Sawbones: The True Meaning of Candlenights

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.8 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

It's the most wonderful time of the year – Candlenights! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the plans for the upcoming Candlenights special, as well as the story of Harmony House and some of the myths and facts behind homelessness in West Virginia and the United States. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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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. 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
0:56.0	The medicines, the medicines
0:58.0	That I scallet McCorm
1:00.0	For the mouth
1:05.0	Hello everybody and welcome to Sombone
1:07.0	It's a marital tour of Miss Guided Medicine
1:08.0	I'm your co-host, Justin McElroy
1:10.0	And I'm Sidney McElroy And we have a very special, what would you say, a very special holiday episode said? Yeah. Tis the season. Yeah, well, a very special holiday episode, but not any of the holidays you might think. Well, I don't know. If I was listening to this podcast, maybe the was you think. Yeah. Well, were you thinking about a holiday that we made up? Not me. I can't take credit. I didn't help make it up. Thank you. Yeah, I made it up. My brothers were there and I made it up. You made it up? I feel like I made it up. Is that, is that canon that you made it? I don't know. I actually don't know. No, we all came up with it together, I think. But, like, yeah, it's a made-up holiday.
1:48.0	I don't know. I actually don't know. No, we all came up with it together, I think. But like, yeah, it's a made-up holiday. But I think all. Well, I did not make up candle nights. I take no credit for that, certainly. I feel like I've at least played, like, a strong role in developing the lore. Absolutely. You've had a handle on the ball since the word go. Well, I liked the idea that... You can't spell candle nights without Sydney Ann. That's what I say. Yeah. Well... It's the Ann part mainly. Noe, though. No E on that Anne. And it's gone. I lost it when I married you.
2:17.8	Cool.
2:18.3	Yeah.
2:18.8	I mean, I gave it away.
2:19.6	But gained so much.
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