In our fifth episode, and first for a year, the Quacks discuss the story of steroids and the Anti-Mask League of San Francisco. Kunal reviews a 2019 Clos Saint-Jacques Riesling while Kim and Jamie review Three Choirs Sparkling Wine. Bella is currently working on a nine-month project and so was drinking a Virgin Watermelon Daiquiri made by Kunal. Here’s his recipe:

100ml Fresh Watermelon Juice

25ml Lime Juice

12.5ml Double Simple Syrup

Bunch of Mint Leaves

Put in a blender with about 6 cubes of ice

Top off with Ginger Ale

(For the non-pregnant you can use 75ml Watermelon Juice and add 50ml of White Rum)

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In our fourth episode Kunal and Bella philosophically discuss the difference between medicine and a poison, Jamie tells the story of the anti-vaccination movement and the quacks review The Liberator: Blood & Chocolate!

Merry Christmas!

Cheers!

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In our third episode we review the Con Sur 20 Barrels Pinot Noir, Jamie tells us the story of how a slave helped conquer smallpox and Kunal takes us through some serendipitous pharmacy discoveries from reptiles!

Cheers!

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In our second episode we review the 2012 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Rhône valley, Bella takes us through our complicated history with opium and Kim discusses the mysterious sweating sickness and how it changed English history. Featuring some rapid Wikipedia usage by Kunal and the prospect of a time-travelling Vladimir Putin. Cheers!

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Welcome to Quacks who Quaff, the podcast which combines the history of medical sciences and wine reviewing!

In our first episode we review the 2013 Salice Salentino Riserva and go back to 1920s America to learn how a mysterious illness amongst cows led to the discovery of warfarin before travelling to Italy a millennium ago to look at what the very first medical school was like.

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