Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov

Fascists and Fasciae: Dissecting Medical History

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Welcome to Fascists and Fasciae, an ode to the human body and a dissection of its role in medicine, philosophy, art, politics, and everything in between. Hosted by two ultracrepidarian medical students, Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov, captivated by the history, philosophy, and strange afterlives of medical ideas. Across time, we’ve exalted it in marble and eviscerated it on the table. We explore how the body has been worshipped, dissected, politicised, pathologised, and poeticised across cultures and centuries. What begins with the body rarely stays there; it bleeds into ethics, aesth...

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Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov

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The Origins of Orthopaedics: What Is a ‘Normal’ Body? 15.05.2026 37:27

Why do we “straighten” the human body? And who decides what “normal” should be? Hosted by Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov. A medical history and anatomy podcast exploring the human body, its politics, philosophy, and role in society. 🎥Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascistsandFasciae 📸 Follow us: https://instagram.com/fascistsandfasciae 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/fascists...

The Most Illogical Nerve in the Body (and Why It Exists) 11.04.2026 34:21

Why does a nerve travel from the brain, down into the chest, and back up again? Would you design it like that? Hosted by Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov. A medical history and anatomy podcast exploring the human body, its origins, and the hidden logic behind it. 🎥Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascistsandFasciae 📸 Follow us: https://instagram.com/fascistsandfasciae 🔗 Linktre...

The Meaning of the Body After Death: Funerary Rituals Across Cultures 15.03.2026 46:17

What is the meaning of the human body after death? What happens to it? Hosted by Brendan James Clark and Svet Mangarakov. A medical history and anatomy podcast exploring the human body, death, culture, and how different societies understand and value it. 🎥Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascistsandFasciae 📸 Follow us: https://instagram.com/fascistsandfasciae 🔗 Linktree: https://linkt...