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25 – We Maybe Might Fix It! – Old-Timey Medicine


January 18, 2022

About the Episode

This week, Sierra and Colin travel back in time to the Victorian Era to investigate medical mysteries. The biggest of which being: why the heck would people do that?

Tune in to learn about old-timey pastries, the seven deadly sins, and discover how to properly recycle body parts.

Photos from the Episode

  • We Maybe Might Fix It

    We Maybe Might Fix It

  • Nothing like being the hired hand (or mouth)

    Nothing like being the hired hand (or mouth)

  • A sin eater at work

    A sin eater at work

  • Egyptians embalming a corpse

    Egyptians embalming a corpse

  • European corpse medicine

    European corpse medicine

Subjects Covered

The Victorian Era • Sin Eaters • Sierra's Medicinal Medicine Shop • Corpse Cakes • European Corpse Medicine • The Seven Deadly Sins • Old-Timey Medicine •

Sources

  • Vice.com - History of Sin Eaters
  • Smithsonian Mag - Using Corpses as Medicine
  • Wikipedia - Sin Eater

Notes

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