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Quackery

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Welcome to Quackery! A comedy Podcast about medicines and medical treatments that are crazy, ineffective and/or unsafe! Join your hosts Jon and Dr Will each week as we explore a new topic in the wacky world of Nostrums and Quackery!
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51 // Oscillococcinum

20% off USDA Organic Jupiter CBD @ talko.fm/jupiter Oscillococcinum is a brand name homeopathic product manufactured by Boiron Laboratories. Similar homeopathic products are found in other brands. Homeopathic products are extreme dilutions of some active ingredient. They are often so diluted that they don't contain any active medicine.

Feb 25, 202129 min

50 // Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar, or cider vinegar, is a vinegar made from fermented apple juice, and used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys. It is made by crushing apples, then squeezing out the juice.

Feb 10, 202137 min

49 // Baby God // Dr. Quincy Fortier Fertility Doctor

For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly uses his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret is revealed, his children seek the truth about his motives and try to make sense of their own identities.

Jan 26, 202126 min

48 // ElderBerry

Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to genetic and morphological comparisons to plants in the genus Adoxa.

Jan 12, 202133 min

47 // Tom Brady's TB12 (Part 2)

Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything TB12 does.

Jan 06, 202141 min

46 // Tom Brady's TB12 (Part 1)

Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything TB12 does.

Dec 28, 202027 min

45 // Alkaline Water // Health or Hype?

You may have heard various health claims about alkaline water. Some say it can help slow the aging process, regulate your body’s pH level, and prevent chronic diseases like cancer. But what exactly is alkaline water, and why all the hype?

Dec 15, 202035 min

44 // Bad Blood & The Fall of Theranos

Theranos was a privately held health technology corporation. It was initially touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised blood tests that required only very small amounts of blood and could be performed very rapidly using small automated devices the company had developed.

Nov 30, 202039 min

43 // Death of Bruce Lee

Listen as the quack heads discuss the drug that allegedly killed martial arts icon Bruce Lee, and the many conspiracies behind his death!

Nov 24, 202037 min

37 // Tainted Blood Scandal

Listen in as the Quacks discuss the worst health disaster in modern history, and you’ve e probably never even heard about it!

Aug 19, 202037 min

36 // Who was Dr Pepper?

Listen in as the quack boys tell you all about the oldest soft drink and it’s unbelievable history. And as we try to uncover who was the famous “Doctor Pepper” !!

Aug 12, 202033 min

35 // Urine Trouble

Listen in as the QuackHeads discuss using your own pee pee for everything from jellyfish stings to urine facials! We take you back to ancient times and fill you in on today’s bizarre treatments.

Aug 04, 202032 min

33 // Pink Pills for Pale People

Dr William’s Pink Pills for Pale People is an iron supplement from the turn of the century that was heralded as a cure for Tuberculosis and all sorts of other conditions. Listen in as the Quacks discuss its uses and amazing advertising ventures.Special...

Jul 22, 202041 min

32 // Dr John R Brinkley // "Nuts?"

John Romulus Brinkley July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942Doctor Brinkley is best known for performing Xenotransplantation of goat testicles into men’s scrotums to treat impotence and all other sorts of disorders.He was a radio broadcast pioneer, ran for...

Jul 15, 202041 min

30 // Drinking Blood

Join the Quackheads as the discuss the history of drinking blood as medicine! From vampires to gladiators and even a Pope! This episode has it all! We even get a bloody good assist from our friend The Quack Doctor!

Jul 01, 202045 min

28 // Sa-tan-ic Tonic // “Devil of a Cure”

Sa-Tan-Ic tonic was a laxative that claimed to cure everything from appetite to asthma to depression. The logo on the front is of a giant Satan in his underwear standing atop the earth. Check out Quackerypodcast.com to see what this devilish medicine...

Jun 17, 202037 min

26 // “Masks off, f’k it Masks on” // feat Capt Paul

This week at the request of Captain Paul, we explore the history of medical masks and give some insight on the currently confusing quackery surrounding why the recommendations for the public wearing masks continues to change. From the Plague Doctor’s...

Jun 03, 202047 min

25 // Wizard Oil // "Magically Quackish"

John Austin and Lysander Hamlin were traveling magicians and entertainers. In 1861, Chicago IL, the Hamlin boys made their own medicine to peddle at the Medicine shows. Naturally, the magicians called their stuff “Wizard Oil” - Originally meant to be...

May 27, 202042 min

24 // Typhoid Mary

Listen in as the Quacks Will and Jon discuss the infamous Typhoid Mary and how her story is revenant today. “Typhoid” Mary Mallon was a cook for many wealthy families in the New York area in the early 1900’s. She was the first identified asymptomatic...

May 20, 202035 min

23 // Dr John Harvey Kellogg // “Cornflakes and Quackery”

Dr Kellogg was a medical doctor, surgeon, inventor and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which was owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is probably most famous for inventing cornflakes, although his brother William started the Kellogg’s...

May 13, 202059 min

22 // Magnet Therapy // "Freaking Attractive"

Using Magnets as medicine goes back to the times of Cleopatra, when she was rumored to wear a magnetic headband to help her get her beauty sleep.We still use them today, with mixed results! Listen in as the Quacks discuss magnets and how they work (or...

May 06, 202050 min
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