Sawbones: Guinea Worms
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are wrapping a parasitic worm around a stick with Jimmy Carter. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jul 09, 2015•31 min•Ep. 94
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
Episodes
Sawbones: Burns
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee celebrate their wedding anniversary by rubbing cow manuer in a burn. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jul 02, 2015•34 min•Ep. 93
Sawbones: Sunburns
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee want you to get your D in the safest way humanly possible. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jun 25, 2015•34 min•Ep. 92
Sawbones: The Teen Girl
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
Jun 17, 2015•37 min•Ep. 91
Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 2)
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
Jun 10, 2015•36 min•Ep. 90
Sawbones: Poison Ivy
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
Jun 03, 2015•32 min•Ep. 89
Sawbones: Typhoid Mary
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
May 20, 2015•34 min•Ep. 88
Sawbones: The Gut Hole Romance
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
May 13, 2015•34 min•Ep. 87
Sawbones: Sweating Sickness
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
May 07, 2015•36 min•Ep. 86
Sawbones: Polio
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 )
Apr 29, 2015•33 min•Ep. 85
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 3
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 )
Apr 23, 2015•30 min•Ep. 84
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 2
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 )
Apr 16, 2015•30 min•Ep. 83
Sawbones: Heroes of Patent Medicine: Volume 1
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 )
Apr 08, 2015•30 min•Ep. 82
Sawbones: Medical TV (Part 1)
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 )
Mar 25, 2015•52 min•Ep. 81
Sawbones: Medical Education
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 )
Mar 17, 2015•42 min•Ep. 80
Sawbones: Malaria
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 )
Mar 11, 2015•34 min•Ep. 79
Sawbones: Syphilis
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 )
Mar 04, 2015•35 min•Ep. 78
Sawbones: The Four Humors
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 )
Feb 25, 2015•34 min•Ep. 77
Sawbones: Chocolate
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Feb 18, 2015•32 min•Ep. 76
Sawbones: The Dancing Plague
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 )
Feb 11, 2015•35 min•Ep. 75
Sawbones: Measles
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin get angry about the measles. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Feb 04, 2015•40 min•Ep. 74
Sawbones: Paracelsus
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin putting some poopy into a bread pill. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Jan 28, 2015•34 min•Ep. 73
Sawbones: Blood Transfusions
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are selling all their blood. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Jan 20, 2015•36 min•Ep. 72
Sawbones: Aromatherapy
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 )
Jan 15, 2015•37 min•Ep. 71
Sawbones: Diabetes
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are gonna drink that sweet pee. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Jan 07, 2015•33 min•Ep. 70
Sawbones: Alcohol
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are getting absolutely, figuratively tanked. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Dec 30, 2014•33 min•Ep. 69
Sawbones: Appalachian Folk Medicine
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin pass your baby around a table leg. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Dec 23, 2014•38 min•Ep. 68
Sawbones: Organ Transplants
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin give the greatest gift of all. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Dec 16, 2014•37 min•Ep. 67
Sawbones: Enemas and Cleanses
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin blow it ALL out. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers ( http://thetaxpayers.net )
Dec 10, 2014•35 min•Ep. 66
Sawbones: Tooth Removal
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 )
Dec 02, 2014•35 min•Ep. 65
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