"Doctor Doctor, give me the news, I've got a bad case of loving you": Sounds serious, try rubbing this cream made out of seeds and good energy on it.
Yes, this week we're abandoning responsible medicine, not reading the label, and diving into the world of quacks, frauds and charlatans. Tom kicks us off with a look at the history of piss prophecy, or examining people's urine to determine what's wrong with them. In reality, it's more asking someone questions whilst looking at their wee and taking a wild stab, but hey, the ancient Greeks were into it so it must be good, right?
Next up, Sam heads to Brazil for the strange story of Dr Adolf Fritz, the German surgeon who died in WW1 and now (apparently) inhabits the bodies of completely unqualified Brazilian conmen, allowing them to perform miraculous surgery on thousands of sick people. It's one of Brazil's most believed - and bizarre - urban legends.
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Welcome to That Was Genius: Two blokes. A 12-hour time difference. An immature sense of humour. And 10,000 years of human civilisation. A weekly podcast looking at the weirder side of history.
Join Sam Datta-Paulin (he likes history and lives in Britain) and Tom Berry (he also likes history but lives in New Zealand), for a weekly reflection on the bold, the brilliant... And the downright strange.
From bizarre events and stories to equally odd inventions, barely a day goes by without something incredible (or incredibly stupid) happening around the world.
We upload new episodes every Wednesday night/Thursday morning (UK time).
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That Was Genius is produced by Glorious Republic Broadcasting.
The Muffled Screams of Thriller from the Mortuary (Ancient Laws week) - That Was Genius Episode 46
The Soily Fondue Jazz Quartet (Treasure week) - That Was Genius Episode 45
A Triple Suplex in the Name of Love (Badass Women week) - That Was Genius Episode 44
One Dead President and a Scottish Woman's Bottom (Spooky week) - That Was Genius Episode 42
Thomas the Self-Pleasuring Engine (40 week) - That Was Genius Episode 41
Toilet Paper of the Ancients (discovery week) - That Was Genius Episode 40
Revenging the Nazi Tap-Dance Troupe (Badass week) - That Was Genius Episode 39
A Noble and Historic Parking Lot Brawl (Revenge week) - That Was Genius Episode 38
Hold Me Closer Zombie Dancer (Health week) - That Was Genius Episode 37
He's Not The Messiah, Hes a Very Naughty Serial Killer (The Law week) - That Was Genius Episode 36
Watch Where You Waggle That Broomstick (Pope week) - That Was Genius Episode 35
Sam Meets History With Hilbert - The Other Genius Episode 1
The Gassy Floridians Are Coming By Sea (Ships week) - That Was Genius Episode 34
Welcome to That Was Genius - A Rather Silly History Podcast
When in Rome, do as the Chinese do (Silk Road week) - That Was Genius Episode 33
One Monkey, Two Giant Balls, and 6,000 Eastern Europeans (Japan Week) - That Was Genius Episode 32
The Purple Headed Wibbler in the Garden (Vegetables Week) - That Was Genius Episode 31
Attack of the Burping Lecherous Bum Otters (Rivers Week) - That was Genius Episode 30
Attention Passengers This Is Your Toilet Speaking (Plane Crash Week) - That Was Genius Episode 29
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