentage is chock-full of fake medicine. Two words: Impotence court.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The World of Warcraft Plague

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 26 May 2019 18:05:36 +0000

This week on Sawbones: A real-world miracle. Justin gets to talk about video games as Dr. Sydnee explores a in-game plague that brought World of Warcraft to its knees.

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Sawbones: The First Pharmacist

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 18 May 2019 14:44:51 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we meet the first pharmacist in the U.S., visit the New Orleans museum that celebrates his legacy and hunt the ghosts that supposedly haunt it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Bleach

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 4 May 2019 20:20:35 +0000

This week on Sawbones, an unnerving look into the upsettingly modern invention of ingesting bleach for medicinal uses. Content warning: This episode includes descriptions of "therapies" that are being used primarily on children and other vulnerable populations.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Why Doctors Don't Fix Teeth

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:10:34 +0000

We've joked a lot about how Dr. Sydnee doesn't know much about teeth, but this week we're explaining exactly why. It all goes back ... to The Historic Rebuff.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Warfarin

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:04:46 +0000

Sure, an episode about a common blood thinner may not sound particularly sexy. But we'd bet that once you hear the inspiring story of how moldy hay became a life saving medicine (with a detour as a rat poison) you may think differently.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Cavities

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:28:08 +0000

Dr. Sydnee finally took a much belated trip to the dentists office and she and Justin are celebrating in the only way they know how: Digging through all the retched ways we've tried to fix teeth since the dawn of time.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Pinworms

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 7 Apr 2019 19:33:01 +0000

We recorded this episode of Sawbones live on the Joco Cruise 2019. (Book your cabin for 2020 now, they're filling up fast!) When confronted with the beauty of the ocean and cool island breezes, Dr. Sydnee's mind turns to the only rational place: Pinworms.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Modern Day Snake Oil Salespeople

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:46:34 +0000

Often on Sawbones, we talk about pushers of false cures as if snake oil is a relic of a bygone era. This week on a special MaxFunDrive episode of Sawbones, a reminder that snake oil salespeople are just a present as ever.

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Broken Heart Syndrome

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:41:30 +0000

This week on Sawbones to celebrate the Maximum Fun Drive we've got a special crossover episode with Shmanners! Let's talk about broken heart syndrome (which is exactly what we'll have if you don't donate!)

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Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Legends of Alabama

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Did you know that Alabama has been the home of some huge medical milestones? It's true! Join us as we share the inspirational, hilarious and terrifying medical legends of The Yellowhammer State.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Stroke

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 8 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Today, we're honoring the memory of Luke Perry who passed away this week after a stroke. We'll be talking about the history of strokes, but more importantly teach you how to help prevent them and how to spot them when they happen.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Rubella

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 Mar 2019 22:56:42 +0000

This week on Sawbones we complete our three-part series on the MMR vaccine as we make you an honorary Rubella Fighter.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Auriculotherapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:36:56 +0000

Everybody loves harnessing the power of reflexology, but what if you want all the great, totally real, not at all fabricated benefits of reflexology, but don't wanna touch people's feet? Friends, auriculotherapy is here for you. ... You're OK with touching ears, right?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Mumps

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:25:17 +0000

This week on Sawbones we return to the MMR vaccine, specifically the "mumps" part. We'll also meet the brilliant mind behind the vaccine and the tragic reason he never gets the credit he's due.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Tom Brady's Snake Oil

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 5 Feb 2019 16:20:58 +0000

Besides being a king of football and all around touchdown master, did you know Tom Brady endorses a training and nutrition regimen co-created by a guy who got in trouble with the FTC for selling fake cancer pills? Let's talk about TB12.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Rock Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 Feb 2019 21:41:51 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we'll meet a San Francisco doctor that reimagined how we care for people with drug addiction and got a hit put out on himself in the process.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Bizarro World

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:12:43 +0000

Imagine a world where Sawbones never existed, medical progress was halted and false wellness ran rampant. That's the horrifying world painted by a recent issue of The Times that Dr. Sydnee and Justin are going to guide you through this week.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Alkaline Water

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 22:59:59 +0000

As shelves seem to be overtaken by "pH-balanced" beverages, alkaline water has moved from the fringes into the mainstream. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin see if every human malady really can be fixed by low-pH water. (Spoiler: No.)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Colic and Gripe Water

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:03:28 +0000

Gripe water and colic are a match made in Sawbones heaven: A cure-all and a catch all. This week, we'll explore the history of how a misunderstood diagnosis has helped keep a made-up medicine on the shelves.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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A Sawbones Special Presentation: A Medicine Called Christmas

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:03:40 +0000

Live from Candlenights 2018, we're so proud to present a staged reading of the new Hallmark Christmas movie written by Justin and Sydnee McElroy: A Medicine Called Christmas.

Music: Adam Sakiyama

CAST:

Narrator: Rachel McElroy
Daniel: Tommy Smirl
Tabitha: Sydnee McElroy
Phil: Griffin McElroy
Chris: Justin McElroy
Ms. Crimble: Teresa McElroy
Mr. Frankson: Dwight Slappe
Mr. Cameron: Travis McElroy
Beth: Teylor Smirl
Mandy: Rileigh Smirl
Mr. Golfberg: Michael Meadows
Santa: Clint McElroy

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Sawbones: Vitamin B17

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 18:42:16 +0000

This week's episode of Sawbones is all about "Vitamin B17" which is, brace yourself ... not a vitamin. Yup, it's gonna be one of those sorts of episodes.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 2 Dec 2018 20:38:53 +0000

When Dr. Sydnee and Justin find themselves in Colorado, an episode on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever seems a natural fit ... except it's not really that common in Colorado. But when the story of a disease is able to tie together cow-dipping terrorism and frozen food, how can they resist?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Herpes Thanksgiving Special

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:33:14 +0000

This Thanksgiving, Dr. Sydnee and Justin invite you on their ambitious quest to use the biggest family meal of the year to destigmatize herpes. No more waiting for your problematic uncle to make things weird; this you're YOU'LL be the one starting uncomfortable conversations.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Black Salve

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:27:45 +0000

Would you believe that the hot new (very old) alternative medicine paste that indiscriminately burns your cells off is bad for you? We know, we were shocked too.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Jilly Juice

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 9 Nov 2018 18:11:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a swig from the new miracle drink Jilly Juice, which can not only cure every disease but can regrow limbs! (It can't, it makes you puke and poop and that's it, but you should listen anyway.)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Your Weird Questions, Our Weirder Answers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 3 Nov 2018 15:33:39 +0000

We've spotted a boatload of your weird medical questions on the horizon and we've pointed our knowledge cannons at it and we're ... sinking it? Listen, the metaphor got away from us. We're sorry.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Possession

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:32:59 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we detail all the real medical conditions that have been mistaken for demonic possession and the modern day psychiatrists that are pushing for possession to be taken more seriously.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: 27 Reasons Why You Should Get a Flu Shot

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 17:15:56 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin asked why you, their beloved listeners, haven't gotten a flu shot and now they're taking 27 (yes, 27) of your most common excuses and blowing them to smithereens.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Dr. Price's Bad Ideas

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:54:11 +0000

Dr. Price was a dentist with some pretty bad ideas about nutrition. That probably wouldn't have merited an appearance on Sawbones ... except those bad ideas went on to inspire a terrifying modern following.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Oregon Trail

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 8 Oct 2018 17:19:19 +0000

This week Justin and Dr. Sydnee try desperately to save you from cholera on a grand tour of the many different ways to die on The Oregon Trail.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Vasectomy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:49:39 +0000

You had to see this one coming. Yes, just a few short weeks after Justin's surgery, Dr. Sydnee decides to explain the complete history of vasectomies in excruciating detail in front a few thousand of their closest friends.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Illustration

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:32:03 +0000

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 explore the scandal behind the most famous book of medical illustrations.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Memorialization and Medical Ethics

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:30:53 +0000

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

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Sawbones: Ether

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 7 Sep 2018 13:07:37 +0000

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: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Asbestos

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 1 Sep 2018 18:17:36 +0000

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 American administration seems to be clearing a path for asbestos to return to the spotlight, Justin and Dr. Sydnee looked into this misunderstood extremely hazardous substance.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Perkins' Tractors

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:24:12 +0000

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

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Sawbones: The Placebo Effect

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 02:49:15 +0000

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.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: CBD Oil

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 4 Aug 2018 19:14:10 +0000

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 discuss on this week's Sawbones!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Applied Kinesiology

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:40:08 +0000

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 Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Bends

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 19:10:47 +0000

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

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Sawbones: Ozone

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 6 Jul 2018 18:11:31 +0000

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 it in every possible orifice.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Antimony

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:42:18 +0000

Imagine an incredible pill that could give you nausea and diarrhea and then once ejected from your body could be reused an endless number of times. Dream no more! Antimony is here!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ketogenic Diet

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:22:41 +0000

You've likely heard a lot about the ketogenic diet lately, but have you heard it wasn't created for weight loss? Maybe you did, Justin didn't. Either way, we'll talk about it and so much more on this week's episode of Sawbones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Our Mental Health Stories

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about their struggles with mental health. Trigger warning for discussion of depression, anxiety and suicide.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Astrology

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 8 Jun 2018 17:45:48 +0000

Does the position of the sun and the stars at the time of your birth determine your medical history? No! But some people thought it did. Scratch that, still do. Oh, and can we talk about Dr. Oz for a second?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: DNA Testing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 31 May 2018 02:43:27 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin hunt for the the soccer gene as they talk about the modern trend of DNA testing and read their own results for the first time on the show!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Freckles

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 27 May 2018 17:04:36 +0000

Here in our hemisphere, the sun is brutalizing us even now, weeks away from the start of summer. For many, that means the return of freckles. But where are these little guys coming from? And how can we burn them off with acid? This week, Sawbones asks the tough questions.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hepatitis A

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 19 May 2018 02:01:20 +0000

East Coast fast food restaurants have been plagued recently by Hepatitis A scares. This week, live from the Columbus Podcast Festival, Justin and Dr. Sydnee take you behind the history of the disease.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Legends of the Hidden Breast

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 7 May 2018 02:44:39 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee shares her breastfeeding experiences and discusses some of the stigma surrounding the practice in America. She and Justin also take some time to shatter breastfeeding myths.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Fractures

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:40:03 +0000

This week on Sawbones: Bones! We know, we thought it was weird it took us this long too. It's like ... right there in the title, you know? Anyway: BONES!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Genetically-Modified Organisms

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:10:01 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we're talking about genetically-modified organisms. Should you be afraid when you see GMO on packaging? Or is genetic modification an incredible technology that may be humanity's best hope at avoiding extinction?

You'll have to listen to find out, but we've probably already tipped our hand.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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The Ghastly Gauntlet: A Sawbones Super Quiz

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:09:52 +0000

How well do you know your horrifying medical history? Find out this week as you test your knowledge with The Ghastly Gauntlet: A Sawbones Super Quiz! What will you score?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Secret Life of Doctors

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 5 Apr 2018 21:18:19 +0000

Ever wonder what doctors do when they're not giving you a check up? Wonder how to get the most out of ever doctor's visit? We've got the answers for you in our new episode: The Secret Life of Doctors.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Bee Venom Therapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 1 Apr 2018 02:35:25 +0000

This week we've got bee venom therapy another Goop favorite, that despite all the Gwenecdotal evidence may not be worth the risk. Hopefully Dr. Sydnee and Justin's goofing will help take the sting out of it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: ALS and the Many Diseases of Jean-Martin Charcot

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:56:21 +0000

This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin mark the passing of Stephen Hawking by discussing the disease that shaped his life and the unusual, prolific physician that discovered it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ambulances

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:19:43 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin have talked about when you get sick at your house and when you're treated at the hospital, but isn't there a missing link? Isn't there something between those two things? What are Dr. Sydnee and Justin hiding? Well, nothing, they just have never talked about ambulances before. So here we go.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Our Second Birth Story

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Mar 2018 18:24:29 +0000

We've been gone for a little while, but with good reason! We had another baby. To save ourselves sisterly in-fighting in their teen years, we're recounting the (slightly less eventful) birth of our second daughter this week.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Yet More Medical Questions Answered

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:37 +0000

Does chewing Excedrin really make it work faster? Does gasoline help a bee sting? We'll answer those queries and many more as Dr. Sydnee and Justin take on more of your weird medical questions.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Antibiotics

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Feb 2018 19:00:46 +0000

This week on Sawbones, it's the story of a miraculous cure and how we all have to work together to protect it. Join Dr. Sydnee and Justin for the story of antibiotics.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Goiter

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:02:09 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin rub two different kinds of poop on your throat because they don't know iodine exists. Join us for a history of the goiter.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Don't Eat Tide Pods

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:10:48 +0000

This week, we devote an entire episode of our medical podcast to discouraging people from eating detergent pods. 2018 is off to a great start.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Raw Water

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 02:59:49 +0000

Do you need a doctor and her lovely sidekick to tell you that you shouldn't drink dirty water? No, probably not. But, infuriatingly, some people do. So we will. Let's talk about "raw water."

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Home Alone

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 7 Jan 2018 01:34:33 +0000

For your listening edification, Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her lovely assistant Justin McElroy are delighted to present a full accounting of the injuries likely sustained by the Wet Bandits.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The CDC and Medical Censorship

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:24:35 +0000

The CDC was recently asked by the Trump administration to stop using seven terms like "fetus" and "transgender" in budget requests. But certainly there's precedent for this right? Certainly this happens all the time, right? RIGHT? This week join Dr. Sydnee and Justin for a history of the CDC and medical censorship.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Coffee

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 03:37:12 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we join you live from Seattle. Seeing as this town took place in the home of Starbucks, we took the opportunity to extoll the many medicinal virtues of coffee.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Wound Care

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 03:12:57 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore all the weird, terrible ways we've tried to fix one of the human body's most basic problem. It's a history of wound care!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Baby Show

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 Dec 2017 02:06:13 +0000

This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to Martin Couney, the (maybe) doctor who put babies into a carnival side show and saved a generation of preemies.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Legionnaires' Disease

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:30:09 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin visit Disneyland and the only souvenir they bring back is an investigation into the history of Legionnaires' Disease.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Charcoal

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:09:09 +0000

Grilling season is over in our part of the U.S. and Justin wants to know what he's gonna do with all this left over charcoal. The answer, according to Dr. Sydnee? EVERYTHING.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Chili Peppers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 4 Nov 2017 01:03:43 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we're examining all the health benefits of the red hot chili peppers. Flea is good for you, believe it or ... wait, it's not those chili peppers?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Soda

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:38:30 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin visit the home of Coca-Cola to recount the history of medicinal soda pop and try to finally solve the age-old dispute of Coke vs. Brad's Drink.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Moon

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:49:16 +0000

The moon is more than just a big hunk of cheese. Actually, it's not even really cheese. Did you think it was cheese? Wow, you know less about the moon that we thought. Dr. Sydnee and Justin's history of all the things we blame the moon for is going to be extra super educational for you, huh?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Inside a Doctor's Bag

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 5 Oct 2017 14:21:09 +0000

Take a thrilling journey through time with Dr. Sydnee and Justin as they travel to the 1800s and peer inside a doctor's bag.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Aspirin

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 1 Oct 2017 22:37:42 +0000

Join Dr. Sydnee as she shocks Justin with the revelation that aspirin isn't for headaches anymore, along with plenty of other revelations about this wonder pill.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Glass Delusion

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:15:10 +0000

This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin delve into the strange story of the king who thought he was made of glass, and the many he might have convinced that they were too.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Presidential Fitness Test

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:38:20 +0000

How many pull ups can you do? How fast can you run? How far can you jump? Most importantly: Why does the President of the United States care so much? These questions and more answered this week!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Snoring

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 23:12:43 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin mark the 200th episode of Sawbones with a topic that's a real snooze: The history of snoring! (Get it?)

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Tickling

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:17:30 +0000

Sawbones tries to lighten things up this week and Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore the chuckle-worthy history of tickling.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Eugenics

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:44:24 +0000

This week on Sawbones, join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for a timely, tragic history of eugenics.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Opioid Addiction

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:03:11 +0000

This week on Sawbones, join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for a sobering look at America's opioid crisis. The bad news: We're all still living in a Sawbones episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Erectile Dysfunction

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 3 Aug 2017 15:33:02 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin rub a baby alligator's heart on every penis we can find as we explore the history of treating erectile dysfunction.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Mutter Museum

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:46:24 +0000

Philadelphia is home not only to the most recent Sawbones live show, but also one of the world's most unusual museums -- The Mutter Museum -- a collection of medical oddities and anatomical specimens. But this is no freak show, this is an unflinching, educational look at the disturbingly beautiful and beautifully disturbing side of medicine. This is the Sawbones promised land.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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The (Maybe) Real Dr. Frankenstein

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 02:37:15 +0000

The man who (maybe) inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein didn't just try to breathe life into corpses. He also invented a medicine so toxic it was used in chemical warfare. Also, a kind of blue! This is all real. We swear.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Wrinkles

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 7 Jul 2017 17:20:42 +0000

If you've got a few decades on you, you've certainly started to notice a few of the telltale signs of aging. Well, not YOU, of course. YOU look great, but like, your friends and stuff. This week, Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore the incredible array of bizarre treatments for wrinkles.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: An Incomplete History of Gender Confirmation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:46:28 +0000

This week, special guest Laura Kate Dale joins Dr. Sydnee and Justin for a (very) incomplete history of gender confirmation. We hope you'll join us too!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Yet More Weird Medical Answers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 19:48:01 +0000

Why is there iodine in salt? What takes the place of a removed organ? Can you ... actually, that one is too gross to put here. Join Dr. Sydnee and Justin as they take on your weird medical questions even ... that last one.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Conversion Therapy Part 2

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:20:22 +0000

This week, we conclude our series on "conversion therapy" with the religious aspect of this horrific "treatment."

Trigger Warning: The treatments used in these "therapies" were upsetting, and those sensitive to hearing about them may wish to avoid this episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Conversion Therapy Part 1

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 9 Jun 2017 15:40:32 +0000

This week, we're honoring Pride Month and the LGBTQ community with an exploration of the disturbing history of conversion therapy.

Trigger Warning: The treatments used in these "therapies" were upsetting, and those sensitive to hearing about them may wish to avoid this episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medicinal Tattoos

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Jun 2017 15:50:58 +0000

Tattoos (usually) look cool, but did you know they've also been used throughout history to treat illness? It's true! This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore the history of medicinal tattoos.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Clap

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 25 May 2017 20:16:37 +0000

Live from Austin, Texas, it's ... well, it's one of the grossest episodes Justin and Dr. Sydnee have ever recorded. So, sorry about that. Anyway, let's talk about The Clap!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Vivien Thomas

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 18 May 2017 17:35:27 +0000

We mentioned him in our last episode, but Vivien Thomas deserves his own episode. Join Dr. Sydnee and Just as they explore the life of the high-school educated grandson of slaves that changed the face of surgery.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Tetralogy of Fallot

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 11 May 2017 18:54:16 +0000

Thanks to Jimmy Kimmel's heartfelt plea for healthcare on behalf of his infant son, Tetralogy of Fallot has been in the headlines. This week on Sawbones, join us for the inspiring story of how we fought back against the debilitating ailment.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Salisbury Diet

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 4 May 2017 01:41:21 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore the Salisbury diet, and meet the incredible woman who turned into a poop detective to prove it right.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Flouride

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:18:01 +0000

This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore a medical mystery: Why, for a town in Colorado, was having brown teeth a sign of great tooth health?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The 80-Hour Work Week

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:18:09 +0000

Just how long has the first-year doctor checking you out been awake? The answer may surprise you. The biggest surprise, however, is why a sleepy doctor may be better than the alternative.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Pica and Eating Dirt

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:52:21 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore some of the reasons people eat things they really shouldn't. Like dirt. And cigarette butts. And clay. And mattresses.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Papanicolaou Test

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 7 Apr 2017 01:34:41 +0000

This week, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring you the thrilling story of how a former department store clerk from Greece saved countless lives with the invention of a single test.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: More Weird Medical Answers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:04:50 +0000

We're continuing our celebration of MaxFunDrive by giving back to you, our lovely listeners and even lovelier donors with an all Q&A episode of Sawbones. Why do runners poop? Can you skip a day of antibiotics? Enquire within!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Incredible Dr. James Barry

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:12:52 +0000

Were you aware that history's coolest doctor was a guy named James Barry who began their life as a woman? Sit down. For this super-sized #MaxFunDrive episode, we've got the whole story.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Norovirus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 02:51:38 +0000

Live from the Crow's Nest of the ms Westerdam, it's Sawbones all about norovirus! (Hey, we're on a cruise ship, what else are we gonna talk about?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Patient Privacy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 9 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This week, Dr. Sydnee's dad Tommy Smirl sits in for Justin as they explore the history of patient privacy. Why does the doctor have to keep your secrets? Find out this week!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Purification Rundown

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 2 Mar 2017 02:17:27 +0000

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

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Sawbones: Detox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:51:00 +0000

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 Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Sinuses

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 04:01:17 +0000

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" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Man Who Ate Everything

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 02:32:23 +0000

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 The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Immigration Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 3 Feb 2017 20:24:18 +0000

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: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Health Insurance

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:41:12 +0000

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 Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Silver

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 02:46:22 +0000

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 yet. Sorry.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Space Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:48:48 +0000

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: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Santa Is Sick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:06:12 +0000

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Chapped Lips

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:13:53 +0000

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.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ginger

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 9 Dec 2016 19:48:20 +0000

It's the perfect time of year for gingerbread cookies, but what do you do with all that excess ginger? Well, maybe put it in a horse's butt? No, no, don't do that. But some people do. All that and more on this week's history of ginger.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Vaseline

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:12:35 +0000

Cold temperatures mean chapped lips and (for a lot of people) that might also mean Vaseline. But Vaseline is used for SO much more. Like way, way, way, way more. Join Dr. Sydnee and Justin as they talk about one of the most useful things ever invented.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Cranberries

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 03:22:17 +0000

To celebrate American Thanksgiving, Dr. Sydnee and Justin example the medical history of that beleaguered holiday treat: The humble cranberry.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Chicken Pox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:25:19 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we celebrate the everyday heroism of The Last Chicken Pox Generation. Also, Dr. Sydnee and Justin share your best chicken pox stories.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Your Medical Questions, Answered!

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:58:47 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin help provide you with the answers to all the medical questions you can muster, everything from knocking people out in action movies to tastebud inflamation.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Frankberry Stool

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Nov 2016 01:56:58 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin delve into what may just be history's oddest actual medical diagnosis: Frankenberry stool.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Ghostwatch

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:39:57 +0000

A lot of folks like scary movies around Halloween time, but what happens when "spooked out" becomes "legitimate medical condition"? This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin tell the story of a movie that might have gone too far.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Games

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:31:21 +0000

Dr. Sydnee hands the wheel over to Justin this week as he returns to his medical media series with a history of medical video games. Learn how meteors gave all dinosaurs asthma and so much more!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Pellagra

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:42:06 +0000

Immigrants get the job done, and that extends to curing a mysterious disease once blamed on everything from bad corn to summertime. This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to the doc who cracked the case.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hemorrhoids

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sun, 9 Oct 2016 03:37:08 +0000

Justin is not the hero Dr. Sydnee needs, but he's the one we all deserve. Because he's finally willing to admit the dark secret he's kept hidden for so long.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Laughter

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 1 Oct 2016 21:24:07 +0000

Is laughter really the best medicine? No! Medicine is. The history of how we arrived at that conclusion is the subject of this week's Sawbones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Pneumonia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:58:51 +0000

If you've paid even passing attention to the American presidential race, you've probably heard a lot of talk about pneumonia recently. This week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin try to provide some historical perspective.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Dental Hygiene

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 02:38:31 +0000

Do you really need to floss? Have you been taking your chew stick for granted? Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore those and other pressing questions in exploration of the history of dental hygiene.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: EpiPen

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 1 Sep 2016 01:58:00 +0000

How did a journey that began with Prince Albert hunting for jellyfish on a cruise end with one of the biggest calamities in prescription drug history? Join Justin and Sydnee for the story of the EpiPen.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Royal Fistula Fad

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:00:33 +0000

Celebrities have started some pretty weird fads, but perhaps none are weirder than the one started by King Louis XIV, who made it cool ... to have a fistula. Join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for this very special episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Doping

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:30:46 +0000

We're continuing to celebrate the Summer Olympics by presenting all the weird, terrible, horrid way athletes have tried to cheat their way to winning over the years. From donkey hooves to guinea pig sperm, it's ... it's a weird one.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Cupping

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:36:47 +0000

Olympic athletes swear by it, but what really is the science behind cupping? Dr. Sydnee and Justin are looking into it, and the answer might (but probably won't) surprise you.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Arsenic

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 5 Aug 2016 02:41:13 +0000

It's poison! It's medicine! It's both! ... OK, so it's mainly poison, but it hasn't always been that way. Join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for a brief tour of medical arsenic.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Aloe

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 22:25:53 +0000

Sure, it may seem like a magical plant, but just how helpful is that big bottle of green goo on your shelf? This week: Dr. Sydnee and Justin present the medical history of aloe.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Tea

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:30:27 +0000

We're throwing a Boston Tea Party of our own as we explore the strange history of medical tea live from Boston's historic Wilbur Theater.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Goofy Medical Questions Vol. 3

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:54:33 +0000

Is it really so bad to pop pimples? Can you cut the mold off food and eat it? Is it fatal to hold in a sneeze? These questions and so many more are answered on our latest Q&A episode!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical Garb

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:07:38 +0000

Why do doctors wear that? What did they used to wear? Dr. Sydnee and Justin answer the big questions like that, including the big one: What's up with that little head mirror?

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Salt

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 Jul 2016 02:28:37 +0000

If you've ever used salt for ANYTHING other than making cold french fries moderately edible, you need to listen to this episode.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Narcolepsy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 03:04:54 +0000

You probably think you have narcolepsy all figured out, but did you know that it's also the most horrifying disease of all time? It's true!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Presidents Are Sick

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:26:36 +0000

The presidents have, by and large, all been sick, sick men. We're going to talk about exactly how sick as Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore presidential disease.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Pliny the Elder

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 9 Jun 2016 02:24:20 +0000

In a way, it's all lead up to this. Live from the PlayStation theater in New York City, we've finally dedicated an entire episode to Pliny the Elder, patron saint of Sawbones.

Also: A musical number!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Mary Roach

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 1 Jun 2016 03:17:20 +0000

Holy crap you guys, we talked to Mary Roach! Yes, THAT Mary Roach, the author of Gulp, Bonk, Spook and her newest, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, due out in early June.

We spoke with Roach about a history of wrong thinking on diarrhea, why the military kept weather-related secrets from her and the Medicare code for maggots.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Kombucha

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Sat, 28 May 2016 01:38:28 +0000

If you, like us, have been seeing kombucha everywhere, you've probably heard about it's many, many health benefits. Like, SO MANY health benefits. You know what ... you've listened to Sawbones for a while, right? You know where this is going.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Kidney Stones

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 May 2016 02:43:58 +0000

It's time to talk about the ailment so scary that Hippocrates told other doctors they shouldn't mess with it: Kidney stones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Bezoars

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 12 May 2016 02:35:22 +0000

If you found a lump of hair in an animal's stomach, would you first thought be "Huh, I bet that will help cure poison!" No? See, that's why you'll never cut it as an old-timey person. Let's talk about bezoars!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Tinnitus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 5 May 2016 02:24:10 +0000

We continue our exploration of the ear with an examination of one of history's most annoying (and hardest to treat) ailment: Tinnitus, otherwise known as ringing in the ears.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Goofiest Medical Questions Vol. 2

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:50:00 +0000

We're back with answers to more of the medical questions so goofy you're afraid to ask your doctor.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Earaches

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:54:50 +0000

Last week on Sawbones, we moved into your ear. This week on Sawbones, we're staying put with an episoe about the dizzying number of ways we've profaned mice to fix earaches.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Earwax

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:52:32 +0000

This week on Sawbones, we make earwax way, way worse before we remove all of it. Well, most of it. You gotta leave some you know, it's good for you. Eh, you should probably just listen.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hydrogen Peroxide

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 7 Apr 2016 02:33:48 +0000

In what may be the most shocking episode of Sawbones to date, we reveal the dirty truth about hydrogen peroxide: It's maybe not so useful for anything.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hemophilia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 03:01:07 +0000

Dr. Sydnee and Justin try to apologize for their poopie episode with an episode about blood. They are bad at apologizing.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Poop

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:01:43 +0000

Welp, here's an episode about poop.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Your Goofiest Medical Questions: Answered

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 02:17:33 +0000

It's #MaxFunDrive time and Justin and Sydnee are marking the occasion with a special episode in which all of your goofiest, most embarrassing medical questions will be answered by Dr. Sydnee.

The link to donate? Well, so happy you asked!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Vinegar

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:48:30 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee harness the power of history's longest lasting, most widespread and (perhaps) least effective home remedy. The good news about vinegar? Still great on fries.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Hookworm

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Mar 2016 03:12:04 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee have been working in the coal mine, and paying REAL close attention to where they step in the their history of hookworm.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The King of Quacks

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 03:27:08 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee return to the fertile land of patent medicine quacks to introduce you to Curtis Howe Springer, the King of Quacks.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Heartburn

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 03:13:42 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee eat some coral in a misguided attempt to cure their heartburn (while upsetting as little of the ecosystem as possible).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Crystal Healing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:26:14 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee really "rock out" with an episode all about the healing power of crystals. Get it? Rock out? Man, that's one great joke.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Zika Virus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 02:55:26 +0000

This week on Sawbones, a new disease is taking the world by storm and Sydnee and Justin are there to explain what everyone is so freaked out about. Well, Sydnee explains. Justin freaks out.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The People vs. The Spleen

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:57:57 +0000

This week on Sawbones, it's The Trial of The Century as Justin tries to prove to Sydnee once and for all that the spleen is useless. Take your seats, here comes the judge.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Nosebleeds

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:47:38 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee have got some wicked nosebleeds, but it's no problem: They've got some Doug to stuff up there.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Green Sickness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:11:40 +0000

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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Sawbones: Fasting

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:01:05 +0000

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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Sawbones: Christmas is Trying to Kill You

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:43:24 +0000

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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Sawbones: Scurvy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:26:48 +0000

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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Sawbones: Gunshot Wounds

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 03:33:55 +0000

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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Sawbones: Scarlet Fever

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Dec 2015 17:26:33 +0000

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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Sawbones: The Poison Squad

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:36:54 +0000

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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Sawbones: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:54:11 +0000

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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Sawbones: Nursing

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:31:32 +0000

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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Sawbones: Medical History Halloween Costumes

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:36:01 +0000

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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Sawbones: Roundworm

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:21:09 +0000

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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Sawbones: Lyme Disease

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:01:51 +0000

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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Sawbones: Near-Death Experiences

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 8 Oct 2015 17:45:20 +0000

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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Sawbones: Aah, Real Monsters!

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:16:45 +0000

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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Sawbones: Snakes

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:33:54 +0000

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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Sawbones: Lice

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:53:13 +0000

Lice are gross. That is all.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Cats

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:08:14 +0000

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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Sawbones: Birds

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 2 Sep 2015 22:53:58 +0000

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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Sawbones: Love

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:12:57 +0000

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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Sawbones: Conjoined Twins

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:46:40 +0000

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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Sawbones: Hygiene

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 01:46:04 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee throw the baby out with the bathwater (literally) as they explore the history of hygiene.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Honey

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 5 Aug 2015 21:20:25 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee do their sweetest, most requested episode ever: Let's have a bit 'o' honey.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Fainting and Corsets

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:51:10 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee stop making corsets and build two battleships as they explore the history of fainting.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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The Unkillable Phineas Gage

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:02:25 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee blow metal rod through a guy's brain and live to tell about it. He does too, which is more impressive, in retrospect.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Seasick-Proof Saloon

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:12:49 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee crash a boat into a pier to cure your seasickness.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Guinea Worms

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 9 Jul 2015 00:17:20 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are wrapping a parasitic worm around a stick with Jimmy Carter.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Burns

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:56:46 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee celebrate their wedding anniversary by rubbing cow manuer in a burn.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Sunburns

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:31:33 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee want you to get your D in the safest way humanly possible.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Teen Girl

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:22:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin is transported into the body of a Sydnee's teenage sister Rileigh and has a lot of awkward questions.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 2)

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:33:41 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee finish their scattershot history of medical TV. An episode that even the most squeamish listener won't be yucked out by!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Poison Ivy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:35:46 +0000

This week on Sawbones, you're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion as Justin and Sydnee explore the weird history of poison ivy.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Typhoid Mary

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:31:28 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee share medical history's greatest present the sad story of one of medicine's most mistreated "villains."

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Gut Hole Romance

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:35:42 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee share medical history's greatest will-they/won't-they, the story of a doctor and his muse: A man with a hole in his stomach.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Sweating Sickness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 7 May 2015 02:51:03 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee are gonna make you sweat with their history of the totally bizarre phenomenon known as "Sweating Sickness."

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Polio

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:42:07 +0000

This week on Sawbones, in the last of their three-part series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore the dark and light side of swimming pools as they present the triumph over polio.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 3

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:51:04 +0000

This week on Sawbones, in the last of their three-part series, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 2

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:01:02 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 1

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:37:36 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin introduce you to some of the craziest operators in the patent medicine game.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 1)

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:24:44 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee hands the reins to Justin as they explore the history of medical TV, and explain why most of TV doesn't actually exist.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Medical Education

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:28:20 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain why Sydnee gets to call herself and Justin doesn't.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Malaria

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:33:45 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin explain why an earthquake knocking trees into a lake was pretty miraculous in their history of malaria.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Syphilis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:43:03 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the latest hot trends in mercury fumigation as they explore the history of syphilis.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: The Four Humors

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:12:00 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin wear a Taz T-shirt in a mall fashion show. Also, bile, blood and phlegm is discussed.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Chocolate

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 02:30:49 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: The Dancing Plague

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:44:22 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin revisit a horrifying, real-world case of Boogie Fever.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Measles

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 4 Feb 2015 02:57:56 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin get angry about the measles.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Paracelsus

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 03:56:06 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin putting some poopy into a bread pill.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Blood Transfusions

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:20:34 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are selling all their blood.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Aromatherapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:28:08 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are gonna unlock the infinite power of your nose.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Diabetes

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 7 Jan 2015 02:03:50 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are gonna drink that sweet pee.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Alcohol

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:56:04 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are getting absolutely, figuratively tanked.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Appalachian Folk Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:53:14 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin pass your baby around a table leg.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Organ Transplants

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:34:59 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin give the greatest gift of all.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Enemas and Cleanses

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:11:39 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin blow it ALL out.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Tooth Removal

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:01:14 +0000

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are yanking out your bad teeth and replacing them with worse teeth. Also: Why were black teeth once the height of fashion? Let’s find out!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Asthma and Allergies

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:52:17 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We cure your sniffles with fox blood.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Influenza

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:43:38 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: The greatest medical holocaust in history.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Ebola

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 4 Nov 2014 15:56:15 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We talk ebola.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Vitamins

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:04:02 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We eat like 50 lemons.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: The Goat Testicle Solution

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:37:05 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We give you some extra balls.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Cataracts

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:36:50 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We squirt a little breast milk in your eye.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Acne

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 7 Oct 2014 19:40:45 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We make your face smell terrible.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Color Therapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 1 Oct 2014 16:39:43 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We repaint your house.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Insomnia

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:44:27 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We can't sleep.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Our Birth Story

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 2 Sep 2014 16:28:53 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We had a baby.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Spontaneous Combustion

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:51:54 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: This show is on fire.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Gout

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:19:59 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We change the course of human history with gout.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Rabies

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:12:43 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We feed bloody nuts to chickens.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Hiccups

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:23:30 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We hide a horseshoe to cure your hiccups.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Birth

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:09:34 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We finally get that sucker out.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Vaccines

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 8 Jul 2014 13:33:45 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We save your kids.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: C-Sections

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:08:00 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We open your velcro belly slot.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Breastfeeding

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:16:17 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We shotgun some breastmilk.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Corpse Theft and the Resurrection Men

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:05:43 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We stole your grandpa.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Teething

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:37:21 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We perforate your baby.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Warts

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 27 May 2014 18:09:35 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We pay you to eat our warts.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Cholera

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 14 May 2014 12:11:23 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We go blind and punch someone in the eye.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Sleepwalking

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 6 May 2014 16:16:01 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We sneak a cookie in our sleep.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Self-Experimentation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:42:23 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We give ourselves cholera.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Epilepsy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:43:00 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We squeeze a beaver's scent glands.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Magnets

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:51:50 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put a magnet on it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Medical Cannibalism

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 13:53:58 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We eat people.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Dr. Mesmer and the Power of Animal Magnetism

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 1 Apr 2014 13:46:12 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We mesmerize you.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Medical Marijuana

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:00:24 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We make Sawbones ... on weed.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Oil Pulling

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:06:51 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We swish some oil.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Phrenology

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:25:39 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We measure your head lump.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Plastic Surgery

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Wed, 5 Mar 2014 02:12:47 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We replace your nose with a leaf.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Left-handedness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:10:55 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We shake the devil's hand.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Pregnancy Tests

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:15:06 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We pee on EVERYTHING.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Tuberculosis

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:45:04 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We store some lungers in a cave.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: The Father of Homeopathy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 4 Feb 2014 16:31:00 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We cure everything with chicken.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Leprosy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:24:23 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We get biblical on leprosy.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Menstruation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:39:53 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: Aunt Flo crashes on our couch.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Royal Rife

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:06:05 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We use a death ray to cure cancer.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Hangovers

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 16:29:27 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We cure your hangover.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Alcoholism

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:58:17 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We help you dry out.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Mr. Reich's Sexbox

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:31:10 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: Meet a real sex weirdo.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Headaches

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:08:40 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: Get your head straight!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Self-Surgery

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:42:53 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: Be your own doctor!

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Fertility

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 15:56:55 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We get a bun in that oven.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Baldness

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 15:54:52 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We fix that cueball of yours.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Reanimation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:56:19 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: THE DEAD WILL WALK.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Immortality

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:50:27 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: WE LIVE FOREVER.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Patent Medicines

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:58:21 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We slam back some Kickapoo Joy Juice.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Tobacco

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 4 Oct 2013 15:41:54 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take a big drag off of wellness.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Radiation Therapy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:22:02 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We're radioactive.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Birth Control

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:35:25 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We keep the babies at bay.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Urine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:17:01 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We keep your pee pee in a cup.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Benjamin Rush

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:58:00 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We met a hero of medicine who was also a bit of a nut.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Weight Loss

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:52:23 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We help you shed the ellbees.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: John Kellogg's Odd Prescription

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:54:27 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We force feed you corn flakes.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Lobotomy

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:40:44 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take a load off your mind.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Amputation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 2 Aug 2013 19:36:43 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take the leg.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Hysteria

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:33:27 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We follow a wandering womb.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Opium

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:10:39 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We give opium to a baby.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Plague Medicine

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:14:18 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We launch plague-ridden bodies in a catapult.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Bloodletting

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 5 Jul 2013 18:31:58 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put a leech on you and Justin loses a finger.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Mercury

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:26:11 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put mercury on your chancre.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Trepanation

sawbones@maximumfun.org (Justin McElroy) — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:42:11 +0000

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put a hole in your head.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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