Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: Vitamin K

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 often give...

Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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, Medicine Wom...

Sawbones: Medicine in Movies

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

Sawbones: Measles 2026

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 up in the n...

Sawbones: Would a Healing Vape be More Efficient Than a Healing Potion?

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The snow’s piling up outside so we’re cozying down with another batch of listener medical questions! Can I take all my antibiotics at once? If my ...

Sawbones: Carpal Tunnel

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 computer ...

Sawbones: Sauna

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

Sawbones: Tear Gas

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 from? Dr. Sy...

Sawbones: Mushroom Coffee

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

Sawbones: Colonoscopy Preparation

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Back from his first colonoscopy, Justin outlines the extremely detailed steps he took in order to prepare for the screening: the before, the after, an...

Sawbones: Colonoscopy

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Justin's first colonoscopy, Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of looking inside the colon. From Pompei to the Light Conductor to the mor...

Sawbones Classic: Nose Blowing

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This cold and flu season, we're bringing you a classic episode on clearing your nasal passage correctly.Blowing your nose is maybe the only small glin...

Sawbones: Hepatitis B

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A trip to get an updated tetanus shot led to the realization that Justin never got a Hepatitis B vaccine. So Dr. Sydnee explains what exactly is Hep B...

Sawbones Classic: Christmas is Trying to Kill You

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A pre-Christmas warning, we're re-releasing our 2015 live show outlining all the ways that you need to watch out this Christmas – and not just from ...

Sawbones: The True Meaning of Candlenights

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the most wonderful time of the year – Candlenights! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the plans for the upcoming Candlenights special, as well a...

Sawbones: Anyone Else Get Pee Shivers?

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cozy up by the fireplace with some weird listener medical questions. What's the difference between a disease and a disorder? Where does the extra bloo...

Sawbones: Dopamine Detox

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The algorithm strikes again, this time telling Justin about a popular wellness trend known as a Dopamine Detox. Dopamine is often associated with plea...

Sawbones: Monkey Escape

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we like to have fun on Sawbones, like diving into a recently reported story of a truck full research animals who escaped and were infectious...

Sawbones: Methylene Blue

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Often pseudo-scientific medicine is brought to Dr. Sydnee by friends and family. But this time, she encountered methylene blue in the wild! Methylene ...

Sawbones: Do You Know About the Penis Fish?

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the weather turns, so do Dr. Sydnee and Justin to their inbox to answer more of listeners' WEIRD medical questions. Questions like: Can pee cure my...

Sawbones: Leucovorin

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justin and Dr. Sydnee continue to bring news from the forefront of history with the second part of the announcement about autism – a possible treatm...

Sawbones: Tylenol

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard the recent announcement From the US government linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism. Well, at the risk of spoiling...

Sawbones: Dr. Asher

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another episode in the Sawbones multiverse, Dr. Sydnee and Justin resist Dr. Richard Asher, who is the person who coined Munchausen Syndrome. Dr. Aste...

Sawbones: Medical Update: Vaccines

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With all the changes going on in the CDC, Dr. Sydnee and Justin check back in with an update on vaccines and vaccine mandates, as well as dispelling s...

Sawbones: Munchausen Syndrome

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are many eponymous disorders and diseases, but Munchausen is an interesting case of a disease named after a character who is based on a real per...

Sawbones: Lisztomania

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before the hysteria of Swifties and Beatlemania, people were getting hype over the handsome pianist Franz Liszt.  Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about wh...

Sawbones: Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before everyone hits the back-to-school grind, we’ve got a fun episode about Freddy Pharkas. A historical figure of frontier medicine? No, a video g...

Sawbones: Can I Use My Own Tears as Saline?

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're bringing the heat with listeners' weird medical questions! Are the hot parts of the body the only Sweaty parts? Is spicy food spicier some days ...

Sawbones: King of Sting

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A dovetail from last week’s episode, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the official pain scale of insect stings, all compiled by Justin O. Schmidt. S...

Sawbones: Wasps

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After an unfortunate and painful encounter with an angry flying insect, Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about wasps: how their stings work, and a journey i...

Sawbones: The Heartmobile

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It used to be that if you needed to get to the hospital quickly, you would call the herse – because it had the space to transport a person who was l...

Sawbones: MAHA Mess

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydnee and Justin said they'd talk about when the US Health Department replaced the vaccine council . . . well, it's happened. But to EVERYONE'S s...

Sawbones: Is Nose Ointment a Waste of Time?

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for The Prom season, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring your weird summer medical questions! Do other citrus fruits affect medication, or is it ...

Sawbones: Sex Chocolate

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a Sawbones grab-bag, featuring some pop-sci mythbusting around MSG, a reality check into current events around vaccines, and a fun new questionab...

Sawbones Classics: Fluoride

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With all the news around fluoride, we bring the classic Sawbones episode about the benefits of fluoride in drinking water, because the science has not...

Sawbones: Dr. Pope

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There was a time when Popes had secondary careers (or primary ones) on to of their Papal one. This includes Pope John XXI, the only Pope to have also ...

Sawbones: Renaissance Medicine

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sawbones brings you a studio version of the show at the ye olde Harmony House Renaissance Faire. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk about how medicine evolved...

Sawbones: Tetanus

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a myth that tetanus is only found on rusty metal. What really matters is that a wound that is a dirty, deep puncture wound could to introduce the...

Sawbones: The Medical Freedom Movement

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Medical Freedom or the Health Freedom Movement is not new, but it is currently gaining more traction and attention under RFK, Jr. On its face, it ...

Sawbones: Thalassotherapy

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok has become enthralled with the idea of Thalassotherapy... which is basically going to the ocean to feel better. Dr. Sydnee talks about the hist...

Sawbones: Why Don’t Edema and Enema Rhyme?

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justin has gathered all the strangest listeners (questions) to quiz Dr. Sydnee with all of your weird and fun medical questions! Is Gatorade actually ...

Sawbones: Dr. Odyssey: Shark Week

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What medical drama does a doctor on a cruise ship get involved in? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Dr. Odyssey: Shark Attack!, and the follow-up,  D...

Sawbones: The Pitt

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydnee brings a little levity as she talks about a new medical show, The Pitt. Following fictional doctors in real-time(ish), Dr. Sydnee discusses...

Feed Drop: Clint and Justin join MFD Spring Break!

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite M...

Sawbones: Henry VIII

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How dangerous is jousting? Just look into the example of King Henry VIII of England. The Tudor king is infamous for his six wives, but Dr. Sydnee expl...

Sawbones: Kleptomania

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kleptomania is defined by an undeniable compulsion to steal, so it has wavered between legitimate diagnosis and flimsy criminal defense to somewhere i...

Sawbones: Apple Cider Vinegar

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The recent semi-fictionalized Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar explores the world of wellness following bloggers Belle Gibson and Milla Blake. Dr. S...

Sawbones: Frostbite

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been bitterly cold in our region lately and that's got Dr. Sydnee thinking about frostbite. This week, we'll gain a better understanding of this ...

Sawbones: Science Updates

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There has been a lot going on in the United States in the last few days that might affect what's going on with health, medicine, and other sciences. D...

Sawbones: Whooping Cough

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Depending on where you live, you might be hearing a lot lately about Pertussis or Whooping Cough, even in Dr. Sydnee and Justin’s home county. Dr. S...

Sawbones: Physicians' Unions

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine if your doctor could go on strike in the middle of a treatment. That’s the most popular argument against physicians’ unions, but there’s...

Sawbones: Seven-Second Poop Trick

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 constip...

Sawbones: Book Club

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Sawbones Classic Double-Feature: A Medicine Called Christmas 1 & 2

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Candle...

Sawbones: How's My Lump Doing?

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Sawbones: Walking Pneumonia

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s nearly winter, which means the return of mycoplasma or “Walking Pneumonia” on this hemisphere. This week Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about h...

Sawbones: Tesla Medbed

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 medi...

Sawbones: Project 2025

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ex...

Sawbones Classic: History of Abortion

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Sawbones: John Green and Good.Store

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 coffe...

Sawbones: Doctor Odyssey

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Sawbones: Brazilian Butt Lift

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Jus...

Sawbones: Can Doritos Make Skin See-Through?

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bring on the fall weather and bring on the listeners’ weird medical questions! Dr. Sydnee and Justin answer listeners’ strangest queries and maybe...

Sawbones: Kegels

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No matter the body parts, strengthening your pelvic muscles is generally good for you. But who were they named after, and most importantly, who introd...

Sawbones: Exploding Teeth

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Canonically, Dr. Sydnee doesn’t know much about teeth, but there are several cases in dental journals about teeth that spontaneously exploded. Dr. S...

Sawbones: Superman

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a bird! It’s a podcast! It’s Justin’s superhero anatomy textbook to the rescue! What is the medical and scientific explanation of how Sup...

Sawbones: Triple E and Public Health in 2024

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A rare but deadly mosquito-born illness called Eastern equine encephalitis is prompting some local governments to limit evening play for kids. But aft...

Sawbones: Fentanyl and the ONEbox

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven’t already been personally affected by a fentanyl overdose, you likely know someone who has. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee explores ...

Sawbones: The Doctor Patient

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydnee goes through her own story of a routine mammogram and its follow up: how the experience is different coming in as a doctor, the advantages ...

Sawbones: Mushrooms

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It wouldn't be Twenty Fungalore without talking about the alleged medicinal properties of mushrooms, which are a fungus and not a plant at all. Justin...

Sawbones: Medical Jewelry

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Magnetic bracelets, immortality rings . . . the internet is full of wearables that are sold for their medicinal properties as if they’re equipment i...

Sawbones: Mechanical Heart Pump

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the cities we visit on tour have some historical medical mess-ups, but not Detroit! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Forest Dewey Dodrill, w...

Sawbones: Tampons

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard that a new study showed tampons contain traces of metals. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of tampons, why they might c...

Sawbones: Human Tricks

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can you touch your tongue with your nose or wiggle your ears? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the science and studies behind weird little tricks some...

Sawbones: A Couple of Boob Questions

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sawbones listeners just have so many strange medical questions! Questions like: Why do I sneeze at dark chocolate? Does Diet Coke actually relieve nau...

Sawbones Classic: Chocolate

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To coincide with the opening of Justin and Sydnee's stage production, we bring to you a classic episode about the medicinal history of chocolate! Thi...

Sawbones: Willy Wonka

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are different versions of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory exploits, but all of them involve strange things happening to children who misbehave. ...

Sawbones: Do You Know How Italian I Am?

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hot time, summer in the city, time for listener Sawbones questions! Questions like: Why is blood sticky? Why does skin itch when it grows back? Might ...

Sawbones: Hydrogen Water

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydnee has ruined her TikTok algorithm for the listeners once again and came across something called "Hydrogen Water." Similar to alkaline water, ...

Sawbones: Plexus

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a collaboration of medical fads and brands, Dr. Sydnee and Justin dive into the confusing MLM called Plexus. The company started as a seller of the...

Sawbones: Vampire Facials

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You may have seen some celebrities or influencers on social media getting something called a Vampire Facial. It's exactly what it sounds like: blood s...

Sawbones: CPR

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Squishing someone’s heart and blowing air into them to bring them back to life seems so basic, so why weren’t we able to agree on it for the past ...

Sawbones: Lazarus Syndrome

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if someone was declared dead . . . only for their heart to start beating again? This is a phenomenon sometimes called "Lazarus Syndrome" or "auto...

Sawbones: Sea Moss

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another day, another fad superfood on social media! Sea moss, or carrageenan or Irish moss, has historically been used for ulcers and sore throats, bu...

Sawbones: Interpreting Research

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With so much medical research out there on internet, how can you sort through what's based in science and what's just three people in a room? Dr. Sydn...

Sawbones: Gamer Pills

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to Get Good at video games quickly, are there any magic pills you can take? Well, there are people trying to sell them to you. Justin and ...

Sawbones: Can You Lick the Capsaicin Patch?

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydnee and Justin are welcoming in the spring and allergy season with listeners' strangest medical questions! Why do some people get goosebumps wh...

Sawbones: Bad Bugs

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are many ways people get sick, but sometimes diseases are carried to people by insects. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the top ten "bad bugs" ...

Sawbones: IVF

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Started in the 1930s by scientist Dr. Miriam Menkin, in vitro fertilization is a medical procedure to help with fertility that took until the 1970s to...

Sawbones: Knock Knock Hi

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justin and Dr. Sydnee are joined by parallel-universe versions of themselves, The Glaucomfleckens! The two doctor-spouse duos talk about Will and Kri...

Sawbones: Tongue Ties

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A tongue tie is not just a turn of phrase, it's a medical condition in which the frenulum under your tongue is too thick and restricts your lingual mo...

Sawbones: Aquatofana

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Normally Sawbones talks about medical cures, whether real or fake, but today Dr. Sydnee and Justin are diving into the opposite. There was a time when...

Sawbones: Gallstones

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you even know where your gallbladder is? Maybe it's not so surprising that millions of Americans don't know they have a gastrointestinal disorder c...

Sawbones: Dr. Scholl's

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a continuation from last week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are focusing on a particular Doctor Brand: Dr Scholl's. Who was Dr. Scholl, what was his medic...

Sawbones: Doctor Brands

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of brands name themselves "doctor" – but how many of them are named after actual medical doctors? Justin takes the wheel with a little quiz fo...

Sawbones: Home Alone 2

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would really happen to someone stuck in all of Kevin McCallister's traps? Dr. Sydnee and Justin return to discuss the even more outrageous and ev...

Sawbones: Why Don’t Americans get De-Wormed?

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shrug off that winter chill with a warm bowl of listener-submitted medical questions. Questions like: Am I giving away my immunity with a blood donati...

Sawbones: Pepto Bismol

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us know all the catchy jingle that lists all the things that Pepto Bismol is supposed to be good for. However, that ubiquitous pink medicine i...

Sawbones Classic: Santa is Sick

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To get you through that holiday slog, we're re-releasing our classic holiday episode all about the ailments Santa could possibly have.It's Candlenight...