My Favorite Malady: A Mütter Museum Podcast
Join science goths Mike and Nancy from the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, as they talk about their favorite historical medical maladies, mysteries, people and events. Prepare to be disturbingly informed!
Episodes
13 episodes
Minijawn Seven
A quick check-in this week, with some feedback on our SUDS episode courtesy of our favorite local medical examiner, and where we are (figuratively but also literally) with our newest museum exhibition, Unseen. Also, we're hiring a digital conte...
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Episode 7: Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome & Arsenic Wallpaper
In this exciting episode, Nancy and Mike talk night hags, why monsters are sexist, babies that don't love hookah, Nancy's sister (a different one this time) and how she treats her gentleman callers, rebuilding your deck, dancing yourself to dea...
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Episode 7
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Minijawn Five
WE ATEN'T DEAD and if you got that reference, congrats, you are also a giant nerd. We check in very quickly to let you know where we've been, and when the museum is reopening! Plus, a brief discussion of the Philadelphia accent, men yelling at ...
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11:16
Episode 6: Tuberculosis and Beauty & The Lazarevich Diaphanoscope
In this fortnight's exciting episode we talk about how having a terminal lung disease makes you sexy, and also a very early, really extremely uncomfortable imaging technology, with special guest Hannah Polasky, MSc of the Royal Anthropological ...
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Episode 6
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Minijawn Four
Another mini episode with corrections, updates, and events. We talk about our impending COVID-related shutdown, an upcoming event where Nancy gets electrocuted, our friend Jill Knapp's amazing rendition of that song that's stuck in my head fore...
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10:12
Episode 5: Chimney Sweep's Scrotum & Donating Your Body to (Goth) Science
In this fortnight's exciting episode, we talk chimney sweep's scrotum (and a bonus malady, mule spinner's scrotum!), and how you can donate your body to us or other cool places after you die. This week we welcome special guest Rhiannon Watson, ...
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Episode 5
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Minijawn Three
In this week's minijawn we have corrections and clarifications Also we discuss the three genders: smoking, flaming or glowing poop. As well, we go over why the bodies in Poltergeist (and many other movies) were actually real human skeleto...
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Episode 4: Phossy Jaw & Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath
In this fortnight's exciting episode we talk about: Necrosis of the jaw due to phosphorous poisoning, and a controversial 20th century psychiatrist. Also, playing with matches, heavy metal, glow-in-the-dark poop, not the guitarist from Qu...
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Episode 4
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Minijawn Two
Some feedback on our last episode, plus invitations to upcoming events, and also a teaser for the next full episode of My Favorite Malady!Show notes:Not a whole lot this week! Just this link to our upcoming events page:h...
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Episode 3: Puerperal Fever & Giant Hogweed Phototoxicity
In this fortnight's exciting episode, we talk with special guest Dr. Marcia D. Nichols of the University of Minnesota Rochester about food courts, handwashing, why you would dress a sexy frog in pink taffeta pants, the supernatural power of the...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Minijawn One
Some corrections, clarifications, invitations to upcoming events, and also a teaser for the next full episode of My Favorite Malady!Show notes:Jawn!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J...
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Episode 2: Trench Mouth & "Weird" Gonorrhea
On this fortnight's exciting episode: Nancy's sister catches a disease from World War 1, so we make fun of her! Also, Mike talks about getting an uncommon disease that made an ER doctor very excited. Finally, we discuss the joys of mixing caffe...
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Episode 2
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Episode 1: Blackwater Fever & The No-Nose Clubs of 17th Century London
Thanks for tuning into the premiere of My Favorite Malady with Mike & Nancy, a Mütter Museum podcast!On this week's exciting episode: The mysteries of Blackwater Fever. Cocktails! Colonialism! Racism! The Vatican! Also, why there we...
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Episode 1
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