E30: Body Snatchers and Barber-Surgeons: A Dirty History of Pre-Antiseptic Surgery
On this episode of Dirty History, we'll explore the surgical theaters and barber shops of pre-antiseptic medical practitioners. I ask that going forward in this episode we check the easily obtainable...
21 Maj 201958min
E28: The Silent Teacher W/ Aaron Fried
This week I sit down with Aaron Fried to discuss the ethical considerations of how Nazi anatomists sourced their human donors—along with a broader conversation on anatomy, dissection, and medical hist...
16 Apr 20191h 8min
E3: Slaughterhouses Part III - Two a Week
In the conclusion of our series on slaughterhouses, we explore conditions today and assess how much things have actually improved.
4 Sep 201827min
E2: Slaughterhouses Part II - They Had Pickled Hands!
In the second part of our slaughterhouse trilogy, we take a tour of the Union Stockyards and gauge the public perception of animal slaughter prior to The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Strap in and put d...
28 Aug 201830min
E1: Slaughterhouses Part 1 - The Most Admirable Stench
In the first episode of Dirty History, we will explore the context in which Upton Sinclair wrote his seminal work, The Jungle.
21 Aug 201825min
