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For a very long time, doctors have prescribed drugs and treatments that they knew weren't real - so imagine their surprise when they actually worked! This week, Syd & Jess are here to give you the lowdown on "The Placebo Effect": we're talking Pavlov's dogs, bread pills, and why the color of your drugs matters.

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Sources for this episode:
www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/7/15792188/placebo-effect-explained
www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenon
www.vox.com/2014/7/17/5912503/changing-a-pills-color-has-big-health-consequences
www.nccih.nih.gov/health/placebo-effect
www.healthline.com/health/placebo-effect
studiousguy.com/placebo-effect-examples/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18468272/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953755/
www.sciencenews.org/article/placebo-reins-pain-brain
health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/medication/pros-and-cons-of-placebos.htm
www.npr.org/2012/01/06/144794035/one-scholars-take-on-the-power-of-the-placebo
www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/magazine/placebo-effect-medicine.html 

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This week, Syd and Jess are keeping the spooky vibes alive with the story of the real live monster, Peter Kürten, the "Vampire of Düsseldorf". Between 1899 and 1930, Peter terrorized Germany with a string of horrific slayings during which he would often consume the blood of his victims. The subject of Dr. Karl Berg's infamous 1938 book, The Sadist, this dude was one of the world's first diagnosed sexual psychopaths. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/peter-kurten
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kurten-peter.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/peter-kurten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_K%C3%BCrten
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Kurten
https://www.grunge.com/366438/details-you-didnt-know-about-serial-killer-peter-kurten/
https://listverse.com/2018/02/02/10-twisted-facts-about-peter-kurten-the-vampire-of-dusseldorf/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29631500/ 

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This week, Syd and Jess are here to tell you the bizarre stories of a recently discovered 17th century grave, a 2012 man who couldn't stop drinking his own blood, and the "Bloody" Countess, Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed. What do these three have in common? They were all accused of being vampires! While this may seem way out of left field, clinical vampirism is a real thing (Renfield's Syndrome) and we're here to tell you all about it. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/peter-kurten
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/poland-vampire-grave-unearthed-sickle/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-history
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history
https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Clinical_vampirism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_vampirism
https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory 
https://www.historyhit.com/the-blood-countess-facts-about-elizabeth-bathory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bathory

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This week (another listener recommendation), Syd and Jess are here to tell you the tragic story of heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt, who woke up from what she thought was a routine appendectomy to hear the nurses tell her mother that she "didn't suspect a thing." Scandal, rumors, and forced sterilization - this week's story is about one woman who took her mother to court over what she said was a greedy attempt to steal Ann's inheritance. 

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Sources for this episode: 
https://bookshop.org/books/the-unfit-heiress-the-tragic-life-and-scandalous-sterilization-of-ann-cooper-hewitt/9781538753354
https://www.grunge.com/625076/the-tragic-true-story-of-heiress-ann-cooper-hewitt/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a35597816/ann-cooper-hewitt-unfit-heiress-audrey-clare-farley-excerpt/
https://nypost.com/2021/04/19/the-shocking-story-behind-nycs-cooper-hewitt-family/
https://msmagazine.com/2021/04/20/the-tragic-life-and-scandalous-sterilization-of-ann-cooper-hewitt/
https://crimereads.com/how-one-womans-forced-sterilization-led-to-a-mayhem-charge-and-exposed-a-secret-world-of-medical-atrocities/ 
https://narratively.com/the-curious-case-of-the-socialite-who-sterilized-her-daughter/
https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-165-unfit/

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This week, Syd and Jess are here to walk you through one of the world's favorite cold case mysteries that has FINALLY been solved.  Since his body was found on a beach in Adelaide, South Australia in 1948, the case of this unidentified man has refused to fade from public interest. Learn all about the mystery and the people who potentially solved it in this episode! 

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Sources for this episode: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_Man
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/australia/australia-somerton-man-mystery-solved-claim-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/27/somerton-man-mystery-identity-solved-identified-australia
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-scholars-finally-identified-the-mysterious-somerton-man-180980540/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-02/somerton-man-who-was-carl-charles-webb/101288890
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/world/australia/somerton-man-name.html 

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This week, Syd sits down with the amazing Dr. Jonathan Baktari. As a healthcare CEO, vaccine and COVID-19 expert, and pulmonary AND critical care physician, Dr. Baktari is here to give us some incredible information and advice. From how to pick a physician and communicate with your healthcare team, to what we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and where mRNA vaccine technology is headed, you won't want to miss this! 

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Check out Dr. Baktari's website and YouTube page:
https://jonathanbaktarimd.com/
https://www.youtube.com/baktarimd
https://www.e7health.com/
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3263504-covid-19-placed-science-under-attack-heres-how-to-save-it/

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This week, Syd & Jess are here to take you down to the body farm, that's right, we're talking research facilities across the US where scientists study human decomposition. From forensic anthropologist to law enforcement to cadaver dogs, everyone is dying to learn more about how the environment affects human remains. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_farm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/body-farms
https://www.grunge.com/382998/the-untold-truth-of-body-farms/
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/body-farm-20th-anniversary-032019
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/06/10/these-six-body-farms-help-forensic-anthropologists-learn-to-solve-crimes/?sh=88b4f55489fd
https://death.io/what-is-a-body-farm/
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-skin-crawling-discovery-body-farm-scientists.html
https://www.wired.com/story/body-farms-human-composting-climate-change/  
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/what-is-a-body-farm-29468221/ 

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This week, Syd & Jess are here with another listener recommendation - this week, we're covering medical serial killer (MSK) and all-around terrible human being: Billy Chemirmir. Convicted in at least one murder trial, he has been indicted on AT LEAST 23 others, leaving Dallas/DFW DA's wondering if more murders will be attributed to him in the future. Using his experience in care facilities, Billy gained entry into residents homes and stalked them before fatally attacking many of his elderly victims. 

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Sources for this episode:
ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Chemirmir
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/11/12/suspected-serial-killer-of-women-in-senior-living-facilities-set-for-trial/
https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/murder-spree-billy-chemirmir-committing-texas/
https://www.grunge.com/367197/how-many-victims-did-accused-serial-killer-billy-chemirmir-actually-have/
https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/billy-chemirmir-guilty-murder/
https://nypost.com/2022/04/28/jury-rules-on-billy-chemirmir-accused-of-killing-18-elderly-women/
.https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/accused-serial-killer-billy-chemirmir-indicted-on-4-new-capital-murder-charges/3002512/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2020/12/08/three-more-capital-murder-charges-filed-against-billy-chemirmir-bringing-total-indictments-to-17/
https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2021/11/15/accused-serial-killer-billy-chemirmir-dallas-trial 
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Syd & Jess are BACK babyyyyyyy for the start of Season 5, and they're kicking it off with a special modern medical interest piece about Diabetes and the outrageous cost of insulin in the U.S. In this listener recommended episode, they'll talk about the different types of this chronic condition, how diabetes works, and how insulin became so dang expensive!   

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.diabetes.org
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin/history-of-insulin.html
https://www.verywellhealth.com/insulin-prices-how-much-does-insulin-cost-and-why
https://beyondtype1.org/brief-history-insulin/
https://www.markcubancostplusdrugcompany.com/
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707300/
https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/article/50/2/217/13338
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545201/
https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive 

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This week in our FOURTH Theranos episode, Syd and Jess cover the background, trial, and conviction of Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, Theranos President and COO. Although sentencing won't take place until December, Sunny was recently found guilty on all 12 counts of fraud. Sunny's relationship with the infamous Elizabeth Holmes, texts read in court, lawyer's statements - we're spilling the tea. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Balwani
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-elizabeth-holmes-ramesh-balwani-trial-verdicts-differed-theranos-fraud-2022-7
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/tech/sunny-balwani-verdict-theranos/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61902378
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/07/theranos-sunny-balwani-convicted-fraud-elizabeth-holmes
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a26838289/who-is-ramesh-sunny-balwani/
https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/elizabeth-holmes-sunny-balwani-relationship-timeline
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/14/sunny-balwani-trial/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmB380BEGjE 

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