Comfortably Numb, Part 2

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Science, Natural Sciences, Design, Arts, History

4.7 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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What does every wild west shootout in every movie you've ever seen have to do with the history of anesthesia? You'll find out in the cold open! Then, stick around for the rest. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now! BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email [email protected] to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
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0:50.3	This is the second part of our series on the history of anesthesia. So if you haven't already heard part one, you should go back and do that.
0:57.0	But even if you have heard it, you're going to find this opening a bit disorienting.
1:02.0	Ready?
1:07.0	Picture a tumbleweed, rolling silently across a dusty road in a wind-swept desert.
1:14.6	The bristly ball flies right by the spurred cowboy boots of a mysterious stranger, like it's running for cover,
1:22.6	the way the rest of the denizens of this one-horse western town already have.
1:28.8	All but one.
1:35.8	The sheriff.
1:37.4	Star upon his vest, White Stetson upon his head, is the only one willing to oppose the murderous
1:43.5	black hat. I'm giving you to the
1:45.9	count of ten to clear out of my town. Prairie dog Doug, he shouts, his hands holding steady at his
1:52.5	waist. The camera pans and zooms to Prairie Dog Doug, his eye twitching in the high noon sun,
1:59.5	his three-day stubble surrounding a nefarious sneer.
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