Sawbones: William Cunningham and the Ghouls of Cincinnati
We love grave robbers on Sawbones and ... well, that came out wrong. We don't have a particular affinity for today's grave robbers, but they've played an important role in medical research and ... we'...
24 Feb 202031min
Sawbones: Laudable Pus
This week on Sawbones, it's the truly embarrassing story of why we spent several centuries thinking it was important for us to make wounds as pus-filled as possible. There's no nice way of saying it f...
17 Feb 202035min
Sawbones: Body Temperature
This week on Sawbones, things are getting hot! Well, no, come to think of it, they’re doing the opposite. They’re getting colder. And by “they” we mean “we.” We’re getting colder, all of us. Probably....
10 Feb 202042min
Sawbones: Coronavirus
This week on Sawbones, we've got a no-panic-allowed history of coronavirus along with a guide to the current strain that has held the headlines in a stranglehold in the past weeks. Even if you don't l...
2 Feb 202042min
Sawbones: IV Cocktails
Would it surprise you to learn that people with too much money are flocking to "IV bars" and paying hundreds of dollars for intravenous cocktails of vitamins that are supposed to treat every malady un...
24 Jan 202045min
Sawbones: Viking's Disease
This week on Sawbones, we celebrate a trip to Minnesota with an exploration of Viking's Disease. You'll meet the people it isn't really named for and the guy who beat out a long line of researchers to...
19 Jan 202036min
Sawbones: Bidets
We bidets have been all the rage for years around the globe, they never really caught on in the U.S. What part of their seedy history kept them out of American homes? And what (if any) are their healt...
10 Jan 202049min
Sawbones: The Chicago River Reversal
This week on Sawbones, the incredible true story of how Chicago changed the direction of a river to battle typhoid and cholera. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers Help support this show and unlock bo...
28 Dec 201934min
