Sawbones (podcast) explained

Sawbones
Host:Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy
Genre:Medical, comedy
Updates:Weekly
Length: 40 min.
Language:English
Opentheme:"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Endtheme:"Medicines" by The Taxpayers
Num Episodes:393
Began:June 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.

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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sawbones 1: Trepanation – Maximum Fun. www.maximumfun.org. June 21, 2013 . August 3, 2018. January 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106041900/https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-1-trepanation. live.
  2. Web site: Hanstock . Bill . February 2, 2017 . The McElroy Brothers on Making the 'My Brother, My Brother and Me' TV Show and the Mysterious 'Superdesk' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106041859/https://uproxx.com/tv/my-brother-my-brother-and-me-seeso-show-interview/ . January 6, 2021 . August 3, 2018 . . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Stock . Mark . April 27, 2018 . These Are the 12 Best Podcasts for Long Road Trips . themanual.com . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Celestino . Chryssa . April 15, 2017 . Beat Your Holy Week Boredom With These 6 Podcasts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106041905/https://preen.inquirer.net/45076/beat-holy-week-boredom-6-podcasts . January 6, 2021 . August 3, 2018 . Preen.ph . Hinge Inquirer Publications, Inc..
  5. Web site: Biese . Alex . July 11, 2017 . 'Sawbones,' 'We Got This' playing Philadelphia Podcast Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106041944/https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/events/fan-theory/2017/07/11/sawbones-we-got-this-playing-philadelphia-podcast-festival/465805001/ . January 6, 2021 . August 7, 2018 . . . en-US.
  6. Web site: June 19, 2013 . Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine . June 17, 2020 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Urine luck, Sawbones fans: Justin and Sydnee wrote a book, and we've got the exclusive. Rife. Katie. The A.V. Club. . June 25, 2018 . August 3, 2018. January 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106024628/https://news.avclub.com/urine-luck-sawbones-fans-justin-and-sydnee-wrote-a-bo-1827113507. live.
  8. Book: McElroy. Justin. The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine. McElroy. Dr. Sydnee. October 9, 2018. Weldon Owen. 978-1681883816. Justin McElroy.
  9. Web site: April 9, 2019 . The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106041952/https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/the-top-10-audiobooks-on-audible-com-52 . January 6, 2021 . November 8, 2019 . . en-CA . Financial Post.
  10. News: Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 11, 2018 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-08 . 0362-4331.
  11. News: Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 18, 2018 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-08 . 0362-4331.
  12. News: Science Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 25, 2018 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-08 . 0362-4331.
  13. Web site: Sawbones . November 13, 2018 . The Sawbones Book is Out Now! . June 17, 2020 . The McElroy Family . en.

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