Introducing Phantom Limb Season 1

Phantom Limb: Horror Stories for a Maladapted SpeciesSupport the Show.Thanks for listening to PHANTOM LIMB! We're a sci-fi, horror, and weird fiction anthology podcast; we create strange new tales with original music and immersive sound design.Support us on Patreon for tons of neat bonus stuff at https://www.patreon.com/phantomlimb! For the ideal listening experience, we recommend using headphones! You can play PHANTOM LIMB on cellphone speakers if you want, but you'll miss out on some truly excellent sound design.PHANTOM LIMB is produced by Free Jambalaya Productions. Logo by Ben Brown and Krissy Mayberry. Credits by Dale Leopold.

In this episode, Micaela, Elle, and Jerbil talk about the weird side effects of organ transplants. When the bodies we’re born receive new organs, why do some people take on characteristics of the donors? Why is this especially true with heart transplants? Does the heart really hold on to the things and people we love even in a new body? We explore cases where organ recipients suddenly love foods they’ve always detested, like music they never cared about before, and even see visions of their donor’s demise. Then, The Blunt Letters discusses Phantom Limb Syndrome, a medical condition that has been studied since the 16th century. Why can people who lose limbs still feel them? Even with modern medicine, the cause of this mysterious condition has eluded doctors and scientists like a real ghost.  Featuring Orignal Song “Simulacrum Serenade” by Micaela Superstar Personality Changes Associated with Organ Transplants Cellular Memory in Organ Transplants This woman says she feels love differently since her heart transplant. She wants to know why Phantom limb syndrome: a review Phantom Limb Pain (National Library of Medicine) Phantom Limb Pain: Mechanisms and Treatment Approaches From the Cleveland Clinic: Phantom Limb Pain The Civil War Doctor Who Proved Phantom Limb Pain Was Real

Sometimes our favorite shows will try to convince us that we can't see what we KNOW we can see, or that we ARE seeing something that's not really there, like a phantom limb. Join the TV Doctor for a discussion of three shows that try to get away with this kind of okie doke: Married at First Sight, Basketball Wives, and 90 Day Fiancé.P.S. I mentioned an article in the episode, but I forgot to cite it for you. It's called "Unruly Women and Carnivalesque Countercontrol: Offensive Humor in Mediated Social Protest" (2019) and the authors are Anne Graefer, Allaina Kilby, and Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tv-doctor/message

Season 2 draws to a close as the henchmen drunkenly abduct the Ventures as a wedding gift for the Monarch, who is tying the knot with Dr. Girlfriend. But Phantom Limb has some objections. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.