Every weekday, we recommend a podcast related to a movie or TV show you can watch at home: Around 1886, after two years on the freak show circuit, Joseph Merrick was once again in the care of the London Hospital’s top surgeon, Frederick Treves. But even Britain’s best medical minds were unsure if they could explain Joseph’s disorder. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Medical Mysteries on Spotify. Also, check out the film The Elephant Man, which is now available to stream!

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