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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...

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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...

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  • June 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 ...

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  • June 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...

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  • May 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...

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  • May 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...

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  • May 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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