Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.8 • 15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In celebration of Dr. Sydnee’s birthday, Justin brings a whole swath of medical show on TV since the year of her birth. From Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman to Nip/Tuck to The Pitt, Dr. Sydnee ranks shows for their accuracy and entertainment value until she’s finisher her bathtub birthday Prosecco. There is no democracy here, Dr. Sydnee’s opinion is the law. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

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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.
0:27.5	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 and had ourselves a look around the medicines, the
0:57.8	medicines that ask all let McComb for the mouth.
1:03.9	Hello everybody and welcome to Sawbones, the marital tour of misguided medicine.
1:08.1	I'm your co-host, Justin McElroy.
1:09.7	And I'm Sidney McElroy.
1:11.0	And yes, yes, it's true, Sydney.
1:14.5	It is your birthday today.
1:16.1	As we are recording this, it is your birthday.
1:20.6	Yes, it is my birthday.
1:21.9	I have my birthday goblet with me.
1:24.0	Yes.
1:24.7	And, Sydney, in recognition of your birthday, I know last week I researched an episode
1:30.2	about movie medicines, fake medicines, fake medicines. But I wanted to keep it alive, keep the street going,
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