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No holds bar this week. Cats glow in the dark in order to find a treatment for AIDS. A baby was born with its mom's IUD in its hands. A woman shoved a full-sized glass tumbler up her pee hole and it lived in her bladder for 4 years whilst becoming entombed within a bladder stone... She had it removed and was completely fine. Buckle up, folks. This week is a vibe.

Dr. Anne Wagner is a clinical psychologist and treatment development researcher based in Toronto, Canada. She is also the founder of Remedy, a mental health innovation community, and Remedy Institute, Remedy’s home for research. This week Anne joins Jeremie and Taylor to discuss the latest research involving MDMA as a therapeutic in the world of psychology. Anne is the lead investigator of the pil...

Although the doctors may have told Olivia she's failing to thrive, we think she's a shining star and living her best life. But boy oh boy a rocky rollercoaster of a life it's been. Olivia is a student in Boston, Mass studying stage and production management. She lives with multiple chronic illnesses including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Behçet's. This week she joins the fellas to talk about...

The fellas have the silly willys this week. Jer has already used up his 1 out of 2 quotas for going dookie in his pants for the year. Yes folks... 34 years old and still crapping himself. Uncombable hair syndrome. It's exactly what it sounds like. Hair that just can not be tamed. But like... genetically. A con artist somehow thought it was a good idea to fake ASL interpretation on live television....

Melanie West is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who currently works at a federally-qualified health center in Salem, Massachusetts, serving "underserved" areas. This week, long time friend of the podcast, Mel, comes on to discuss how passionate she is about caring for children and that there's nothing like a beautiful child to brighten your day. *Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord!...

Noam Frank is a collector of chronic illnesses. However the one that seems to dominate her life more than the rest is her struggle with endometriosis. Noam joins the fellas from Jolly Ol' England to share how the podcast has helped her realize there is real benefit to opening up about her illnesses in a lighthearted way. They talk about why it took so long to find a diagnosis and how she uses art...

The Matt Damons of the world really do exist. Scientists are studying why some folks out there do not contract COVID. Is it genetic? Is it a built up immunity over time? What's the secret sauce?! Some other scientists are more concerned about how LSD and Psilocybin are different experiences from one another. Spoiler alert: they aren't that different. Astronauts — prudes or pervs? Some researchers...

Dr. Sheldon Cheskes is a professor with the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital and an affiliate scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute. This week he joins the fellas to talk all about the world of AED drone deliveries. You heard me right. Drones ar...

Kasey was born with severe hearing loss in one ear (50% loss in her right ear), and was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease (a chronic disease affecting the inner ear causing vertigo spells and permanent hearing damage) around age 13. So what does one do when living a life where hearing is a massive challenge? Become a producer at an audio production studio in downtown Toronto, of course! This week K...

Jer had his first clinic appointment since being on the miracle drug "Trikafta" and boy howdy were the results ever impressive! On a more extremely bummer note one man ends up becoming a double amputee after eating some bad noodz. The pentagon are a bunch of boomers who just don't get video games. Brian has beef with twins — especially twins that need to do everything the exact same. WHAT THE HELL...

Dr. Mike Ripley is a reproductive endocrinologist at Atlantic Assisted Reproductive Therapies and an assistant professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Dalhousie University. He also happens to be the man that put a baby inside Kyla's belly. No, this isn't a Maury Povich episode. Taylor is indeed the father. Dr. Ripley walks us through the entire process of IVF and how satisfying his job is as so...

Shaheeza is a Physiotherapist and owner of Running Shoe Restorative Healthcare and the Calgary Concussion Center. In 2013, after being a PT for a few years, Shaheeza sustained her own injury which re-routed her entire life. She was seriously electrocuted, leading to multiple injuries, the most severe of which was a traumatic brain injury — an "electrical concussion". Shaheeza joins the fellas to t...

Who knew the Olympics includes sports where there is a serious risk of having your penis freeze into a thick THICK c*cksicle. The moral of the story is: don't go outside when it's cold. Not worth it. Multiple paralyzed folks who had their spinal cords severed are now able to walk due to a technological breakthrough! Drugs that make you poop may also make you more clear. Clear mind & clear bowels....

Andrew is a paramedic with British Columbia Emergency Health Services. On top of all of that he's a Sickboy Patron (NBD). Andrew joins the fellas to break down the world of paramedicine and paramedic organizations. Like, how they offer services far beyond hospital transport including; community Paramedicine (exactly what he's researching), in-home treatment, clinical pathway treatment to clinics,...

Jenn (they/them) has given birth to two beautiful little kiddos. But their pregnancy was not your "typical" ordeal. Usually, labour ranges from 6 to 18 hours from the very early stage until birth. Precipitous labour (also known as rapid labour) is anything quicker than that. And for Jenn we're talkin Fast and Furious 10 quick. The first birth was around 2 hours. The second, was much MUCH quicker t...

Time for our bi-monthly bidet discussion. Taylor is sold. We start this week with some completely irrelevant cuteness from one sweet little powdersaurus to get the feels going. Cancer vaccine! Sounds like something out of a utopian science fiction film, but think again! We discuss the story of one man who thought he had a hernia but found out that in fact, he had a hidden uterus, cervix, fallopian...

Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with case studies that reflect the thrill of scientific discovery and the limitations of medicine. Operating on a terminally ill child amid an Ebola outbreak in Liberia, he questions his preconceptions about what it means to "win" against a disease and how an unusual friendship with a...

Jonathan McMurray was in a serious car accident and suffered a severe brain injury heading back to Acadia University in 1995. He spent a week in a coma, and came back knowing nothing, his life had been erased completely — except all of the music he had ever heard. Jonathan joins the fellas to walk them through his experience of post-traumatic amnesia and what his process was in forming new memorie...

2022 Energy - We start this week's episode with one of the wildest pieces of listener mail we've ever received! It's not every day you hear someone explaining how you've saved them from a cult. Ingrown hairs are weird, fascinating and ouchie as heck. Doctors in Canada have been given permission to give out a revolutionary new prescription! A weekly dose of mother nature. Does everything smell like...

Sébastien Jodin is an Associate Professor at the McGill University Faculty of Law & Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Health, and the Environment. He joins the fellas to talk all about how climate change disproportionately impacts those with disabilities. Sébastien is the founding director of the Disability-Inclusive Climate Action Research Programme. DICARP brings together scholars and activ...

Caroline is a 26-year-old, soon-to-be kindergarten teacher from Germany. However, leading up to this point in her life it's been an absolute ""sh*tshow""! ADHD has had an incredible impact on Caroline's life. One of the hardest parts is how trivial the term ADHD has become and the stereotypes it has developed. This week Caroline shares her fascinating story of mental health and how it has had a pr...

Taylor is giving off some strong Jacob Black vibes. Very hairy. Very smelly. The fellas talk about the most gruesome thing they've learned about emergency medicine. Intraosseous infusion. Turns out some docs are so badass they will just do it on themselves in front of a group of students and not flinch one bit. Autcraft is a Minecraft community for adolescents living with autism! A lovely place to...

This week the fellas are joined by the father/daughter physician power duo Dr. John Tang (OBGYN) & Dr. Joanne Tang (Registrar Oncologist) to talk about a revolutionary new innovation in the world of sexual health — Wondaleaf. The world's first unisex condom. A fascinating conversation about the process of creating a new medical device and how this new condom can manage issues pertaining to but not...

From Cancer to Coma! At the age of 24, Matt Ode was diagnosed with Stage 3C Testicular Cancer, by the age of 25 he was in a 2 week non-induced coma, where he faced multiple near-death experiences having to relearn to live his entire life again. Through years of perseverance and hard work, Matt is now a Keynote Inspirational Speaker, cancer advocate, and founder of Survivor HQ, sharing his message...

This week the fellas go deep into the world of text-based AI. Replika, according to their website, is described as an "AI friend that helps people feel better through conversations." Jeremie and Brian decided to download the app and put it to the test. So what did they realize? AI is fascinatingly convincing and the future of AI and its role in our lives could possibly be quite profound. In partic...