All Episodes

Ep 88 The Tiny Fighter: What ER Got Right (and Wrong) About the NICU

Ep 87 Hypnagogic Highball: Sleep Paralysis, Night Terrors & the Science Behind Inception and The Nightmare

Ep 86 The English Rose: Toxic Beauty, Then and Now

Ep 85 The Voyeur: Inside Netflix's Voyeur Documentary and the Psychology of Watching

Ep 84 The Tilt Table-Rita: Inside Netflix's The Crash and the Science of POTS

Ep 83 Sunshine Daydream: Dancer in the Dark, Björk, and the Dark Side of Daydreaming

Ep 82 Cast It Out: The Real Horror of Demonic Possession, Parasites & the Diet Shake From Hell

Ep 81 Hypnosis: The School Principal Whose Hypnosis Sessions Preceded Three Teen Deaths

Ep 80 Shark Attack: The Real Medicine Behind Jaws, Soul Surfer, and Surviving a Bite

The Shot: Cyclospora outbreak

Ep 79 Bipolar Christy: When Genius and Mental Illness Collide — Bipolar Disorder, Creativity, and the Celebrities Who Changed the Conversation

Ep 78 Pride & Passion: Dallas Buyers Club, the HIV Crisis, and the Science That Changed Everything

Making Rounds: Inside Bellemara Distillery — Cults, Cons, and Crime Scenes Unpacked

Ep 77 Ethereal Mind: AI-Induced Psychosis, Delusional Amplification, and the Mental Health Risks of Emotional AI

Ep 76 Mountain Sunrise: Multiple Sclerosis, Stem Cells, and Selma Blair's Unfiltered Fight

Ep 75 The Seelbach: When the Story Is the Symptom — Malingering, Factitious Disorder, and the Art of the Con

Ep 74 The Nurse Aperitif: The Pitt and the Importance of S.A.N.E. Nurses

Ep 73 Obey, Conform, Consume: The Psychology of Obedience, Compliance, and Why We Follow Orders

The Shot #5: Ebola

The Shot #4: PCOS Gets a New Name — And It's About Time

Ep 72 The Phosphor Fizz: Enola Holmes, Phossy Jaw and Workplace Safety

The Refill #5: Hantavirus, Norovirus and Cruise Ship Medicine

The Shot #3: Reform school updates

Ep 71 The Reforma: Inside the Troubled Teen Industry — Reform Schools, Real Harm, and the Fight for Reform

The Shot #2: Hantavirus on the High Seas: What You Need to Know About the MV Hondius Outbreak

Ep 70 The Maple Old Fashioned: Postmortem, Kay Scarpetta, and the Medical Clue You Can Smell

Ep 69 The Kool-Aid Shooter: Sexy Cults and Not so Sexy Cults -The Psychology of Cults Explained

The Shot #1: Ibogaine — From Schedule I to the Oval Office

Ep 68 The Liquid Marijuana: From Reefer Madness to Medical Marijuana: Cannabis in Film, Research & Global Polic

Ep 67: The Upside Down Cocktail: MKUltra, Mind Control, and the Science Behind Stranger Things

The Refill #4: Artemis II, AVATAR, and Project Hail Mary update

Ep 66: The Gaslight Martini: Understanding Synesthesia Through the Lens of All Her Fault

Ep 65 The Flaming Dr. Pepper: Spontaneous Combustion in Music, History, and Medicine

Ep 64 Snake on the Water: The Snake Pit, Mental Illness & the Film That Changed Psychiatric Hospitals

Ep 63 The Nuclear Meltdown: Chernobyl, Catastrophe, and the Cost of Radiation

Ep 62 Tourette’s Tippler: Baylen Out Loud — Understanding Tourette’s Syndrome in Media & Medicine

Ep 61 Black Hole Fashioned: Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything & Understanding ALS

Ep 60: Death Row — Aileen Wuornos, Mental Illness & The Death Penalty

Ep 59 The Blue Baby: Honoring Vivien Thomas and Life-Saving Heart Surgery for February- Heart & Black History Month

The Refill #3: Oral GLP-1 now on the market

Ep 58 The Asylum: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

The Refill #2: Measles update 2026

Ep 57 The Bloody Elixir: Sickle Cell Disease from Call the Midwife to The Pitt

Ep 56 The Lobotomy: Howard Dully’s Story & History of Lobotomy

Ep 55 Cussy’s Elixir: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and the True Story of the Blue Fugates

Ep 54 The Quad: Girls & Their Monsters: The Quadruplets, Madness, and the Making of Mental Illness

Ep 53 The False Accusation: Patricia Stallings, MMA & Miscarriage of Justice

The Refill #1: The Americano — Flu Season Update 2025–2026

Ep 52 Making Rounds: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: On Location at Reckless Town Distillery — From “Take Care of Maya” to “The Unknown Number”

Ep 51 The Sleighbell Spritz and The Blue Christmas: A Medical Deep Dive Into Santa, Stress, Seasonal Health, and Holiday Wellness

Ep 50 The Shrinking Violet Cocktail: The Shrink Next Door — manipulation, blurred boundaries, and toxic trust

Ep 49 The Loco Unicorn: Death of a Unicorn, Healing Horn Myths, and the Medicine Behind the Magic

Ep 48 The Clone Club Martini: Celebrating Orphan Black’s Science, Sisterhood, and Identity

Ep 47 Friendsgiving Fizz: Exploring Friends’ Thanksgiving Episodes and Common Holiday Health Risks

Ep 46 The Psychic Potion: Where Paranormal Meets Psychology

Ep 45 The Tranquillum Tonic: Psychedelics, Trauma, and Therapy Ethics in Nine Perfect Strangers

Ep 44 HIIT & Sip – The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Myths, and Safe Approaches to Obesity Management

Ep 43 The Activator: Body Horror, Body Dysmorphia & the Dark Side of Transformation

Ep 42 The Hershey Kiss Cocktail: Chocolate’s Sweet Role in Medicine, Culture & the Movie Chocolat

Ep 41 The Schizophrenia: A Tale of Lexicography, Madness & Mixology

Ep 40 The Royal Remedy: Celebrating National PA Day with TV Portrayals & PA History

Ep 39 Making Rounds: Distilled Truths and Trivia Duels: Vodka Tasting, Fun Facts & Drinking Games at Tree City Distillery

Ep 38 Truth & Lies: The Girl Who Wasn’t Dead – The Natasha Ryan Mystery

Ep 37 The Galactic Cloudburst: Space Medicine, Astronaut Health, and Sci-Fi Insights

Ep 36 The Innocent One: Abducted in Plain Sight, A Friend of the Family & The Dark Reality Behind the 70s Story

Ep 35 The Army & Navy: Kristin Hannah’s The Women, Military Nursing History & PTSD in War

Ep 34 The Chi-Chi Chowchilla: 1976 Kidnapping, HBO Documentary & Childhood Trauma Research

Ep 33 The Arcuate Angel: Grey’s Anatomy, MALS Awareness & Kateland Kelly on Rare Diseases & Medical Gaslighting

Ep 32 Lithium Motherf’er: Nirvana & Evanescence Songs, Lithium in Medicine & Culture

Ep 31 The Codeini Martini: Purple Drank in Hip-Hop, Codeine & Promethazine Risks, and Cocktail Culture

Ep 30 System Overload: Please Stand By, Autism Representation in Film & Understanding Aggression in ASD

Ep 29 The Steel City Sundown: The Pitt on MAX & Violence in Healthcare

Ep 28 The Near Death Experience: Surviving Death on Netflix & NDE Science

Ep 27 The Seabreeze: Cruise Ship Medicine in Dr. Odyssey, Emergencies at Sea & Joshua Jackson

Ep 26 Making Rounds: Sip Happens: Let the Games Be-Gin (But With Wine) Our first field trip takes up to a local winery

Ep 25 Sleeping Beauty: Resignation Syndrome in Life Overtakes Me Documentary

Ep 24 The Snowflake: Society of the Snow, Survival, Starvation & Cannibalism

Ep 23 Sensory Overload: Documentary on SPD, Auditory Processing Disorder & Supporting Sensory Needs

Ep 22 The BDSM and The Slippery Nipple: Hulu’s Dying for Sex, BDSM, Breast Cancer & Mammogram Screening

Ep 21 The Huntington Special and The Hard Knock Life: Huntington’s Disease, Natalia Grace Case & Medical Ethics

Ep 20 The Jessie and The Psychedelic Frog: Saved by the Bell, Family Guy, Caffeine, Toad Licking & Psychedelic Therapy

Ep 19 The Munchausen and The Apple Cider Vinegar: Scamanda, Belle Gibson, Wellness Scams & Factitious Disorder

Ep 18 Le Fatigue and Deep Sleep: Sandman, Dead Asleep Documentary, Sleepwalking, Encephalitis & Violence While Asleep

Ep 17 Half life and The Madame Curie: Radium Girls, Radioactive Movie, Marie Curie & Radium Safety

Ep 16 Nonbinary Basil and Teenage Dream: As Nature Made Him, Fitting In, Gender Assignment & MRKH Syndrome

Ep 15 The Skinny Bitch and The Faker Face: Ozempic, GLP-1s, Obesity, Prosopagnosia, Faces in the Crowd & Hello Stranger

Ep 14 The Welcome Home and Eclipse of the Heart: Grace & Frankie, Found, Coronary Artery Disease, Agoraphobia & Cardiac Care

Ep 13 Brain on Fire and The MMR: Brain on Fire Book & Movie, Outlander S4E5-6, Anti-NMDA Encephalitis, Measles

Ep 12 The Rabies Shot and The Mind Eraser: Scrubs ‘My Lunch’, Severance, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Memory, Organ Donation & Rabies

Ep 11 The Imposter and Appendicitis de Luxe: NPR ‘Seeing Imposters’ Podcast, Doogie Howser S1E3 | Capgras Syndrome & Rare Disorders

Ep 10 The Code Blue and IQ: St. Denis Sitcom and High Potential TV Show | Physician Happiness and Gifted Intelligence

Ep 9 The Forever Young and The Elixir of Immortality: Don’t Die Documentary | Longevity, Spiritual Crisis and Life Extension

Ep 8 The Fly Girl and The OPV: Simone Biles Rising and Call the Midwife Christmas Specials | Gymnastics, Mental Health, Polio and Black Excellence

Ep 7 Shades of Pink and Pink for a Cure: The Power, It’s Not Hysteria, The Menopause Manifesto, Our Bodies Ourselves | Women’s Health, Feminism, Power and Wellness

Ep 6 Bug Punch and Fuzzy Navel: Bug and Skin Deep – The Battle Over Morgellons | Delusional Parasitosis, Skin Disorders, and Contested Illnesses

Ep 5 The Revolution and The Insomniac: The Empyrean Series and Melissa Bond | Ehlers-Danlos, Insomnia, and Mental Health

Ep 4 Dancing Queen and Suffering Bastard: November Rain, Choreomania | Dancing Plagues, Neurological Disorders, and Suicide

Ep 3 Purple Rain and Anti-Inflammatory: House ‘You Don’t Want to Know’, Beyond the Universe, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me | Physical and Mental Health in Lupus

Ep 2 Tropical Depression and A Spoonful of Sugar: Paint It Black, Everybody Hurts, Before I Go, Cat Scratch Fever, A Little Bit Longer | Music, Bartonella, and Type 1 Diabetes

Ep 1 The Americano and The OCD: Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Epidemic, Girls Season 2 Episodes “It’s Back” and “On All Fours” | Influenza and OCD