The idea of doing legitimate medical science may seem daunting as a side hustle, so how about just make something up and sell it? We're going to talk about the history of snake oil salespeople, where the term originates, some notable examples, and we'll even try to devise our own snake oil.

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Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/
Our art is by Jennifer Walker. Find her at https://www.jenniferwalker.design/

Sources for this episode:

Goldacre, Ben. Bad Science. HarperCollins, 2008

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/learn/historyculture/a-legacy-from-the-far-east.htm 

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/08/26/215761377/a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cold-fx-class-action-lawsuit-1.3519345 

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ear_light_therapy 

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01784705 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/natural-non-prescription/frequently-asked-questions/general-questions-regulation.html 

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