Sawbones: Dr. Asher

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Medical History, Health & Fitness, History, Medicine, Comedy, Sawbones

4.8 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Another episode in the Sawbones multiverse, Dr. Sydnee and Justin resist Dr. Richard Asher, who is the person who coined Munchausen Syndrome. Dr. Aster was a prominent physician and critical thinker whose medical contributions included noting the dangers of bed rest and naming the "seven sins of medicine." His children also had notable music careers. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/

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0:00.0	Sawbones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.
0:07.2	It's for fun.
0:08.7	Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?
0:14.2	We think you've earned it.
0:15.8	Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.
0:22.6	You're worth it.
0:25.9	All right.
0:27.4	Sorry is about some books.
0:30.6	One, two, one, two, three, four. We came across a pharmacy with its windows blasted out
0:52.0	pushed on through the broken glass
0:54.4	And had ourselves a look around
0:56.3	The medicines, the medicines
0:58.4	That I scall and macaw for the mouth
1:01.3	Hello everybody and welcome to Sawbones
1:06.9	I'm a marital tour of misguided medicine
1:08.2	I'm your co-host Justin McElroy
1:10.5	And I'm Sydney McElroy.
1:13.1	Justin, I'm excited because I know you really like it when we do episodes that sort of relate to previous episodes.
1:20.9	Oh, yeah, nice combo.
1:22.5	Yeah.
1:23.2	And that's where this one came from.
1:25.1	Yeah.
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