meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

The (Maybe) Real Dr. Frankenstein

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The man who (maybe) inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein didn't just try to breathe life into corpses. He also invented a medicine so toxic it was used in chemical warfare. Also, a kind of blue! This is all real. We swear. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Saubones 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.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, Tommy is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

Two big big came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's blasted out.

0:52.0

Hello everybody and welcome to Saubones, a medical tour of Miscite Medicine. I'm your co-host Justin McAroy.

1:10.0

And I'm Sydney McAroy.

1:11.0

You hear that? Can you tell?

1:13.0

My name? Did I hear me talk? I definitely heard me talk.

1:17.0

The sound of you talking? It's being isolated. It obviously sounds completely different to you. I'm sure because of this new acoustic treatment I had put in.

1:25.0

Right. All of these giant maroon panels that are lining the room of the face.

1:33.0

You specifically mentioned the maroon. You're always on my case about maroon.

1:37.0

You love this color. I mean the maroon, right? Like a really dark red.

1:42.0

Yeah, I guess maroon is probably that correct. I think it's maroon-ish. It's like your favorite color and it's so dark and you covered.

1:50.0

I never thought someday I'll grow up and I'll have a house where I have a scary room in the basement that's enshrouded in maroon rectangles of soundless horror.

2:03.0

You probably also never thought you'd be married to podcast royalty.

2:08.0

That's true. I never once when I was younger thought I would be married to podcast royalty.

2:14.0

I'd be prophetic of you. What's the problem with the moon?

2:17.0

Couldn't they at least be a different color? Like what?

2:19.0

Like if we're going to have giant panels, couldn't they? I don't know. Like, Prussian Blue.

2:24.0

Well, that's very specific. That's a very specific poll of a color.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Justin McElroy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Justin McElroy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.