Podcasts about quackery a brief history

Join Drs. Stephanie Hartman and Abby Drucker as they discuss the history of medical quackery, pseudoscience and current challenges in today's medical practice with Dr. Lydia Kang. Dr. Kang is an author of young adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. She is a practicing physician and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Nebraska Medicine who has gained a reputation for helping fellow writers achieve medical accuracy in fiction. Her poetry and non-fiction have been published in JAMA, The Annals of Internal Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Journal of General Internal Medicine,. The Linden Review, and Flatwater Free Press. She is the co-author of Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything and the upcoming book, Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them.  You can find Dr. Kang at  LydiaKang.com BlueSky: @lydiakang.bsky.social IG: @LydiaKang We invite you to pre-order Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them at The Bookworm Omaha. We rely on your donations to keep producing this podcast content and to support physician advocacy in Nebraska. If you would like to support Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy, a 501(c)(3) organization in Nebraska please click to DONATE NOW.  If you have questions or answers, please email us at ⁠contact@nebraskaallianceforphysicianadvocacy.org⁠ Please check out our website at: Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy Instagram Link https://www.instagram.com/neallianceforphysicianadvocacy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/neallianceforphysicianadvocacy

Welcome to another Huge Niblet episode. And yes, it's a bit huge. (You saw the time stamp!) In the A segment, we discuss Hugh Nibley's 1969 diatribe titled Science Fiction and the Gospel as well as the article that likely triggered his rage induced lecture. Then we move into our penultimate Approaching Zion discussion. Following that, we have some excellent news about Gen Z women leaving religion. Enjoy!  Show Notes:  https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hugh-nibley/science-fiction-gospel/   Sword of Laman:  Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley    Books and poems mentioned:    1984 by George Orwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four  In the Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose  The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy  Egyptian and Mesopotamian lamentation literature: lamenting lost glories and looking forward to a return of the same under a messianic king Lycurgus by Plutarch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycurgus  Eunomia by Solon:https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/fid_91-96/fid_932_solon.html  Republic by Plato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)   Eclogues by Virgil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues  Utopia by Thomas More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)  The City of the Sun by Thomas Campenella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_the_Sun  Nova Atlantis by Francis Bacon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis  Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book)  The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commonwealth_of_Oceana   The Adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses by François Fénelon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aventures_de_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9maque    Other references:    1984 US Presidential Election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election  Ronald Reagan scandals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandals_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration  Cry Havoc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dogs_of_war_(phrase)  Utopia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia  Rekhabite/Rechabite/Rekabite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechabites, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Rechabites  Joachim of Fiore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_of_Fiore  Benedict of Nursia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia  Mendicant orders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendicant_orders  Potemkin Village: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village  Happy News: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/13/gen-z-women-less-religious/74673083007/  Next Live Show!: Saturday November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM (Mountain time)    Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing Company.  Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on “Store” here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: Shannon-Grover-10   

How did snake oil become a symbol of deception? Guest: Nate Pedersen, Award-Winning Writer, Historian, and Co-Author of “QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did snake oil become a symbol of deception? Guest: Nate Pedersen, Award-Winning Writer, Historian, and Co-Author of “QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything” View From Victoria: The division of politics are on the fringe We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer How politically divided is British Columbia? Guest: Dr. Philip Resnick, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Did we evolve to love carbs? Guest: Dr. Omer Gokcumen, Expert in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University at Buffalo Should the VPD have access to Vancouver's traffic cameras? Guest: Peter Meiszner, Vancouver City Councillor How local drug ‘super labs' are spreading fentanyl across the country Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun What led to the killing of the BC man acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing? Guest: Nancy Macdonald, National Reporter for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fear! What is it? How does it work? How can it be used to control us? That's our main segment, fear and mind control. Then we dive into the next installment of Huge Niblet and Approaching Zion for 2 essays/talks about fear and Nibley's envisioned perfect society. We wrap with happy news about coal power taking another hit.   Do you want to help set up and run our discord server?! Reach out to us on social media or email links below! Are you registered to vote?! https://www.vote.org/   Show Notes:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ybzC2wP7Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31wjVhCcI5Y&t=1704s https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788451/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-main-ingredient/202004/fear-lifesaver-or-manipulator https://lageneralista.com/how-fear-conflict-manipulate-you/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201012/in-groups-out-groups-and-the-psychology-crowds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearmongering https://www.icip.cat/perlapau/en/article/fear-management-as-a-political-instrument/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-angry-therapist/201802/how-dissolve-fear-hurt-and-control https://www.eiu.edu/historia/Lauerman2000.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23562431 https://www.webmd.com/brain/amygdala-what-to-know https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/a-short-history-of-xenophobia#:~:text=Though%20xenophobia%20has%20been%20around,%22%20or%20%22fear%22). https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/political-propaganda/43850 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Thought_They_Were_Free   Sword of Laman:  Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism  https://www.britannica.com/topic/gnosticism    Happy News:  https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cq5e4n5z888t?post=asset%3A108a5e5f-b319-4599-b6c9-0ce31ae836a8#post Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing Company.  GoFundMe for Shannon: https://www.gofundme.com/help-shannon-grover-with-medical-expenses    Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on “Store” here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: Shannon-Grover-10    

We did it! We FINALLY did it! After years and years and years of requests from many listeners we have finally taken a look at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's very first Sherlock Holmes book —  A Study In Scarlet. We look at the time period Doyle was writing it and why he would take on Mormonism in his first book. We also take a look at the impact the story had on how Mormons were treated in film. And since that book is an outsider looking into Mormonism, we decided that for the Media of Great Price segment, we'd look at a film of an insider looking out of Mormonism. Yes, after many listener requests, we watched the shitshow that is the Mormon film 17 Miracles. Following that discussion we cleanse all palate's with some good news out of the UK about leaving a treaty that allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments. Enjoy your listener request episode!    Show Notes:  https://www.jstor.org/stable/27089071?read-now=1&seq=39#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/27089071?read-now=1&seq=39#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/victorianstudies.56.1.85?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents https://web.archive.org/web/20060923063139/http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/in_another_time/041094.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-arthur-conan-doyle-fascinated-mormons-180965353/ https://archive.org/details/StudyInScarlet/page/n167/mode/2up?q=danites https://archive.org/details/cityofsaintsacro00burtuoft/page/xii/mode/2up?view=theater https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=mormonhistory https://archive.org/details/conferencereport1912a/page/54/mode/2up?q=portray&view=theater https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/utah-in-film/the-beginnings-of-utah-film-history-the-mormon-exploitation-film/ https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/utah-in-film/mormon-portrayals-in-classic-hollywood/ https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/utah-in-film/celebrating-125-years-of-utah-and-the-movies/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_censorship_in_the_United_States https://web.archive.org/web/20061020125538/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1980/2/1980_2_12.shtml Media: 17 Miracles Happy News: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/uk-quits-treaty-that-lets-fossil-fuel-firms-sue-governments-over-climate-policies Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything Go get your Glass Box Candle!  https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel. Other Appearances: Come see us on Aron Ra's YouTube channel! He's doing a series titled Reading Joseph's Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist:   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf  Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa   Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on “Store” here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com

De tout temps, le sang a été associé à la vie et à la mort, on naît dans le sang, on meurt au bout de son sang, le sang scelle les pactes d'amitié, on est frères de sang, le sang est versé lors des sacrifices. Allez c'est parti, aujourd'hui à l'histoire nous le dira, le sang, des saignées aux transfusions. Adhérez à cette chaîne pour obtenir des avantages : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4TCCaX-gqBNkrUqXdgGRA/join Pour soutenir la chaîne, trois choix: 1. Cliquez sur le bouton « Adhérer » sous la vidéo. 2. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hndl 3. UTip: https://utip.io/lhistoirenousledira Avec: Laurent Turcot, professeur en histoire à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada Montage: Jean-François Blais 00:00​ : Introduction 00:26 : ICI Explora 01:02 : La folle histoire de la médecine 03:20 : Les saignées ! 25:30 : Conclusion Musique issue du site : epidemicsound.com Abonnez-vous à ma chaine: https://www.youtube.com/c/LHistoirenousledira Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/histoirenousledira Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurentturcot Les vidéos sont utilisées à des fins éducatives selon l'article 107 du Copyright Act de 1976 sur le Fair-Use. Pour aller plus loin: Beauchamp Chantal, Le sang et l'imaginaire médical : Histoire de la saignée aux XVIIIe et XIX siècles, Brouwer, 2000. Héritier Jean, La sève de l'homme de l'âge d'or de la saignée aux débuts de l'hématologie, Denoël, 1987. Kang Lydia and Nate Pederson, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, Workman Publishing Company, 2017. Roux Jean-Paul, Blood. Le Sang : Mythes, symboles et réalités Paris, Fayard, 1988. Savin Valérie, La saignée d'hier à aujourd'hui, Université de Limoges, 1994. Tobelem Gérard, Histoire du sang, Perrin, 2013. • https://lesgeneralistes-csmf.fr/2019/03/01/histoire-la-saignee-en-medecine-une-tres-longue-histoire-qui-nest-pas-encore-terminee/ • https://www.donneurdesang.be/fr/en-savoir-plus-sur-le-sang/l-histoire-du-sang • https://journals.openedition.org/bibnum/521 • https://www.donneurdesang.be/fr/en-savoir-plus-sur-le-sang/l-histoire-du-sang • https://www.podcastscience.fm/dossiers/2014/12/16/histoire-du-sang-en-medecine/ • https://www.reseau-canope.fr/corpus/video/harvey-et-la-circulation-sanguine-140.html • https://ffdsb.org/2020/10/10/les-grandes-etapes-de-lhistoire-de-la-transfusion-sanguine/ • https://www.hema-quebec.qc.ca/index.fr.html • https://www.canal-u.tv/video/umr_8167_cnrs/le_sang_dans_l_histoire_2eme_partie.38075 #histoire #documentaire #médecinetraditionnelle #explora #lafollehistoiredelamedecine #radiocanada

People will try just about anything to cure themselves of whatever ails them. Even trusting whatever a Hangman comes up with from the dead bodies of criminals he punished. This Terrible Trend is gross! Find us everywhere!Linktr.ee/thecousinsweirdSupport our Pod!Patreon.com/thecousinsweirdEmail us!thecousinsweird@gmail.comSources:https://www.grunge.com/641867/the-surprising-way-human-fat-was-once-used-as-medicine/Quackery: A Brief History of the worst ways to Cure Everything Lydia Kang, MD and Nate PedersonMusic from Upbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghostLicense code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XH

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. Have any weird, uncommon or unusual medical cures you have used/use? We want to hear about it! Post your story on our youtube, instagram or facebook page!

Patient Zero with Dr. Lydia Kang As long as there have been humans, there has been disease. Before COVID-19, there was plague, yellow fever, mad cow disease, and countless other sinister maladies. But alongside illness has also come innovation and ingenuity, spurred by a drive to understand and to cure. From the authors of Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, an NPR “Best Science Book Of 2017,” comes PATIENT ZERO: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases. It's a fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, and the science that ultimately allows us to overcome them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

We talk about human cannibalism (anthropophagy), why people have partaken, if it's still practiced today, how many calories the human heart has... and more.Sources: Cole, James. 2017. “Assessing the Calorific Significance of Episodes of Human Cannibalism in the Palaeolithic.” Scientific Reports 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44707.‌Katz, Brigit. n.d. “New Study Fleshes out the Nutritional Value of Human Meat.” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed August 22, 2021. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-cannibals-did-not-eat-humans-nutrition-study-says-180962823/?fbclid=IwAR04X-KaaoRHXFlWHMX1nv1Fa556iu0eGo3VpSZy9IXWuC43w6pCHACDges.‌https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311277?fbclid=IwAR2AO3e6Foo1OIG6TCYrKtJh-gK2M5fZjaT7wCVngudoo79fVy-OBuOFdvg#The-health-implications-of-eating-colleagueshttps://medium.com/lessons-from-history/5-gruesome-recipes-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-dfc675e53071https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/fiji/articles/a-brief-history-of-cannibalism-in-fiji/?fbclid=IwAR1djKWrLRq3PXGdaxohRyp4XrTZhP9PdwCrxNoOvHohrADleSQI9UMSXS8Roach, Mary, W Norton, and Amazon.com. 2004. Stiff : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.‌Kang, Lydia, and Nate Pedersen. 2017. Quackery : A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. New York: Workman Publishing.Commercial inspired by The Mouse Police Never Sleeps, by Jethro Tull‌https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1800435Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Macabrepedia)

We’re talking about Books and Stuff! Yes, it’s time for one of our occasional “media we actually enjoyed” episodes. We talk about baking, sentient suits of armour, short stories, webcomics, podcasts, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things we Recommend The Space Traders by Derrick Bell (archive.org link to story) Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Thomas Delicious in Dungeon, vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Webcomic version Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer  Webcomic version The Sandman, vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, and Todd Klein  Saturday by Oge Mora À qui la frite ? by Chloé Varin A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard  Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen Simon and Martina (YouTube) Reply All, episode 158, The Case of the Missing Hit 99% Invisible, episode 389: Whomst Among Us Let The Dogs Out Who Let The Dogs Out documentary trailer Mango Languages (check for access through your local library’s website!) Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett Download a free PDF! Other Media we Mentioned Get Ready For This by 2 Unlimited  Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Wikipedia) I Tried Making DOOM Armor Out of Foam (Doom X Animal Crossing cosplay) Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (Wikipedia) Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang Second Life (Wikipedia) Scott Pilgrim, vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley Links, Articles, and Things Dark dining (Wikipedia) Martian Manhunter (Wikipedia) Kill Bill Ironside Siren Sound Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List Submit a nomination Folk games in Animal Crossing (Twitter thread) Shing Yin Khor’s Animal Crossing art installations Marina Abramović’s “The Artist is Present” Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest genres! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, May 5th it’s our 100th episode when we’ll be discussing the non-fiction genre of Libraries and Information! Then on Tuesday, May 19th we’ll be talking about Comfort Reads! 

Welcome to our office, please explain your illness! We have many cures for epilepsy and even one for death, would either of those appeal to you? Maybe it's because your womb in in your chest or because you aren't having enough children, better slap some leaches on ya! Hope you feel better, see you soon! source: Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman Publishing Company, 2017) recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine. Jeremy Corr is the co-host of the hit Fixing Healthcare podcast along with industry thought leader Dr. Robert Pearl. A University of Iowa history alumnus, Jeremy is curious and passionate about all things healthcare, which means he's always up for a good discussion! Reach him at jeremyccorr@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman Publishing Company, 2017) recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine. Jeremy Corr is the co-host of the hit Fixing Healthcare podcast along with industry thought leader Dr. Robert Pearl. A University of Iowa history alumnus, Jeremy is curious and passionate about all things healthcare, which means he's always up for a good discussion! Reach him at jeremyccorr@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

What won’t we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman Publishing Company, 2017) recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine. Jeremy Corr is the co-host of the hit Fixing Healthcare podcast along with industry thought leader Dr. Robert Pearl. A University of Iowa history alumnus, Jeremy is curious and passionate about all things healthcare, which means he’s always up for a good discussion! Reach him at jeremyccorr@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What won’t we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman Publishing Company, 2017) recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine. Jeremy Corr is the co-host of the hit Fixing Healthcare podcast along with industry thought leader Dr. Robert Pearl. A University of Iowa history alumnus, Jeremy is curious and passionate about all things healthcare, which means he’s always up for a good discussion! Reach him at jeremyccorr@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warren G. Harding is usually the first on the list of worst presidents....until now. But what is really strange is his death. Or is it? Co-hosts Beth and Kelly explore the death of Harding and dispel the myth that his wife had anything to do with although Kelly wouldn't blame her if she did. The bigger mystery is who is Jerry??? Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Beck, Julie. "Americanitis: The Disease of Living Too Fast." The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2016, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/the-history-of-neurasthenia-or-americanitis-health-happiness-and-culture/473253/. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018. Bomboy, Scott. "Generations Later, President Warren Harding's Sudden Death Recalled.” Constitution Daily, 1 Aug. 2017, constitutioncenter.org/blog/after-90-years-president-warren-hardings-death-still-unsettled. Eschner, Kate. "Florence Harding, Not Eleanor Roosevelt, May Have Created the Modern First Lady.” Smithsonian.Com, 15 Aug. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/florence-harding-roosevelt-modern-first-lady-180964486/. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018. Ferrell, Robert H. The strange deaths of President Harding. University of Missouri Press, 1996. "First Lady Biography: Florence Harding." National First Ladies' Library, www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=30. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018. Greenspan, Jesse. "The Unexpected Death of President Harding, 90 Years Ago." History.com, 2 Aug. 2013, www.history.com/news/the-unexpected-death-of-president-harding-90-years-ago. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018. Smith, Jordan Michael. “The Letters that Warren G. Harding's Family Didn't Want You to See.” The New York Times Magazine, 7 July 2014, www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/magazine/letters-warren-g-harding.html?_r=0. Kang, Lydia, and Nate Pedersen. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. New York, Workman Publishing, 2017. Markel, Howard. "The 'Strange' Death of Warren G. Harding." PBS News Hour, 2 Aug. 2015, www.pbs.org/newshour/health/strange-death-warren-harding. Nawsaw, David. "Worst Lady? The Wife of Warren Harding May Have Been the First Lady of Deceit.” The New York Times, 2 Aug. 1998, Books sec. The New York Times On The Web, www.nytimes.com/ books/98/08/02/reviews/980802.02nasawt.html. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018. Tolson, Jay. "Worst Presidents: Warren Harding (1921-1923)." U.S. News & World Report, 16 Feb. 2007, www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/the-worst-presidents/articles/2014/12/17/ worst-presidents-warren-harding-1921-1923. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018.

Written by Dr. Lydia Kang, a practicing internal medicine physician, and Nate Pedersen, a librarian and historian, Quackery offers 67 tales of outlandish treatments complete with vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements of everything from the equipment needed for Tobacco Smoke Enemas (used to save drowning victims in the Thames River) to an ad for the morphine-laced Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children.Looking back with fascination, horror, and dark humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments” -- conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil) -- that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. Quackery seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine.Lydia Kang, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author of young adult fiction and adult fiction. Her YA novels include Control, Catalyst, and the upcoming The November Girl. Her adult fiction debut is entitled A Beautiful Poison. Her nonfiction has been published in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Nate Pedersen is a librarian, historian, and freelance journalist with over 400 publications in print and online, including in the Guardian, the Believer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Art of Manliness. Nate is a contributing writer for the magazine Fine Books & Collections, where he investigates the strange and unusual side of the rare-book market. Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. 

Written by Dr. Lydia Kang, a practicing internal medicine physician, and Nate Pedersen, a librarian and historian, Quackery offers 67 tales of outlandish treatments complete with vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements of everything from the equipment needed for Tobacco Smoke Enemas (used to save drowning victims in the Thames River) to an ad for the morphine-laced Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children.Looking back with fascination, horror, and dark humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments” -- conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil) -- that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. Quackery seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine.Lydia Kang, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author of young adult fiction and adult fiction. Her YA novels include Control, Catalyst, and the upcoming The November Girl. Her adult fiction debut is entitled A Beautiful Poison. Her nonfiction has been published in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Nate Pedersen is a librarian, historian, and freelance journalist with over 400 publications in print and online, including in the Guardian, the Believer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Art of Manliness. Nate is a contributing writer for the magazine Fine Books & Collections, where he investigates the strange and unusual side of the rare-book market. Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Cocaine in your cough drops, tobacco in your toothpaste. Internist Dr. Lydia Kang tells us about mystifying medical practices of yesteryear. Her new book is, “Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything”.Dr. Kang will be speaking on Thursday at the Maryland State Library for the Blind ---- Physically Handicapped at 415 Park Ave, Baltimore, at 6:30 pm.

Dr. Lydia Kang is the co-author of "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything." You will be amazed to hear just some of the "remedies" we now know are either worthless or dangerous. Plus, the medical reason (read: excuse) for the invention of the vibrator! Next, another co-author and another book. This one is called "Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders." Dylan Thuras gives us a glimpse into this book filled with stuff you've never heard of, including tree lobsters! Plus, Phil and the friends, Sylar Cuarisma and Mike Walters bring you these stories: The 11 people KFC follows on Twitter. The Piano Man increases his progeny giving hope to old guys everywhere. Radio host asks for a pay cut. Elderly husband takes a walk to look for a suitable kidney for his wife. Crocodile Hunter's family amps up the TV show tradition he established. Order a home via Amazon. Order a burrito delivered by Google drone. Facial recognition works on your pets. Most sicks days you aren't truly sick. Guy get settlement for jail time after police mistook Kryspy Kreme donut glaze for crystal meth. Exercise can kill white guys but not black guys, say suddenly racist scientists. And finally, beware of aggressive turkeys.

Dr. Lydia Kang stuns the gang with her horrific stories from "QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything", Doug Trattner shares the latest Cleveland-area restaurant news, and Matt Taibbi talks about his book "I Can't Breathe; A Killing on Bay Street"