Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Harry Beno: The Poison King

05.03.2022 - By Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroyPlay

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Harry Beno (not BEAN-o) one day walked into a barn hungry for biscuits and emerged the poison king. Believing himself immune to strychnine, Beno took to eating poison for an audience. From there his act escalated to the next logical step, hammering nails into his head and burying himself alive. Justin and Dr. Sydnee tell the story of “Beno the Wonder” who confused doctors but couldn’t escape the ultimate Sawbones lesson: don’t drill a hole in your head.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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