Episode 413: Lobotomies Part I - The Cathartic and the Emetic

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🗓️ 13 June 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

On the first of a two part series, we cover one of the strangest medical procedures of the 20th century: lobotomies. Join us as we explore the life of the man who popularized the procedure and just how the medical community came to think that it was a good idea in the first place.

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0:00.0	There's no place to escape to.
0:03.1	This is the last talk.
0:04.6	Yes!
0:05.6	On the left.
0:06.6	That's when the cannonball is started.
0:11.6	What was that?
0:13.6	Oh, hello.
0:14.6	My name is Robert Milken.
0:24.8	I'm not a one-user.
0:27.0	I have had sussas.
0:29.0	I've had seven.
0:30.9	Lobotomies.
0:31.9	Oh my.
0:32.9	And I'll tell you, I ain't afraid of lamps anymore.
0:36.6	But my main question is, you two find beautiful young women.
0:41.1	Uh-huh.
0:42.1	What is a lamp?
0:44.3	Well, indeed, it's something that provides lights, sir.
0:47.9	Baaah!
0:48.9	Welcome to the last podcast on the left, everyone.
0:54.8	I am Ben.
0:55.8	I'm Mike Stereot, Marcus, and of course we have recently lobotomized Henry Zabraowski.
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