Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy Visit website › Comedy · EN · 600 episodes · latest 2026-11-10
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Justin and Sydnee McElroy
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With the recent shift in US politics, there might well be a wave of upcoming hearings and impeachments for various government offices, including the head of Health and Human Services – RFK, Jr. Dr. Sydnee and Justin…
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Government medical insurance is not exactly sexy, but it's an often overlooked issue when going to the voting booth. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the difference between the two, why one of them is controversial, and…
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Horror movies and stories sure do have a lot of mad scientists and doctors running around. But should they still be practicing? Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss Dr. Caligari, Dr. Jekyll, and more to see whether or not they…
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Unfortunately we can't have nice things. Dr. Sydnee and Justin must break the news that there is often lead in cinnamon, and discuss how exactly this has happened. However, they also offer advice for how to still…
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The United States public opinion on the death penalty has waxed and waned so much that its use is on a state-by-state basis, nearly dividing the country in half. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of capital…
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Would people benefit from wearing a glucose monitor all day every day, even if they’re not on insulin? Evidence does not say there is a benefit, and there are some reasons not to get one. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk…
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Pretty much since the first artificial sweetener was developed, we've been concerned about their potential adverse effects. How could something 20,000 times as sweet as sugar come without a catch, and perhaps more…
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With an email subject line of "Dolphins and LSD", Dr. Sydnee and Justin just HAD dive deeper. Enter John C. Lilly, a doctor, scientist, and psychonaut who became very interested in meditation and expanding the…
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All medicine is local, and little is more local to Justin and Dr. Sydnee than a medicine man in their own West Virginia. Dr. Sydnee talks about a local character named Catfish who became a sort of herbalist medicine man…
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Sawbones' least favorite animal, mosquitoes, are back with yet another reason they suck: Dengue Fever has made its way into Florida. But don't worry. Dr. Sydnee talks about some very special chickens looking out for us,…
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Publisher details
- Owner
- Justin McElroy
- Oldest episode in feed
- 07/2013 · over 13 years
- Typical length
- 39 min
- Format
- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
- Keywords
- sawbones, comedy, history, medicine, medical history
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