Sawbones: Mushroom Coffee

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.8 • 15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Another wellness trend that feels newer than it actually is, people have been looking for a coffee substitute since coffee was discovered (see: episode about coffee). Dr. Sydnee talks about the additional claims made around these fungi, as well as what possible benefits they could have – and possible dangers. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.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.
0:07.0	It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?
0:14.0	We think you've earned it. 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.
0:27.5	Tommy is about some books.
0:30.6	One, two, one, two, three, four. To be 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 scallet McComb for the mouth
1:01.3	Hello everybody and welcome to sawbones
1:07.4	We're just reached right across me there
1:09.8	Pardon my reach
1:10.8	Sorry. Cheesh. Try that me there. Pardon my reach.
1:11.3	Sorry. Cheesh. Try that again. Hello, everybody, and welcome to Sawbones. Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. I'm your co-host, Justin McElroy. And I'm Sidney McElroy. Sorry, Justin. I was getting our timer, so we were ready to go. Yes. Yes. And you didn't. Have you started it? Yeah.
1:27.3	All right.
1:27.9	It's rolling.
1:28.6	It's rolling.
1:29.2	It's rolling.
1:29.2	It's podcast time.
1:29.7	Time to make. Yes. Yes. And you didn't. Have you started it? Yeah. All right. It's rolling.
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