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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Refill: Oral GLP-1 now on the market

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

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The Refill: Measles update 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ep 46 The Psychic Potion: Where Paranormal Meets Psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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