Quackery

Quackery

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Quackery episodes

  • “Bring Out Your Dead!”: The Plague | Episode 10
    Listen as the Quacks tell you about all the crazy ways we tried to treat the plague! And how Yersinia Pestis could still be used against us even today!
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    45 min
  • QuickQuacks - "The Pharmacist" on Netflix review
    Listen to a short review from Jon and Will the Pill on "The Pharmacist" docuseries on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, go watch it today! This episode contains spoilers from the show. Keep calm and Quack on you QuackHeads!
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    31 min
  • I put that Sh*t on Everything: CBD | Episode 10
    CBD stands for cannabidiol. It is the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis (marijuana). While CBD is an essential component of medical marijuana, it is derived directly from the hemp plant, which is a cousin of the marijuana...
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    50 min
  • Does This Rag Smell Funny: Chloroform | Episode 9
    Chloroform is an organic compound that was inhaled as anesthesia for surgeries as well as a cough suppressant. That is, until it was found to be toxic and probably carcinogenic. It was famously used by criminals to incapacitate victims within seconds....
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    34 min
  • QuickQuacks 2 - Coronavirus update, “Find Your Bleach”
    Join the Quackheads and our special guest star Dr Mike Corvino as we update you on the novel Coronavirus from China. Make sure to check out Mike’s podcast CorConsult Rx!...
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    12 min
  • The Poor Child’s Nurse: Laudanum | Episode 8
    Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight. Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine.
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    1 hr 1 min
  • Benny Take the Wheel: Amphetamines | Episode 7
    Amphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine.
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    46 min
  • QuickQuacks - A Coronavirus gets its Lime
    Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in rare cases, can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens it can cause an upper respiratory disease.
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    22 min
  • Would You Eat a Tapeworm? | Episode 6
    The tapeworm diet works by swallowing a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside. When the egg eventually hatches, the tapeworm will grow inside your body and eat whatever you're eating. The idea is that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight because the tapeworm is eating all your “extra” calories.
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    36 min

About Quackery

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Welcome to Quackery! A comedy Podcast about medicines and medical treatments that are crazy, ineffective and/or unsafe! Join your hosts Jon and Dr Will each week as we explore a new topic in the wacky…

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