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This episode discusses the addictive appeal of medical shows like Dr. Pimple Popper and My Feet Are Killing Me, exploring their gross-but-satisfying nature. The host, Psyche, shares his observations on why these shows are so captivating.
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The episode starts with Psyche mentioning Dr. Pimple Popper, a show on TLC where people with unusual medical conditions are treated ▶ 0:00. He describes the show's content, including the removal of large pimples and lipomas [0:10-0:18]. Psyche also talks about another show, My Feet Are Killing Me, where a doctor treats a patient with severely neglected foot hygiene [0:30-0:48]. The host notes that despite the initial disgust, the transformation of the patients' conditions can be satisfying to watch [0:52-1:06]. At ▶ 0:25, Psyche introduces My Feet Are Killing Me as another example of a gross-but-satisfying medical show. The discussion highlights the contrasting feelings of disgust and satisfaction that these shows evoke [0:54-1:03].
The episode appears to touch on the human fascination with the unusual and the transformative power of medical intervention. It suggests that the combination of disgust and satisfaction is a key factor in the addictive appeal of these medical shows. The host's observations continue the pattern of exploring the complexities of human psychology and behavior.
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Dr. Pimple Popper. You like that? You like that show? Dr. Pimple Popper is like it's on TLC. There's people that will come with like these like huge like knots on their head and stuff like that or they have these they call limp lipomomas or something like that or these big like large pimple and so she'll like cut them open like squeeze out and all this like it looked like looked like chicken
coming out and stuff. It was like so so disgusting. And uh there's also a show called My Feet Are Killing Me. And there's a really good scene in that where this guy comes in and he's like he comes he has his boots on. And so then the doctor starts pulling down his his uh his sock and you just see this skin flakes all just like going everywhere around the room like flying all and then they pulls
it off and his toes are just like stuck together, curled. They look so disgusting and he has to like Yeah. So I know it was so gross. But then it's like then they just like they use basically like like a sand blaster and they they soak his feet and they like clip all the nails off and stuff like that and then
it's like they look normal again, right? Yeah.
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