Dark Rx's podcast

Dark Rx's podcast

Dark Rx: A dark medicine podcast that takes you on a wild ride through past and present medical practices with your host Kassie and Casey. A weekly podcast filled with dark humor and riveting sarcastic banter.

Episodes

Episode 30: A PSA about PFOA. The non-sticking chemical, stuck to you.

July 15, 2022 • 40 mins
Did you know, you have a chemical used to create Teflon inside of your blood stream right now? Yes, you. Reading this. This week we talk about a very real problem and how we almost didn't even know about. Thankful for a farmer, a lawyer, and a grandmother, we learn about DuPont chemicals and the negligent toxic dumping that lead to a global problem. This episode goes great with a shot of vodka.

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Episode 29: Derrick Todd Lee Part Three

July 1, 2022 • 49 mins
This is the final installment to Kassie's deep dive into the life and crimes of DTL. TW: there is violence, graphic content, and sexual assault mentioned in this episode. We understand if this is not for you! For those that stick around, the recommended cocktail for this episode is tequila because this one burns all the way down. Thanks for listening.
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Episode 28: Derrick Todd Lee Part Two

June 24, 2022 • 42 mins
The second installment of our multi part deep dive into the horrendous killing spree of Derrick Todd Lee. Grab your headphones and your cocktails, and brace for impact.
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Episode 27: Derrick Todd Lee Part One

June 17, 2022 • 49 mins
In light of the recent 20th anniversary, it only seemed appropriate that Kassie and I finally cover one of the most horrendous serial killers to ever walk the earth. A case entirely to close to home, as it takes place in Baton Rouge, LA, where the lives of countless women and their families were destroyed by Derrick Todd Lee.
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Episode 26: First Comes Love, Then Comes Labs?

June 11, 2022 • 34 mins
Recently my dad asked me if I remember what blood work you had to get done before you got married, to which I replied “what”. This put me into a whirlwind, deep dive into a strange law, a corrupt US Surgeon General, and an entire generation of good intentions. Todays recommended cocktail a Something-Old Fashioned.
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Episode 25: A Heart Healthy Garden

June 3, 2022 • 24 mins
Today is a Kass-tastic episode, where we let her screech out something cool she learned about! She chose to help us unwind by giving us the origin tale of Digoxin, AKA foxglove. Ever wandered where grandma got her heart medicine? This might be the answer. So grab yourself a coconut margarita like we did, sit back, and fill your earholes with some new knowledge.
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Episode 24: Kentucky Blue People

May 27, 2022 • 29 mins
Thought Smurf colored people didn’t exist? Wrong. I’m here to share my newly invested knowledge on methemoglobinemia and how a certain family from Kentucky became medical marvels. For a fun twisted cocktail this episode, we recommend anything with blue curaçao.
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Episode 23: Got Milk?

May 20, 2022 • 34 mins
Kassie really wanted to put the "dark" in DarkRx this week. Without giving too much away, this episode will make you take pause when you look at milk. She delves into one of saddest moments in US history and takes us through the beginnings of arguably the most serious topic of all time: missing kids. Go ahead, pour a drink, maybe even a cold glass of milk and hug your children a little tighter tonight after you listen to this episo...
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Episode 22: Top Ten Torture

May 14, 2022 • 40 mins
We're back and we're diving right in it! This week is nurses week/hospital week and what better way to celebrate then to discuss medieval torture methods. I highlight my top ten torture devices and methods used while Kassie comments inappropriately! TW: it's graphic and super gory. So if that's not for you, we get it. Get ready for your stomach to twist, much like many people's limbs used to do from these devices! An appropriate c...
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Episode 21: Transplants-An "Organ" Story (Part 3)

March 21, 2022 • 58 mins
It's finally here whether you wanted it or not: the finale to our organ transplant origins! This episode wraps up the major milestones we went through in order to achieve the once "impossible" mission of human organ transplantation. Kidneys, lungs, faces, even genitals, all get touched in this episode! (pun intended) In the end, I also give you some myths and facts about our modern day organ donation organizations! Kick back, grab...
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Episode 20: Wizard of Oz- A Wickedly Awful Behind The Scenes

March 4, 2022 • 43 mins
Oh boy are we about to ruin your childhood, your parent’s childhood, and probably your grandparent’s adulthood. This week Kassie takes us through the truly awful disasters that happened on set to the beloved characters in the Wizard of Oz, with a medical spin. We learn about how they were poisoned, drugged, and even set on fire. Yikes. Tune in and grab your popcorn.
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Episode 19: Transplants-An “Organ” Story (Part 2)

February 23, 2022 • 20 mins
First, if you haven’t listened to part one, stop, drop, and roll on back an episode because this is part two baby. The real dirty, disgusting, gut wrenching continuation of how we started harvesting, I mean transplanting organs in humans! It honestly just gets worse from here people. Let us flood your ear holes once again. We love it and we love you.
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Episode 18: Transplants-An “Organ” Story (Part 1)

February 11, 2022 • 24 mins
Whooo doggy ladies and gents, hold on tight for this wild ride! This week were going to take you on an adventure that we didn’t see coming. Just kidding, we suspected that the origins of organ transplants weren’t going to be pretty…and we were right! This is part one of this long journey, so strap in.
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Episode 17: Blood Transfusions Part 2

February 5, 2022 • 39 mins
Welcome back to the continuation of Kassie horrifying us to the core about how blood transfusions came to be! We promised you guys two episodes this week and we were out to deliver! Side note: if you are interested in donating blood, check out your local American Red Cross and see how you can help! Thanks for listening!
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Episode 16: Blood Transfusions Part 1

February 4, 2022 • 43 mins
Curiosity gets the best of us this week, as Kassie and I deep dive into where and how blood transfusions began! In this two part adventure, Kassie takes us once again to defiling half dead humans, animal experimentation (trigger warning), and even the first ever successful blood transfusion. It's definitely a historical lesson I wish they would have taught in middle school...although most middle schoolers would probably get nightma...
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Episode 15: Blasts, Bovies, and Tequila

January 21, 2022 • 61 mins
New year. Same us. Welcome back friends! We really wanted to come in hot…like a sharp, pointy piece of iron dipped in fire -hot-. This week Kass talks cauterizing throughout the ages and I highlight some of the biggest blasts and their injuries in history! We’re rested, ready, and drunk on tequila in this episode. It doesn’t get much better than this
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Episode 14: Christmas Disease! Yes, it is a real thing.

December 23, 2021 • 11 mins
This week we’re keeping it short and sweet! (Probably like some of you are hoping the holiday with your families go) In this episode I’ll tell you the story of Christmas Disease! I will tell you it’s not a form of diabetes that you get from indulging in too many Christmas goodies. What you don’t know (unless you listen) is if it’s a disease where tinsel comes out of your blowhole! How festive right? I may also (definitely) be tel...
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Episode 13: Are you...Santa? No. It's most definitely not.

December 17, 2021 • 52 mins
It's episode 13 eeeek! And it's almost time for that fat man in red to pull multiple B&E's in one night while he leaves wild animals to poop on your roof. In honor of that, Kassie and I have decided to breakdown six different versions of Anti-Claus legends just for your dark listening pleasure. We talk witches, Christmas demons, a giant cat, disemboweling, and even the well-known Krampus. So get a glass of hot cocoa or cider, spike...
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Episode 12: Weight For It.

December 11, 2021 • 46 mins
Welcome back from our unintentional hiatus dudes! This week we dive into a forever ongoing discussion: weight. Disclaimer: none of the weight loss methods we mention are being suggested, merely discussed. This episode had even my stomach growling (sorry not good enough at audio to edit it out lolz)! Kassie again lists the worst things a human could do to themselves while I discuss five different so called "fad diets". We talk coffe...
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Episode 11: Headaches, You Give Me Headaches!/Thanksgiving Sent Me to the ER

November 19, 2021 • 53 mins
The holidays are upon us folks and although many words come to mind when describing them, one very important one stuck out to Kassie: Headaches. She delves into those pre-ibuprofen treatments that Hippocrates himself invented. We don't personally recommend them, but you'll have to listen and decide for yourself! We also felt it necessary to give you guys solid safety advice for turkey day. I'll give you 4 different cases where pers...
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