Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

What is snake oil?

Jun 16, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Disclaimer: Should You Buy Radium Pills?
02:07 • 2min
3
The Truth About Fake Cures
03:48 • 2min
4
Snake Oil: A Local Anesthetic
05:34 • 1min
5
The Benefits of Snake Venom
07:04 • 2min
6
The History of Snake Oil
09:05 • 2min
7
The Snake Oil Linement
11:15 • 3min
8
The Dangers of Snake Oil
14:26 • 3min
9
The Jungle of the FDA
17:17 • 2min
10
The Walking Dead, Dead City
19:28 • 2min
11
How to Eat Well Without the Hustle
21:14 • 3min
12
The History of Patent Medicine
23:51 • 2min
13
The Rise and Fall of Signage
25:41 • 2min
14
The Golden Age of Snake Oil Grifting
27:56 • 2min
15
The Dangers of Fake Cancer Cures
29:51 • 2min
16
The Desire to Make Money With Cancer Cures
31:56 • 3min
17
Quack Doctors Are Unnatural
35:07 • 3min
18
The Dangers of Herbal Supplements
37:45 • 3min
19
The History of Poop Transplants
40:24 • 3min
20
The Placebo Effect
43:51 • 2min
21
The Dark Side of Televangelism
45:39 • 2min
22
The Walking Dead, Dead City
47:56 • 2min
23
How to Make Your Comeback With Purdue Global
49:54 • 2min
24
Snake Oil: A Solution to Nervous Irritation
51:34 • 2min
25
The Poem of Bovinine
53:32 • 2min
26
The Power of Bovinine
55:04 • 3min
27
The Human Obsession With Poison as an Antidote
57:44 • 2min
28
Poison Is an Antidote
59:22 • 2min
29
Ratator: A Cure for the Living Dead
01:00:59 • 2min
30
How to Protect Yourself From False Claims
01:02:44 • 2min
31
The Perpetual Truth About Aspirin
01:04:56 • 3min
32
How to Communicate With Strange Purported Cures or Snake Oil
01:07:49 • 2min
33
Untold Stories, Life With Myasthenia Gravis
01:09:35 • 2min