Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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.
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Sep 6, 2013 • 34min
Sawbones: Benjamin Rush
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We met a hero of medicine who was also a bit of a nut.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Aug 30, 2013 • 44min
Sawbones: Weight Loss
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We help you shed the ellbees.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Aug 16, 2013 • 35min
Sawbones: John Kellogg's Odd Prescription
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We force feed you corn flakes.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Aug 9, 2013 • 35min
Sawbones: Lobotomy
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take a load off your mind.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Aug 2, 2013 • 37min
Sawbones: Amputation
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take the leg.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Jul 26, 2013 • 36min
Sawbones: Hysteria
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We follow a wandering womb.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Jul 19, 2013 • 31min
Sawbones: Opium
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We give opium to a baby.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Jul 12, 2013 • 32min
Sawbones: Plague Medicine
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We launch plague-ridden bodies in a catapult.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Jul 5, 2013 • 30min
Sawbones: Bloodletting
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put a leech on you and Justin loses a finger.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
Jun 28, 2013 • 31min
Sawbones: Mercury
Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We put mercury on your chancre.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)
