Tudor Time Machines's Miserable Maladies: Pimples

About this episode

The episode discusses the unpleasantness of pimples and the differing beliefs about their causes among the hosts.

Philadelphia, Gage, and Jessica are all in agreement that pimples are less than pleasant. However, Philadelphia's belief of their cause is not supported by Gage and Jessica... or science.

People in this episode

Host: Tudor Time Machine

Topics covered

• pimples
• causes of acne
• historical beliefs
• health
• science

Keywords

• pimples
• acne
• causes
• health
• Tudor Time Machine

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