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Quackery
by TALKOCAST
Welcome to Quackery! A comedy Podcast about medicines and medical treatments that are crazy, ineffective and/or unsafe! Join your hosts Jon and Dr Will each week as we explore a new topic in the wacky world of Nostrums and Quackery!
Episodes
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51 // Oscillococcinum
20% off USDA Organic Jupiter CBD @ talko.fm/jupiter Oscillococcinum is a brand name homeopathic product manufactured by Boiron Laboratories. Similar homeopathic products are found in other brands. Homeopathic products are extreme dilutions of some active ingredient. They are often so diluted that...
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50 // Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar, or cider vinegar, is a vinegar made from fermented apple juice, and used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys. It is made by crushing apples, then squeezing out the juice.
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49 // Baby God // Dr. Quincy Fortier Fertility Doctor
For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly uses his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret is revealed, his children seek the truth about his motives and try to make sense of their own identities.
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48 // ElderBerry
Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to genetic and morphological comparisons to plants in the...
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47 // Tom Brady's TB12 (Part 2)
Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything…
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46 // Tom Brady's TB12 (Part 1)
Tom Brady co-founded TB12 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to health and wellness. Tom’s functional strength & conditioning principles, innovative recovery practices, and commitment to preventing and addressing injuries are the basis for everything…
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45 // Alkaline Water // Health or Hype?
You may have heard various health claims about alkaline water. Some say it can help slow the aging process, regulate your body’s pH level, and prevent chronic diseases like cancer. But what exactly is alkaline water, and why all the hype?
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44 // Bad Blood & The Fall of Theranos
Theranos was a privately held health technology corporation. It was initially touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised blood tests that required only very small amounts of blood and could be performed very rapidly using small automated devices the company had...
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43 // Death of Bruce Lee
Listen as the quack heads discuss the drug that allegedly killed martial arts icon Bruce Lee, and the many conspiracies behind his death!
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38 // The Poop Rainbow // Why is my poop green?
Listen in as the quacks tell you what all the colors of your poop mean!
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37 // Tainted Blood Scandal
Listen in as the Quacks discuss the worst health disaster in modern history, and you’ve e probably never even heard about it!
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36 // Who was Dr Pepper?
Listen in as the quack boys tell you all about the oldest soft drink and it’s unbelievable history. And as we try to uncover who was the famous “Doctor Pepper” !!
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35 // Urine Trouble
Listen in as the QuackHeads discuss using your own pee pee for everything from jellyfish stings to urine facials! We take you back to ancient times and fill you in on today’s bizarre treatments.
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33 // Pink Pills for Pale People
Dr William’s Pink Pills for Pale People is an iron supplement from the turn of the century that was heralded as a cure for Tuberculosis and all sorts of other conditions. Listen in as the Quacks discuss its uses and amazing advertising ventures.Special...
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32 // Dr John R Brinkley // "Nuts?"
John Romulus Brinkley July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942Doctor Brinkley is best known for performing Xenotransplantation of goat testicles into men’s scrotums to treat impotence and all other sorts of disorders.He was a radio broadcast pioneer, ran for...
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30 // Drinking Blood
Join the Quackheads as the discuss the history of drinking blood as medicine! From vampires to gladiators and even a Pope! This episode has it all! We even get a bloody good assist from our friend The Quack Doctor!
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28 // Sa-tan-ic Tonic // “Devil of a Cure”
Sa-Tan-Ic tonic was a laxative that claimed to cure everything from appetite to asthma to depression. The logo on the front is of a giant Satan in his underwear standing atop the earth. Check out Quackerypodcast.com to see what this devilish medicine...
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26 // “Masks off, f’k it Masks on” // feat Capt Paul
This week at the request of Captain Paul, we explore the history of medical masks and give some insight on the currently confusing quackery surrounding why the recommendations for the public wearing masks continues to change. From the Plague Doctor’s...
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25 // Wizard Oil // "Magically Quackish"
John Austin and Lysander Hamlin were traveling magicians and entertainers. In 1861, Chicago IL, the Hamlin boys made their own medicine to peddle at the Medicine shows. Naturally, the magicians called their stuff “Wizard Oil” - Originally meant to be...
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24 // Typhoid Mary
Listen in as the Quacks Will and Jon discuss the infamous Typhoid Mary and how her story is revenant today. “Typhoid” Mary Mallon was a cook for many wealthy families in the New York area in the early 1900’s. She was the first identified asymptomatic...
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23 // Dr John Harvey Kellogg // “Cornflakes and Quackery”
Dr Kellogg was a medical doctor, surgeon, inventor and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which was owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is probably most famous for inventing cornflakes, although his brother William started the Kellogg’s...
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22 // Magnet Therapy // "Freaking Attractive"
Using Magnets as medicine goes back to the times of Cleopatra, when she was rumored to wear a magnetic headband to help her get her beauty sleep.We still use them today, with mixed results! Listen in as the Quacks discuss magnets and how they work (or...
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21 // Miracle Mineral Solution // Drinking Bleach
Listen in as the Quacks warn you not to drink bleach!MMS is a 22.4% solution of sodium chlorite in distilled water, when mixed with any one of several food grade acids it produces chlorine dioxide which is alleged to be highly effective in eliminating...
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20 // Curtis Springer & Zzyzx // King of Quacks
Thanks to Oliver for recommending this topic! Curtis Howe Springer was dubbed the “King of Quacks” by the American Medical Association. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your...
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19 // (Anti)Vaccines part 2 // "Don't be a prick!"
Listen as the quacks wrap up vaccines! We discuss disgraced Dr Andrew Wakefield, Autism, Herd immunity and more! Special shout out to David from the Overdose podcast for his contribution!
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18 // (Anti)Vaccines part 1 // “Shots!”
Vaccines started humbly with a small country doctor in Oxford, England named Edward Jenner when he noticed milkmaids with cowpox didn’t catch smallpox. They exploded from there to the amazing preventive treatment they are today.Join the Quackheads in...
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17 // Detox
Detoxification or detoxication is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver.Ready for your own Personal Revolution? Listen to all episodes of the...
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16 // Leeches // “This Episode Sucks”
Leeches have been used for thousands of years in medicine for a variety of reasons. Listen in this week as the Quacks tell you how they have been used in ancient times and even still today!This episode sponsored by Personal Revolution.Ready for your own...
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15 // Trepanation part 2 // “Conspiracy!”
It’s part two, and it’s all about the conspiracy theory. Listen in as the Quacks discuss Bart Hughes, Joey Mellon and Amanda Fielding and how they put holes in their heads to achieve enlightenment and a state of being permanently high. (And somehow...
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14 // Trepanation // “Hole-y Hell“
Trepanation, or drilling a hole in your head, is a practice that has been observed for over 12 thousand years. Skulls from across the globe have been found with holes in them. This week the Quacks examine the history and possible reasons why ancient...
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13 // Essential Oils // w. Dr. Mike Corvino
Listen to Mike's podcast [email protected] oils are compounds extracted from plants. The oils capture the plant's scent and flavor, or "essence." Unique aromatic compounds give each essential oil its characteristic essence....
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12 // Cocaine and Cocaine Accessories
Step back in time, back to a simpler time, a time when we put cocaine in kids toothache medicine! Listen in as the Quacks tell you all about how we put cocaine in tons of stuff from wine to lozenges. Joined by special guest star Nicole from the hit True...
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11 // “Bring Out Your Dead!” // The Plague
Listen as the Quacks tell you about all the crazy ways we tried to treat the plague! And how Yersinia Pestis could still be used against us even today!
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QuickQuacks - "The Pharmacist" on Netflix review
Listen to a short review from Jon and Will the Pill on "The Pharmacist" docuseries on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, go watch it today! This episode contains spoilers from the show. Keep calm and Quack on you QuackHeads!
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10 // “I put that Sh*t on Everything” // CBD
CBD stands for cannabidiol. It is the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis (marijuana). While CBD is an essential component of medical marijuana, it is derived directly from the hemp plant, which is a cousin of the marijuana...
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9 // "Does This Rag Smell Funny?" // Chloroform
Chloroform is an organic compound that was inhaled as anesthesia for surgeries as well as a cough suppressant. That is, until it was found to be toxic and probably carcinogenic. It was famously used by criminals to incapacitate victims within seconds....
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QuickQuacks 2 - Coronavirus update, “Find Your Bleach”
Join the Quackheads and our special guest star Dr Mike Corvino as we update you on the novel Coronavirus from China. Make sure to check out Mike’s podcast CorConsult Rx!...
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8 // Laudanum // “The Poor Child’s Nurse”
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight. Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine.
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7 // "Benny Take the Wheel" // Amphetamines
Amphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine.
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QuickQuacks - A Coronavirus gets its Lime
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in rare cases, can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens it can cause an upper respiratory disease.
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6 // Would You Eat a Tapeworm?
The tapeworm diet works by swallowing a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside. When the egg eventually hatches, the tapeworm will grow inside your body and eat whatever you're eating. The idea is that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight because the tapeworm is eating all your…
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5 // Male Enhancement (part 2) “Harder”
Male enhancement, impotence, horny goat weed
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Quackery! A comedy Podcast about medicines and medical treatments that are crazy, ineffective and/or unsafe! Join your hosts Jon and Dr Will each week as we explore a new topic in the wacky world of Nostrums and Quackery!
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