S09E05 Worm Doctors and Monkey Glands

The Z List Dead List

Struggling in the bedroom? Would some Monkey Glands help? Comedian Bethany Black on the surgical implant business of pre war Europe.. Plus! Ever had a worm living inside you? Want it taken out? Look no further than the amazing Worm Doctor, John Gardner- a physician so skilled he removed a worm resembling a small snake from the bowels of a man, 44 round worms, 9 inches each from a child plus an insect from a young woman's stomach, of caterpillar form: it lived for 7 weeks in a bottle and gnawed through two corks! Historian Caroline Rance on the bizarre life of Worm Doctor, John Gardener. Thanks for listening - if you can, please donate, but you can also help by sharing this episode on social media and writing a review on iTunes. FEATURING: John Gardner: http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/the-worm-doctor-of-shoreditch/ Serge Voronoff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Voronoff Bethany Black is a comedian a actor and writer, having appeared in Doctor Who Cucumber Banana and #tofu. managed by @UnitedAgents. @beffernieblack Caroline Rance is an expert in Quack Doctors through History www.thequackdoctor.com her latest book is the history of Medicine in 100 facts. Iszi Lawrence is a comedian and podcaster and contributor to BBC's Making History and presenter of The British Museum Membercast. www.iszi.com @iszi_lawrence The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from History. Created by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence To help support the show please share it with your friends and on social media. Also leave us a review on iTunes - this makes us more visible so that other people can find us. For any donations please use the paypal button. Thanks very much! MUSIC All Licenses can be viewed on www.freemusicarchive.org. Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffery Lewis (http://www.thejefferylewissite.com)