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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

by Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy

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Sawbones: COVID Reflection and Butts Update

August 11, 2026 · 33 min

While some people in power are trying to minimize how bad things were at the height of COVID-19, we thought it was important to document the real story. Since Dr. Sydnee was working in a hospital at the time, she reflects on the reality of…
Sawbones: What’s More Edible, Paper or Cotton?

July 28, 2026 · 40 min

It’s one of our favorite kinds of episodes, making use of Dr. Sydnee’s expertise and Justin’s street smarts: medical questions! Why do we fart? How long is the digestive tract? Why are all minor mouth injuries so awful? Does REM “detoxify”…
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