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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

The Sleeping Sickness

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Starting In 1915, cases of something known as encephalitis lethargica started popping up around the globe. Symptoms were varied, but included some sort of lethargy or tiredness, with some more extreme manifestations. But exactly how many people were infected and what exactly caused this remains one of medical history’s greatest mysteries. So, yeah, we’re going to leave you hanging on that. Sorry. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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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.

0:24.0

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

0:33.0

We came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's lost it out. We were shot through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around.

0:56.0

Hello everybody and welcome to Saubones, a marital tour for Miss Guided Medicine. I said four.

1:10.0

A marital tour for Miss Guided Medicine? That's ridiculous. I don't understand your grammatical sense.

1:17.0

That's not, I think you're confused.

1:20.0

It's a marital tour of Miss Guided Medicine. That's correct. And you know the marital part doesn't have that much to do with our show. It was just like another M. You know what I mean?

1:30.0

Yeah, well, I mean we are married. I think it informs the relationship we have with each other. Married?

1:38.0

Well, and like why we interact? Like we do, don't you think?

1:43.0

You think people, if we didn't clarify that we were married, people would be like, whoa, the chemistry between these two is off the charts. I'm shipping Justin and Sydney like crazy.

1:53.0

That's what I was going to ask. Do you think people would ship us?

1:55.0

Yeah, people would ship us.

1:56.0

If we weren't already married, like if we were just two.

1:59.0

Their names are already the same. Their last names are the same. It's meant to be.

2:02.0

Well, I mean in this, in this reality, I would have, I would have kept my maiden name, Smirl. I wouldn't have changed it to Macroly on a flyer.

2:10.0

Can I be dark, can I be dark strong arms then? I mean if we're changing our thing, I would like to be dark strong arms.

2:15.0

Atlol.

2:16.0

You know, I've always believed that you can be anything that you want.

2:20.0

But this is, this is the original song that's already been married since the beginning of time.

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