33 episodes
MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries Wondery
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4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
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The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re sharing medical horror stories and diagnostic mysteries that are surgically calibrated to make your blood run cold.
From bizarre, unheard-of diseases and miraculous recoveries to strange medical mishaps and unexplainable deaths — you’ll never hear the phrase “heart-stopping” in the same way again. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between MrBallen and Wondery, the award-winning company behind Dr. Death.
Follow MrBallen's Medical Mysteries on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes publish for free every Tuesday. Prime members can binge episodes 25 - 32 early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
Wondery+ subscribers can listen ad-free--join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.
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Ballen Studios Presents: RUN, FOOL! (Full Episode)
Before the full episode of “Boo Hags,” John and RUN, FOOL! host Rodney Barnes have a conversation about the genesis of the show, and his inspiration for the podcast.
In “Boo Hags,” a woman named Miri begins to have terrible nightmares and sleep paralysis when she moves into a new house in rural Georgia. She isn’t too concerned about it at first, but then she encounters something that literally gets under her skin."
New episodes every Tuesday. RUN, FOOL! is presented by Ballen Studios, Campside Media, and At Will Media.
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Ep. 31 | Jade’s Eye
A 9-year-old girl in Hawaii suddenly loses vision in one eye, and nobody knows why. And by the time she gets an answer, it might be too late to save her eye at all.
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Ep. 30 | Look Closely/Burning From the Inside
“Look Closely”
A teenage boy suddenly falls into critical condition while on vacation with his family in Orlando, Florida. When his doctors find out what’s wrong with him, they fear the worst – this disease is almost always fatal. In order to save him, they’ll have to act faster than they ever have before.
“Burning From the Inside”
After a young woman crushes her hand in a workplace accident, she begins experiencing debilitating pain throughout her entire body. Will she be able to endure it long enough for her doctors to save her?
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Ep. 29 | It Came From the Basement
When a woman’s five-year-old son in Niagara Falls, New York, suddenly develops epilepsy, she becomes determined to figure out what made him sick. What she finds leads her to one of the biggest cover ups in American history.
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Ep. 28 | Dead Tired
A mother in Fresno, California races her young son to the emergency room after he goes limp and his eyes roll back in his head. It turns out, the boy was poisoned. And the true culprit was something no one ever saw coming.
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Ep. 27 | Deadly Cramp
A semi-pro tennis player nearly drowns in the pool when she suffers sudden, cramping pain in her midsection. Her doctors fear she has cancer, but then they realize that other people are showing the exact same symptoms.
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Customer Reviews
Episode 29
If you find episode 29 interesting there is a new documentary out- Poisoned Ground, available on YouTube. Also, a new book, Paradise Falls. As a child born in Love Canal, I recommend both.
Interesting enough
I do enjoy this podcast most of the time. It’s unfortunate that it’s so poorly written. (Note to Mr. Ballen: You don’t itch yourself, you scratch yourself. You made this error in two episodes.)
Captivating!
I recently ran across Mr. Ballen on YouTube. One story and I was hooked. He was advertising this new podcast in some of the newer YouTube videos. I couldn’t wait to finish my binging,
Mr, Ballen has a way of telling stories that is almost magical! Medical Mysteries is absolutely excellent in Ballen’s style and unique and mysterious content. Even better, all of his stories are from true occurrences or reports. Even though sometimes they end with “ we may never know “ because they are true you actually learn something from them that you may have never even run across. In this case, medical facts & history.
I never would have imagined that I would become so addicted storytelling. I have tried others before, as it’s a widely used method of drifting off to sleep, but I never found any that I enjoyed. I’ve had to discipline myself to bedtime because if I start to watch just one during the day hours can easily pass. Get ready to become an instant Mr. Ballen fan along with multiple millions of others!