Comedian Stacey McGunnigle is here to learn about Sir William Ferguson, beloved Scottish surgeon, and stares aghast as we cut open and examine the world of surgery in 1800s London! You’ll hear about Robert Liston, a surgeon known more for speed than precision; the grizzly Burke & Hare murders done in the name of science; and a too-graphic account of the full surgery experience.
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Comedian Stacey McGunnigle is here to learn about Sir William Ferguson, beloved Scottish surgeon, and stares aghast as we cut open and examine the world of surgery in 1800s London! You’ll hear about Robert Liston, a surgeon known more for speed than precision; the grizzly Burke & Hare murders done in the name of science; and a too-graphic account of the full surgery experience. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Comedian Stacey McGunnigle is here to learn about Sir William Ferguson, beloved Scottish surgeon, and stares aghast as we cut open and examine the world of surgery in 1800s London! You’ll hear about Robert Liston, a surgeon known more for speed than precision; the grizzly Burke &amp; Hare murders done in the name of science; and a too-graphic account of the full surgery experience.
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Chapter 8. 19th Century Surgeons, or: Time Me Gentlemen, Time Me

One day, Paul Bates found a book in an alley. It wasn’t a magical book, but it was very old - 132 years old, to be exact. It’s called The Pictorial Treasury of Famous Men and Famous Deeds: its cover is beautiful, its language is flowery, and its tone is problematic. It’s also full of wildly obscure and preposterously inaccurate stories about people and deeds you’ve probably never heard of. And, it’s the basis for this history podcast. Each episode Paul shares a chapter with a guest and together they cut through the rhetoric, fill in the blanks and bring a modern perspective to this relic from the height of the British Empire.

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