From 19th century cyclists drinking mixtures of pesticides and cocaine to the pressure wrestlers feel to pass "The Airport Test," sports have a long history of athletes looking for anything that might give them an edge. Ellie and Nick discuss performance-enhancing drugs, and the pressures athletes go through that cause them to use.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).