The Unkillable Phineas Gage

Episode 97

23rd July 2015

This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee blow metal rod through a guy’s brain and live to tell about it. He does too, which is more impressive, in retrospect.

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This week on Sawbones, Justin and Dr. Sydnee blow metal rod through a guy’s brain and live to tell about it. He does too, which is more impressive, in retrospect.

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Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers

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Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we’ve tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!

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