
MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
Wondery
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...
Episode list
40
June 10, 2025
29 min
Ep. 88 | 15,000 Coughs/The Putrid Smell
“15,000 Coughs”: When an 11-year-old girl develops a worrisome cough, her workaholic mom drops everything to get her help. But nothing seems to work. Soon, her daughter is coughing...
moreJune 3, 2025
26 min
Ep. 87 | 99th Percentile
After a difficult pregnancy, a woman is delighted to give birth to a baby girl. Her new child is perfect – though she has an unusually large head. Although the problem seems to be ...
moreJune 2, 2025
6 min
Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds
Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brinkHow to Survive Ag...
moreMay 27, 2025
25 min
Ep. 86 | Out of This World/A Good Scrub Down
“Out of This World”: In 2003, a treasure hunter in Chile makes a shocking discovery: a tiny, 6-inch skeleton of what appears to be a human. But parts of its anatomy just don’t make...
moreMay 21, 2025
5 min
Ballen Studios Presents: A Twist of History
The course of history never follows a straight line. These are the epic stories that have shaped the world we now live in. From Ballen Studios, join us - for the most heart poundin...
moreMay 20, 2025
24 min
Ep. 85 | Maximum Volume
After a successful overseas tour, an American rock guitarist comes home with a troubling affliction. All of a sudden, his hearing is extremely sensitive – like everything is turned...
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