Phantom pain is when you sense pain from a lost limb. We don't entirely know how why, but we have some ideas. Listen in to find out.
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# Stuff You Should Know: Phantom Limb Pain
Josh and Chuck are back from vacation and diving into the fascinating and often debilitating phenomenon of phantom limb pain—when amputees experience very real pain in limbs that no longer exist. They explore the history of this puzzling condition from 16th-century French surgeon Amrose Paré through the American Civil War to modern neuroscience, revealing how doctors once dismissed sufferers as mentally ill before finally accepting it as a genuine neurological phenomenon. The episode covers wild theories about what causes phantom pain, why traditional treatments like mirror boxes don't work as well as hoped, and exciting new prosthetic technology that might finally offer relief by making artificial limbs feel truly like part of your body again.
Crime Story
1986
TV-PG
★ 8.0
"I think I conflated The Wanderers with the 80s TV show Crime Story as well. — Chuck mentions conflating various crime and gang-related shows and films, including the 1980s TV series Crime Story."
— Chuck
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
1h 35m
★ 6.7
"I was thinking of Eddie and the Cruisers. — Josh mentions Eddie and the Cruisers while trying to remember a 1950s-themed film he was confusing with other movies."
— Josh
Growing Pains
1985
TV-G
★ 6.5
"It's called growing pains. The guy I'm thinking of is Ken Wall in the show Lies Guy. — Josh initially thinks of Growing Pains but corrects himself to identify the show as something else while discussing Ken Wall."
— Josh
"Ken Marino's from the state and, you know, wet hot American summer and party down. — Josh lists Ken Marino's career credits including the TV series Party Down."
— Josh
The Outsiders
1983
1h 31m
★ 7.2
"The outsiders came after The Wanderers and most probably something of an homage to that. — Chuck discusses The Outsiders in relation to The Wanderers, noting the former may have been influenced by the latter."
— Chuck
"He was a co-founder of the state, but he's one of my comedy heroes. — Chuck discusses Ken Marino's work on the sketch comedy series The State."
— Chuck
The Wanderers
1979
R
1h 57m
★ 6.9
"Ken Wall was the lead in the 1979 greaser flick, The Wanderers. — Chuck clarifies that Ken Waller starred in The Wanderers, a 1979 greaser movie that he had been confusing with other films."
— Chuck
The Warriors
1979
1h 34m
★ 7.7
"Warriors. That's what I'm thinking. — Josh identifies The Warriors as a film he was confusing with other greaser/gang movies during discussion."
— Josh
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
R
1h 37m
★ 6.2
"Ken Marino's from the state and, you know, wet hot American summer and party down. — Josh mentions Ken Marino's filmography while discussing his appearance in the Aerosmith ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios."
— Josh
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