Listen "TMP Classics- Freaks, Geeks, and Sideshows"
Episode Synopsis
Dr's J and Santhosh are almost back from their holiday break, and in the meantime we invite you to continue a tour through some of our classic and most requested episodes with guest hosts of days gone by!In this episode, Dr’s J and Praz, with special guest Emily Hook discuss the attributes and health of circus sideshow performers. Along the way, they cover the history of circus sideshows, the Coney Island NICU, the classes of sideshow acts, Geeks, the secrets of human pincushions, glass chewing, sword swallowing, circus endoscopy and intubation, fire eaters lung ,off season care, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, acrobat anesthetists and more! So Step right up, sit back and relax as we dive into the world of freakshow!Sources1)http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1285ijkey=8559399d0af3cd2596c8540d8872c966fa286536&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha2)http://time.com/3711869/sword-swallower-paris-1945/3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522406/4)https://tinyurl.com/yxhpcon4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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