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A review of Quacks, Frauds and Charlatans. Oops. Thats not right. That should be Supplements, Complementary and Alternative Medicine i.e. SCAM's. Winner in 2009, 2010, and 2011 of The People's Choice Podcast Awards for Best Health Podcast. A side project of Pusware LLC, home of the Infectio…

Mark Crislip

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    2011 Health

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    2010 Health

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    2009 Health


  • Feb 9, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 16m AVG DURATION
  • 462 EPISODES

Ivy Insights

The QuackCast podcast, hosted by Dr. Mark Crislip, is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in debunking the myths and misconceptions surrounding alternative and complementary medicine. With over a decade of experience in chronic illness and wasted money on supplements, I wish I had discovered this podcast sooner. The information provided in each episode has greatly improved my critical thinking skills and empowered me to protect myself against scams.

One of the best aspects of this podcast is the thoroughness with which Dr. Crislip tackles each topic. He approaches these subjects with a science-based mindset, using research and evidence to debunk false claims and expose the truth. His knowledge and expertise shine through in each episode, providing listeners with accurate information they can trust.

Another great aspect of The QuackCast is its entertainment value. Dr. Crislip's dry sense of humor adds a touch of irreverence to the show, making it both educational and enjoyable to listen to. The episodes are well-paced and engaging, holding the listener's attention throughout.

On the downside, some listeners may find that certain topics are repeated quite often in The QuackCast. While it can be helpful to revisit important subjects, it would be nice to see more variety in terms of the topics discussed.

In conclusion, The QuackCast podcast is a brilliant resource for anyone interested in science-based medicine and debunking quackery. Dr. Crislip's expertise, humor, and dedication to exposing scams make this podcast a must-listen for healthcare professionals and individuals seeking reliable information about alternative medicine.



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Quackcast 232: Boosting. What to do..

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 20:50


A review of SCAM: Supplements Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Quackcast 231: Make Acupuncture Great Again.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 21:42


A review of SCAM: Supplements Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Quackcast 230: Adjectives.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 8:55


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Quackcast 229: Eradication Isn't Extinction. Too Bad.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 12:01


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Quackcast 227: Spontaneous Human Combustion.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 19:04


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Quackcast 227: I Reject Your Medical Reality and I Substitute Death

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 10:30


A review of SCAM: Supplements Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Quackcast 226: Madonna?!?.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 8:55


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Quackcast 225: Courage.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 15:33


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Quackcast 224: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 13:39


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Quackcast 223: Acupuncture Myths

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 15:16


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Quackcast 222: Part of a Complete Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 22:08


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Quackcast 221: Bovine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 10:52


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Quackcast 220: Diagnostic Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 25:00


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Quackcast 219: Serologies?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 13:34


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Quackcast 218: The Beekeeper. Sentinel Chicken?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 13:04


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Quackcast 217: Some Sepsis Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 18:48


A review of SCAM: Supplements Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Quackcast 216: Alternative Reproduction?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 22:59


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Quackcast 215: Homeopathy and COVID 45: The Toothless Old Man Laughs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 20:15


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Quackcast 214: Zeno's Paradox.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 22:36


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Quackcast 213: A pox on both our houses

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 18:03


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Quackcast 212: Yes. I Remember it Well. A COVID 45 Retrospective

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022


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Quackcast 211: Vitamin C and Sepsis. All Sound and Fury? Much Ado About Nothing?

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018


Quackcast 210: Treating the Terrain of Chronic Sinus Infections. A LAc of understanding.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018


Quackcast 209: Influenza Vaccine and Health Care Workers. More than one way to skin a literature

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018


Quackcast 208: Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? Annotated.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018


Quackcast 207: Board Disciplinary Actions. What Naturopaths Really Do Not Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018


Quackcast 206: Chinese BioMedical Research: Sturgeon's Law In Action

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018


Quackcast 205: Acupuncture's Big Myth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018


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Quackcast 204: It's Hard Out There for a Psychic

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018


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Quackcast 203: Reiki and Therapeutic Touch. Compare and Contrast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018


Quackcast 202: Blue Light. Special?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018


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Quackcast 201: When should I get the influenza vaccine?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017


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Quackcast 200: Infectious Diseases and Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017


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Quackcast 199: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease Speculation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017


Quackcast 198. Leech Therapy.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2017


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Quackcast 197: Science-Based Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2017


Quackcast 196: Acupuncture and Endorphins: Not all that Impressive

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2017


Quackcast 194: About Herbs. An app to avoid.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017


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Quackcast 195: The New Chiropractic. And I thought SBM had an uphill battle.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017


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Quackcast 193: Chiropractic moves into Transportation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017


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Quackcast 192: Dry Needling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017


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Quackcast 191: Vaginal Seeding. Ew. That's nuts. Hmmm, interesting.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2017


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Quackcast 190: Chiropractic, Blind Pigs and Acorns

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017


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Quackcast 189: Chiropractic- Ignoring the Precautionary Principle Since 1895

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017


Quackcast 188: April Fool Cannot Surpass SCAM

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017


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Quackcast 187: Oregon Health & Science University SCAM Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017


Quackcast 186: Acupuncture for Coronary Artery Disease

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016


Quackcast 185: Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Concussions and Senate Bill 1535

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2016


Quackcast 184: Curse Removal from the Annals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016


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Quackcast 183: Fog of Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2016


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Quackcast 182: Lyme Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016


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