Episode 214: “Casey” Means “Grifter”

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Laura, and Ashlyn discuss medical scammers, grifters, and con-men, current, recent, and historical. Discussed on this episode: Malachi Love-Robinson, a modern-day Doogie Howser; James Graham, an 18th century Scottish sexologist; and Casey Means, a health grifter who also happens to be Trump’s pick for Surgeon General.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society.

Malachi Love-Robinson: Police: Juvenile posed as doctor at St. Mary’s hospital (South Florida Sun Sentinel) | Florida teenager is accused of posing as a doctor. Again. (The New York Times) | Fake teen doctor arrested again for fraud (South Florida Sun Sentinel) | Part One: The Fake Doctors Who Gave Everyone Alzheimer’s (Behind the Bastards) | Part Two: The Real Bastard Was Health Insurance Companies All Along (Behind the Bastards)

James Graham: 10 Weirdest Medical Hoaxes in History (Listverse) | All-cleansing, all-healing, all-vigorating: James Graham’s earth cure (Royal College of Physicians) | James Graham as Spiritual Libertine (SpringerLink) | The Prince of Quacks and How He Captivated London (JSTOR Daily) | Dr James Graham: Sexologist and His Temple of Health (Geri Walton: Unique histories from the 18th and 19th centuries) | James Graham (sexologist) (Wikipedia) | Graham’s Celestial Bed (Hoaxes.org) | Pneumatic chemistry (Wikipedia)

Casey Means: Who is Casey Means? Trump’s new surgeon general nominee sparks drama (USA Today) | Casey Means, Trump’s new pick for Surgeon General, draws wide criticism (Chief Healthcare Executive) | Review and Summary: Good Energy (Sekar Writes) | “She Was Tearful About It”: The Nuances of Casey Means’s Medical Exit and Antiestablishment Origins (Vanity Fair) | Kennedy’s Coalition of Quacks Wants to Feed America a Diet of Lies (McGill University Office for Science and Society) | Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon general pick, profits from wellness sales (AP News) | Zen Basil | Levels.com

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