Sawbones: Heartburn
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
Feb 19, 2016•35 min•Ep. 124
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: Crystal Healing
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
Feb 11, 2016•39 min•Ep. 123
Sawbones: Zika Virus
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
Feb 04, 2016•46 min•Ep. 122
Sawbones: The People vs. The Spleen
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
Jan 28, 2016•36 min•Ep. 121
Sawbones: Nosebleeds
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
Jan 22, 2016•36 min•Ep. 120
Sawbones: Green Sickness
his week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee drop out of school and have some pre-marital sex to cure their pseudo-anemia. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jan 18, 2016•35 min•Ep. 119
Sawbones: Fasting
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee finally kick the eating habit as they explore the often-disturbing history of fasting. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jan 06, 2016•31 min•Ep. 118
Sawbones: Christmas is Trying to Kill You
This week on Sawbones, Live from Huntington, WV and Candlenights 2015: CHRISTMAS IS TRYING TO KILL YOU. Grandma. Egg nog. Trees. Mistletoe. The Grinch. RUN. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Dec 23, 2015•33 min•Ep. 117
Sawbones: Scurvy
This week on Sawbones, we put the lime in the coconut and the severity of our scurvy is not diminished in the slightest. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Dec 18, 2015•34 min•Ep. 116
Sawbones: Gunshot Wounds
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin provide a brief history of caring for gunshot wounds. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Dec 10, 2015•37 min•Ep. 115
Sawbones: Scarlet Fever
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss one reason the world is a little less scary for today's parents: The history of scarlet fever. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Dec 04, 2015•37 min•Ep. 114
Sawbones: The Poison Squad
This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin highlight some of medicine's most incredible superheroes. Their power? Eating trash and not dying. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Nov 27, 2015•36 min•Ep. 113
Sawbones: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin are back with, and we don't think we're exaggerating here: The weirdest story they've ever told. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Nov 18, 2015•35 min•Ep. 112
Sawbones: Nursing
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin finally stick it to Joy Behar (just a couple months too late to be relevant) with their brief history of nursing. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Nov 05, 2015•41 min•Ep. 111
Sawbones: Medical History Halloween Costumes
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin dip into their archives to find some great/terrible ideas for costumes from the history of medicine. Also: Spooky medical stories to help you impress around the campfire! Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Oct 30, 2015•31 min•Ep. 110
Sawbones: Roundworm
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin embark on a tour of the history of roundworms, in an episode Sydnee says will be just "Part 1" of the history of roundworms, which Justin finds horrifying, for the record. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Oct 22, 2015•34 min•Ep. 109
Sawbones: Lyme Disease
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Sydnee are dodging ticks as we explore the surprisingly short history of Lyme Disease. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Oct 16, 2015•37 min•Ep. 108
Sawbones: Near-Death Experiences
This week on Sawbones, Oh No Ross and Carrie! hosts Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy hosts step in for Sydnee and Justin as part of the Max Fun Great Switcheroo as they look into the history of near-death experiences. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Oct 08, 2015•44 min•Ep. 107
Sawbones: Aah, Real Monsters!
This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and guest star Rileigh Smirl introduce you to the diseases at the root of some monsters myths. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Oct 01, 2015•34 min•Ep. 106
Sawbones: Snakes
This week on Sawbones, it's Part Three of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, we put snakes on a plane. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sep 24, 2015•35 min•Ep. 105
Sawbones: Lice
Lice are gross. That is all. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sep 16, 2015•34 min•Ep. 104
Sawbones: Cats
This week on Sawbones, it's Part Two of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, live from Vancouver, we give kitties the business. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sep 10, 2015•29 min•Ep. 103
Sawbones: Birds
This week on Sawbones, it's Part One of our series of putting pet-centric illness on BLAST. This week, live from Seattle, we finally give birds their due. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Sep 02, 2015•34 min•Ep. 102
Sawbones: Love
This week on Sawbones, we celebrate 100 episodes of Sawbones as Justin and Dr. Sydnee pat themselves on the back, talk about the history of their show (and marriage) and explore the medical history of love. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Aug 26, 2015•36 min•Ep. 101
Sawbones: Conjoined Twins
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee explore the strange, sad and even occassionally lovely history of conjoined twins. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Aug 21, 2015•35 min•Ep. 100
Sawbones: Hygiene
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
Aug 13, 2015•36 min•Ep. 99
Sawbones: Honey
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
Aug 05, 2015•31 min•Ep. 98
Sawbones: Fainting and Corsets
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
Jul 30, 2015•38 min•Ep. 97
The Unkillable Phineas Gage
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
Jul 24, 2015•33 min•Ep. 96
Sawbones: The Seasick-Proof Saloon
This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee crash a boat into a pier to cure your seasickness. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Jul 15, 2015•36 min•Ep. 95
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