Sawbones (podcast)

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Sawbones
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Presentation
Hosted by Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy
GenreMedical, comedy
Language English
UpdatesWeekly
Lengthc. 40 min.
Production
Opening theme"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Ending theme"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
No. of episodes393
Publication
Original releaseJune 21, 2013 [1]
Provider Maximum Fun

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine is a weekly, comedic medical podcast hosted by Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband, podcaster Justin McElroy. [2] The show is distributed online by Maximum Fun.

Contents

In each episode, Sydnee discusses an element of historical medical practice, while Justin provides a comedic foil. The show normally focuses on antiquated medical practices that are unusual to modern listeners but occasionally covers rare and unusual disorders and occurrences. [3] [4]

History

Background and formation

Sydnee and Justin McElroy had previously worked together on a short podcast series entitled Losing the Sheen, focused on watching Two and a Half Men . The show only lasted nine episodes before the two became tired of it, instead starting a medical podcast based on Sydnee's expertise. While developing the idea for the show, the McElroys decided that it would be irresponsible for them to give medical advice to listeners, even with Sydnee's background. They opted instead to focus on the historical aspects, which had been an interest of Sydnee's. [5] Like other shows by the family, such as My Brother, My Brother and Me , Sawbones is distributed via the Maximum Fun network.

Sawbones has aired over 400 episodes with content on "medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we've tried to fix people over the years." [6]

The Horrifying, Hilarious Road To Modern Medicine

In June 2018, a book adaptation of the podcast was announced, under the title The Sawbones Book: The Horrifying, Hilarious Road To Modern Medicine. [7] Published by Weldon Owen, the book became available in October 2018. [8] The book showed up in the top 10 Audible bestsellers for the week ending April 5, 2019. [9] The book was on the New York Times best sellers list in the science category for three weeks. [10] [11] [12] The book was illustrated by Sydnee's sibling, Teylor Smirl. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sawbones 1: Trepanation – Maximum Fun". www.maximumfun.org. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hanstock, Bill (February 2, 2017). "The McElroy Brothers on Making the 'My Brother, My Brother and Me' TV Show and the Mysterious 'Superdesk'". Uproxx . Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Stock, Mark (April 27, 2018). "These Are the 12 Best Podcasts for Long Road Trips". themanual.com. Digital Trends Media Group.
  4. ↑ Celestino, Chryssa (April 15, 2017). "Beat Your Holy Week Boredom With These 6 Podcasts". Preen.ph. Hinge Inquirer Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Biese, Alex (July 11, 2017). "'Sawbones,' 'We Got This' playing Philadelphia Podcast Festival". Asbury Park Press . Gannett. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine". Maximum Fun . June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ Rife, Katie (June 25, 2018). "Urine luck, Sawbones fans: Justin and Sydnee wrote a book, and we've got the exclusive". The A.V. Club . G/O Media. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ McElroy, Justin; McElroy, Dr. Sydnee (October 9, 2018). The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine. Weldon Owen. ISBN   978-1681883816.
  9. ↑ "The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com". Associated Press. April 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2019– via Financial Post.
  10. ↑ "Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 11, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 18, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 25, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ Sawbones (November 13, 2018). "The Sawbones Book is Out Now!". The McElroy Family. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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