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.

  • 34 minutes 32 seconds
    Sawbones: Seven-Second Poop Trick

    It's a real medical (with a lower-case m) mystery, as Dr. Sydnee tries to find the source of a trick on TikTok that reportedly helps alleviate constipation. Join Sydnee on her surprisingly difficult journey to find what exactly this "trick" is to determine whether or not it does anything at all.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

    14 January 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 1 second
    Sawbones: Book Club

    Dr. Sydnee and Justin are easing back into the swing of things after the holidays by discussing what they’ve been reading, both apart and together. So cozy up with some tea to hear some good book recommendations from your favorite health professional and clown husband.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

    8 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Sawbones Classic Double-Feature: A Medicine Called Christmas 1 & 2

    Happy Candlenights! We've got for you a double-feature of the original A Medicine Called Christmas 1 and 2.

    Medicine Called Christmas: Live from Candlenights 2018, we're so proud to present a staged reading of the new Hallmark Christmas movie written by Justin and Sydnee McElroy: A Medicine Called Christmas. Music: Adam Sakiyama CAST:   Narrator: Rachel McElroy Daniel: Tommy Smirl Tabitha: Sydnee McElroy Phil: Griffin McElroy Chris: Justin McElroy Ms. Crimble: Teresa McElroy Mr. Frankson: Dwight Slappe Mr. Cameron: Travis McElroy Beth: Teylor Smirl Mandy: Rileigh Smirl Mr. Golfberg: Michael Meadows Santa: Clint McElroy    

    Medicine Called Christmas 2: Royal Pain: Just in time for Christmas, we've got another extremely special holiday film created by Justin and Sydnee McElroy. Gather the family and prepare for A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain. NARRATOR: Rachel McElroy PHIL: Griffin McElroy TAB: Sydnee McElroy JESUS: Dwight Slappe SORIANO: Travis McElroy CHRIS: Justin McElroy WAITER: Michael Meadows  MR. BIG CITY: Tommy Smirl BETH: Teylor Smirl MANDY: Rileigh Smirl QUEEN: Mary Smirl SANTA: Clint McElroy 

    24 December 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 36 minutes 22 seconds
    Sawbones: How's My Lump Doing?

    As a gift to the audience, we have another Sawbones Q and A, answering strange questions submitted by listeners! How does a menstrual disk work? How should we ACTUALLY clean our ears? Are cat biscuits bad for pregnancy? And why does Justin have the old man cough?

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

    17 December 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 7 seconds
    Sawbones: Walking Pneumonia

    It’s nearly winter, which means the return of mycoplasma or “Walking Pneumonia” on this hemisphere. This week Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about how this infection was discovered, the questionable way it was researched and how it differs from “typical” pneumonia.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

    10 December 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 1 second
    Sawbones: Tesla Medbed

    Somehow the Tesla medical bed, or Tesla Biohealing Wellness Hotel and Resort is not related to Elon Musk. It is also not really related to actual medical care. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about another wellness product and what this harnesser of biphoton energy is supposed to do.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    26 November 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 54 seconds
    Sawbones: Project 2025

    Needless to say it’s going to be a long four years for the United States. This week’s episode of Sawbones offers some guidance on what we might expect for medicine and health care going forward and what pro-active steps you may want to consider.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    19 November 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 57 seconds
    Sawbones Classic: History of Abortion

    It's Election Day in the United States of America, and so we present this Sawbones episode on the history of abortion from May 2022. Go vote!

    With the recent news about Roe v. Wade, it’s important to talk about the history of abortion in the United States. The right to autonomy over one’s own body in regard to medical care is one of the basic tenets of medical ethics; but no matter what anyone personally believes, banning abortion doesn’t stop abortion. It just makes it unsafe.  

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ 

    5 November 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 36 minutes 32 seconds
    Sawbones: John Green and Good.Store

    Dr. Sydnee and Justin are joined by John Green to talk about the still-prevalent disease of tuberculosis and how his company Good.Store is using coffee and tea to eradicate it in one African country.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    29 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 16 seconds
    Sawbones: Doctor Odyssey

    There's a new medical show in town, and Sawbones is all here for it. Dr. Sydnee goes through some of the highlights of the medical emergencies above the cruise ship in Doctor Odyssey and their plausibility and how likely it is to be able to do procedures like dialysis on the high seas.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    22 October 2024, 7:15 pm
  • 41 minutes 59 seconds
    Sawbones: Brazilian Butt Lift

    Some cosmetic surgeries include adding silicon or plastic to enhance the figure. But what if the extra fat came from your own body? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the fraught and history of the Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL, which is a story of eugenics, bad medicine, and unrealistic beauty standards. 

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    15 October 2024, 4:00 pm
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