Sawbones (podcast)

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine is a weekly, comedic medical podcast hosted by Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband, podcaster Justin McElroy.[2] The show is distributed online by Maximum Fun.

Sawbones
Presentation
Hosted bySydnee and Justin McElroy
GenreMedical, comedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Lengthc. 40 min.
Production
Opening theme"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Ending theme"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
No. of episodes328
Publication
Original releaseJune 21, 2013[1] – present
ProviderMaximum Fun
Websitemaximumfun.org/shows/sawbones

In each episode, Sydnee discusses an element of historical medical practice, while Justin provides a comedic foil. The show normally focuses on antiquated medical practices that are unusual to modern listeners, but occasionally covers rare and unusual disorders and occurrences.[3][4]

History

Background and formation

Sydnee and Justin McElroy had previously worked together on a short podcast series entitled Losing the Sheen, focused on watching Two and a Half Men. The show only lasted nine episodes before the two became tired of it, instead starting a medical podcast based on Sydnee's expertise. While developing the idea for the show, the McElroys decided that it would be irresponsible for them to give medical advice to listeners, even with Sydnee's background. They opted instead to focus on the historical aspects, which had been an interest of Sydnee's.[5] Like other shows by the family, such as My Brother, My Brother and Me, Sawbones is distributed via the Maximum Fun network.

Live Performances

Sawbones has on occasion been performed live, such as the November 2nd, 2017 performance at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington, WV.[6]

The Horrifying, Hilarious Road To Modern Medicine

In June 2018, a book adaptation of the podcast was announced, under the title The Sawbones Book: The Horrifying, Hilarious Road To Modern Medicine.[7] Published by Weldon Owen, the book became available in October 2018.[8] The book showed up in the top 10 Audible bestsellers for the week ending April, 5, 2019.[9]

Episode list
No. Title[10] Duration Released
1 Trepanation 0:40:58 2013-06-21
2 Mercury 0:31:03 2013-06-28
3 Bloodletting 0:30:07 2013-07-05
4 Plague Medicine 0:32:08 2013-07-12
5 Opium 0:31:15 2013-07-19
6 Hysteria 0:36:17 2013-07-26
7 Amputation 0:37:19 2013-08-02
8 Lobotomy 0:34:43 2013-08-09
9 John Kellogg's Odd Prescription 0:34:45 2013-08-16
10 Weight Loss 0:43:58 2013-08-30
11 Benjamin Rush 0:34:21 2013-09-13
12 Urine 0:34:57 2013-09-13
13 Birth Control 0:38:35 2013-09-20
14 Radiation Therapy 0:36:41 2013-09-27
15 Tobacco 0:33:41 2013-10-04
16 Patent Medicines 0:34:41 2013-10-11
17 Immortality 0:36:34 2013-10-18
18 Reanimation 0:32:57 2013-10-25
19 Baldness 0:33:50 2013-11-01
20 Fertility 0:35:33 2013-11-08
21 Self-Surgery 0:37:31 2013-11-15
22 Headaches 0:35:19 2013-11-29
23 Mr. Reich's Sexbox 0:37:16 2013-12-13
24 Alcoholism 0:37:41 2013-12-20
25 Hangovers 0:35:04 2014-01-03
26 Royal Rife 0:35:33 2014-01-14
27 Menstruation 0:36:36 2014-01-21
28 Leprosy 0:33:43 2014-01-28
29 The Father of Homeopathy 0:35:20 2014-02-04
30 Tuberculosis 0:39:08 2014-02-11
31 Pregnancy Tests 0:38:41 2014-02-19
32 Left-handedness 0:37:10 2014-02-25
33 Plastic Surgery 0:36:48 2014-03-04
34 Phrenology 0:34:15 2014-03-11
35 Oil Pulling 0:41:19 2014-03-18
36 Medical Marijuana 0:45:43 2014-03-25
37 Dr. Mesmer and the Power of Animal Magnetism 0:34:47 2014-04-01
38 Medical Cannibalism 0:38:37 2014-04-08
39 Magnets 0:38:05 2014-04-15
40 Epilepsy 0:35:12 2014-04-22
41 Self-Experimentation 0:41:03 2014-04-29
42 Sleepwalking 0:37:33 2014-05-06
43 Cholera 0:38:59 2014-05-14
44 Warts 0:24:59 2014-05-27
45 Teething 0:36:39 2014-06-03
46 Corpse Theft and Resurrection Men 0:30:40 2014-06-10
47 Breastfeeding 0:41:15 2014-06-17
48 C-Sections 0:47:03 2014-06-24
49 Vaccines 0:47:57 2014-07-08
50 Birth 0:43:52 2014-07-15
51 Hiccups 0:35:58 2014-07-22
52 Rabies 0:36:07 2014-08-05
53 Gout 0:33:07 2014-08-12
54 Spontaneous Combustion 0:26:55 2014-08-26
55 Our Birth Story 0:57:44 2014-09-02
56 Insomnia 0:35:21 2014-09-23
57 Color Therapy 0:34:32 2014-10-01
58 Acne 0:28:38 2014-10-07
59 Cataracts 0:32:19 2014-10-14
60 The Goat Testicle Solution 0:39:38 2014-10-21
61 Vitamins 0:40:25 2014-10-28
62 Ebola 0:40:25 2014-11-04
63 Influenza 0:36:06 2014-11-12
64 Asthma and Allergies 0:38:32 2014-11-18
65 Tooth Removal 0:36:36 2014-12-02
66 Enemas and Cleanses 0:36:57 2014-12-10
67 Organ Transplants 0:38:52 2014-12-16
68 Appalachian Folk Medicine 0:39:47 2014-12-23
69 Alcohol 0:34:24 2014-12-30
70 Diabetes 0:36:04 2015-01-06
71 Aromatherapy 0:40:47 2015-01-14
72 Blood Transfusions 0:40:03 2015-01-20
73 Paracelsus 0:37:48 2015-01-27
74 Measles 0:43:55 2015-02-03
75 The Dancing Plague 0:40:11 2015-02-11
76 Chocolate 0:37:42 2015-02-17
77 The Four Humors 0:36:19 2015-02-25
78 Syphilis 0:37:47 2015-03-04
79 Malaria 0:37:20 2015-03-11
80 Medical Education 0:41:44 2015-03-16
81 Medical TV (Part 1) 0:51:31 2015-03-25
82 Heroes of Patent Medicines: Volume 1 0:32:26 2015-04-08
83 Heroes of Patent Medicines: Volume 2 0:32:33 2015-04-15
84 Heroes of Patent Medicines: Volume 3 0:33:09 2015-04-22
85 Polio 0:37:15 2015-04-29
86 Sweating Sickness 0:38:35 2015-05-06
87 The Gut Hole Romance 0:36:02 2015-05-13
88 Typhoid Mary 0:37:01 2015-05-20
89 Poison Ivy 0:34:16 2015-06-03
90 Medical TV (Part 2) 0:37:54 2015-06-10
91 The Teen Girl 0:39:01 2015-06-17
92 Sunburns 0:36:42 2015-06-24
93 Burns 0:36:07 2015-07-02
94 Guinea Worms 0:33:28 2015-07-08
95 The Seasick-Proof Saloon 0:37:21 2015-07-15
96 The Unkillable Phineas Gage 0:36:00 2015-07-23
97 Fainting and Corsets 0:40:27 2015-07-29
98 Honey 0:33:53 2015-08-05
99 Hygiene 0:38:12 2015-08-12
100 Conjoined Twins 0:37:35 2015-08-20
101 Love 0:37:14 2015-08-26
102 Birds 0:35:21 2015-09-02
103 Cats 0:31:26 2015-09-10
104 Lice 0:35:55 2015-09-16
105 Snakes 0:37:45 2015-09-24
106 Aah, Real Monsters! 0:35:55 2015-10-01
107 Near-Death Experiences 0:46:41 2015-10-08
108 Lyme Disease 0:40:20 2015-10-16
109 Roundworm 0:36:24 2015-10-21
110 Medical History Halloween Costumes 0:33:28 2015-10-29
111 Nursing 0:43:18 2015-11-04
112 The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits 0:37:21 2015-11-18
113 The Poison Squad 0:38:04 2015-11-27
114 Scarlet Fever 0:39:14 2015-12-04
115 Gunshot Wounds 0:42:09 2015-12-09
116 Scurvy 0:37:48 2015-12-18
117 Christmas is Trying to Kill You 0:35:57 2015-12-23
118 Fasting 0:33:37 2016-01-06
119 Green Sickness 0:37:30 2016-01-17
120 Nosebleeds 0:39:24 2016-01-21
121 The People vs. The Spleen 0:39:36 2016-01-27
123 Zika Virus 0:51:16 2016-02-03
124 Crystal Healing 0:41:34 2016-02-10
125 Heartburn 0:37:47 2016-02-18
126 The King of Quacks 0:32:41 2016-02-24
127 Hookworm 0:36:54 2016-03-03
128 Vinegar 0:40:51 2016-03-09
129 Your Goofiest Medical Questions: Answered 0:51:11 2016-03-16
130 Poop 0:51:28 2016-03-23
131 Hemophilia 0:39:16 2016-03-30
132 Hydrogen Peroxide 0:42:02 2016-04-06
133 Earwax 0:35:40 2016-04-15
134 Earaches 0:35:01 2016-04-21
135 Goofiest Medical Questions Vol. 2 0:33:40 2016-04-29
136 Tinnitus 0:39:07 2016-05-04
137 Bezoars 0:35:59 2016-05-11
138 Kidney Stones 0:38:08 2016-05-19
139 Kombucha 0:38:47 2016-05-27
140 Mary Roach 0:36:00 2016-05-31
141 Pliny the Elder 0:32:06 2016-06-08
142 The Presidents Are Sick 0:30:36 2016-06-16
143 Narcolepsy 0:37:20 2016-06-23
144 Salt 0:39:04 2016-06-30
145 Medical Garb 0:39:23 2016-07-07
146 Goofy Medical Questions Vol. 3 0:35:57 2016-07-13
147 Tea 0:37:03 2016-07-21
148 Aloe 0:33:32 2016-07-29
149 Arsenic 0:37:41 2016-08-04
150 Cupping 0:39:35 2016-08-10
151 Doping 0:37:47 2016-08-17
152 The Royal Fistula Fad 0:37:04 2016-08-26
153 EpiPen 0:44:41 2016-08-31
154 Dental Hygiene 0:42:28 2016-09-15
155 Pneumonia 0:38:45 2016-09-24
156 Laughter 0:37:47 2016-10-01
157 Hemorrhoids 0:41:49 2016-10-08
158 Pellagra 0:37:46 2016-10-14
159 Medical Games 0:39:18 2016-10-20
160 Ghostwatch 0:37:16 2016-10-28
161 Frankberry Stool 0:39:08 2016-11-03
162 Your Medical Questions, Answered! 0:34:00 2016-11-11
163 Chicken Pox 0:40:02 2016-11-20
164 Cranberries 0:35:06 2016-11-25
165 Vaseline 0:31:11 2016-12-02
166 Ginger 0:35:48 2016-12-09
167 Chapped Lips 0:36:58 2016-12-16
168 Santa is Sick 0:32:05 2016-12-24
169 Space Medicine 0:38:52 2017-01-06
170 Silver 0:40:30 2017-01-19
171 Health Insurance 0:50:30 2017-01-27
172 Immigration Medicine 0:41:06 2017-02-03
173 The Man Who Ate Everything 0:37:48 2017-02-09
174 Sinuses 0:39:25 2017-02-17
175 Detox 0:42:23 2017-02-26
176 The Purification Rundown 0:40:09 2017-03-01
177 Patient Privacy 0:44:04 2017-03-09
178 Norovirus 0:37:27 2017-03-16
179 The Incredible Dr. James Barry 0:48:13 2017-03-23
180 More Weird Medical Answers 0:45:22 2017-03-30
181 The Papanicolaou Test 0:40:42 2017-04-06
182 Pica and Eating Dirt 0:37:52 2017-04-14
183 The 80-Hour Work Week 0:47:20 2017-04-23
184 Fluoride 0:43:39 2017-04-30
185 The Salisbury Diet 0:36:01 2017-05-03
186 Tetralogy of Fallot 0:39:36 2017-05-11
187 Vivien Thomas 0:40:47 2017-05-18
188 The Clap 0:33:15 2017-05-25
189 Medicinal Tattoos 0:38:36 2017-06-02
190 Conversion Therapy Part 1 0:41:02 2017-06-09
191 Conversion Therapy Part 2 0:41:15 2017-06-17
192 Yet More Weird Medical Answers 0:39:08 2017-06-25
193 An Incomplete History of Gender Confirmation 1:10:25 2017-06-30
194 Wrinkles 0:41:54 2017-07-07
195 The (Maybe) Real Dr. Frankenstein 0:36:01 2017-07-13
196 Mutter Museum 0:46:01 2017-07-19
197 Erectile Dysfunction 0:40:10 2017-08-03
198 Opioid Addiction 0:45:45 2017-08-11
199 Eugenics 0:38:59 2018-08-17
200 Tickling 0:35:26 2018-08-25
201 Snoring 0:40:11 2018-09-11
202 The Presidential Fitness Test 0:36:04 2017-09-17
203 The Glass Delusion 0:39:44 2017-09-22
204 Aspirin 0:40:37 2017-10-01
205 Inside a Doctor's Bag 0:39:03 2017-10-05
206 The Moon 0:40:05 2017-10-19
207 Soda 0:41:15 2017-10-27
208 Chili Peppers 0:33:29 2017-11-03
209 Charcoal 0:38:47 2017-11-10
210 Legionnaires' Disease 0:35:56 2017-11-15
211 The Baby Show 0:41:03 2017-11-30
212 Wound Care 0:46:55 2017-12-06
213 Coffee 0:54:22 2017-12-15
214 The CDC and Medical Censorship 0:48:38 2017-12-21
215 Home Alone 0:36:01 2018-01-06
216 Raw Water 0:39:28 2018-01-14
217 Don't Eat Tide Pods 0:39:04 2018-01-19
218 Goiter 0:39:09 2018-01-26
219 Antibiotics 0:40:39 2018-02-02
220 Yet More Medical Questions Answered 0:34:42 2018-02-09
221 Our Second Birth Story 0:47:58 2018-03-02
222 Ambulances 0:36:44 2018-03-10
223 ALS and the Many Diseases of Jean-Martin Charcot 0:43:30 2018-03-25
224 Bee Venom Therapy 0:40:44 2018-03-31
225 The Secret Life of Doctors 0:54:46 2018-04-05
226 The Ghastly Gauntlet: A Sawbones Super Quiz 0:42:28 2018-04-12
227 Genetically-Modified Organisms 0:56:24 2018-04-20
228 Fractures 0:46:49 2018-04-29
229 Legends of the Hidden Breast 0:51:38 2018-05-06
230 Hepatitis A 0:34:29 2018-05-18
231 Freckles 0:43:26 2018-05-27
232 DNA Testing 0:44:10 2018-05-30
233 Medical Astrology 0:45:46 2018-06-08
234 Our Mental Health Stories 1:04:53 2018-06-14
235 Ketogenic Diets 0:40:26 2018-06-24
236 Antimony 0:38:33 2018-06-30
237 Ozone 0:38:54 2018-07-06
238 The Bends 0:42:49 2018-07-13
239 Applied Kinesiology 0:43:34 2018-07-22
240 CBD Oil 0:47:08 2018-08-04
241 The Placebo Effect 0:42:55 2018-08-12
242 Perkins' Tractor 0:39:10 2018-08-24
243 Asbestos 0:44:46 2018-09-01
244 Ether 0:34:00 2018-09-07
245 Memorialization and Medical Ethics 0:40:28 2018-09-14
246 Medical Illustration 0:45:03 2018-09-21
247 Vasectomy 0:34:07 2018-09-30
248 The Oregon Trail 0:38:59 2018-10-08
249 Dr. Price's Bad Ideas 0:39:40 2018-10-13
250 27 Reasons Why You Should Get a Flu Shot 0:49:14 2018-10-21
251 Possession 0:36:20 2018-10-28
252 Your Weird Questions, Our Weirder Answers 0:40:26 2018-11-03
253 Jilly Juice 0:44:38 2018-11-09
254 Black Salve 0:40:48 2018-11-16
255 The Herpes Thanksgiving Special 0:39:29 2018-11-21
256 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 0:34:57 2018-12-02
257 Vitamin B17 0:42:07 2018-12-15
258 A Sawbones Special Presentation: A Medicine Called Christmas 0:35:06 2018-12-24
259 Colic and Gripe Water 0:43:35 2019-01-04
260 Alkaline Water 0:48:03 2019-01-12
261 Bizarro World 0:46:58 2019-01-25
262 Rock Medicine 0:45:04 2019-02-01
263 Tom Brady's Snake Oil 0:41:06 2019-02-05
264 Mumps 0:43:14 2019-02-15
265 Auriculotherapy 0:42:44 2019-02-22
266 Rubella 0:44:49 2019-03-01
267 Stroke 0:39:56 2019-03-08
268 Medical Legends of Alabama 0:34:59 2019-03-15
269 Broken Heart Syndrome 0:45:35 2019-03-22
270 Modern Day Snake Oil Salespeople 0:52:02 2019-03-29
271 Pinworms 0:45:36 2019-04-07
272 Cavities 0:40:55 2019-04-12
273 Warfarin 0:38:16 2019-04-19
274 Why Doctors Don't Fix Teeth 0:47:22 2019-04-26
275 Bleach 0:49:18 2019-05-04
276 The First Pharmacist 0:36:09 2019-05-18
277 The World of Warcraft Plague 0:41:20 2019-05-26
278 Paternity Testing 0:43:22 2019-05-31
279 Adenoviruses 0:44:43 2019-06-07
280 Trichinosis 0:35:45 2019-06-12
281 Medicine in Japanese American Concentration Camps 0:46:58 2019-06-21
282 Wine 0:39:35 2019-06-30
283 Medical Reversals 0:45:11 2019-07-12
284 The Chattanooga Medicine Company 0:36:06 2019-07-19
285 Yes, More Medical Questions Answered! 0:45:47 2019-07-26
286 Eli Lilly's Secret Pot Farm 0:34:19 2019-08-04
287 Fever 0:51:27 2019-08-18
288 Sneezing 0:40:40 2019-08-25
289 The HPV Vaccine 0:43:42 2019-08-30
290 Hydrotherapy 0:45:13 2019-09-08
291 Vaping 0:52:41 2019-09-13
292 Garlic 0:45:20 2019-09-20
293 Essential Oils 0:38:30 2019-09-27
294 National Hotel Disease 0:41:52 2019-10-04
295 The Hippocratic Oath 0:43:19 2019-10-11
296 Ben Franklin 0:36:10 2019-10-20
297 Cough Drops 0:42:40 2019-10-25
298 Auto-Brewery Syndrome 0:46:23 2019-11-03
299 Food Sensitivity Training 0:47:28 2019-11-15
300 The Man Behind the Knick 0:36:30 2019-11-24
301 Yes Virginia, There Are More Medical Questions 0:45:15 2019-12-01
302 Taint Tanning and Heliotherapy 0:42:37 2019-12-06
303 Elderberry and Other Things That Don't Prevent the Flu 0:46:25 2019-12-13
304 A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain 0:41:36 2019-12-22
305 The Chicago River Reversal 0:37:24 2019-12-28
306 Bidets 0:49:21 2020-01-10
307 Viking's Disease 0:36:03 2020-01-19
308 IV Cocktails 0:45:36 2020-01-24
309 Coronavirus 0:42:46 2020-02-02
310 Body Temperature 0:45:29 2020-02-09
311 Laudable Pus 0:37:37 2020-02-17
312 William Cunningham and the Ghouls of Cincinnati 0:34:13 2020-02-23
313 Quarantine 0:47:58 2020-03-01
314 How Yellow Fever (Nearly) Destroyed Philadelphia 0:39:15 2020-03-06
315 Revenge of the Weird Medical Questions 0:39:30 2020-03-13
316 Coronavirus Part 2 0:49:57 2020-03-22
317 Masks 0:48:49 2020-03-30
318 Ignaz Semmelweis 0:45:20 2020-04-03
319 Hydroxychloroquine 0:44:10 2020-04-12
320 Dr. Anthony Fauci and Coronavirus Myths 0:55:41 2020-04-17
321 The Most Dangerous Parade 0:52:02 2020-04-24
322 COVID Lies, Darned Lies and Statistics 0:54:43 2020-05-01
323 Cabin Fever 0:51:15 2020-05-08
324 COVID-19 Q&A 0:55:44 2020-05-17
325 The Cholera Riots 0:47:02 2020-05-22
326 Medical Racism and Protest Safety 0:47:25 2020-05-31
327 The Black Panthers and Public Health 0:45:03 2020-06-05
328 COVID-19 and Bad Data 0:47:36 2020-06-12

References
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