Caustic Soda

Today on Caustic Soda your hosts Kevin, Joe, and Toren are joined once again by Dr. Rob. We discuss the gruesome, horrible "treatments" from the past and present. Lobotomies, electro-convulsive therapy, beatings and trepanning -- there's a long history of disgusting, painful and dangerous methods and we cover them all! This episode's musical interlude is "Mairzy Doats" performed by Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers Links BC Eugenics Drapetomania Nellie Bly's "Ten Days in a Madhouse" Bedlam - 1946 Life Magazine The Snake Pit on IMDB Movie Reviews One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Toren: 8/10 Kevin: 10/10 Joe: 9/10 A Beautiful Mind Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 8/10 Joe: 9/10 The Snake Pit (1948) imdb: 7.8/10