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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

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Listen to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine, a Comedy podcast by Justin McElroy. Stream 588 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Sawbones: Medicine Brand Names

This week, Justin walks Sydnee through the complexities of pharmaceutical naming. Join them as they review the history of the functional reg...

00:39:29Jul 7, 2026

Sawbones Classic: Sunburns

As folks in the northern hemisphere get back into the swing of summer we here at Sawbones thought it'd be a good time to reshare a classic e...

00:34:33Jun 30, 2026

Sawbones: Blisters

We've probably all gotten a blister at some point, whether from walking too much or from shredding a guitar solo. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk...

00:36:28Jun 23, 2026

Sawbones: Matilda and Telekinesis

Dr. Sydnee is joined this week by Charlie and Cooper, who are starring in a production of Matilda, and therefore experts in . . . telekineti...

00:32:43Jun 16, 2026

Sawbones: Kratom

Maybe you've heard of kratom, a substance being sold as a 'natural' energy substance. With its alarmingly growing popularity, Dr. Sydnee and...

00:41:42Jun 2, 2026

Sawbones: Hantavirus, Part 2

The recent outbreak of human-communicable Hantavirus on a cruise ship continues to change rapidly and the U.S. continues to lag behind other...

00:34:23May 19, 2026

Sawbones: Hantavirus

In what may be our most requested episode of all time, Dr. Sydnee addresses the hantavirus outbreak in the headlines, looks at its history a...

00:43:49May 12, 2026

Sawbones: Milk, Part 2 - Government Cheese

Are you ready to lose your mind about dairy and look at your charcuterie board differently? Justin tells Dr. Sydnee all about the inflated d...

00:50:14Apr 28, 2026

Sawbones: Vitamin K

No, not the musical artist who sang the graduation song (that's Vitamin C). Vitamin K has been in the news a little bit lately because it's...

00:36:10Apr 7, 2026

Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

In celebration of Dr. Sydnee’s birthday, Justin brings a whole swath of medical show on TV since the year of her birth. From Dr. Quinn, Medi...

00:47:33Mar 31, 2026

Sawbones: Medicine in Movies

Miracle drugs, strange side effects, classical conditioning: there are many films where the plot hinges around the existence of some unreali...

00:38:15Mar 24, 2026

Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

Our first ever double-update, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring an update to an update about the very mysterious Havana Syndrome. Not only is ther...

01:02:11Mar 17, 2026

Sawbones: Measles 2026

It's been a decade since Sawbones last talked about measles, and we don't often check in with an update unless . . . well, something comes u...

00:43:28Mar 3, 2026

Sawbones: Carpal Tunnel

Carpal tunnel sydrome, or an irritation of the median nerve, is often thought of as a more "modern" ailment, exacerbated by 8-hour days at a...

00:38:47Feb 17, 2026

Sawbones: Sauna

Even though it's associated with Nordic countries, the Sauna has been around in many different cultures for as long as people have been tryi...

00:39:58Feb 10, 2026

Sawbones: Tear Gas

Right now in the news you may be hearing about the use of tear gas against protesters. But what exactly IS tear gas and where did it come fr...

00:34:22Feb 3, 2026

Sawbones: Mushroom Coffee

Another wellness trend that feels newer than it actually is, people have been looking for a coffee substitute since coffee was discovered (s...

00:37:52Jan 27, 2026