Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.8 • 15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Our first ever double-update, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring an update to an update about the very mysterious Havana Syndrome. Not only is there kind of a reversal of the last update, but the cause actually COULD be a giant microwave? So enjoy the full episode explaining the history of Havana Syndrome, the old update from 2022, and what we learned very recently. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html

Transcript

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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	Sorry is about some books.
0:30.6	One, two, one, two, three, four. To be we came across a pharmacy with us a windows blasted out
0:52.0	Pushed on through the broken to And had ourselves a look around
0:56.3	The medicines, the medicines
0:58.4	That I scall and macaw for the mouth
1:05.3	Hello everybody, welcome to Sawbones
1:06.9	A Bandle Tour of Miss Guy in Medicine
1:07.9	I'm your co-host, Justin McElroy
1:09.2	And I'm Sidney McElroy
1:10.1	Is that getting too fast?
1:11.5	I feel like too professional,
1:13.2	too slick.
1:14.0	You know what I mean?
1:14.5	I don't want to give you to like Don Imus on the MS. We see. Don't, but don't think about it. I broke. I didn't tell you this. I broke on still buffering.
1:23.3	I broke my thing.
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