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Every book Lindsey Fitzharris recommended on podcasts
Lindsey Fitzharris appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in March 2019 to discuss the grim and fascinating history of medicine, surgery, and scientific discovery during the Victorian era. As a medical historian, Fitzharris shared numerous accounts of how hospitals operated before the advent of antiseptic techniques, highlighting the terrifying conditions patients faced and the brilliant pioneers who transformed the field. Toward the end of the episode, Joe Rogan and Lindsey Fitzharris promoted her published work, The Butchering Art. They reminded listeners that the book was readily available for purchase on Amazon, encouraging the audience to explore the harrowing yet triumphant history of Joseph Lister and his antiseptic revolution. The book details how Victorian operating theaters were transformed from places of slaughter into sterile environments of healing. Through their discussion on the podcast, Fitzharris and Rogan brought historical medical practices into the public consciousness, inviting readers to delve deeper into the origins of modern surgical science and the courage of the medical professionals who fought against entrenched ignorance and unsanitary conditions in nineteenth-century Britain.
Books recommended by Lindsey Fitzharris
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The Butchering Art
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris is a historical non-fiction book detailing Joseph Lister's transformation of nineteenth-century surgery from a brutal, infection-ridden hazard into a modern scientific endeavor.
Recommended“and the book is the butchering art you can get it on amazon”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1272 - Lindsey Fitzharris | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-03-26 | 1 |
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so my book uh the butchering art really focuses on this one guy named joseph lister who applies germ theory and develops antisepsis”
“so my book uh the butchering art really focuses on this one guy named joseph lister who applies germ theory and develops antisepsis”
“and when i sent you my book i i signed it and i said i thought that being strapped to the victorian operating theater was the original fear factor”
“and now he lives forever in the butchering art”
“and that's in the book”
“so my book um begins with the first operation under anesthesia”
“um uh my husband illustrated a book called the gen link is that”