Well folks, starting a podcast isn't a simple "if A then B..." process. It requires a bit of fiddling, a bit of experimentation. Trial and error. Strikes and gutters.

So in the spirit of transparency that we aspire to every day, we've decided to KEEP our less-than-excellent recordings, and to let you, dear listeners, decide for yourselves whether or not this episode is a keeper or a stinker.

There are also some decent jokes in there, so why throw out the comedy babies with the juddering content bathwater?

Ahem. The original episode description is as follows.

Medicalization is a morally neutral process by which modern medicine expands its scope to better address the wide variety of human maladies. OVER-medicalization is the process by which the modern medical establishment comes to diagnose and treat normal human conditions, ranging from pregnancy to birth to depression, anxiety, shyness, aging, and death, as pathological and in need of medical treatment. Usually in the form of expensive medications, unnecessary surgeries, and expensive therapies.

Sounds corrupt? Evil?

We agree.

In this episode we also touch on several obligatory topics such as garden gnomes, reanimated spiders, talking dogs, and telekinetic sperm whales.

Joy.