Rub Some Dirt In It takes a humorous look into the people, events, folklore, and inventions that shaped medical history. In a field pioneered by some of the greatest minds of all time, some popular ideas and practices... didn't quite cut the medical mustard. This series spotlights some of those practices that time forgot: partially to prevent history from repeating itself, partially to illuminate so-called 'primitive' approaches that actually worked, and wholly to entertain modern practitioners. Because when all else fails, you can always...
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Rub Some Dirt In It takes a humorous look into the people, events, folklore, and inventions that shaped medical history. In a field pioneered by some of the greatest minds of all time, some popular ideas and practices... didn't quite cut the medical mustard. This series spotlights some of those practices that time forgot: partially to prevent history from repeating itself, partially to illuminate so-called 'primitive' approaches that actually worked, and wholly to entertain modern practitioners. Because when all else fails, you can always...
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October 10, 2025
Messy Labs, Major Breakthroughs: The Happy Accidents That Shaped Modern Medicine
Host: Marshall Miller <br> <article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-10" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-WEB:76504589-cf96-4eb4-82c3-b5085ebe803d-4" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <div> <div tabindex="-1"> <div> <div data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="d76a971e-8949-4bbe-9375-4d6483bd4e82" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5" dir="auto"> <div> <div> <p data-end="661" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="230">From a messy Petri dish to laughing gas parties, medical history is full of accidents that worked out better than anyone expected. Marshall Miller shares how forgotten experiments, strange discoveries, and even a confused beagle led to breakthroughs like penicillin, x-rays, and insulin.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </article>
August 22, 2025
Death by Planet? Strange Diagnoses from 1632 London’s Medical Records
Host: Marshall Miller <br> <p>Step into 17th-century London, where the medical field was less science and more superstition. In this episode of <i>Rub Some Dirt in It</i>, Marshall Miller dives into the quirky and sometimes downright absurd causes of death listed in 1632. From “King’s Evil,” supposedly cured by royal touch, to “Cut of the Stone” surgery without anesthesia, history shows just how far medicine has come.</p>
March 24, 2023
Curious Cases in Care: Can You Guess the Diagnosis?
Host: Marshall Miller <br> <p>This episode of <i>Rub Some Dirt in It </i>is getting curiouser and curiouser. See if you can solve these two cases before host Marshall Miller reveals the rare and unexpected diagnoses.</p>
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