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Worth Wandering: Earth's Quandaries Examined

Grab your drink of choice, a comfy space and sit down with Professor Sarah and ER Tech Brody as we investigate, ponder and examine a striking new topic about the world each week...WHO invented the tampon? WHAT is micro-dosing? WHEN did companies stop putting Heroin in kids cough syrup? WHERE was Ice Cream invented? WHY do people like ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response)? HOW are cults a thing?We have so many questions about the world, the humans in it and everything about LIFE! It is ALL worth wondering. So join us as we wander through life's quandaries and get some answers!Cover Art Photo by Fernando Padilla Intro Music: Ketsa "7am" (https://ketsa.uk/)Outro Music: HoliznaCC0 "Starving for Something" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0)

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WHAT?... Quackery: History's Sick, Bad and Wrong Medical Cures

March 03, 2022 • Sarah Hemmert Jensen and Brody Hoelscher • Episode 18

Sarah and Brody are BAAAAAACCCCCCCK...and with weirdly fascinating topics for Season 2! We kick off this season looking into some of the most bizarre, disgusting, mostly ineffective cures and medical techniques in history ranging from the 1600's to 2022! Cannibalism, Fecal transplants, Mans Grease and more shocking ancient cures await you as we learn about the past, and thank God for the present time of medical marvels in which we live!

All information in this episode was derived from:
Primary Source (not sponsored or paid for-we just dig this book): Quackery (A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything) by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen

Secondary Source: Healthline Article: "11 Old Medical Treatments That Will Make Your Stomach Turn. Including Heroin for Kids!"

TRIGGER WARNING: Around 35 minutes, we begin discussing the horrific origins of female genital mutilation. The conversation ends around 45 minutes.

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Brody Hoelscher

Co-host

Sarah Hemmert Jensen

Co-host